Quiz: the near impossible Iron Curtain quiz

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If you've missed it, today's front page quiz is the near impossible task of naming all the players to feature in the 1953-54 season.

There's 19 in total and while the regular starting eleven should be do-able, I reckon getting the names of the occasional starters is very, very tough...

If you want to have a go click on this link - https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2020/04/1954-team-quiz/

[Wrex]

Six right, would have been seven if I could have figured out exactly how to spell Basil's last name

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@Wrex a good attempt, can anyone beat that?

[RailwayRowdy]

Managed 10. Memory not what it used to be !

[Andy Proctor]

I got 9 but a couple of them were just putting in random surname guesses untill I got one correct. 

[valesince83]

I got 2 but I'm only whippersnapper but my dad John Gater (inatown) got 14

 

 

[TheSage]

My dad was a close friend of Albert Leake and worked with him after he packed in playing. 

He showed me his scrapbook and Championship medal that I thought was amazing when I was but a young lad.

I know the first XI off by heart but the other squad members - bar the one who stepped in for the semi-final - are largely unknown. 

Most of the players played virtually every Saturday didn't they? It was a very settled team.

[Mario]

I got 9 but struggled with Basils surname ..........................

[bycars rob]

I got 14. Not bad

[Conrad]

Better than I thought I’d do, got 9.

[Howjy04]

13.

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That's good work all. After posting a fair number of articles on here about them I can name the usual XI who started almost all the games but after that it becomes very tricky. Well done if you got a decent score on this quiz!

[JRC]

I was surprised I got 11. Tricky as it was a long time ago. Shows how legendry the side was that most people are getting 9 and more.

[Kes1974]

21 hours ago, TheSage said:

My dad was a close friend of Albert Leake and worked with him after he packed in playing. 

He showed me his scrapbook and Championship medal that I thought was amazing when I was but a young lad.

I know the first XI off by heart but the other squad members - bar the one who stepped in for the semi-final - are largely unknown. 

Most of the players played virtually every Saturday didn't they? It was a very settled team.

Got 7. Pretty sure Albert Leake was truant officer when I was at Thistley Hough high school late 70's. 

[TheSage]

He was, indeed, a school welfare officer, working from Unity House.

A lovely bloke, generous with his time and always had nice things to say to you.

It's funny how you put these fine players on a pedestal and look up to them in awe but when you meet them they are just like you or me.