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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Tonbridge Angels famous ex-players....
If you are a footy fan of a certain age then you'll probably remember Malcolm Macdonald, often known as "Supermac." I certainly remember him when he played for Newcastle, then Arsenal and England as a prolific goal scorer. What I didn't realise though is that he started his career a bit closer to home playing for the Tonbridge Angels. Since it was before their move to the Longmead Stadium I guess that he would have played at the Angel Ground on what is now the Sainsbury's carpark. So next time you park your car up to do a bit of food shopping just remember that you're parking on hallowed ground!... (Admittedly I did glean this information from wikipedia but see no reason why anyone would forge these kind of facts about an almost forgotten legend of a player.)
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He was a prolific goalscorer at the top level of English football, but Tonbridge (before the Angels bit was added) played him at right-back, or at least that's the story I have heard.
I believe Roy Hodgson the current manager of Liverpool FC was a former Tonbridge Angels player, aswell as Brentford's Leon Legge.
Lee Worgan, Tonbridge's Goalkeeper has represented Wales at international level also...
Theres alot of heritage at Tonbridge Angels...
Tonbridge Angels on Wikipedia lists quite a few famous faces but ommits Duggie Reid who was a Portsmouth legend and one of the football leagues top scorers after the war. Came to Tonbridge in 1956.
Yes that's true I picked up that he started out as a defender. Just think if Tonbridge had taken a gamble on him back then they might be in the Premier League now!!!!
Most companies that owned Tonbridge Angels before the 80's were only interested in making a fast buck by doing a property deal even thought the council owned the ground. Going up the football pyrmid was the last thing on their agendas even though the Angels once got crowds of over 3,000.
Well Tonbridge have a few good players and a couple of decent youngsters (Sonny Miles, Seanla....) so one day they might get crowds of 3,000+ again!
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