George Hudson (6 Viewers)

[bringbackrattles]

Legends Day tomorrow. And my favourite ever City player George Hudson will be at the game. Older fans will know all about the "HUD" as he was a goal scoring machine, could score with his head and feet, and was as hard as nails too. We've had some great strikers over the years, But for me George Hudson is my number one and was the complete centre forward.
Who else is their top striker to have worn the sky blue ?

 

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[SkyBlueCRJ]

Yakubu

 

[skybluesam66]

for me

Ian wallace

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Wallace, Dublin, Keane

 

[bringbackrattles]

Yakubu

Fattest.

 

[bringbackrattles]

Wallace, Dublin, Keane

That's three but out of those who's your number 1 ?

 

[Liquid Gold]

Dublin. Had his name on the back of my shirt as a kid and he held my hand and walked me out as a mascot against Villa.

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

We have had lots of good Centre forwards over the years. Gould,Fergie and Dublin were all favourites of mine. I thought Neil Martin was a really good player too, exceptional in the air. My overall favourite would be Ian Wallace. I only saw Hudson play for Tranmere against us. Do you think he would have cut it in the First division?

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

It’s out of Marlon King, McSheffrey, Wilson or McNulty for me.

Wilson has to take it because he’s doing the business even in the Prem. I’m glad for him, I doubted him big time.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

My fav in order:
1) Dublin
2) Huckerby
3) Keane
4) Ndlovu
5) Whelan
5) Aloisi
6) McSheffrey
7) Mifsud
8) Wilson
9) John
10) Adebola

Special mention to : McNulty/Hartson.

Never quite saw Speedie/Regis/Gallagher

Armstrong/Mcgoldrick they were Loanees.

Damn we had some amazing strikers.

Most hated: Bellamy/Morrison

 

[Otis]

Dear, oh dear.

I know some are too young to remember, but what about Colin Stein!!

I loved him here. Didn't we get him the same time as Tommy Hutch?

 

[bringbackrattles]

We have had lots of good Centre forwards over the years. Gould,Fergie and Dublin were all favourites of mine. I thought Neil Martin was a really good player too, exceptional in the air. My overall favourite would be Ian Wallace. I only saw Hudson play for Tranmere against us. Do you think he would have cut it in the First division?

Hudson would definetly have cut it in the top flight in my opinion. I was surprised he never played at a higher level.

 

[bringbackrattles]

Dear, oh dear.

I know some are too young to remember, but what about Colin Stein!!

I loved him here. Didn't we get him the same time as Tommy Hutch?

Colin Stein is also here tomorrow for Legends Day.

 

[bringbackrattles]

Anybody remember Chris Chilton and David Cross ?

 

[NortonSkyBlue]

We have had lots of good Centre forwards over the years. Gould,Fergie and Dublin were all favourites of mine. I thought Neil Martin was a really good player too, exceptional in the air. My overall favourite would be Ian Wallace. I only saw Hudson play for Tranmere against us. Do you think he would have cut it in the First division?

I was at that game and my dad said watch the HUD destroy us and in the replay he did.
You can't say Hill was wrong to let him go though as he didn't set the world alight with Northampton in Division one.
I remember him getting a great reception.
The name George Hudson evokes memories of the Sky Blues in their golden years and my father in his peak years.
These are the days when I wish I was in Coventry rather than Riyadh.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Hudson would definetly have cut it in the top flight in my opinion. I was surprised he never played at a higher level.

He did. Didn't he leave us for Northampton?

 

[Moff]

Anybody remember Chris Chilton and David Cross ?

Cant remember Cross for us, as was too young, but remember the bugger scoring against us for West Ham.

Have been lucky to see some good strikers from the 80's onwards, favourite has to be Regis, but also enjoyed watching Garry Thompson, Terry Gibson, David Speedie, before the likes of Dublin, Huckerby, Whelan and Keane.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Graham Withey or Dave Bamber I can’t decide.


Dion Dublin

 

[Moff]

Graham Withey or Dave Bamber I can’t decide.


Dion Dublin

Withey :emoji_laughing:

 

[oscillatewildly]

He did. Didn't he leave us for Northampton?

Ah, just checked the timing of his transfer and it would have been at the same or even a lower level!
Correct rattles!
Before my time but have heard and read over the years and the opinion is a landslide as to him playing at a higher level.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Saw Wallace & Fergie but for me it would be Dion. He just made scoring goals look so easy sometimes.
Honourable mention to the mighty Quinn, also.

 

[Martw]

Dear, oh dear.

I know some are too young to remember, but what about Colin Stein!!

I loved him here. Didn't we get him the same time as Tommy Hutch?

Jim Brown will confirm but there is a game available via you tube etc where we beat Man City 3-2 - for one of Hutch and Stein, I am sure it was their debut and for the other maybe their second game.. My old man walked me around to in front of the main stand where I think we saw Billy Wright interviewing varying players etc afterwards. Agree stein was a great player - probably go for Wallace though.

 

[vow]

Dublin, all day long.
He was also longest in the shower too, apparently.

 

[bringbackrattles]

Before Hudson we had Terry Bly. My late father waxed lyrical about him. Jimmy Hill replaced Bly with the HUD and got slated for it, but he got it correct. But then he got rid of Hudson and put a young Bobby Gould in his place. Bloody hell Jimmy Hill knew his stuff !

 

[matesx]

Loved Kevin Gallacher

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

Legends Day tomorrow. And my favourite ever City player George Hudson will be at the game. Older fans will know all about the "HUD" as he was a goal scoring machine, could score with his head and feet, and was as hard as nails too. We've had some great strikers over the years, But for me George Hudson is my number one and was the complete centre forward.
Who else is their top striker to have worn the sky blue ?

In a pub last year where I live in Whitefield (In between Manchester and Bury) and spoke to someone. Told him I was Coventry City supporter. " Oh yes , there is a guy round here who used to play for them, George Hudson".
To be honest before my time but my brother fondly remembers him.

My personal favourites top 5.

Tommy Hutch
Peter Ndlovu
Graham Oakey
Cyrille Regis
Kevin Gallagher

Special mention also Brian Roberts. Not exactly best player in world but nice guy. Played him at table tennis once.

Big fan too of Garry Thompson and Gary Gillespie. Better stop there, be here all night!

 

[Sick Boy]

Dion Dublin, an absolute legend.

 

[singers_pore]

It’s out of Marlon King, McSheffrey, Wilson or McNulty for me.

Wilson has to take it because he’s doing the business even in the Prem. I’m glad for him, I doubted him big time.

Don't you have some homework to do?

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

In a pub last year where I live in Whitefield (In between Manchester and Bury) and spoke to someone. Told him I was Coventry City supporter. " Oh yes , there is a guy round here who used to play for them, George Hudson".
To be honest before my time but my brother fondly remembers him.

My personal favourites top 5.

Tommy Hutch
Peter Ndlovu
Graham Oakey
Cyrille Regis
Kevin Gallagher

Special mention also Brian Roberts. Not exactly best player in world but nice guy. Played him at table tennis once.

Big fan too of Garry Thompson and Gary Gillespie. Better stop there, be here all night!

Can't believe I missed out Ian Wallace. "Fergie and Wallace" were great.

 

[Johhny Blue]

Dear, oh dear.

I know some are too young to remember, but what about Colin Stein!!

I loved him here. Didn't we get him the same time as Tommy Hutch?

We had Hutch on the wing and Stein in the middle

 

[Citysince47]

George for me. Still can see that 6 yard tap in against Colchester that got us promoted to the old second div. Fan cross from another City great Wee Willie H.

 

[bringbackrattles]

George for me. Still can see that 6 yard tap in against Colchester that got us promoted to the old second div. Fan cross from another City great Wee Willie H.

Was there that day. I was a young lad stood next to me dad and the rest is history so they say. Yes Willie Humphries what a winger he was !

 

[steve cooper]

Dear, oh dear.

I know some are too young to remember, but what about Colin Stein!!

I loved him here. Didn't we get him the same time as Tommy Hutch?

The thing with Stein, he was a very unselfish player and could have scored more goals for himself. One of my all time favourite forwards along with Neil Martin

 

[Cov kid 55]

My first ever league game was at home to Halifax Town, 6 April, 1963. City won 5-4 and George Hudson scored a hat trick on his debut. No wonder I was hooked! He was a hero, but going back to that era, Bobby Gould was a hero to every young Cov kid, and I also thought that Neil Martin was a very good, intelligent player.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Don't you have some homework to do?

The ones I quoted are probably the best I've seen. I'm 23 and haven't seen us play in the Prem once! I'm aware I've missed out on legends such as; Regis, Dublin, Huckerby, Houchen, Speedie, Hudson, Quinn etc. ... I may as well say Clarrie Bourton is the best ever!