| George Morton 15:13 - Dec 8 with 5290 views | hammerdale |
I was interested to read a forum post on Tony Collins 1964/65 side. I know there are many dale fans from that era who believe that side was a better one than the 1968/69 side.
Many years ago I had a long chat with Reg Jenkins, who also believed that his first season with dale was h is best and the best side he had played with. Specifically he spoke in glowing terms of his strike partner George Morton describing him as the most skillful he had ever played with and sited injuries to Morton and Storf as the reason they were not promoted.. I recall Morton being terribly underrated by the Spotland crowd and eventually being a victim of the !boo boys"
Inexplicably released at the end of the 65/66 season despite a scoring record of 1 goal every 3 gamesGeorge became a cult hero at Bangor City, scoring hundreds of goals. George sadly died in 2009. IN my opinion a Rochdale !great! |  | | |  |
| George Morton on 16:06 - Dec 8 with 5227 views | 49thseason |
Didnt Dave Storf get transferred from Rochdale to Barrow ? Morton was a terrific player, the ideal inside forward, quick , great control and scored goals from inside and outside the penalty area. |  | | |
| George Morton on 16:24 - Dec 8 with 5196 views | SuddenLad |
George was one of my favourite ever Dale players who I had the privilege to meet properly in 2007 at the Dale Centenary Dinner at the Town Hall. He was a great partner for Reg Jenkins in that team, which was a great side to watch when on song. To see them both together again was a special moment..... |  |
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| George Morton on 16:26 - Dec 8 with 5190 views | SuddenLad |
| George Morton on 16:06 - Dec 8 by 49thseason |
Didnt Dave Storf get transferred from Rochdale to Barrow ? Morton was a terrific player, the ideal inside forward, quick , great control and scored goals from inside and outside the penalty area. |
Yes, Barrow sounds right. He arrived from Sheffield Wednesday I think. | |
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| George Morton on 16:45 - Dec 8 with 5175 views | since58 |
| George Morton on 16:24 - Dec 8 by SuddenLad |
George was one of my favourite ever Dale players who I had the privilege to meet properly in 2007 at the Dale Centenary Dinner at the Town Hall. He was a great partner for Reg Jenkins in that team, which was a great side to watch when on song. To see them both together again was a special moment..... |
Not to sure S L did Joey Richardson play in that team out wide. | | | |
| George Morton on 17:12 - Dec 8 with 5144 views | davidab2202 |
| George Morton on 16:45 - Dec 8 by since58 |
Not to sure S L did Joey Richardson play in that team out wide. |
joe Richardson played at Inside left and George at Inside right.
George also one of my all time favourites at Spotland.
Joe unfortunately died at a very young age following an accident ,I think in Accrington if my memory served me well | | | |
| George Morton on 17:39 - Dec 8 with 5130 views | since58 |
| George Morton on 17:12 - Dec 8 by davidab2202 |
joe Richardson played at Inside left and George at Inside right.
George also one of my all time favourites at Spotland.
Joe unfortunately died at a very young age following an accident ,I think in Accrington if my memory served me well |
Cheers for that DD 2202 .
I remember watching him as a kid in one game juggling the ball running down the wing.
Maybe that's why I thought he played out wide. | | | |
| George Morton on 18:23 - Dec 8 with 5098 views | SuddenLad |
| George Morton on 17:12 - Dec 8 by davidab2202 |
joe Richardson played at Inside left and George at Inside right.
George also one of my all time favourites at Spotland.
Joe unfortunately died at a very young age following an accident ,I think in Accrington if my memory served me well |
Road accident on the old by-pass between Haslingden and Accy. He was only a young man. Terrible tragedy | |
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| George Morton on 18:29 - Dec 8 with 5093 views | 1949er |
I remember Eddie Wainwright about the same time .Knocked me out whilst shooting in before the game | |
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| George Morton on 18:59 - Dec 8 with 5066 views | mingthemerciless |
George Morton came to the 'Dale from Everton reserves. He was quick, really skilful and had a eye for a goal. I remember him playing in the Reg Jenkins, Graham Cunliffe, Laurie Calloway etc team. A really good team on the eye that played passing football. We just needed a couple of more players and we would have got promoted. i don't know what went wrong with George but one minute we were turning down a sizeable offer for him and the next minute releasing him on a free transfer.
Dave Storf was another quick and skilful forward Tony Collins picked up from Sheffield Wednesday reserves. He was later sold to Barrow for a decent fee at the time | | | |
| George Morton on 19:14 - Dec 8 with 5039 views | firgrovedale51 |
| George Morton on 18:59 - Dec 8 by mingthemerciless |
George Morton came to the 'Dale from Everton reserves. He was quick, really skilful and had a eye for a goal. I remember him playing in the Reg Jenkins, Graham Cunliffe, Laurie Calloway etc team. A really good team on the eye that played passing football. We just needed a couple of more players and we would have got promoted. i don't know what went wrong with George but one minute we were turning down a sizeable offer for him and the next minute releasing him on a free transfer.
Dave Storf was another quick and skilful forward Tony Collins picked up from Sheffield Wednesday reserves. He was later sold to Barrow for a decent fee at the time |
Yes George was a good footballer and one of my favourites | | | |
| George Morton on 01:41 - Dec 9 with 4924 views | DiddyDave |
It`s in Tony Collins book that he thought Dale were a player or two off being a promotion side,but the usual Dale problem of being skint ended those hopes. Fifty years on and nothing much has changed in the financial side of the club. Billy Rudd was the player Bob Stokoe brought in from memory to build that `69 promotion team around,though Stokoe had left by the time Dale got that win over Southend. Is Billy still around,does anybody know? | | | |
| George Morton on 04:15 - Dec 9 with 4913 views | davidab2202 |
| George Morton on 01:41 - Dec 9 by DiddyDave |
It`s in Tony Collins book that he thought Dale were a player or two off being a promotion side,but the usual Dale problem of being skint ended those hopes. Fifty years on and nothing much has changed in the financial side of the club. Billy Rudd was the player Bob Stokoe brought in from memory to build that `69 promotion team around,though Stokoe had left by the time Dale got that win over Southend. Is Billy still around,does anybody know? |
If you mean is he still alive,the answer would appear to be yes.
Left us to join Bury and after his playing days were over I think he worked as a Painter and Decorator in the town according to an article I read somewhere some years ago.On his day Billy was another fine inside right. | | | |
| George Morton on 06:30 - Dec 9 with 4899 views | Albert_Whitehurst |
Thought I read somewhere he lives in Bury? |  | | |
| George Morton on 09:05 - Dec 9 with 4868 views | mingthemerciless |
| George Morton on 04:15 - Dec 9 by davidab2202 |
If you mean is he still alive,the answer would appear to be yes.
Left us to join Bury and after his playing days were over I think he worked as a Painter and Decorator in the town according to an article I read somewhere some years ago.On his day Billy was another fine inside right. |
Yeah Billy Rudd was a very clever player. I'd say he was the brains behind the promotion team.
He left for Bury in exchange for Alf Arrowsmith if my memory is correct. | | | |
| George Morton on 11:37 - Dec 9 with 4816 views | D_Alien |
Rudd was the driving force in the '69 promotion team, alongside Vinnie Leech who played a deeper midfield role
'Sir Billy' also had a reputation for winning penalties, without ever having any doubts about whether they were justified or not - he just drove into the box and kept going until someone legged him! |  |
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| George Morton on 13:52 - Dec 9 with 4768 views | mingthemerciless |
| George Morton on 11:37 - Dec 9 by D_Alien |
Rudd was the driving force in the '69 promotion team, alongside Vinnie Leech who played a deeper midfield role
'Sir Billy' also had a reputation for winning penalties, without ever having any doubts about whether they were justified or not - he just drove into the box and kept going until someone legged him! |
Now you mention it I remember him winning a few that wouldn't have been out of place in today's football. He was a very skilful dribbler though and opponents were tempted to put a leg in.
He started out as a winger at Birmingham City in the old Division One. I was browsing the net the other day and I came across a photo of their players waiting for a flight abroad in the old " Inter Cities Fairs Cup ". A very young and smartly dressed Billy was stood watching the old pro's playing cards in the departure lounge. | | | |
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