I watched a lot of games with my grandad and he use to say to me who he thought were quality leigh players

1/Hogan
2/Drummond
3/S.Donlan
4/S.Halliwell
5/J.Walsh
6/Woods
7/Murphy
8/T.Cotterell
9/K.Ashcroft
10/T.Liku (bit bias he's a mate)
11/T.Martyn snr
12/J.Westhead
13/A.Bristow
14/P.Smethurst
15/T.Street
16/P.Rowley
17/D.Pyke

Ledgard
Drummond
Lewis
Allan
Walsh
Woods
Murphy
Chisnall D
Egan
Owen
Clarkson
Pawsey
Foster

Eckersley
Grimes
Martyn T snr
Chisnall E

coach Murphy or Milward

From players Ive seen Id go with

Turley
Drummond
Bilsbury
Donaln
Ingy
Woods
Murphy
Street
Rowley P
Pyke
Baldwin
Rathbone
Bristow
subs
Varley
Ashcroft
Fox
Tommy Junior

coach difficult as ive picked Alex in the players the next best was Tersis

Well as promised here is the owd fellas team:

1. Jimmy Ledgard
2. Joe Walsh
3. Trevor Allen
4. Teddy Kerwick
5. Des Drummond
6. John Woods
7. Alex Murphy
8. Charlie Pawsey
9. Kevin Ashcroft
10. Bill Robinson
11. Mick Martyn
12. Rex Mossop
13. Peter Foster

14. Steve Donlan
15. Gordon Lewis
16. Alf Wilkinson
17. Walt Tabern

Coach: Alex Murphy

Other possibilities just missing out: Joe Egan, Derek Pyke, Bill McFarland, Ray Tabern, Bill Kindon, Norman Harris, Alan Ackers, Neil Turley, Martin Ryan, Terry Bilsbury, Mick Stacey.

By the way, he did mention that he knows Pawsey played predominantly in the 2nd row however, this would still be his "dream team"

i know a few people who reckon Trevor Allen was leighs greatest ever player?

As voting stands at the moment John Woods is considered to be Leigh's best ever player - he's the only one who got 100% of votes for his position. The next would be Des Drummond because one person didn't put him in his team at all!



This is Leigh's dream 1-7 line up at the moment

1 Turley (7 votes) Hogan (6 votes)

2 Drummond (25 votes)

3 Donlan (13 votes)

4 Lewis/Bilsbury (8 votes each)

5 Walsh (13 votes)

6 Woods (26 votes)

7 Murphy (19 votes)


Those numbers may not be exact because I've just done a quick count - but I think our dream team is looking pretty good up to now.

Thanks everyone but keep 'em coming, the forwards are bit harder to count but I'll get round to it soon.


BTW I've obviously treated Vikingman's contribution with the contempt it deserves!

I'm having a problem with the forwards as the voting is very tight for the no's 11 & 12 shirts.

I've got Clarke with 9 votes, Tommy Martyn with 7 votes, Mick Martyn with 8 votes and 6 votes go to an unnamed Martyn, which could be a vote for either Tommy or Mick - I don't know which.

Other than that the vote is:

8 Wilkinson (9 votes)

9 Ashcroft (10 votes)

10 Street (10 votes)

11 ?

12 ?

13 Bristow (6 votes)


I think the choices for the subs should be chosen as such:

Each person chosen in their position will keep their votes and if they are voted a place on the subs bench, they will get a point added on - the four players with the highest overall votes gets a place - does everyone agree that this is a fair way to choose?

PS can anyone help me solve the riddle of the Martyns?

1. Neil Turley
2. Phil Fox
3. Steve Donlan
4. Terry Bilsbury
5. Des Drummond
6. John Woods
7. Alex Murphy
8. Tony Cotterill
9. Kevin Ashcroft
10. Tim Street
11. Mick Martyn
12. John Westhead
13. Adam Bristow

And whats up with my team it's quality!

My twopennies worth :-

Eckersley
Drummond
Bilsbury
Collins
Walsh

John Woods
Alex Murphy

Dave Chisnall
Kev Ashcroft
Stan Owen

Tommy Martyn snr
Mick Martyn
Peter Foster

4 man bench
Tommy Martyn jnr
Paul Rowley
Tim Street
Alf Wilkinson

Swap my 12. Westhead and 13. Tommy Martyn Snr around if it helps.

Westhead started a lot of games with 13 on his back but for me was a quality, strong running and fiersome defender of a 2nd row and TM Snr started most games with 11/12 on his back but had greater ball playing skills than Johnny so quite easily could have been a loose in this day and age. I wanted them both in and felt that they were better suited in the positions I chose.I think Wembley 71 has done something similar.

Unless of course you have included TM Snrs 13,s as a vote for 11 and 12