Mark Wallington

[Weller was god]

8KWhile exchanging pleasantries with a man i my way home today. He saw my Leicester city hat. I used to play for them he said in a modest way. After a bit of quizzing and my memory kicking in it was mark Wallington. What an absolute gentleman. We had old times over and i walked away with a huge smile on my face. Thanks mark one of my heroes 

[Footballwipe]

Way before my time, but some great footage of him on the History of Leicester DVD they released. Seemed quite a shy man in the interviews.

 

Also, absolutely amazing that we went from 1959-1985 having three first choice keepers in that time. Banks, Shilton and Wallington. We really were blessed for that period.

[volpeazzurro]

14 minutes ago, Weller was god said:

8KWhile exchanging pleasantries with a man i my way home today. He saw my Leicester city hat. I used to play for them he said in a modest way. After a bit of quizzing and my memory kicking in it was mark Wallington. What an absolute gentleman. We had old times over and i walked away with a huge smile on my face. Thanks mark one of my heroes 

A bloody good goalkeeper!

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

My first goalie I saw for Leicester (showing my age here) England was blessed with many great keepers at the time and Wallington was class.

[Supergray22]

Me too. He seemed to go in forever but then I was only a little kid. I can still remember the starting 11 from those formative days. Great goalkeeper. 

[Micky]

He's definitely not shy! He's a funny guy with lots of stories. Had many a drink with him in the past. 

[Guest worth_the_wait]

Wallo.   Absolute top player and top guy.  

Late 70's/early 80's, he was the Kop's favourite.

He made 331 consecutive competetive appearances from 1975-1982, until injured in the famous Shrewsbury cup tie.

And as said above, a really funny guy with a great sense of humour.   He played the game with a smile.

[Mythyaar]

If it weren't for "the cat", and because we were such slow starters, we'd ve been 4-0 down after 15 mins in most games. Incredible shot stopping and agility 👏👌⚽️

[Spudulike]

Does he hold a grudge about Chic Bates? I do. I was in pen 2 so saw it close and personal. I would've twatted him if I could. A few others held the same opinion. 

[Duquesne Whistle]

Made his City debut against Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst.

One of my favourite players of that era and a great servant for the club.

[demon_dog]

Remember him well. A superb goalkeeper. Learned his trade from the best, Banks and Shilton. 

Always thought he should have been Englands number 1.

[majaco]

...Whitworth, Rofe, ...

[Corky]

2 hours ago, Footballwipe said:

Way before my time, but some great footage of him on the History of Leicester DVD they released. Seemed quite a shy man in the interviews.

 

Also, absolutely amazing that we went from 1959-1985 having three first choice keepers in that time. Banks, Shilton and Wallington. We really were blessed for that period.

Goalkeeper has to be our legendary position, a bit like Man United's number 7 or Newcastle's number 9.

 

Banks, Shilton, Schmeichel, Wallington, then you've got other good goalkeepers like Flowers and Walker who were title winners and/ or England internationals.

 

England's two greatest goalkeepers plus a title and cup winning son of probably the best keeper in England (possibly Europe) in the last 30 years, all playing and starring for us.

[Spudulike]

9 minutes ago, majaco said:

...Whitworth, Rofe, ...

May, O'Neill.... 

[Spudulike]

35 minutes ago, demon_dog said:

Remember him well. A superb goalkeeper. Learned his trade from the best, Banks and Shilton. 

Always thought he should have been Englands number 1.

I think Our Gordon had long gone before Wallington signed for us. 

[Mike Oxlong]

 

Great keeper and could’ve been in the Village People 

[SpacedX]

3 hours ago, volpeazzurro said:

A bloody good goalkeeper!

...And marrow grower. 

[rruunneerr]

Always thought he had holes in his hands 😂 Lost his place eventually to a young Ian Andrews. 

[Guest StevieLynex]

4 hours ago, volpeazzurro said:

A bloody good goalkeeper!

And he wasn't bald!

[Guest StevieLynex]

3 hours ago, Spudulike said:

Does he hold a grudge about Chic Bates? I do. I was in pen 2 so saw it close and personal. I would've twatted him if I could. A few others held the same opinion. 

[smudger63]

Fantastic keeper, and under rated in his playing day. He was unfortunate to be around at a time when England had alot of top quality keepers, including Shilton and Clemence who no one was going to replace in the England team. He was my second keeper for city, having seen Shilton before him, and although Shilton was the better keeper, Wallington was my favourite keeper, and for me, second only to Shilton when it comes to the keepers I've seen play for city.  Add to that, that he was a funny guy and had a real rapport with the kop too.  There was a guy in the kop, that every time we had a goal kick at the kop end, would shout "Give it a big un Mark", just as he launched it down the pitch. None of this tippy tappy play it out from the back in those days!  We would also sing "He's not bald, he's not bald, he's not bald, and Wallington would pat his bald spot on his head. Also used to pretend he had got his foot stuck in the goal net at times too. Great days, great keeper.

[1972 Fox]

2 hours ago, majaco said:

...Whitworth, Rofe, ...

 

2 hours ago, Spudulike said:

May, O'Neill.... 

More like ...Munro/Blockley, Cross... in his early days.

[TrentFox]

He will always be “my” City keeper. Loved him. He loved his cricket and I played against him a few times, when I was younger. Such a regular and humble bloke. 

[Jock's Hill]

............Whitworth, Rofe, Kember, Blockley Cross, Weller, Sammels, Worthington, Birchenall, Glover.

[Supergray22]

5 hours ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

27 minutes ago, Jock's Hill said:

............Whitworth, Rofe, Kember, Blockley Cross, Weller, Sammels, Worthington, Birchenall, Glover.

Great team and very much integrated with local supporters. Steve kembers kid went to our school and my brother went out with geoff blockleys daughter. Maybe they weren’t such celebrities on mega salaries.