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FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR IN THE ANNUAL POLL?
By DON REVIE
In the next few weeks the sportswriters of England will hold their annual poll to nominate the Footballer of the Year. It is not an easy task, and the result of the poll is always followed with keen interest among the clubs, players and officials all over the country.
There are several weeks of the season left for players to perform sufficiently great deeds to put them on the short list--but already on the terraces the Soccor fans are arguing the points of their own personal favourites.
A GREAT TALKER
In Preston,
supreme play of course, they it is the
of should come into the reckoning are saying that Tom Finney, Charles--even though ha is for his inspiring captaincy,
of In Wolverhampton the even though he won the Fool theoretically playing out
supporters will tell baller of the Year award in position at inside-right instead Wanderers*
that ever. 1934. has dono enough this of centre half-which has made you (quite rightly) season to win again
What their return to the First Division green Billy Wright is still tops, an amazing man this Flaney is. such a huge success.
and for his behaviour on and of the field a the footballer of Surely his record this season at centre-forward has earned him
this year or any other.... the right to be called the most
Ah well, what an impressive I've complete forward of
In London Tottenham Hotspur list one could make up. generation,
fans feel that Danny Blanch- mentioned only a few players come readily to mind. flower, their Irish International who Preston lost their first three wing half, should get the vote But the one trophy I would ke matches this
Then Player of the Year, Danny to see awarded is one for the boy in soccer Famey switched to ecotro is a great talker on football, I best back-room forward,
Since then they have don't think I have ever met a open to all managers, trainers, played 29 League matches, won man who could analysa a game coaches and all the other chaps work is not often And so expertly--and on the field whose 17, drawn 8 and lost 4. Finney and Thompson,
the Blanchflower's clever positional mubiicised yet who play such a Preston Inside-right, have play and smart attacking ideas big part in running the game. scored over 30 goals between fave been a big factor in Spurs' They get the brickbats when them. No wonder Preston are rise into a challenging position things go wrong-why not some honour for their efforts in second in Division One.
for the League title.
Socceri
In Manchester you'll hear I note with plensure that a Manchester United, fans pushing twofold effort is being made to the claims of the club captain, improve the financial structure Roger Byme and also the of Soccer mighty Duncan Edwards (or his tremendous influence on the team at left half.
In Leeds they point to Jahn Charles
the Footballer of the Season, When Leeds won promotion last year few crilles gave them any hope of staying up in the First Division, Yet for a long time Leeds were tying among the leaders and
In Birmingham many, City even now they are in seventh position. Who can doubt that fans feel that Roy Warhurst
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AIRPORT TARTELOR. FOUR "ITMES
(1) The help of MPs is being if there is any chilated to B possibility of getting a new system of entertainments tax for football clubs.
(2) A move to get tax free beneflis for footballers.
THE SAME RATE
In the first case I gather the busis of the new plan is to get the Chancellor of the Exchequer 10 agree to the first £500 of gate money being tax free; and then a graduated scale as the gate monty grows, In other words this is on attempt to help the smaller clubs like Barrow, Crewe and Gateshead, who pay entertainmonts lax at the same rate as the big clubs.
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far as players bencfts are. concerned,. (Pw people realise thal professionals may n benefit of £750 every five ycars. It is not compulsory for the club to vay this money, in fact many Third Division clubs find they cannot pay such
However, supposing a player gois a £750 bençût after Ave
ARMY RUGBY CUP FINAL
The Final of the Army Rugby Cap was played at Aldershot Stadium. The 1st Training Regt., Royal Signals, and the 1st Batt. Welch Regt, reached the final by many a hard match and the Onal resulted in a good win for the Royal Signals by 15 points to three.
Picture shows Llewellyn, one of the Welch forwards (centre), getting the ball across to Grifiths (No. 5), the Welch left winger, while the Signala
forwards tackle vigorously.
SPORTS VIEWPOINT
Bert Williams Has Decided
To Call It A Day
By ERIC NICHOLLS
Bert Williams, the man the Italiana-called "The Big Cat" after his efforts had brought England a 2-1 win over Italy at Tottenham in 1950, is to retire at the end of the season.
Williams as a schoolboy went to Birmingham every Saturday, to see his idol, Harry Hibbs, play. Bert wanted to be a goalkeeper. And who better to study than the ice-cool Hibbs?
His
Hie
word ambition
So often self-pity. seemed the game you love.
But rarely a complete when Hibbs, 25 we have seen players go on of praise for the man who won manager Df Walsall, signed playing long after their speed Never the simple yet sportsman- young Bert and coached him in and stamina had gone, only tolke phrase: "The best man the art of keeping goal.
become just another Third won." Division or non-league player.
Hibbs
The
of caso
the "off-sido tho Arsenal-West That is not going to happen goal". In to Bert Williams. And, thanks Bromwich Albion Cup replay brought just be many howis for the memories, Bort!
from Arsenal players.
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I may Beem strange that Wiliang. The Cat" was 02 apt title should provide such a contrast in style to Hibbs, Williams is spectacular, was always safe, never showy.
So Trevor Ford, the fiery But, this goal apart, some of But there are many goal City and Wales, has had his decisions in this match
contre-forward late of Cardiff the
rather peculiar off-side only serve to emphasise what I have on belloyed for some timb
indefinite suspension by the
they Football League Sed nesmen are too quick with
us
years. Of that sum £252 goes keepers who cannot do Their In income tax, I quite ap- job efficiently unless preciate that in most other indulgo in crowd pleasing antics walks of life
don't—most of £282 consciously. expect to get £750 tax, but then a footballer's life such a man. is short by nomal standards. These benents are meant to
them quite
Bart Williams is
appeal. Ford was
the flag. Too often they have after refusing to or withdraw allegations against their flags raised as soon as the unnamed League clubs made in player receives the pass, with- But although he could in his book and later repeated its
out any consideration for whero heyday outshine
any newspaper articles. The Appeals that player was the actual Continental goalkeeper with his Board decided the suspension moment
help him put away a little his capital so that he can start up
a business or something like that when his playing days are over. Can you wonder why footballers look with an envious eye at professional cricketers' benefits often running into thousands of pounds which are tax free!
a
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Suppose for moment player was lucky enough to last 20 years. That would be four benefits amounting to £1,902 not, if he is lucky enough to be with a club which pays benefits! Looks a paltry amount when one considera what cricketers can get tax free, and you must also bear in mind that foot- ballers are fortunate to get one beneft, never mind four,
CHIEF INTEREST
No doubt at all that this year four grand clubs have reached the semi-final stage of the Cup, But chief interest now in Can Matt Busby keep his boys at pealt fitness in their bid for the treble of the League, Cup and European Cup.
Now that pressure is really on, Mark Jones, Manchester
·United's contre-haif, has joined another Old Trafford, star, Tom my Taylor, on the injured list. That meate new players must come into the side for this final lap of the campaign. And it is now we will be able to anyosa the true strength of Manchester
United Reserves, -
Williams
the ball was last BCVET could not stand because Ford played. A lot of bad decisions
given safely for showman- had not been found guilty of, are
happy by flag He was always reliable. or even charged, with breach of | Uinesmen. rellable in fact thất England | League regulations. Sp picked him to koop goal 20
The incuman who flagged times. His first
West Brom's Voti
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I thoroughly agree with the against Wales in 1940, and his Appeals Board who have made, Whitehouse offade when he
in my opinion, the only scored last against the same country
possiblo decision, and one troversial first goal had already at Ninian Park last' season,
two or three disputed which should be applauded by given
occasion uvery level-headed soccer declatons,
referee Willams reversed tho linesman's signal
A FINE RUN
altizen.
Ford.
Now Bert says: "I'm 35 and
I only wish I could say is I've had a fine game.
run in the many kind words about Trevor The time has come when I should make way for somebody younger and spend
Ford's accusations, true or more time looking after my not, were ill-timed, and lost business."
much of their sting by his refusal to substantiate them,
The ex-Walsall goalkeeper, who went to Molineux in 1945, has a thriving sports outätter's business
Wolverhampton and Bilston, his home town.
BUSINESS CLOSED
Now after his appeal has been allowed you would have thought he would consider the would closed, and
Now, like Hatry Hibba and business Frank Swift, two of England's retire to some quiet corner in greatest ever goalkeepers, Bert the country to mind his own Williams has decided to call it business.
day, while he is still at the
top.
But not Despite carlier
that BSSUTONCES
whatever happened he was finished with not easy to leave behind you League football, Ford now says
I admire his courage,
It in
Sports Diary
TODAY
Cricket
he wants to get back into the game proferably with pup English League club.
Ford But that is not all.. hom
Cardif asked
manager Trevor Morris for permission to train at Ninian Park, In preparation for his comeback.
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SPORTS QUIZ
1. Which soccór slar began his
career in South Africa moved on to: England' and then to Italy?
2. Does an athleto have to
reach or cross the line be. fore he is considered to have finished a race.
9. Who is the odd batsman out of Neil Harvey; Colin Cowd- rey, Roy McLean and Peter May?
4. In which sport might you
chisel and chopt-
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1st Division: KCC v Army North;
No wonder Morris, in' mad. Amy Bouths v Optimiste: RAY v
No wonder the Cardin chlei IRC: Navy v Polón; scorpione V Only a club with Manchester teoreto,
mys: "Ford should Πανά United's resources, who over the and Division: Army North ♥ RAT: | thought about making gestures
Police v KOV; IRO V.WVURDA. years have built up on youth,
when he cocked a snook at the could hope to make an all out
for club which paid £30,000 bid for Lenguet, and Cup, let
Forces Individus Athlete him out of the money the alone the European Cup as well. Aislatie Meet by the EYMCA through the turnstiles,
Championships #Boundary Street, supporters had bem baying
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