Pro footballers you've played with/against

[Cast no shadow]

i played against micah richards when he was at oldham, i was only 12. skinned him though.

played with jake moult, who's at plymouth now

and jimmy phillips(our academy starlet)

[Linx]

Lew Chatterley (Aston Villa in the 60s). He is my uncle. I was 7 years old. I dribbled past him and scored in our back garden.

[simpson]

Ryan Shotton,Ben Foster and a few other young lads ....Vass Grocott Phillips Thorley when i was at stoke.....Danny Glover at vale and there keepers in traiing goodlad,anyon and brain. At crewe the lad up front Byron Moore.

[y_oh_y_delilah]

Played against John Farmer and Micky Pejic and used to be in the same team as Tony Loska (Port Vale).

Doesn't grt much bigger than that, does it?

;D

[SneydGreenStokie]

Played against Terry Lees in the PDSL a number of times. Total prik and didnt like being skinned and losing a tackle to a younger player. Likes to threaten people does Terry.

SGS

[mumf14]

John Ruggierio,Colin Tart.

[peterfoxestash]

Justin Whittle while he was still serving

[sirpineapple89]

Funnily enough I play for the same team as Stephen Foster's brother (the one who was sent off for Barnsley) so he'll be getting a bit of grief when I next see him.

I can't say I've ever played with anybody who's made it yet but I've played with some who play in the Conference and also with some who've been released from Reading, Stoke and Vale etc who almost made it.

[Wardy]

Mama Sidibe!
It was just a kick around on the firestation pitch but he came over and played a game of wembley with us. And yes he couldnt hit a barn door, shot from 6 yards, went nearer the corner flag than the goal!

[trebor63]

Ian Butterworth played for Coventry Nottingham Foresy and was captain of Norwich (he only ever played in the top flight) he was my best mate growing up and I reckon I must have played for and against him thousands of times and in several sports, I also injured him VERY badly (chopped his finger off, accidentally)

[boothenendboy]

wardy, if that is true,did he win?

[pottersrule]

Played with John Brody Ex Vile capt,Dave Goodwin Ex Stoke,Ronnie JepsonEx Vile,The late Stan Smith Ex Vile & Crewe ,Ian Butterworth Ex Norwich.(never counted his fingers)
Played against Jimmy Quinn Ex West Ham,N.Ireland.

[Linx]

Oh, and I put Craig Disley (Bristol Rovers) and Kevin Gray (Carlisle Utd., if he's still in the game) on detention once or twice.
Does that count?

[crashbandicoot]

i was playing with mark branch, the lad who scored against the vale in the first leg, last month

;D

[craig67]

Ian Elsby,played for the Vale in the early 80's.He went to Wembley with Macc Town in the F.A.Vase/Trophy.

[Deleted]

My brother played in the same school team as former Vale captain Kenny Beech. Also used to have a kick around whilst very young with John Lumsden who was at Stoke.

[bogus]

Kenny Burns (Forest, Birmingham & Scotland) Used to play for Marchington in the Uttoxeter league, well into his forties. Used to just sit in the centre of midfield (he was even bigger by now ) and knock the ball around, quite well too!

I didn't play against him as I'd finished playing, but I was the oppo manager a couple of times.

[stokeny]

Played against Gary Speed and David Batty in a RAF team against Leeds reserves. Only lost 5 - 1 as well even if I didn't get within 3 yards of the ball!!.

Played with Mark and Neville Chamberlain, used to be in the same volleyball team

[njkk]

I've played with and against the Chamberlain Bros, it was a game of chase the ace but hey i played ;D

[hanibal7]

played with terry lees,with and against johnie alcock(telford),with johny ruggerio,against david harris(port vale),played against alan bloor and bill bentley(1 season after they retired from pro football),played with micky cullerton,with tony dunne(ex bolton and rep ireland international.a few who should have made it too but like me,drink and ciggies and other things lol.

[StoKeith]

As a kid, I played against Dean Whitehead, Matt Taylor, Gordon Strachan's son (apparently Gordon was visiting Mark McGhee who was Reading manager at the time) and I scored a blinder against Rhys Evans (Swindon keeper). Woo!

Completely unaware that they would ever become pros of course.

(in case you're wondering, I lived in Oxfordshire as a kid)

[thats entertainment]

played with Anthony Gardner ex-vale now Spurs...but only the school field!...

and taken a 'penalty' with Paul Merson...when I was on Soccer AM on the Wembley Challenge

[edwardhitler]

Pottersrule, Stan Smith aint dead mate. I know him well, he is a good friend of mines dad. He is a very fit 76 years old.

[bryanshawcross]

Probably means Stan Steele my exs uncle and vile legend ?

[RedandWhite4ever]

Played against Alan Dodd well after his pro days were finished. Don't remember the team he was with. But he still had it, the legs were a bit slower but a great player, and an absolute gent..

Also Ronnie Jepson and his brother dont remember his name. Played up in Talke or somewhere up that way..

Remember playing against a very young Neil Adams on Watery Lane at the back of Longton Cottage hospital. Couldn't get anywhere near him.

[MilanStokie]

Played with/against a few Stockport youngsters who then got released

Also someone at my school, was 3rd choice keeper or something for Notts County, think he is at Histon or somewhere now.

And a few Newcastle town players aswell.

[YarnfieldStokie]

I am very proud to say I nutmegged Alan Hudson at Staffs Uni on the astro pitches. I just ran off with the ball laughing!!!
Also played against a guy called Stevie Carter who was supposed to be an ex pro for Derby but I had never heard of him.
Was on the same YTS course as Paul Reece (goalie) and Charlie Bishop (centre back) during their apprenticeships at Stoke and played 5 a side with them.

[JoeinOz]

I played with Paolo Rossi and Claudio Gentile and against Kempes and Maradona.

Ooooops, no sorry. I keep thinking I'm Dino Zoff.

[cooky]

I played with Dwight Yorke and Matt Holland in pre-season when they were both taking their coaching badges. They were both great lads and Yorke was very entertaining

[BraveSirRobin]

I played in the same sunday side as Neville Chamberlain and scored a penalty past chris kamara but hit the bar vs Peter Fox.