Jimmy Husband.

[Major Gowen]

 

[WalterBecker]

Brilliant stuff seemed like an unassuming fella. Possibly the first time I saw the Blues on the Telly.

 

[summerisle]

Cheers for that ; love the goal celebrations, no histrionics, a quick jump in the air, slap on the back and run off to their own half.

 

[roy vernon]

Still the fastest forward I've seen in a blue shirt.

Did you ever see

Colin Harvey's song

Correct, Jimmy's song was.

We've got Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy husband on our wing on our wing.
Jimmy Jimmy husband Jimmy Jimmy husband on our wing.

 

[stanleypark]

Did you ever see
Correct, Jimmy's song was.

We've got Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy husband on our wing on our wing.
Jimmy Jimmy husband Jimmy Jimmy husband on our wing.

Did Alan Whittle have a song?

 

[roy vernon]

Did Alan Whittle have a song?

Not that I can recall. Could be wrong though, the old memory isn't what it was.

 

[stanleypark]

Not that I can recall. Could be wrong though, the old memory isn't what it was.

Not heard of one myself neither, but seems strange if he didn't considering the goals he scored when we won the league

 

[BigMick]

Weirdly I have no recollection of that mate! Nice one.
My best memory of Husband is the most sensational strike when the ball ( a long pass from Tommy Wright around the half way line) dropped over his shoulder and he hit it on the full volley! Incredible technique.

If that was the Chelsea goal then it was an Alan ball pass from the deep on the right - where Tommy might have been expected to be.

 

[allezlesbleus]

If that was the Chelsea goal then it was an Alan ball pass from the deep on the right - where Tommy might have been expected to be.

If so mate that pass said a lot about Bally too!!! On a sixpence!!

 

[BigMick]

If so mate that pass said a lot about Bally too!!! On a sixpence!!

It certainly was - still my favourite goal.

 

[Harry Catterick]

Smashing player before he was nearly broken in two by I think Dave McKay.

I recall that he eventually recovered from that and was recalled to the team in New Year 1971. He was absolutely terrific then before being similarly pole axed by a Panathanaikos defender in the European Cup

 

[royalblue66]

I recall that he eventually recovered from that and was recalled to the team in New Year 1971. He was absolutely terrific then before being similarly pole axed by a Panathanaikos defender in the European Cup

Was there, he came down like a rag doll, mate said “that’s Jimmy finished”.

 

[roy vernon]

I recall that he eventually recovered from that and was recalled to the team in New Year 1971. He was absolutely terrific then before being similarly pole axed by a Panathanaikos defender in the European Cup

Spot on about Panathanaikos, but, the Dave McKay onecwas in 68, he was only out for about 2 months but was never quite the same , good but not quite the same.

 

[mrb85]

Weirdly I have no recollection of that mate! Nice one.
My best memory of Husband is the most sensational strike when the ball ( a long pass from Tommy Wright around the half way line) dropped over his shoulder and he hit it on the full volley! Incredible technique.

A couple of stills of that goal have recently been put on the Old Photos thread. A move started by John Hurst on the edge of his own box and ended less than 10 seconds later with the ball in the back of the Chelsea net, via Kendall, Ball and Husband.
PS - I recall it as a first time half-volley but I know that many agree with you that he had volleyed it. Either way, the best team goal I've ever witnessed.

 

[allezlesbleus]

A couple of stills of that goal have recently been put on the Old Photos thread. A move started by John Hurst on the edge of his own box and ended less than 10 seconds later with the ball in the back of the Chelsea net, via Kendall, Ball and Husband.
PS - I recall it as a first time half-volley but I know that many agree with you that he had volleyed it. Either way, the best team goal I've ever witnessed.

Yep I had a quick look at the photos a wee while ago. I think there was a paper report too which was a good read. Might have another look to reflect on volley/half-volley debate. I was more or less on line with him about the edge of the box in the Goodison Road stand (thanks Dad!!!!)
It happened so fast.... one second the ball is in the air for quite a distance, a micro second later you see him straighten his body to sort of get under the flight of the ball and then in the blink of an every he has whacked it in!! The crowd was buzzing for ages afterwards people saying to each other did that just happen?