Flash in the pan: the story of an old style forward
John Phelan THE top goal-scorers at Crook Town FC, when the club was it's peak in the 1950s, included legends like Ronnie Thompson (32 goals in 1952-53, and 39 goals in 1953-54), Ken Harrison (54 goals in 1954-55 and 23 in 1955-56), before Brian Keating (30 goals in 1958-59) and Seamus O'Connell (41 goals in 1959-60). It is easy to forget Peter Duffy, who was top scorer with 31 goals for the Black and Ambers in 1957-58, his only season at Crook. This included a club record seven goals scored in a 10-1 win over Whitby in November 1957. Peter also hit two important goals for Crook at Wh...
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