10 of the Hardest Players in Leicester City's History

[Post Horn Galloper]

As a young lad I remember Jimmy Baldwin who played right half in about 1953 or 54; he was half bald and stocky with it. He had a reputation for being a hard nut; he certainly looked it.

[gurru991]

Graham Cross, Frank Mclintock & John Sjoberg all played the game hard.

[Monsell1976]

On 08/04/2019 at 11:34, Line-X said:

These two were quite handy...although Young was all mouth.

 

 

I recall big Bob Hazell being sent off for QPR for twatting Goodwin. 

 

Talking of which... "Who makes petrol bombs? Bob Hazell, Bob Hazell"

 

My list - all previously mentioned I think...

 

Mike Galloway

Walshy

Big Bob - once heard the crunch of one of his tackles from the back of the upper stand of the Double Decker.

Wasilewski

Taggart

Killer

Coatsworth

Ally Mauchlen

Elliot was handy

Jamie Lawrence

 

But the winner, no contest.....Len Chalmers 

 

 

 

 

 

 Well Lawrence was an armed robber ?, agree with the list, only adding Paul Rambo Ramsey.

[SpacedX]

22 hours ago, Monsell1976 said:

 Well Lawrence was an armed robber ?, 

He drove the getaway car. 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Walshy would of had to change his game if he was playing nowadays, would of been sent off every other game he played 

[Rusko187]

37 minutes ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

Walshy would of had to change his game if he was playing nowadays, would of been sent off every other game he played 

Funny watching back on old Premier League footage.

How the likes of Vinnie Jones were professional I do not know, could he kick a ball? No, could he kick the man? OOOOH YEAH!

[Buzzell]

Robbie Savage  

 

Behave...

[HibiscusMark]

Huth for sure. He just took players out...I remember him dealing to Aguero at City.

[HibiscusMark]

Ian Marshall?

[Matt_Lcfc]

Robert Huth. Hard as fvck

remember at Man City away when he took out Agüero after 3 minutes. Probably my favourite defender to ever play for Leicester

[Apollo]

Huth at Bournemouth few years ago as well - pushed over Callum Wilson, booted the ball at his head, then shoved his teammate in the face. 

Only got booked. 

[FoxInBlue]

1 hour ago, Apollo said:

Huth at Bournemouth few years ago as well - pushed over Callum Wilson, booted the ball at his head, then shoved his teammate in the face. 

Only got booked. 

 

Are you surprised? After seeing that the ref probably thought, "fuch that, what will he do to me if I send him off" 

[Dr The Singh]

Elvis Hammond

[Tielemans63]

Had some questionable attitudes towards ethnic minorities but from what I remember Wayne Brown was hard as nails. 

[drofmor55]

Andy Lochead...think he was the template for Groundskeeper Willie..hard to believe he works in PR for the Villa

[dyanmark]

I think many of us are looking at these guys from when we were 4 foot tall kids.

They looked huge( John Sjoberg for instance was not big guy)and when you are sitting down the front and hearing the tackles it makes a difference.

[ThaiFox]

On 20/05/2019 at 21:51, gurru991 said:

Graham Cross, Frank Mclintock & John Sjoberg all played the game hard.

They were three of my picks too. Along with Steve Walsh, Marcin Wasilewski and Neil Lennon.

[ElusiveEd]

 Hardest ones I've seen........

 

James Pearson, Tom Hopper, Adam Smith.

 

Think that's a different type of hard tho. 

[enmac]

On 26/03/2019 at 13:23, boots60 said:

Beat me to it.

 

Andy Feeley was the hardest man I've ever seen play for Leicester City

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/4534100.former-footballer-jailed-over-attack/

[enmac]

On 26/03/2019 at 14:20, l444ry said:

Mick Kennedy only played a few games for us but was as rough as a Badger's arse.

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/17423743.former-bantams-hard-man-kennedy-remembered-death-57/

[Lineker's Left Foot]

Since my first season, 1987/88, would say 

 

Steve Walsh

Gerry Taggart

Gary Coatsworth

Marcin Wasilewski

Ali Mauchlen and Paul Ramsey - though not sure about these two?

 

Toughest opponent seen, there IS only one

 

Billy Whitehurst. 

 

[Lineker's Left Foot]

4 minutes ago, enmac said:

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/17423743.former-bantams-hard-man-kennedy-remembered-death-57/

I always thought he looked like Paul Reid, but then again what do I know - hardly Ian Rush/John Aldridge similarly though. 

[Focks]

1 minute ago, Lineker's Left Foot said:

Since my first season, 1987/88, would say 

 

Steve Walsh

Gerry Taggart

Gary Coatsworth

Marcin Wasilewski

Ali Mauchlen and Paul Ramsey - though not sure about these two?

 

Toughest opponent seen, there IS only one

 

Billy Whitehurst. 

 

I don't remember Coatsworth being anything other than a very average player..

[PaulW]

On 26/03/2019 at 11:45, Captain... said:

Leaving out club legend Walsh, putting in 2 controversial figures in Savage and W*** and one universal figure of fun: Heskey.

 

They did an excellent job in creating a list that has no merit but will get lots of reactions.

Heskey was no hard man, but not having that he's " a universal figure of fun".

 

 

[Lineker's Left Foot]

8 minutes ago, Focks said:

I don't remember Coatsworth being anything other than a very average player..

He was, have I misread the title?