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Post by Rattlesnake on Jan 31, 2024 0:20:37 GMT 1
Has Elijah Anuoluwapo Oluwaferanmi Oluwatomi Oluwalana Ayomikulehin Adebayo, to give his full name, become the first former Rocks player to score a hat-trick in League football?
Must be the first in the top flight of English football. Andy Woon might have done it for Brentford in a lower division but I can't be sure.
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Post by Irish Rock on Jan 31, 2024 11:19:10 GMT 1
Andy Woon scored a hat trick on his debut for Brentford on February 10th 1973 against Port Vale in the old Division 3, they were the only goals he scored in that season and they were relegated.
In the following season he was their top scorer with 7 goals and in 74/75 he scored twice before leaving to join Maidstone Utd.
In total he played 50 games for the Bees and scored 12 goals.
Happy days, I remember them well. he was a a bit of a hero around The Lane.
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Post by Goldy on Jan 31, 2024 11:29:24 GMT 1
Always good to see players that have had stints with us or even at that this level go and smash it higher up the leagues.
He was also playing against an Ex Rock in Lewis Dunk last night.
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Post by Pete Helsby on Feb 1, 2024 4:33:31 GMT 1
Yes Golie, we are now being recognised as a club who brings players on to better things
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Post by statto on Feb 1, 2024 7:58:10 GMT 1
Speaking of Adebayo hat-tricks, you might remember he scored a treble for the Rocks away at Canvey Island during his loan spell with the club in 2016/17 season. But he also did likewise against us for Slough in the FA Trophy a few months earlier. Quite probably the only case of a player to score a hat-trick for and against us in the same season.
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Post by statto on Feb 1, 2024 8:01:11 GMT 1
Andy Woon scored a hat trick on his debut for Brentford on February 10th 1973 against Port Vale in the old Division 3, they were the only goals he scored in that season and they were relegated. In the following season he was their top scorer with 7 goals and in 74/75 he scored twice before leaving to join Maidstone Utd. In total he played 50 games for the Bees and scored 12 goals. Happy days, I remember them well. he was a a bit of a hero around The Lane. Interestingly the club apparently received a fee of £1000 from Brentford for his services. According to an inflation calculator that’s worth around just over 15k in today’s money. Any idea where Andy is these days? Have occasionally seen his brother (another ex Rock) about. |
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