ROGUES BIO: JIMMY HUSBAND

AFTER THEY WERE ROGUES

MIRANDINHA, 1979

To update an earlier post, this photo shows Mirandinha receiving the "King Cotton" Player Award in 1979.  

Very special thanks to Mirandinha for sending the photo and information.

TOM NEVERS, 1979

TONY AND BOBBY, 1978

Tony Field (F) celebrates his goal against the New York Cosmos with teammate Bobby Thomson.

JOHNNY RIVERS, "MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE"

Anyone who ever went to a Memphis Rogues home game will remember that the Johnny Rivers' version of "Memphis, Tennessee" was second only to the Rogues' Fight Song.  Every time I hear it I think of those home games.  Enjoy the clip!

ROGUES vs HOUSTON, 1978

 

Action from the Rogues 3-0 home loss to the Houston Hurricane, April 14, 1978.  Our local newspaper misspelled Rogues' player Henry McCully's name.

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Paul D'Agostino with Toronto Metros-Croatia in 1976.

TONY FIELD, 1978

KEY MAGAZINE, 1979

 

Jimmy Husband featured on the cover of KEY Magazine in 1979.

HENRY McCULLY, 1979

ROGUES vs HOUSTON, JULY 22, 1978

ROGUES LINE-UP:

Houska, Thomson, Faulkner, Smillie, Field, McCully, Husband, Birchenall, Stride, Holder, Cooke

SUBS USED:

None

HURRICANE LINE-UP:

Hammond, Megaloudis, Jump, Stefanovic, Lennox, Stremlau, Charbonneau, Welsh, Dowie, Lloyd, Kunzli

SUBS USED:

O'Sullivan, Smith

SCORE;

Hurricane-1 (Kunzli)

Rogues-0

ATTENDANCE:

5,235

GROUND:

The Astrodome, Houston, TX

HENRY McCULLY, 1978

MEMPHIS MAGAZINE, 1978

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CHARLIE COOKE, 1979

LOCAL MAIL CAMPAIGN, 1978

This is a section of a mass mail campaign announcing the franchise and advertising season ticket sales. 

AFTER THEY WERE ROGUES

Neil Smillie in action for Brighton & Hove Albion.

A Getty Image.

BOBBY THOMSON ARTICLE, 1978

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KICK MAGAZINE, 1978

Game program from the Rogues 1-0 win against the San Jose Earthquakes on 

June 7, 1978 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

ROGUES vs TULSA, JULY 20, 1978

ROGUES LINE-UP:

Houska, Thomson, Faulkner, Smillie, Field, McCully, Husband, Birchenall, Stride, Holder, Grimaldi

SUBS USED:

None

ROUGHNECKS LINE-UP:

Boulton, O'Riordan, Mitchell, Caskey, Zec, Redfern, McKeown, Moreland, Smith, Lukic, Earle

SUBS USED:

Gazonas, Sauter

SCORE:

Roughnecks-2 (Gazonas, Smith)
Rogues-0

                                                

ATTENDANCE:

13,833

GROUND:

Skelly Stadium, Tulsa, OK

SEASON TICKET INVOICE , 1980

Thanks Libby!

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Jimmy Husband during his time  with Luton Town FC

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Tony Field whilst with Sheffield United.

A ROGUES FRISBEE!

 

Special thanks to Libby for the photo.

ROGUES vs VANCOUVER, JULY 15, 1978

ROGUES LINE-UP:

Houska, Thomson, Faulkner, Beal, Field, McCully, Husband, Birchenall, Stride, Holder, Cooke

SUBS USED:

O'Neill

WHITECAPS LINE-UP:

Parkes, R. Lenarduzzi, Craven, Sammels, Hector, Hinton, Bolitho, Kember, Daniel, Harrison, Campbell

SUBS USED:

None

SCORE:

Rogues-1 (Husband)

Whitecaps-2 (Hector, Campbell)

ATTENDANCE:

8,201

GROUND:
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

 

STEVE LOVELL, 1979

ROGUES PLAYER PROFILE

PHIL BEAL

BORN:

January 8, 1945, Godstone, England

PLAYING CAREER:

1963-75  Tottenham Hotspur

1975-77  Brighton & Hove Albion

1977  Los Angeles Aztecs

1978  Memphis Rogues

1979-80  Crewe Alexandra

1980  Oxford City

AWARDS:
1971 Football League Cup Winner
1972 UEFA Cup Winner
1973 Football League Cup Winner

 

ROGUES vs COSMOS AD, 1978

Very special thanks to Libby for the pic!

Sorry for the lack of regular updates.  My day gig started up again and things have been a bit hectic lately.

JOHN, PHIL, AND BOBBY, 1978

 

Rogues defenders John Faulkner, Phil Beal, and Bobby Thomson.

PAUL CANNELL BOOK SIGNING PHOTOS

Rogues' GM Rudi Schiffer (L) and Paul Cannell

Rudi Schiffer and Booster Club President Hal Downing

Rogues fan Martin Fletcher and Paul Cannell

1979-80 NASL Indoor Division Championship trophy and game ball.

Very special thanks to Martin Fletcher for the photos.

ROGUES PLAYER PROFILE

RUBEN ASTIGARRAGA

BORN:  

August 3, 1950, Buenos Aires, Argentina 

PLAYING CAREER:

1971  Estudiantes

1973-74  Chacarita Juniors

1975  Velez Sarsfield

1975-77  Zacatepec

1979  MEMPHIS ROGUES

1979  Tulsa Roughnecks

1979-82  Cleveland Force (indoor)

1981-82  New Jersey Rockets (indoor)

1980-81  Cleveland Cobras

1982-83  Phoenix Inferno (indoor)

1983-84  Phoenix Pride (indoor)

1984-85  Chicago Vultures (indoor)

1985  Chicago Maroons

1986-87  Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor)

1989  Tampa Bay Rowdies

JADO HASANBEGOVIC, 1979

Thanks to Matthew Eison

PAUL CANNELL BOOK SIGNING

HE'S BAAAAAAACK!

JULY 28, 2012
6 PM
THE BRASS DOOR PUB
152 MADISON AVENUE
MEMPHIS, TN 
MEMPHIS ROGUES LEGEND PAUL CANNELL WILL BE SIGNING COPIES OF HIS BOOK,

 "F'N HELL IT'S PAUL CANNELL!" 
(AVAILABLE AT AMAZON.COM

YOU GOTTA BE THERE!

OSSIE VAZQUEZ, 1979

Ossie Vazquez (24) up against Clive Griffiths of the Tulsa Roughnecks during the 1979-80 NASL indoor season.

JORGE BERRIO, 1980

Jorge Berrio (17) makes a  clearance as Danny Vaughn (14) and Bob Stetler stand ready.

EDDIE McCREADIE, 1978

 Coach Eddie McCreadie gives overtime instructions to the troops in the first Rogues home game against Philadelphia.  In the end the Fury came out on top 3-2.

AFTER THEY WERE ROGUES

 John Houska  with the MISL's Cleveland Force.

FRANZ St. LOT, 1979

Very special thanks to Matthew Eison for this photo.