Which first names are true footballers' names and which should have no place in football at all? (1 Viewer)

[Otis]

I remember when we signed Wayne Turner and me and my mates laughed, stating that someone called Wayne should never ever play professional football.

Of course, then Wayne Rooney came along and it became cool again.

Good footballing names are, IMHO ...

Bobby
Dave
Pete
Johnny
Steve
Mike
Kyle
Sam
Matt
Billy
Alan
Tommy
Terry
Danny
Nick
Charlie
Tony


Names that should be nowhere near a football field.

Nigel
Tarquin
Rupert
Sebastian
Humphrey
Dominic
Cyrille (sorry, Big C).
Egbert
Chester
Basil
Augustine
Irving
Oswald

 

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[Otis]

Add Jordan to the true footballer name list and Gerald to the nowhere near a football field list.

 

[AStonesThrow]

I remember when we signed Wayne Turner and me and my mates laughed, stating that someone called Wayne should never ever play professional football.

Of course, then Wayne Rooney came along and it became cool again.

Good footballing names are, IMHO ...

Bobby
Dave
Pete
Johnny
Steve
Mike
Kyle
Sam
Matt
Billy
Alan
Tommy
Terry
Danny
Nick
Charlie
Tony


Names that should be nowhere near a football field.

Nigel
Tarquin
Rupert
Sebastian
Humphrey
Dominic
Cyrille (sorry, Big C).
Egbert
Chester
Basil
Augustine
Irving
Oswald

Nigel Winterburn wasn’t that bad.
Nor was Oswald (Ossie) Ardiles

 

[wingy]

Add Jordan to the true footballer name list and Gerald to the nowhere near a football field list.

What about Francis and Daly or Baker?

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Barry as in Barry Powell, sounds like a shop floor worker at Morris Engines on Courthouse Green

 

[Otis]

Nigel Winterburn wasn’t that bad.
Nor was Oswald (Ossie) Ardiles

I know. Still crap names though.

 

[Otis]

What about Francis and Daly or Baker?

Is Baker a first name? There is Baker Mayfield, the American footballer, but the Yanks are bonkers anyway.

 

[wingy]

Barry as in Barry Powell, sounds like a shop floor worker at Morris Engines on Courthouse Green

We have a Barry on here who did that back in the day
Can't remember his surname though .
Houch?

 

[Johnnythespider]

Julian should get nowhere near a football pitch

 

[wingy]

Kelvin?

 

[oscillatewildly]

Stretching it slightly to middle names but they are corkers - Bob Primrose Wilson and Larry Valentine Lloyd.

 

[Otis]

Julian should get nowhere near a football pitch

Agree. Especially if their surname begins with a G.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Agree. Especially if their surname begins with a G.

I don't think we should be knocking our current playing staff.

 

[Otis]

Has there ever been an Algernon?

I do mean footballer and not just life in general.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Ivor (Allchurch) I'll add him to the religious list too.

 

[Otis]

Ivor (Allchurch) I'll add him to the religious list too.

David Cross as well

 

[wingy]

David Cross as well

Plagiarist!!

 

[Otis]

Was he? I had no idea.

 

[Nick]

Charles is a strange one

 

[Grendel]

Quinton Young

 

[Astute]

Cecil

 

[mrtrench]

Add Jordan to the true footballer name list and Gerald to the nowhere near a football field list.

OK, I'm on it.

 

[AStonesThrow]

Has there ever been an Algernon?

I do mean footballer and not just life in general.

Algernon Pynegar - Wikipedia
Didn’t expect to find one!

 

[steve cooper]

Which category would Jody fit into?

 

[wingy]

Which category would Jody fit into?

Women's football?

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Are we the only club to have a Cedric play for us

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Quinton Fortune

 

[Houchens Head]

We have a Barry on here who did that back in the day
Can't remember his surname though .
Houch?

Did someone call me? (Baz, by the way! )

 

[Houchens Head]

What about Frederick or Arthur? (My dad's names!)

 

[Otis]

What about Frederick or Arthur? (My dad's names!)

Freddy Eastwood.

 

[Otis]

Arthur Lightening

 

[Johhny Blue]

Quinton Young

One of our best entertainers though

 

[Otis]

Didn't he win the Young Entertainer of the Year, once?

 

[Houchens Head]

Didn't he win the Young Entertainer of the Year, once?

Who? My Dad?

 

[Houchens Head]

Surely Roy is a good football player's name as in "Roy of the Rovers"?