George Camsell Statue Unveiling - Friday 2nd Sept

Just had a ride down there. It looks absolutely outstanding! Hats off to the sculpture. When you see some of these sculptures of players that look ridiculous, you always have a little worry! :ROFLMAO:. All three of them look great (though we need another one now to even it out ;):ROFLMAO:).
 
Minor query.... Camsell's statue has a shirt number. '9' of course. But did they have numbers in 1926/27 when he set the record, or when he played for England?
 
Looked like a fantastic occasion. Wonderful to see some absolute legends turn up for the occasion too. I think George Camsell is an unsung hero in the history of our football club in terms of his years of commitment on the same level as the late, great Harold Shepherdson and latterly the superb Ron Bone.

Think the next statue should be Willie Maddren realistically, although we could do with a rename of the North Stand after a former player too IMO.
 
Anton_Berg said:
Minor query.... Camsell's statue has a shirt number. '9' of course. But did they have numbers in 1926/27 when he set the record, or when he played for England?
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They didn't in either situation.

The first team to wear numbered shirts was Arsenal in 1928.
England didn't use numbers on their shirts till 1937, bar one trial match in 1933 that Camsell didn't play in.

Middlesbrough definitely wore shirt numbers at points in the 1930s though, so I think it's very likely that Camsell wore one too.
 
Wasn`t sure what to expect at a statue unveiling and thought the turn out was ok, but I thought more would attend

Fantastic statue and for me it captures his intent of wanting to just score goals....the eyes for me tell it all

The detail really is exceptional

A perfect addition to the 2 legends that already stand in front of the gates
 
adammarc_98 said:
Looked like a fantastic occasion. Wonderful to see some absolute legends turn up for the occasion too. I think George Camsell is an unsung hero in the history of our football club in terms of his years of commitment on the same level as the late, great Harold Shepherdson and latterly the superb Ron Bone.

Think the next statue should be Willie Maddren realistically, although we could do with a rename of the North Stand after a former player too IMO.
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Great shout, Willie Maddren, now that is a must, in my time, our best ever defender
 
fmttmadmin said:
No they didn't. Brought in during the 1930s. So he will have played with 9 on his back for Boro. They were aware of this but wanted him to stand proud as Boro's greatest no9.
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That’s right and he’s in his Boro kit. You might notice the slight red patination to the. Bronze in daylight. The detail is phenomenal and we are delighted with his statue.
 
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