Kevin Francis....

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Massive ex-Stockport striker who loved a goal against us on BBC One just then, his daughter plays netball for England news which I have come home to and am shocked by.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:22 pm

I remember seeing footage of him running alongside Brian Honour, which looks like an optical illusion. I've still got it on VHS somewhere, I think it was on 'The Back Page' when we played at Stockport.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Just checked on MadJohn's fine website he scored 10 goals in 11 games against Pools including two hat tricks! How tall was he? I was a kid in those days so my guess would be 7' 10"

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:32 pm

Without looking at Madjohn's site I reckon that record must rival Steve Howard's against Pools.

horden · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:29 am

Think he was about 6'7 which was tall in them days, not so much now.

Would be interesting to know who has scored the most goals against us.

Pooly_Imp · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:36 pm **Posts:** 2883

Remember him marking Lenny Johnrose when Lenny beat him to flick on a corner at the near post for us to score. Could never work out how Len managed it.

horden · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:45 am

Francis had limitations. The Stockport system of that couple of season was second only to John Becks Cambridge at the time horrible/physical long ball to Francis or Dublin. We cut out the supply to Francis when we beat them 3-1 at Edgerley Park on Good Friday 1991, a great result indeed

kebab & chips · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:37 pm

horden wrote:

Francis had limitations. The Stockport system of that couple of season was second only to John Becks Cambridge at the time horrible/physical long ball to Francis or Dublin. We cut out the supply to Francis when we beat them 3-1 at Edgerley Park on Good Friday 1991, a great result indeed

And a fine display by Kevin Poole.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Wasn't it Francis who reckoned he was getting racist abuse here?

FredFeast · **Joined:** Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:02 am **Posts:** 153

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

Wasn't it Francis who reckoned he was getting racist abuse here?

No, it was Leo Fortune-West

horden · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:42 pm

MadJohn wrote:

horden wrote:

Would be interesting to know who has scored the most goals against us.

In the modern era it's Lormor, Howard and Francis with ten each. Since we joined the League in 1921 the top scorers have been Ernie Dixon and Bert Swindells (both scored 14 in the 20s/30s). If you count league goals only, only eight men have double figures:

14 - Ernie Dixon (20 games)
13 - Colin Garwood (13)
13 - Eric Gemmell (15)
13 - Bert Swindells (16)
11 - Maurice Wellock (12)
11 - Tom Keetley (12)
10 - Tony Lormor (6)
10 - Frank Lord (13)

Paul Hayes looks most likely to join that list. He has eight goals already and is still only 30.

Thanks Mad John,

Garwood is a surprise, Colchester wasn't he. Wolves never played us much but Steve Bull must of got the lions share of their goals .

parmo · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 6:21 pm

to be fair he probably did that to most sides he played against

tripledecker · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1938

Is ten in 6 games right for Lormor ?

tripledecker · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1938

Mcleish got a few against us didn't he ?

parmo · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 6:43 pm

I thought Dougie Freedman bagged a few for Barnet against Pools, including a hat trick once when they paggered us 5-1

parmo · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:01 pm

5 goals in 3 games then... ahh the chicken, I reckon we'd have had him sussed by the time he left Barnet and was too good to play in the bottom league against us...

parmo · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:06 pm

see.. sussed

tripledecker · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1938

Ha really ?
Just thinking of consistent lower league scorers, what about Flounders from Scunthorpe?

tripledecker · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1938

And Sean Devine ? Didn't him and Mcgleish play at Barnet together ? Maybe I am mixing them up, or just talking shite

tripledecker · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1938

Have we had anyone who menaced another team ?

Baker must have scored a few against Stockport ?

yloop · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:52 pm

Adam Boyd V Everyone.

tripledecker · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1938

Is that just while at Pools ?

Remember Baker getting 4 when we beat Stockport 5-0, and think he got 2 when we beat them 3-1

Wonder if he got any against them when he played for the likes of Scunthorpe

yloop · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:04 pm

Was it not Scunthorpe Baker got 4 against, one of them an overhead kick?

tripledecker · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1938

Stockport, they beat us 6-0 there and we beat them 5-0 on the return game !

Think McDonald got the other

mr elkots · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:24 pm

Andy robinson? I know he's a midfielder but I reckon he's banged a few in against us.

FredFeast · **Joined:** Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:02 am **Posts:** 153

John Borthwick. :laugh:

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

How many did Bos score against us?

The Fat Man · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm **Posts:** 2107

yloop wrote:

Was it not Scunthorpe Baker got 4 against, one of them an overhead kick?

It was. On a Tuesday night I think.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

No it was Stockport as has already been said the scores when we played them that season were;

Stockport County 6-0 Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United 5-0 Stockport County

What I do find interesting is we signed Tony Lormor and Lincoln signed Joe Allon. I reckon a lot of lower league players have made coin over the years by getting moves to clubs they have played well against. Neil Warnock says in his very good autobiography that he was a very average lower league player who'd have half a dozen good games a season but would end up getting a move to one of the clubs he'd played well against!

tripledecker · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1938

Thought so

yloop · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:23 pm

Weird how I'd always remembered that as Scunthorpe. I was 8 at the time mind!

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