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Post by Chips Longhorn on Apr 29, 2020 21:56:14 GMT 1
RIP Trevor Cherry. Remember him often waiting at the gates of Battyeford school to pick up Darren and Ian...probably 40 years ago now. Never saw him play for Town. Do remember watching him playing for England...no idea who he played league football for at the time though... I still remember him being sent off for England against Argentina. I think it might have been a friendly IN Argentina if there is such a thing. I bet he was one of the first to be sent off for the national side
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Post by space hardware on Apr 29, 2020 21:57:01 GMT 1
More shite news.
RIP
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Apr 29, 2020 22:07:30 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2020 22:17:03 GMT 1
very sad news indeed. a great player and top lad. rip a real town legend
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2020 22:21:28 GMT 1
Sad day .Great player. Came from a lovely family .RIP
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Apr 29, 2020 22:23:36 GMT 1
RIP....had the pleasure of playing against him once...oppos in midfield. A true Town legend.
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Post by Baby-face Frankenstein on Apr 29, 2020 22:39:07 GMT 1
I think he was only 22 when he captained the great 1969-70 side - some feat it has to be said!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2020 22:48:07 GMT 1
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Post by canuckterrier on Apr 29, 2020 22:50:32 GMT 1
Played against him in school football. We (Dalton) won the league, they (Stile Common) won the cup. We had a very good team, but they had Cherry.
RIP Trevor.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2020 23:03:43 GMT 1
Very sad to hear about Trevor cherry,one of my football heroes growing up supporting Town.Had a great partnership at the back with Roy Ellam in the 70 promotion team. Very sad news. They both did well after we went up. Stopping goals wasn't the problem, it was scoring them we had trouble with, especially in the second season. What does that remind me of? RIP Trevor, definitely in the first eleven of Town players I've watched.
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Apr 29, 2020 23:11:22 GMT 1
I think he was only 22 when he captained the great 1969-70 side - some feat it has to be said! He was made captain after we were promoted but Jimmy Nicholson was captain in the promotion winning season.
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Post by Baby-face Frankenstein on Apr 29, 2020 23:33:45 GMT 1
I think he was only 22 when he captained the great 1969-70 side - some feat it has to be said! He was made captain after we were promoted but Jimmy Nicholson was captain in the promotion winning season. Ah - OK, did he captain Town when Jimmy Nicholson was not available in that season once or twice maybe? Edit: Just seen Jimmy Nicholson was an ever-present in the 1969-70 side. But even so, hats off to Cherry being a Town captain in the first division at such a young age!
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Post by keithAM11532 on Apr 29, 2020 23:56:22 GMT 1
Never forgotten him as a Town player in all these years. Sad day. Fair winds and following seas over the bar Trevor.
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Post by savilerowtownfan on Apr 30, 2020 0:05:39 GMT 1
Was only thinking about him this morning as I pondered the best town 11 I had ever seen. Trevor Cherry was my “shoe in” . In what was a classy side he and Frankie were the beacons. RIP . A town legend never forgotten and gone far too early UTT
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 30, 2020 0:09:11 GMT 1
RIP Trevor Cherry. Remember him often waiting at the gates of Battyeford school to pick up Darren and Ian...probably 40 years ago now. Never saw him play for Town. Do remember watching him playing for England...no idea who he played league football for at the time though... I still remember him being sent off for England against Argentina. I think it might have been a friendly IN Argentina if there is such a thing. I bet he was one of the first to be sent off for the national side Think he retaliated when an argie player spat at him. Believe Cherry captained England twice on a trip of Australia when the regular skipper ( keegan? ) hadn't travelled. Guess lots of people will have their own stories and memories about Trevor Cherry with him being such a local lad. Never saw him play for Town but did for Leeds plenty of times, but my big memory of him is that he had his hair cut in our kitchen quite a few times when i was a kid. My mum being a hairdresser and him being a good friend and business partner of a friend of ours. he even gave me one of his Leeds training tracksuit tops with a big Admiral on the front and a Cherry on the back. Gutted because I lost it years ago and I imagine things like that would be pretty valuable in this day and age. Really sad news. RIP
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Post by Marshleeds on Apr 30, 2020 8:24:18 GMT 1
I still remember him being sent off for England against Argentina. I think it might have been a friendly IN Argentina if there is such a thing. I bet he was one of the first to be sent off for the national side Think he retaliated when an argie player spat at him. Believe Cherry captained England twice on a trip of Australia when the regular skipper ( keegan? ) hadn't travelled. Guess lots of people will have their own stories and memories about Trevor Cherry with him being such a local lad. Never saw him play for Town but did for Leeds plenty of times, but my big memory of him is that he had his hair cut in our kitchen quite a few times when i was a kid. My mum being a hairdresser and him being a good friend and business partner of a friend of ours. he even gave me one of his Leeds training tracksuit tops with a big Admiral on the front and a Cherry on the back. Gutted because I lost it years ago and I imagine things like that would be pretty valuable in this day and age. Really sad news. RIP Was in the same team as Norman Hunter RIP, whose recent loss makes this even tougher, in November 1975 when I was first taken to Elland Road by my late Dad.We had to get there at least 1 hour before, wooden buffet in hand for me to be able to stand on and see over the Wall on the Lowfields Road (Now East Stand) near the halfway line. Trevor Cherry was always solid, reliable maybe not spectacular but definitely an integral player in the team. His late goal in the FA Cup 5th Round v Man City at ER in 1977 sparked scenes as a child I had never witnessed before and I was mesmerised. For some older posters the game was on MOTD that night with a fan wrestling with Joe Corrigan and Police Horses on the pitch, all wrong I know but memorable and exciting for a young impressionable lad. Trevor Cherry was also the only Leeds Player ever to have captained England. Bringing it back to a more local level, heard nothing but good things about TC from everybody involved in local sport and particularly empathised with the (mostly) jovial stick he got for his Leeds links and living in Huddersfield and playing for Town. The Hairdresser down at Waterloo, the wonky wooden shack opposite the Waterloo Pub, where I understand he went, always used to wax lyrical to me about him knowing my Leeds affiliation. Thanks for the memories Trevor Cherry and your contribution to West Yorkshire Football (managed Bradford City as well) particularly hard hitting in this time when we all have more time to think about it. RIP
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Post by sonny on Apr 30, 2020 9:06:44 GMT 1
The first name I would look for on the team sheet. Knew we'd be alright if Trevor Cherry was playing.
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Post by detox on Apr 30, 2020 9:12:06 GMT 1
Very sad to hear this news, 72 is no age at all. I watched Cherry mature into a cultured player, he read the game very well, was pretty snappy in the tackle and always looked so composed and assured.. Was gutted when Leeds bought him (and Ellam)..but that's the price you pay after relegation from the top league.. RIP Trevor, thank you for the memories..
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Apr 30, 2020 9:27:31 GMT 1
The first name I would look for on the team sheet. Knew we'd be alright if Trevor Cherry was playing. Played up front as well in the Second Division Championship season - and scored goals! RIP Trevor
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Post by araucaria on Apr 30, 2020 9:37:33 GMT 1
The first name I would look for on the team sheet. Knew we'd be alright if Trevor Cherry was playing. Played up front as well in the Second Division Championship season - and scored goals! Not quite, Mansfield. It was at the end of the season the year before. I remember him scoring at Cardiff in our last away game and claiming a second, even though he was nowhere near it. He came back from a cartilage operation in that promotion season in record time. I watched him play perhaps 100 times and Town never conceded more than 4, and he wanted me once, at Rowley Hill, when my team lost 7-1. A great player and, along with Ray Wilson, always included in my best Town XI.
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Post by foxtrot666 on Apr 30, 2020 9:40:31 GMT 1
Very sad news, Trevor Cherry and Frank Worthington were our two standout players in the 1970/71 team with both going on to play for England. I remember him scoring the only goal in our 1-0 win against Man City 50 years ago , great memories, RIP.
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Post by artysid on Apr 30, 2020 10:06:17 GMT 1
Think he retaliated when an argie player spat at him. Believe Cherry captained England twice on a trip of Australia when the regular skipper ( keegan? ) hadn't travelled. Guess lots of people will have their own stories and memories about Trevor Cherry with him being such a local lad. Never saw him play for Town but did for Leeds plenty of times, but my big memory of him is that he had his hair cut in our kitchen quite a few times when i was a kid. My mum being a hairdresser and him being a good friend and business partner of a friend of ours. he even gave me one of his Leeds training tracksuit tops with a big Admiral on the front and a Cherry on the back. Gutted because I lost it years ago and I imagine things like that would be pretty valuable in this day and age. Really sad news. RIP Was in the same team as Norman Hunter RIP, whose recent loss makes this even tougher, in November 1975 when I was first taken to Elland Road by my late Dad.We had to get there at least 1 hour before, wooden buffet in hand for me to be able to stand on and see over the Wall on the Lowfields Road (Now East Stand) near the halfway line. Trevor Cherry was always solid, reliable maybe not spectacular but definitely an integral player in the team. His late goal in the FA Cup 5th Round v Man City at ER in 1977 sparked scenes as a child I had never witnessed before and I was mesmerised. For some older posters the game was on MOTD that night with a fan wrestling with Joe Corrigan and Police Horses on the pitch, all wrong I know but memorable and exciting for a young impressionable lad. Trevor Cherry was also the only Leeds Player ever to have captained England. Bringing it back to a more local level, heard nothing but good things about TC from everybody involved in local sport and particularly empathised with the (mostly) jovial stick he got for his Leeds links and living in Huddersfield and playing for Town. The Hairdresser down at Waterloo, the wonky wooden shack opposite the Waterloo Pub, where I understand he went, always used to wax lyrical to me about him knowing my Leeds affiliation. Thanks for the memories Trevor Cherry and your contribution to West Yorkshire Football (managed Bradford City as well) particularly hard hitting in this time when we all have more time to think about it. RIP Always reminded me a bit like Bobby Moore. great tackler but an even better reader / anticipator of the game RIP
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Post by irverino on Apr 30, 2020 10:19:39 GMT 1
The first name I would look for on the team sheet. Knew we'd be alright if Trevor Cherry was playing. Played up front as well in the Second Division Championship season - and scored goals! RIP Trevor Did Trevor step in as captain when Jimmy Nicholson was injured?
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Post by Marshleeds on Apr 30, 2020 10:19:39 GMT 1
Was in the same team as Norman Hunter RIP, whose recent loss makes this even tougher, in November 1975 when I was first taken to Elland Road by my late Dad.We had to get there at least 1 hour before, wooden buffet in hand for me to be able to stand on and see over the Wall on the Lowfields Road (Now East Stand) near the halfway line. Trevor Cherry was always solid, reliable maybe not spectacular but definitely an integral player in the team. His late goal in the FA Cup 5th Round v Man City at ER in 1977 sparked scenes as a child I had never witnessed before and I was mesmerised. For some older posters the game was on MOTD that night with a fan wrestling with Joe Corrigan and Police Horses on the pitch, all wrong I know but memorable and exciting for a young impressionable lad. Trevor Cherry was also the only Leeds Player ever to have captained England. Bringing it back to a more local level, heard nothing but good things about TC from everybody involved in local sport and particularly empathised with the (mostly) jovial stick he got for his Leeds links and living in Huddersfield and playing for Town. The Hairdresser down at Waterloo, the wonky wooden shack opposite the Waterloo Pub, where I understand he went, always used to wax lyrical to me about him knowing my Leeds affiliation. Thanks for the memories Trevor Cherry and your contribution to West Yorkshire Football (managed Bradford City as well) particularly hard hitting in this time when we all have more time to think about it. RIP Always reminded me a bit like Bobby Moore. great tackler but an even better reader / anticipator of the game RIP Absolutely, never the stand out star but you would soon realise the great contribution he made to a team when he wasn’t in it. Just before my live football supporting time but have heard many accounts of how he marked the great Johan Cruyff then of Barcelona out of the game in the European Cup Semi Final in 1975.
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Apr 30, 2020 11:15:24 GMT 1
Played up front as well in the Second Division Championship season - and scored goals! Not quite, Mansfield. It was at the end of the season the year before. I remember him scoring at Cardiff in our last away game and claiming a second, even though he was nowhere near it. He came back from a cartilage operation in that promotion season in record time. I watched him play perhaps 100 times and Town never conceded more than 4, and he wanted me once, at Rowley Hill, when my team lost 7-1. A great player and, along with Ray Wilson, always included in my best Town XI. You're absolutely right. And here's an example of him finding the net just four weeks earlier.
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Post by saintlyterrier on Apr 30, 2020 11:17:12 GMT 1
Played against him for my junior school. He was so much better than anyone else.
Does anyone else consider that his carrer was actually damaged by going to Leeds? I suspect he was bought by them as a replacement for Norman Hunter, but Hunter went on for many more years. Therefore, Cherry was considered to be somewhat of a utility back, rather than a specialist left-sided centre back. The latter was undoubtedly his best position. He was also classy with Town, but was taught bad habits by Don Revie.
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Apr 30, 2020 11:27:32 GMT 1
Played against him for my junior school. He was so much better than anyone else. Does anyone else consider that his carrer was actually damaged by going to Leeds? I suspect he was bought by them as a replacement for Norman Hunter, but Hunter went on for many more years. Therefore, Cherry was considered to be somewhat of a utility back, rather than a specialist left-sided centre back. The latter was undoubtedly his best position. He was also classy with Town, but was taught bad habits by Don Revie. Seriously?!! I'd say that 486 games for Leeds and captaining England suggests otherwise...
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Post by In sooth- - on Apr 30, 2020 11:51:12 GMT 1
Not quite, Mansfield. It was at the end of the season the year before. I remember him scoring at Cardiff in our last away game and claiming a second, even though he was nowhere near it. He came back from a cartilage operation in that promotion season in record time. I watched him play perhaps 100 times and Town never conceded more than 4, and he wanted me once, at Rowley Hill, when my team lost 7-1. A great player and, along with Ray Wilson, always included in my best Town XI. You're absolutely right. And here's an example of him finding the net just four weeks earlier. Was the Carlisle match the one when, in pouring rain, their fans were allowed to go into the stand because of the weather?
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Post by griffa on Apr 30, 2020 12:07:35 GMT 1
Trevor Cherry was one of my heroes too! He was a great player! Seem to recall him playing for Town at left back at one stage. Believe he benefited from the wonderful Mick Meagan, being in the Town team. Mick Meagan picked up any injury & was replaced by the impressive Trevor Cherry, who played at left half, in the days prior to teams playing 2 centre backs. Trevor was so impressive, that Mick never regained his place, at left half, Mick played at left back, with Trevor, at left half. He was a diamond of player, he & Frank Worthington stood head & shoulders, above any others Town players at the time. Gutted when he, Roy Ellam & Frank were dropped by Ian Greaves, due to them asking for bonus's for avoiding relegation! A friend of mine, was friendly with Trevor & his business partner, Mike Woodhead. Would frequently receive complimentary tickets to watch him play for Leeds, watched him mature as a player, leading to England caps, when it meant something, to be an England player! Loved watching our promotion side & in the old First Division, Trevor you were a diamond, RIP Trevor Cherry.
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Apr 30, 2020 12:10:12 GMT 1
Was the Carlisle match the one when, in pouring rain, their fans were allowed to go into the stand because of the weather? Can't remember. The worst conditions that I can recall were the Charlton game...
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