Clarrie Bourton (1 Viewer)

Otis · Dec 17, 2018

Have been having a little bit of a read-up on our greatest goalscorer.

He scored 37 goals in 63 games for Blackburn Rovers in League One prior to coming to us, so was playing his trade in the top league in the land.

Anyone know why he then came to the Third Division South to play for us?

He was still only 23 when we signed him. Why the drop in divisions? Anyone know?

usskyblue · Dec 17, 2018

Bit nosy m8

Otis · Dec 17, 2018

I love a bit of goss, me.

usskyblue · Dec 17, 2018

Otis said:
I love a bit of goss, me.

Indulge away m8

SBchimp · Dec 17, 2018

cos its grim up north??

Magwitch · Dec 17, 2018

Probably down to Harry Storer bit of a Brian Clough of his day was building a top team here, it’s said the war cost him taking Cov into the top division.
I always wonder why George Hudson never really went into the first division apart from a 6 month spell at Northampton too, he’s still the most talented skill wise centre forward i have seen here and scored goals.

Otis · Dec 17, 2018

Magwitch said:
Probably down to Harry Storer bit of a Brian Clough of his day was building a top team here, it’s said the war cost him taking Cov into the top division.

Yeah, get that, but it's a drop of two divisions and Blackburn had finished 7th in the top league and had just won the FA Cup when he signed for them.

Massive drop.

Terry Gibson's perm · Dec 17, 2018

Otis said:
Yeah, get that, but it's a drop of two divisions and Blackburn had finished 7th in the top league and had just won the FA Cup when he signed for them.

Massive drop.

Have you ever been to Blackburn what a shit hole.

I would imagine money although the maximum wage was in operation players were given little extras and cash would have been much easier to move around as everybody would have paid cash to enter the ground

Otis · Dec 17, 2018

If it's all about shit holes you have to wonder how Aston Villa ever won the European Cup.

Terry Gibson's perm · Dec 17, 2018

Otis said:
If it's all about shit holes you have to wonder how Aston Villa ever won the European Cup.

The players even then wouldn’t have lived in Aston and around the ground, lots of the players are around Sutton Coldfield and the better areas.

bringbackrattles · Dec 17, 2018

Still shocked David Speedie left Chelsea to come here !

JimmyHillsbeard · Dec 17, 2018

bringbackrattles said:
Still shocked David Speedie left Chelsea to come here !

He had fallen out with manager Hollins.
Chelsea were shite - finished 4th bottom in 1987-88.
We weren’t. In fact we were Cup holders.
We were shopping at Harrods not Woolworths apparently.

Mcbean · Dec 17, 2018

If you were amazed Speedie joined what about Wise - he was universally hated by most like Savage but he was a top guy at motivation and our play improved with him barking at the back - need someone else like that !

Nick · Dec 17, 2018

Mcbean said:
If you were amazed Speedie joined what about Wise - he was universally hated by most like Savage but he was a top guy at motivation and our play improved with him barking at the back - need someone else like that !

Your man Jack moved here from la....

Gazolba · Dec 17, 2018

I can only assume that dropping down the divisions back then didn't carry the stigma it does today.
Also, the gap in pay between the top and botton was probably nowhere near as great.

Gosb · Dec 17, 2018

Otis said:
Have been having a little bit of a read-up on our greatest goalscorer.

He scored 37 goals in 63 games for Blackburn Rovers in League One prior to coming to us, so was playing his trade in the top league in the land.

Anyone know why he then came to the Third Division South to play for us?

He was still only 23 when we signed him. Why the drop in divisions? Anyone know?

He'd lost his place at Blackburn Rovers scoring just 4 goals in 11 appearances in his final season. Harry Storer swooped, and the rest is history.

Terry Gibson's perm · Dec 17, 2018

Gazolba said:
I can only assume that dropping down the divisions back then didn't carry the stigma it does today.
Also, the gap in pay between the top and botton was probably nowhere near as great.

I would guess with the maximum wage in place themplaying field was a bit more level.

Otis · Dec 17, 2018

Gosb said:
He'd lost his place at Blackburn Rovers scoring just 4 goals in 11 appearances in his final season. Harry Storer swooped, and the rest is history.

Ah, yes, that old 'only just better than one goal in 2.75 games disaster' scenario.

Terry Gibson's perm · Dec 17, 2018

Otis said:
Ah, yes, that old 'only just better than one goal in 2.75 games disaster' scenario.

Imagine having a devil like that now are strikers are about one in ten

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Dec 17, 2018

But at the time if was pretty much all out attack.2-3-5 was a common formation, and they could be a lot more physical. You could pretty much thrown the goalie into the net and it counted.

Magwitch · Dec 17, 2018

To score the amount of goals Bourton did he’d be a multi-million posing player today his record is incredible.

Otis · Dec 17, 2018

I am assuming that the competition was of wide ranging variance of ability and fitness etc. and not so much of a level playing field as a lot of divisions these days.

Sky Blue Harry H · Dec 17, 2018

Terry Gibson's perm said:
Imagine having a devil like that now are strikers are about one in ten

……...a number on a list

Magwitch · Dec 17, 2018

Years ago I worked with ex city goalie Alf Wood at Masseys his stories of his city times were brilliant but he always said Clarrie Bourton for some strange reason under-sold himself, I think George Hudson did the same.

bringbackrattles · Dec 17, 2018

There's a player called Joe Payne who scored 10 goals in a game for Luton in 1936. Not against us but Bristol Rovers.

Magwitch · Dec 18, 2018

Denis Law scored 6 for Manchester City in an FA cup tie at Luton the game was abandoned late on, City lost the subsequent replayed game 3-1 sort of thing Cov would do !

bringbackrattles · Dec 18, 2018

Dixie Dean banged in 60 goals for Everton one season.
Get in there !

skyblueeyesrevisited · Dec 18, 2018

Terry Gibson's perm said:
I would guess with the maximum wage in place themplaying field was a bit more level.

Not at Yeovil though

skybluetony176 · Dec 18, 2018

Wasn’t there a wage cap back then? Wouldn’t he have been earning the same playing two tiers down as playing in the top tier?

Otis · Dec 18, 2018

Hmm, not sure.

Key thing we really want to know though is whether he would have been a Brexiteer or a Remainer.

CJ_covblaze · Dec 18, 2018

skybluetony176 said:
Wasn’t there a wage cap back then? Wouldn’t he have been earning the same playing two tiers down as playing in the top tier?

Depends what was declared

stevefloyd · Dec 18, 2018

Wouldn't it be great now players actually playing the game they love for a 'reasonable' wage instead of extortion, I heard and have said this before that Tudgay, yep the original shite striker, hated playing but knew he couldn't get the wages anywhere else he got paid 'playing' football

Magwitch · Dec 18, 2018

Story in paper last week about a young Man City player yet to feature in first team buying a £2million house, madness

bringbackrattles · Dec 18, 2018

As I'm a window cleaner I've cleaned a few Cov City players houses. When Gary Thompson lived near Ringwood Highway cleaned his windows, Ernie Machin on Ansty Road, and Les Sealey in Walsgrave. Modest homes nothing flash. I thought they'd be rolling in cash to be honest, but no just normal customers. Ernie even said could I pop back later to be paid as his missus was out and he had no cash on him. I said it was a free clean as he was a Cov legend, he said cheers.

Otis · Dec 18, 2018

My wife's always giving freebies too.

None of them are legends or football players though.

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