Steve Hesford
Phil Ford
Bob Eccles
Jonathon Davies
Dave Chisnall

Good list!

About time somebody mentioned Chissy - he used to look like a cartoon character with his tiny little feet (twinkle toes) and his small patch of hair on his balding forehead.

Hesford took some stcik from opposition fans, and our own at times, but I have never seen anyone so reliable under a high ball - if he didn't catch it we got a penalty.

My 2 best memories of Bob were
(i) against Wigan when he hurdled over a player on the ground and and caught Henderson Gill with a knee to the head (but made it look accidental), and then he picked him up like a rag doll to try and show the ref he was okay, then just dropped him back on his face.
(ii) the first game after we had a big W painted in the in goal area he went in wide of the posts at the Fletcher End, dummied placing the ball down just short of the little half back who was trying to stop him going under the sticks, only to deck him with a cracking hand off, trample over him and dive theatrically onto the W for the try, and the rapturous ovation from the home fans

You would take Ford over Drummond?

a close call. i only went for ford because of his pure unpredictability. dessie was a legend, no question but some of my earlies and fondest memories were of ford doing something unexpected in the shadow of snookers. would i have him over dessie in a team had they been at the wire at the same time, probably not, but for memories and wanting to make me go and watch warrington, phil ford had a big influence on that. when dessie came to warrington, i was already hooked, but ford was part of what got me hooked.

it may be possible, that ford had a better strike rate than dessie too....

Ford was very unpredictable. I must admit I don't have him down as having that great a strike rate, I will have to check that out.

Edit:

Ford scored 57 tries in 112 appearances, 1 try every 1.96 games. Des, 69 tries in 182 games, 1 try every 2.64 games.

I am really surprised at that. Cracking call!

Jonothan Davies
Des Drummond
Mike Gregory
Mark Roberts
Andy Gregory

Really struggling with this but I am surprised at the number selecting Steve Hesford. Much as I liked him as a player he always struck me as a bit limited. If talking about full backs how about Dave Lyons?

Agree Hesford wasn't the best in open play but as a kicker he was the best I've seen in a Wire shirt. He isn't the club's record points scorer for nowt. Plus the pie eaters hated him which means he must have been good. Never forget him wacking Graham West while trotting back after a conversion. Priceless, ref didn't see it and he got off scott free.

Parry Gordon (always my favourite player).
Mike Gregory.
Dave Chisnall.
John Bevan.
Ken Parr.

I was at the Dewsbury match some people are talking about. Parry did get 5 tries, but from what I can remember, Alan Bates cried off with some injury. It was an absolute travesty that he never played for GB, anyone remember those 'Gordon Specials?' Scrum about 40 yards out near touch, Parry straight round the blindside, little dummy inside and under the posts. Great memories.
Kenny Parr was a superb ballplaying back row who for 2 seasons made barry Briggs and Ray Clarke look like worldbeaters. Then he got a bad knee injury and was never the same again. I think he got 1 cap for GB, against France about 1968.

mick higham .bob ecc.les boyd mozz

sure that was on the opening day of the season against bradford...

Have to include JD - only one man of steel from Wire.
Others?
Most have been mentioned, but John Woods is a fave of mine along with Bateman.

Bobby Fulton (born Stockton Heath)
Alex Murphy
Parry Gordon
Les Boyd
Bateman

Des Drummond
Jonathan Davies
Alan Bateman
Rowland Philips
Adrian Morley

Difficult to pick just 5....but I'll give it a go...



Start with John Bevan, who to most Primary school kids at the time, like myself, was absolutely God-like.

Ken Kelly, who was very under-rated, but was often a match winner for the Wire.

Mike Gregory, who epitomised everything that Rugby League truly stands for....loyalty to a club, graft even in a hopeless situation, and most of all just a very good player.

Jonathan Davies, despite only 2 and a bit seasons with the Wire, he made that time truly memorable with some really classy stuff.

....And the full 15 who took on and beat the Aussies in '78, for simply providing a night that, until the day I die, I will never forget ...

Behave - what about Ken Kelly, Man of Steel 1981?

For the youngsters out there, he used to play for Warrington, England and Great Britain and was rather good.

Can anyone remember John Bevan's 1st game for the Wire. I think it was against Castleford. He did score on his debut. But having come from union he was a unaware that you have to keep hold of the ball when you get tackled.

Mike Gregory
John Woods
Allan Bateman
John Bevan
Kevin Ashcroft

Top player. I was a ball boy when he scored his 60/70/80/90*m try against Bradford at home in the early 80's.

*it gets further every year

Remember that big cigar at Wembley?

Sadly pre-dates me. I was only 3

Then you missed a treat when he played for us first time round, that 1974 side was the best I ever saw at Wilderspool.

I thought the 1975 team was better when they got Tommy Martyn.

My dad (god rest his soul) used to get a tear in his eye when he told me about the 74/75 seasons. I bit like I'll bore my daugher about '86.

Mark Roberts
Ronnie Duane
Jonathan Davies
John Woods
John Bevan

apologies to Dessie, Mike Greg, Bob Eccles, Kevin Ellis, Steve Hesford, Lee Briers, Paul Sculthorpe and go on then.....Rowland phillips....!!