Legends XI Strikers - Results - Jorge or Rambo....


By 4two & Neil Ravenscroft
August 21 2003

There are few surprises from this section. Although there their was just one vote separating the 5th and 6th placed strikers. Who made it, Jorge or Rammell?

The results were as follows - the top 5 are elected....

Buckley 17%
Alsop 13%
Clarke, Alan 5%
Richards 14%
Boli 3%
Kelly 14%
Leitao 13%
Rammell 11%
Lighbourne 3%
Wilson 5%
Rimmer 2%

The forwards are..

Alan Buckley - Walsall's record signing (when arriving the second time from Blues), an exciting player who played for and managed the club for 12 years from 1973 to 1985, and scored 183 league goals in 465 appearances for his three clubs. Scored 34 in a season for us in 75/76.

Gilbert Alsop - A true Walsall legend, had two spells with us between 1931-35 and 1947, 169 goals in 222 games. Alsop is also famous for his goal in the 1933 tie with Arsenal.

Tony Richards - Voted Walsall's greatest ever player after scoring 198 goals in 358 games between 1954-1963. His partnership with the free scoring left winger, Colin Taylor, was the stuff of legends.

David Kelly - Spent Seven years at the club (1983-1988), but it was in 1986 when he made his mark, showing his goal scoring talents getting 26 goals. Sold for a record £0.6m to West Ham, Kelly went on to play in the World Cup for Ireland.

Jorge Leitao – The club centre forward for the most successful period in its history. Born in Portugal, took his degree before turning professional and coming to Walsall for a fee of £150,000. A tireless worker up front and chaser of lost causes. 37 goals in 107 full League games, with a further 7 in 17 Cup games.

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