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Oldgobbin · 16-11-2004, 19:20

I must agree with my fellow "old stagers" that the Galbraith era was a great time to be watching Stanley. ... and yes, George Stewart was something else!!! Let's not forget ,however, the value of his English partner Les Cocker, who went from being a thorn in OUR side when he played for Stockport, to being a pain in the butt for every team we played against, and a scorer of goals into the bargain. Then, of course, he went on to even greater things, being the assistant coach to the 1966 England world cup winning team. Sadly, he died in his 40s whilst out on a run.. RIP Les, you certainly gave a young Stanley fan some good memories.

16-11-2004, 19:20	#12
Oldgobbin Full Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 554 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 55	Re: Accrington McStanley I must agree with my fellow "old stagers" that the Galbraith era was a great time to be watching Stanley. ... and yes, George Stewart was something else!!! Let's not forget ,however, the value of his English partner Les Cocker, who went from being a thorn in OUR side when he played for Stockport, to being a pain in the butt for every team we played against, and a scorer of goals into the bargain. Then, of course, he went on to even greater things, being the assistant coach to the 1966 England world cup winning team. Sadly, he died in his 40s whilst out on a run.. RIP Les, you certainly gave a young Stanley fan some good memories.