Ex-Boro players slipping down the leagues

[Paterson]

I was at Farsley Celtic this afternoon and Jacob Butterfield was on the bench for visitors Scunthorpe in a sixth-tier game.

I like to see players who have had a career at a decent standard still turning out at whatever level they need to to get a game. I think Leroy Lita is still playing somewhere down the divisions and maybe Adam Clayton too.

Didn't Dimi have a game for Thornaby last year? Anyone else come to mind?

 

[Acklam_Lad]

Never understood why we got rid of butterfield when we did… always seemed like a decent player to me

 

[kuepper]

Back in the day our players used to invariably end up at either Darlo or 'Pool. I remember Neville Chapman playing for Darlo and of course our ex Ken Thomson and maybe Ray Bilcliff? were involved in the notorious match fixing scandal 1964 when playing for Hartlepool. The legendary Jim Irvine played for Barrow for a bit after being sold to Hearts and Ian Gibson ended up at Whitby Town after Coventry, Cardiff and Bournemouth

 

[kuepper]

some more surprises here https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/8...brough-players-who-are-still-playing-football

 

[Paterson]

some more surprises here https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/8...brough-players-who-are-still-playing-football

Some good info there, kuepper.
I nearly went to see Nsue's team last month without knowing he played there. In the end I picked a different game that day instead.

 

[viv_andersons_nana]

Stephen Walker joined Whitby Town in December after being released by West Auckland Town FC.

Luke Williams was playing for Ungmennafélagið Víkingur in the Icelandic third division last time I heard of him.

 

[viv_andersons_nana]

Aden Flint is at Mansfield Town.

 

[jeff_potato]

Wildschut is at Exeter.

Blackman is at Burton Albion, but I can't remember if he played in goal for any first team games.

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

Never understood why we got rid of butterfield when we did… always seemed like a decent player to me

It worked out pretty well though for us, swapping him for Clayton.

He was a very disappointing signing, Butterfied, didn’t do anywhere near as well as we hoped.

 

[viv_andersons_nana]

Joe Bennett is with Oxford United, George Miller is at Doncaster Rovers, Rajiv van la Parra is with Almere City in the Netherlands, Harry Chapman is with Bradford.

 

[Paterson]

Stephen Walker joined Whitby Town in December after being released by West Auckland Town FC.

Luke Williams was playing for Ungmennafélagið Víkingur in the Icelandic third division last time I heard of him.

Luke Williams is someone that I looked out for for quite a long time. I watched him play for Scunthorpe and Gateshead. I'd love to see him in the Icelandic third division. I think Jonathan Franks had a spell out there as well.

 

[fmttmadmin]

Joe Bennett is with Oxford United, George Miller is at Doncaster Rovers, Rajiv van la Parra is with Almere City in the Netherlands, Harry Chapman is with Bradford.

Jason Kennedy was playing for Marske United today and putting a real shift in a very physical game.

 

[Paterson]

Jason Kennedy was playing for Marske United today and putting a real shift in a very physical game.

Must be one of the last of the Youth Cup winning team still playing.

 

[viv_andersons_nana]

Jason Kennedy was playing for Marske United today and putting a real shift in a very physical game.

He made a good career for himself did Kennedy. I think almost all of that cup-winning batch did tbf.

 

[AytonMews]

I was more shocked to learn Scunthorpe are now in the 6th tier.

I remember going to watch us play them in the league not so long ago. (Well, it feels like not so long ago)

 

[Nano]

Wildschut is at Exeter.

Blackman is at Burton Albion, but I can't remember if he played in goal for any first team games.

Jamal Blackman, goalkeeper on loan from Chelsea?

If so, his sole appearance for us is one of the funniest stats you will ever see.

1 start, conceded 16, scored 1.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29216833#:~:text=Liverpool%20won%20a%20record%2Dequalling,One%20Cup%20at%20Middlesbrough's%20expense.

 

[viv_andersons_nana]

Luke Williams is someone that I looked out for for quite a long time. I watched him play for Scunthorpe and Gateshead. I'd love to see him in the Icelandic third division. I think Jonathan Franks had a spell out there as well.

Franks is a coach at Whitby Town now, along with Matty Bates. It’s possibly why Walker has ended up there.

Lewis Maloney is playing for Jonathan Greening’s Scarborough Athletic these days. I remember he made the bench once under Aitor, at Molineux. Downing came on and changed the game for us. I don’t think Maloney was ever involved with the first team again after that.

 

[asredastheycome]

Good luck to all those ex Boro players who continue to make a living regardless of the level.

 

[weststandwally]

Back in the day our players used to invariably end up at either Darlo or 'Pool. I remember Neville Chapman playing for Darlo and of course our ex Ken Thomson and maybe Ray Bilcliff? were involved in the notorious match fixing scandal 1964 when playing for Hartlepool. The legendary Jim Irvine played for Barrow for a bit after being sold to Hearts and Ian Gibson ended up at Whitby Town after Coventry, Cardiff and Bournemouth

A good number ended up at Darlo in the eighties,Alan Roberts,Gary McDonald,Stephen Bell,Paul Ward. and Gary Gill plus a couple who never played in our first team Lloyd and Tupling,

 

[viv_andersons_nana]

Adam Reach is still playing for West Brom.