CHELMSFORD CITY F.C. HALL OF FANS

The best feature of this club is its fans. Home and away, from Maldon to Merthyr, from Northwood to Newport, they are always there cheering along their heroes.

Here is your chance to be recognised and register for the 'Hall of Fans'. Send us your City C.V. and you can be entered onto the roll of honour. To send your details Click Here. You can also attach a picture to be put next to your entry! Your E-Mail must be set out as follows:

Name:
Supported City Since:
Favourite City Player of All Time:
Best City Goal:
Favourite Game:
Quote:

Greg Alcock

Supported City Since: Boyhood!
Favourite City Player of All Time: Frank Bishop or Jimmy Greaves
Best City Goal: The first one at the new Chelmsford Stadium!!
Favourite Game: vs Aston Villa (European Champions) 14th October 1982 at New Writtle Street
Quote: "Many Minds One Heart"

Luke Ashley

Supported City Since: 2002
Favourite City Player of All Time: Mario Noto
Best City Goal:  Jeff Minton's swerving 25-yard free kick superbly into the top corner of the game shown below
Favourite Game:  7-0 Walton & Hersham, Saturday 17th February 2007
Quote:  "My Dad says we only need to get promoted six times and we can play at Manchester United!"

Dan Blackman

Supported City Since: I started playing for the youth team since age six
Favourite City Player of All Time: Liam Hopkins because he used to trained me on a Tuesday night after school every week
Best City Goal: Paul Nicholls, the goalkeeper, with a half-way line free-kick! Screamer!
Favourite Game: City vs Billericay, the first game at the new Stadium

Quote: c'mon u clarets!

Ian Bowyer

Supported City Since: 1985
Favourite City Player of All Time: Colin Johnson
Best City Goal: Mark Kane's lob against Enfield in F.A. Cup Third Qualifying Round in the 1990/91 season.
Favourite Game: Beating Grays Athletic 3-2 in the 1989 Essex Senior Cup Final at Dagenham's ground and running on the pitch at the end of the game, losing my shoes in the mud!
Quote: Come on the City!

Paul Bray (a.k.a. Sweden Claret)

Supported City Since: 1964
Favourite City Player of All Time: Of those I saw in person, between 1964-71, has to be goalie Owen Medlock
Best City Goal: "King" Cassidy's first-minute winner against Oxford in the F.A. Cup (which I managed to miss due to a slow train).
Favourite Game: Far too many to list here! Every match they won (and some they didn't but should have)!
Quote: "We never surrendered the Wolseley Road End".

John Brett

Supported City Since: 1948
Favourite City Player of All Time: Cecil McOrmack
Best City Goal: Tony Butcher's second against Oxford United in the F.A. Cup in 1967 at New Writtle Street
Favourite Game: Again, that match against Oxford United.
Quote: "City 'till I die"!

Andy Bullen

Supported City Since: 1985
Favourite City Player of All Time: Tony Rogers
Best City Goal: Mark Kane (vs Enfield, F.A. Cup) at New Writtle Street in the early 1990s
Favourite Game: vs Farnborough (Away). Lost 7-6 in the early 90s
Quote: "C'mon you Clarets"

Dave Clarke

Supported City Since: April 1964
Favourite City Player of All Time: Frank Peterson
Best City Goal: The next winner!
Favourite Game: vs Padova (Away) in the Anglo-Italian Tournament in Cozenza in April 1983.
Quote: "I am delighted with the news regarding the new stadium and hope to be around when City finally take their place in the Football League, never mind the Conference"!

Dan Cooper

Supported City Since: 1990 (the whole of my life)
Favourite City Player of All Time: It will have to be Mr Ollie Berquez
Best City Goal: There are loads really but of what I can remember the one scored by Freddie Hyatt from about 30-35 yards and it went towards the top corner, hit the inside of the post and went in.
Favourite Game: Southend in the Essex Senior Cup Semi Final at home when we won 2-0 and Southend had a keeper called Daniel Gay. He got so much stick that game it was so funny and we all sung our hearts out! Also vs Aveley in the Essex Senior Cup Final at Southend's ground when we won 5-0 and Garry Cross got two I think. That was the first bit of silverware I saw City win and that was a great night!
Quote: "C'MONNN CITY and many minds one heart"

Stevie Coops

Supported City Since: 1970
Favourite City Player of All Time: 'Little' Frankie Bishop
Best City Goal: Kenny Baptiste vs Barnet, Away, F.A. Cup 1st Round, 17th November 1990. Blasted hard and high into the roof of the net to complete a second-half comeback from two goals down and force a replay.
Favourite Game: vs Wycombe Wanderers (Away, F.A. Cup First Round, 12th November 1994). Lost 4-0 in front of 5,600 fans but out-sang Wycombe. My proudest ever day following The Clarets.
Quote: "He's a super City striker and he is a bricklayer.....TONY R.....TONY R"

Tony Cooper

Supported City Since: about 1975
Favourite City Player of All Time: Frankie Bishop was my hero. When I got his autograph, I wouldn't have swapped it, not even one from Elvis. I might now, though!
Best City Goal: The one my son scored in the pre-match warm up before the Braintree game in April 2006 (he was the mascot)!
Favourite Game: Has to be the away game at Kettering in the F.A. Cup Fourth Qualifying round in 1990 I think. Sang myself stupid and never really recovered.
Quote: "Who remembers "What's the Score"? I feel guilty about it now as it mimicked an old fan with a screw or two loose, but then you'd have to be to support City! God rest his soul. "Billy's Boots" - greatest fanzine ever..."

Dave Edler

Supported City Since: 1979 (in exile since 1993)
Favourite City Player of All Time: Frank Peterson
Best City Goal: Frank Peterson vs Leytonstone/Ilford (F.A. Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay, 1982/83)
Favourite Game: Kettering Town away in and F.A. Cup Fourth Qualifying Round Replay in 1990/91.
Quote: Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly: "Have you heard of the North Bank, Highbury"? Shanks said: "No, I don't think so, but I've heard of the Chelmsford Wolseley"

Chris Evans

Supported City Since: 1989
Favourite City Player of All Time: Matt Jones
Best City Goal: Tesfaye Bramble (vs Ashford Town, Home, 1998/99)
Favourite Game: vs Aylesbury United (F.A. Cup, Away, 1999/00). We knew a win would give us a great chance of reaching the First Round Proper, and we won!
Quote: "C'moooooon Ctyyyyyyy!"

Trevor Franklin

Supported City Since: 1985
Favourite City Player of All Time: Dave Morrison
Best City Goal: Billy Goldstone's free kick at Dartford in 1990
Favourite Game: That same game at Dartford - one of the very few occasions I've been involved in a pitch invasion!
Quote: One day our time will come!

Julian Grandison

Supported City Since: 20th December 1986 
Favourite City Player of All Time: Adrian Owers 
Best City Goal: Tony Rogers vs Farnborough (League), Phil McCusker vs Grays (Essex Senior Cup Final) and Mark Kane vs Enfield (F.A. Cup Replay) 
Favourite Game: Kettering 1-2 Chelmsford (F.A. Cup 4th Qualifying Round Replay)
Quote: "If you cut me I would bleed claret"!

Gregg Harrington

Supported City Since: 1960
Favourite City Player of All Time: Eddie Dilsworth
Best City Goal: There were many great ones but Mark 'Kipper' Kane's 40-yard effort against Enfield in the F.A. Cup in 1990/91 springs easily to mind.
Favourite Game: Hillingdon Borough (1969/70, F.A. Trophy Quarter Final Replay at New Writtle Street). City won 2-1 with a late winner. The game had everything, and we all thought City's name was on the Cup.
Quote: "Lets always remember the CLUB is more important than any one individual, MANY MINDS ONE HEART"

Ian Hart

Supported City Since: 1980s
Favourite City Player of All Time: Ben Fuller
Best City Goal: Jamie Richards' first against Billericay on 2nd January 2006 - the homecoming.  One of my favourite players to wear a City shirt and to score in THAT game.  One goal I will never forget!
Favourite Game:  My favourite was the V.S. Rugby game from '94. The ground, the crowd, the performance, the weather and the atmosphere! A truly memorable game.
Quote: "2006 was a memorable year for Chelmsford, lets hope the next few years are just as good and we can progress upwards to the place where we belong!"

Callum Howard

Supported City Since: I found out that my granddad, Tony Butcher, played for City. I now play for Chelmsford City Under 12s
Favourite Ever City Player: My granddad Tony Butcher
Best City Goal: The first one at the new Stadium. I cant wait to see it!
Favourite Game: I cant remember who it was against but my granddad took me and we had a photo in the paper, because there was a walk for charity
Quote: "I've got a Season Ticket now and I'm going to see the first game at Melbourne Park, so COME ON CITY!"

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