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All good things come to an end. Or so they say. AFTN has been around since 1989, first as a fanzine and then making the jump to a website and forum in 2003. We've been through the many ups and down at East Fife in those 12 years but policing the forum has become a giant pain in the ass in recent years. As such, we made the decision not to renew it when it expired.

The forum is no more and will remain as a locked archive until it is eventually deleted by the host. We're looking in to try to save some of the content as an archive.

This is not the end of AFTN though. The site will continue and will be revamped and return in its full glory for the start of the 2016/17 season. Maybe even sooner. There will be a comment sections and possibly even a new, registered forum. Check our Twitter (@aftnwebsite) for all the latest info and we'll also post in on the EFFC memories Facebook page.

Until then, have a last browse here, thanks for all your support over the years, and 'Mon the Fife.

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King Kebab
May 21, 2013 - 11:49AM
Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

Cracking question on PnB,

At the turn of the millennium, World Soccer magazine released its famous ranking of the 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century!!!

... who is the highest person on the list to have played at your club's ground (or former ground)???


This could be in competitive action, friendlies, or representative football. Simply if they took the field in a football match!!!

Top 100 Players

I think the highest for us was Bobby Charlton in (I think) George Martis' testemonial but I also think we may of had the following;

22 - Kenny Dalglish
30 - John Charles
32 - Gordon Banks
49 - David Beckham
83 - Jim Baxter
83 - Ryan Giggs
91 - Alan Hansen

Can anybody add any more and better still give dates???

This is obviously a job for Auld Jim Beavers and Auld Jim Corstorphine!!!

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Liam Anderson
May 21, 2013 - 11:56AM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

I'm pretty sure that John Charles played against us but maybe not at Bayview, Jim Baxter surely played against us when he was at the Rovers?

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bill westwood
May 21, 2013 - 1:03PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

John Charles played at bayview in the 50s for Leeds United in a game under our new floodlights,i got his autograph,we used to play a lot of top English teams then,Sunderland when Charlie Fleming came back with them,Nottingham Forest,and a few others,we also played the British forces 11 which had a lot of international players who were doing there national service.

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May 21st, 2013 - 1:03 PM
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Exiled Fifer
May 21, 2013 - 1:33PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

I seem to recall my dad telling me that the late great Duncan Edwards played at Bayview for The British Army while doing his national service. So that must have around 1956 ish.

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Statto
May 21, 2013 - 1:49PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

Jim Baxter didn't play in the New Year's game at Bayview in 1958 but he may have featured in the Fife Cup semi final replay the following March.
However I am almost certain that he played for Rangers in a friendly in January 1970.

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Statto
May 21, 2013 - 2:09PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

Exiled Fifer
I seem to recall my dad telling me that the late great Duncan Edwards played at Bayview for The British Army while doing his national service. So that must have around 1956 ish.


Duncan Edwards played for the Army against East Fife at Bayview on 30th January 1956, scoring the first goal in a 2-1 victory.

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King Kebab
May 21, 2013 - 4:05PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

What about Bobby Moore???

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King Kebab
May 21, 2013 - 4:13PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

Liam Anderson
I'm pretty sure that John Charles played against us but maybe not at Bayview,


East Fife 1 v 2 Leeds United (7th March 1955)

The opening of the floodlights at Bayview and Charles was playing!!!

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Statto
May 21, 2013 - 4:20PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

King Kebab
What about Bobby Moore???


What about Bobby Moore?

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King Kebab
May 21, 2013 - 4:33PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

In reference to this thread, what do you think "what about Bobby Moore"???

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Trollhunter
May 21, 2013 - 4:48PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

Pretty sure Ryan Giggs hasn`t played at bayview.

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King Kebab
May 21, 2013 - 4:59PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

Seem to remember a televised on Sky under21/19/schoolboy??? International at Bayview on a friday night, thought it was against Wales and Gtiggs was playing!!!

I could be wrong though!!!

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AM
May 21, 2013 - 5:20PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

Statto
Jim Baxter didn't play in the New Year's game at Bayview in 1958 but he may have featured in the Fife Cup semi final replay the following March.
However I am almost certain that he played for Rangers in a friendly in January 1970.


Baxter definitely played against us at Bayview around 1970'ish, but I think it was possibly a reserve game against Rangers? I remember he looked a bit overweight as well, although his class was obvious.

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DD
May 21, 2013 - 5:51PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

Jimmy Johnstone and most of Lisbon Lions

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King Kebab
May 21, 2013 - 6:01PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century

DD
Jimmy Johnstone and most of Lisbon Lions




Tell me you did actually look at the list???

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Jimmy Johnston
May 21, 2013 - 6:18PM
Re: Top 100 Greastest Players Of The 20th Century


For ease of use

The Greatest Players of the 20th century
9Published December 1999


1 Pelé
2 Diego Maradona
3 Johan Cruyff
4 Franz Beckenbauer
5 Michel Platini
6 Alfredo Di Stéfano
7 Ferenc Puskás
8 George Best
9 Marco van Basten
10 Eusébio
11 Lev Yashin
12 Bobby Charlton
13 Ronaldo
14 Bobby Moore
15 Gerd Müller
16 Roberto Baggio
17 Stanley Matthews
18 Zico
19 Franco Baresi
20 Garrincha
21 Paolo Maldini
22 Kenny Dalglish
23 Gabriel Batistuta
24 Eric Cantona
25 Gheorghe Hagi
26 Romário
27 Jairzinho
28 Zinedine Zidane
29 Ruud Gullit
30 John Charles
31 Lothar Matthäus
32 Gordon Banks
33 Jürgen Klinsmann
34 Dennis Bergkamp
35 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
36 Gary Lineker
37 Giuseppe Meazza
38 Rivelino
39 Didi
40 Ian Rush
41 Peter Schmeichel, Paolo Rossi
43 George Weah
44 Michael Owen
45 Just Fontaine
46 Duncan Edwards
47 Dino Zoff
48 Hristo Stoichkov
49 David Beckham
50 Tom Finney
51 Rivaldo
52 Claudio Caniggia
53 Tostão
54 Frank Rijkaard
55 José Luis Chilavert
56 Kevin Keegan
57 Paul Gascoigne
58 Roger Milla
59 Michael Laudrup
60 Andriy Shevchenko
61 David Ginola, Glenn Hoddle, Sócrates
64 Roberto Carlos, Alan Shearer
66 Daniel Passarella
67 Davor Šuker
68 Dixie Dean, Sándor Kocsis, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Christian Vieri
72 Mario Kempes, Johan Neeskens, Luigi Riva,
75 José Nasazzi, Günter Netzer,
77 Alessandro Del Piero, Carlos Valderrama
79 Ricardo Zamora
80 Enzo Francescoli
81 Edgar Davids, Francisco Gento
83 Jim Baxter, Falcão, Ryan Giggs, Sepp Maier
87 Zbigniew Boniek, Pat Jennings, György Sárosi
90 Giacinto Facchetti
91 Alan Hansen, Raymond Kopa, Bryan Robson, Matthias Sammer
95 Ladislao Kubala, Neville Southall
97 Gérson
98 Paulo Futre, Preben Elkjær
100 Bebeto

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