Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday

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Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2011 8:07:10 GMT

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Post by Macmoish on Jan 30, 2011 8:07:10 GMT

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QPR' Bert Addinall Would have been 100 yesterday today.

Born January 30, 1921...Died May 2005.

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QPR Official Site - May 12, 2005 - BERT ADDINALL

It was with great sadness that the Club learned of the recent passing of former player Bert Addinall.
- Bert played up front for Rangers with distinction between 1943 and 1953.
- He made 156 appearances for the club, scoring 61 goals, having joined during the latter stages of the Second World War.
- Bert then moved on to Brighton and Crystal Palace before ending his career playing for non-league side Snowdon Colliery.

From WIKIPEDIA
- Albert William "Bert" Addinall[1] (30 January 1921 ï¿½ May 2005) was an English professional footballer. He scored 92 goals from 222 games in the Football League playing for Queens Park Rangers and Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace as a centre forward.
- Addinall was born in Marylebone, London. He joined Queens Park Rangers in April 1945 from British Oxygen. His league debut came in September 1946 in the 3ï¿½0 win against Bournemouth and he went on to play 150 league games scoring 59 goals.
- Addinall left QPR for Brighton & Hove Albion in January 1953, where he was again a regular goalscorer. He moved to Crystal Palace in July 1954, playing twelve league games before ending his league career. He went on to play non-League football for Snowdown Colliery Welfare. Addinall died in May 2005.[2] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Addinall

And from Bushman (further down)

Bert Addinall Wedding Day Photograph 1948

Bert Addinall middle of the Front Row - (Back row: Left to Right: Lew Clayton John Poppitt Harry Brown George Powell Des Farrow Reg Chapman. Front Row Seated: Left to Right: Billy Waugh Conway Smith, Bert Addinall, Harry Gilberg Ernie Shepherd).

"(Left to Right) Bill Heath, Reg Allen, Arthur Jefferson, Bert Addinall, Des Farrow and John Pattison"

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Lonegunmen Administrator Posts: 23,428	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2011 9:21:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lonegunmen on Jan 30, 2011 9:21:07 GMT I note too, Ernie Shepherds name in that line up. RIP any of those in the team photo that have passed on.

Bushman Administrator QPR Report Archivist Posts: 10,688	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2011 13:54:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bushman on Jan 30, 2011 13:54:57 GMT I remember my father telling me that Bert Addinall worked for British Oxygen Co, in Wood Lane, which was next to the old White City Station. Attachments:
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londonranger Administrator londonranger Posts: 22,863	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2011 15:31:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by londonranger on Jan 30, 2011 15:31:32 GMT would have scored yesterday right bushman. Someone that couldnt wait to get in front of the net and score. Dont make em like that anymore.
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Bushman Administrator QPR Report Archivist Posts: 10,688	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2011 15:35:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bushman on Jan 30, 2011 15:35:33 GMT Jan 30, 2011 15:31:32 GMT londonranger said: would have scored yesterday right bushman. Someone that couldnt wait to get in front of the net and score. Dont make em like that anymore. Very true london.
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Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2011 19:25:56 GMT

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Post by ronski on Jan 30, 2011 19:25:56 GMT

I remember in the late fifties Bert would pop in to see the end of matches, he would join us at the top of the stairs at the loft end. Always left his black cab outside the gates. No problem parking in those days. He was always very good company. Very Happy Memories.

Bushman Administrator QPR Report Archivist Posts: 10,688	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 31, 2011 0:06:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bushman on Jan 31, 2011 0:06:24 GMT Bert Addinall in 2001 with Richard Langley & Danny Murphy. Attachments:
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Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 31, 2011 0:20:47 GMT

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I remember more about times when I was young then when older. Weird.

We had three centre forwards in that era. Heathcote, Durnat and Addinall. All knew how to score.

but the game was much cleaner in those days and the refereeing was easier and seemed quite fair

as didnt hear much vocal abuse. A fair play rule and respect for authority has long since gone by the boards.

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Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 31, 2011 0:42:40 GMT

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Post by Bushman on Jan 31, 2011 0:42:40 GMT

Jan 31, 2011 0:20:47 GMT londonranger said:

I remember more about times when I was young then when older. Weird.

We had three centre forwards in that era. Heathcote, Durnat and Addinall. All knew how to score.

but the game was much cleaner in those days and the refereeing was easier and seemed quite fair

as didnt hear much vocal abuse. A fair play rule and respect for authority has long since gone by the boards.

Bert Addinall,Wilf Heatcote and Fred Durrant.
Your right london all three could find the net.

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Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 31, 2011 3:51:43 GMT

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Jan 31, 2011 0:20:47 GMT londonranger said:

I remember more about times when I was young then when older. Weird.

We had three centre forwards in that era. Heathcote, Durnat and Addinall. All knew how to score.

but the game was much cleaner in those days and the refereeing was easier and seemed quite fair

as didnt hear much vocal abuse. A fair play rule and respect for authority has long since gone by the boards.

Are you referring to the respect Wayne rooney shows to referees every game?

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Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2012 8:07:33 GMT

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Post by Macmoish on Jan 30, 2012 8:07:33 GMT

And Peter Crouch turns 31 today

Stoke 31 Aug, 11 Â£10,000,000 17 (0) 6 1 (0) 0 0 (2) 0 1 (1) 2
Tottenham 27 Jul, 09 31 Aug, 11 Â£9,000,000 42 (31) 12 7 (1) 1 2 (1) 4 9 (1) 7
Portsmouth 11 Jul, 08 27 Jul, 09 Â£9,000,000 38 (0) 11 3 (0) 1 1 (0) 0 6 (1) 4
Liverpool 20 Jul, 05 11 Jul, 08 Â£7,000,000 55 (30) 22 10 (1) 5 5 (0) 1 22 (9) 12
Southampton 09 Jul, 04 20 Jul, 05 Â£2,000,000 18 (9) 12 5 (0) 4 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0
Norwich 04 Sep, 03 07 Dec, 03 Loan 14 (1) 4 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0
Aston Villa 27 Mar, 02 09 Jul, 04 Â£5,000,000 20 (17) 6 0 (0) 0 1 (1) 0 4 (0) 0
Portsmouth 04 Jul, 01 27 Mar, 02 Â£1,500,000 37 (0) 18 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 1 0 (0) 0
QPR 27 Jul, 00 04 Jul, 01 Â£60,000 38 (4) 10 3 (0) 2 1 (1) 0 0 (0) 0
Totals Â£43,560,000 279 (92) 101 30 (2) 13 12 (5) 6 42 (12) 25
Goals per Game 0.27 0.40 n/a 0.46

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Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2012 12:52:54 GMT

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Post by gramps on Jan 30, 2012 12:52:54 GMT

I saw a hell of a lot of Bert Addinall's games. He was not a great ball player but always managed to get in the right place to pop in the goals. He had a tremendous work rate and was never worried about hard physical contact and could give it as well as take it without complaint. In those days the game was far more physical than it is now. If players went down after a challenge they got up again quickly and carried on without rolling over in simulated agony as the fairies of today do. Probably because there was not so many acting schools around in those days.

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Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2012 13:30:34 GMT

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Post by gramps on Jan 30, 2012 13:30:34 GMT

Jan 30, 2011 9:21:07 GMT Lonegunmen said:

I note too, Ernie Shepherds name in that line up. RIP any of those in the team photo that have passed on.

That prompted me to see what I could find out. The following have died:

Lew Clayton (2010)
Harry Brown (1982)
George Powell (1989)
Billy Waugh (2009)
Conway Smith (1989)
Bert Addinall (2005)
Ernie Shepherd (2001)

Harry Gilberg is still alive and now 88

Don't know about John Poppitt, Reg Chapman or Des Farrow.

Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,293	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2013 8:10:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Jan 30, 2013 8:10:15 GMT Bump another year
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gramps Terry Venables Honorary Moderator Posts: 4,664	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2013 16:44:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gramps on Jan 30, 2013 16:44:06 GMT We could do with a Bert Addinall now or a Cyril Hatton. They knew how to find the net and were as hard as nails.

Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,293	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2014 3:19:52 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Jan 30, 2014 3:19:52 GMT Bump another Year... Bert Addinall would have been 93 today
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Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,293	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2015 7:46:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Jan 30, 2015 7:46:44 GMT Bump: Addinall would have been 94 today
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Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,293	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2016 11:59:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Jan 30, 2016 11:59:25 GMT Bump...Would have been 95 today
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Bushman Administrator QPR Report Archivist Posts: 10,688	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2016 15:28:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bushman on Jan 30, 2016 15:28:28 GMT I have Bert's wedding day group photo somewhere. I'll dig it out and put it up later.
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Bushman Administrator QPR Report Archivist Posts: 10,688	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2016 18:31:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bushman on Jan 30, 2016 18:31:06 GMT Bert Addinall Wedding Day Photograph 1948
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Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,293	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2016 19:18:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Jan 30, 2016 19:18:41 GMT Great Photo and Great Dress Sense
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Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,293	Bert Addinall - Would Have Been 100 Yesterday Jan 30, 2017 9:50:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Jan 30, 2017 9:50:17 GMT Bump another year
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