The legend in his home county and argumentative nature makes me think it could be Roy Carroll.

By intentionally including the words 'county' and 'argumentative' in my statement, I aimed to throw people off and add an element of confusion. However, I want to clarify that the answer is not Roy Carroll.

This person has over seven times the number of appearances that Roy Carroll made for Notts County and also played for Lincoln City. After his playing days, he remained in Nottingham and became a landlord.

Then it can only be Albert Ironmonger as he had two footballing brothers and made around 600 appearances for us.

 

3 hours ago, CliftonMagpie said:

By intentionally including the words 'county' and 'argumentative' in my statement, I aimed to throw people off and add an element of confusion. However, I want to clarify that the answer is not Roy Carroll.

This person has over seven times the number of appearances that Roy Carroll made for Notts County and also played for Lincoln City. After his playing days, he remained in Nottingham and became a landlord.

Note to  self always read the question carefully,I thought Bart was too easy.

Well done to @TheSkipper, @liampie, super ram, and @menzinho for taking part in the guess who game! Well done to fozzy for guessing the correct answer!???? The next one will be posted on Thursday. Keep up the good work everyone!????

Points Table

@Fozzy - 1
@super_ram - 1

well done @Fozzy, i enjoyed taking part in this again @CliftonMagpie its been another fun round.

I really enjoyed another successful round, so thank you. @CliftonMagpie, for organising it. And congratulations to @Fozzy for guessing correctly! It’s always great to see everyone participating and having fun.

This ex magpie was known for his impressive skills as a midfielder, and he helped x win the x Cup in 19xx. After retiring from professional football, he briefly came out of retirement to play for a non-league side.

Is it possible that the person in question is Jeff Astle?

Edited April 29, 20232 yr by AmericanPie
My responses ended up duplicated?

Did he ever play for my first team @CliftonMagpie  ?

It's not Jeff Astle. He also didn't play for the Rams either.

Did this player also play cricket for Nottinghamshire?

What about Don Masson? Could it be him?

On 28/04/2023 at 21:28, CliftonMagpie said:

This ex magpie was known for his impressive skills as a midfielder, and he helped x win the x Cup in 19xx. After retiring from professional football, he briefly came out of retirement to play for a non-league side.

Ex Magpie from possibly Long Eaton?

And helped Aston Villa win the League Cup in 1996?

Eventually came out of retirement to play for a Nottinghamshire non league side that bears the same name as a WWII beach evacuation site?

Could it be Drapes?

 

I was initially thinking between him and Peter Reid, but there was nothing that impressive about Reidy's displays, although he did help us beat Forest in 94.

 

My guess would be Phil Turner. I know it’ll be a player before my time, we’ve only recently had skilful midfielders and the ones before that never won any silverware!  

I don’t know if he won any cups for a previous club but he came out of retirement after 8 years to come on as a sub for Grantham Town. That is incredibly brief!

@AmericanPie, Super Ram, @JIMBO, fozzy and @menzinho,

Thank you all for taking part in this past round. A special congratulations to fozzy for guessing the correct answer - Mark Draper! Great job!

Round Four:

Clue:
This former footballer signed for a total of 10 clubs before retiring in the 2000s. Although he started his career with The Potters, he also played for a Town for over 50 games and a United for just under 50 games.

Points Table

@Fozzy - 2
@super_ram - 1

I'm uncertain whether the player being referred to is Chris Iwelumo. Although I recall his name being associated with football, I'm not entirely certain if he ever played for a United.

Can you clarify if he started his career at Stoke City, i.e came through their academy or if he began his career having signed for them from elsewhere to start?

I can only think of one player who it may be, but won’t guess his name yet. 
 

Did he only play a couple of handfuls of games for Notts?

The player in question is not Chris Iwelumo. From what I understand, he started his professional career at Stoke City, although his youth football is unknown. This would suggest that he began his career at Stoke City. He played just more than a handful of games for Notts County during his time with the team.

Was he only with Notts for one season?

I’m sorry, but I am unable to confirm or deny the question. However, I have a feeling that you may have come to the right conclusion. ????

I shall step back a little to see if anyone else can guess him, but I’ve got a strong feeling I may know who he is if I have got his position correct.

I’m going for it! I’ll have to make the challenges more difficult because you’re too good at this, @Fozzy! I have a feeling that by the 10th round, you’ll have about half of the answers, if not more. Keep up the great work!

Last throw of the dice for me.Does this player share his name with someone presently connected to my first team?