Did you know?

Oct 05, 2014 Sports

Statistician Charwayne Walker continues with his ‘Did you know’ series, revisiting important facts in Guyana’s football history.
Did you know that English Soccer Team, Hull City, scored 25 goals when they visited Guyana in May 1973? The English second division team started their Guyana Campaign by demolishing Linden 7-Nil at Mackenzie Sports Club. Berbice then suffered a 12-Nil thrashing at Burnham’s Park in New Amsterdam.
The humiliation continued when the English Boys drubbed the Ken Gibbs led National Squad 5- Nil at GCC Bourda. Hull last game in the land of the majestic Kaieteur ended in a one all draw with the Caribbean Team at GCC Bourda.
The 1973 National Squad that lost 5- Nil to Hull City:
Desmond Marshall – Goalkeeper
Leyland Jones – Goalkeeper
David Woolford
Earl O’Neal
Alvin Braithwaite
Clive Nedd (deceased)
George Hyles
Lloyd King
Ken Gibbs- Captain
Robert Alleyne
Robert Fernandes
Godfrey Norville
Clyde Forde (deceased)
Desmond Morgan
Terrence Egerton
Vibert Williams
Maurice Enmore
Winston Bobb
George Greene- Coach
Caribbean Team that drew one all with Hull City:
Gerald Figeroux – Trinidad- Goalkeeper
Desmond Marshall – Guyana – Reserved
Earl O’Neal – Guyana
Alvin Braithwaite – Guyana
Selwin Murren – Trinidad – Captain
Zabeeba Miller – Suriname
Erwin Schaal – Suriname
Dennis Harewood – Barbados
Victor (Gas) Clarke – Barbados
Lloyd King – Guyana
Robert Fernandes – Guyana
Clement Henry – Guyana
Clyde Forde (deceased) – Guyana
Maurice Enmore – Guyana