Nottingham Forest v Fulham

SHARED MEMORIES
FOOTBALL HISTORIAN LEIGH EDWARDS LOOKS AT SOME PLAYERS
WHO GRACED BOTH THE BANKS OF THE THAMES AND THE TRENT
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ROY DWIGHT
Former Fulham winger Roy
Dwight famously scored before
breaking a leg in Forest’s 1959
FA Cup final success. Moving to
Craven Cottage from Hastings
United in July 1950, the England
Youth international was twice
Fulham’s leading marksman
and scored in the 1957-58 FA
Cup semi-final replay against
Manchester United, the season
before his success with Forest.
He netted 54 goals in 72 League
games before joining Forest in
July 1958 and missed just one
match in the top-flight in 1958-59.
The uncle of rock star Elton John,
he netted 21 goals in 44 League
games prior to joining Gravesend
& Northfleet in February 1961.
TONY BARTON
One-time Nottingham Forest
winger Tony Barton made a
significant contribution as Fulham
regained top-flight status in
1958-59. The England schoolboy
international was Fulham’s then
youngest League debutant at
17 years 16 days old in their 4-2
defeat at Lincoln City in April
1954 and netted eight goals
in 49 League games while at
Craven Cottage. He joined FA
Cup holders Forest in December
1959 and his solitary goal in 22
League outings clinched the 1-1
draw at Chelsea four months
later, moving to Portsmouth in
December 1961. He was later
manager of Aston Villa’s 1982
European Cup success and
passed away in 1993.
BRIAN WILLIAMSON
One-time Fulham goalkeeper
Brian Williamson understudied
Peter Grummitt as Forest were
League Championship runners-up
and FA Cup semi-finalists in 1966-
67. Moving to the City Ground
from Leeds United in February
1966, he made 19 League
appearances prior to joining
Fulham in in November 1968 due
to injury to Jack McClelland and
the poor form of Ian Seymour. He
played 12 League games before
displaced by Malcolm Webster
and decided to quit football in
November 1969, becoming a
security guard.
MARK CROSSLEY
One-time Fulham goalkeeper
Mark Crossley was ever-present
as Forest reached the FA Cup final
in 1990-91. Signing professional at
The City Ground in July 1987, he
helped Forest to reach the League
Cup and ZDS Cup finals in 1992.
He starred as Forest regained
top-flight status in 1993-94, then
was ever-present as Frank Clark’s
side were third in the Premier
League in 1994-95. Making 303
League appearances, he joined
Middlesbrough in July 2000. He
moved to Fulham in August 2003
and played 20 League games
while at Craven Cottage.