General Greatest Ever OUFC Player

[Steve Gilbert]

I got asked today by an Everton fan who we see as our greatest all time player.

It is obviously subjective to the era they played but who would people say is our out and out all time great?

In my time supporting the club it would have to be Joey but you obviously have the players in the 80’s.

He thought it would be John Aldridge but I’d maybe put Ray Houghton above him.

 

[Mojofilter]

Andy Whing.

 

[SteMerritt]

Trevor Hebberd. Rolls-Royce of a player.

Or John Aldridge.

 

[Marked Ox]

Trevor Hebberd. Rolls-Royce of a player.

Or John Aldridge.

Agree on Trevor Hebberd. Joey for the greatest club produced player.

 

[Peterdev]

John Aldridge oozed class,
Ray Houghton and Trevor Hebberd have to be joking second.
A very underrated player was Matty Elliott. Very gifted, and got goals too, many from corners

 

[My Manor]

John Aldridge oozed class,
Ray Houghton and Trevor Hebberd have to be joking second.
A very underrated player was Matty Elliott. Very gifted, and got goals too, many from corners

Jack Midson

 

[Foley]

Trevor Hebberd was a teriffic player.
Aldridge maybe edges it. A superb goalscorer. 50 goals in 83 games for Liverpool says it all.

 

[Wandering Yellow]

Judging from YT clips Joey Beauchamp

In my time Lundstram

 

[Mateo Corbo's Tackle]

When I first saw Bobby Ford play, I thought he would be our greatest. He didn’t quite make it.
I didn’t see Aldridge or Hebberd play live, so I’m not qualified to comment.
From those I can comment on, it has to be Joey - followed by Magilton and Elliott.

 

[Jster]

I think if longevity with the club has an impact on this (and it probably should), then it's hard to look past Joey. But then again, Trevor Hebberd. Between those two for me.

 

[windmill]

Tank and Graham Atkinson, legends.

 

[unification]

The Division 1 side was before my time so from my era Joey Beauchamp.

 

[greatunclekip]

Joey. It's hard to put into words how good he was.

 

[NorthernExile]

Emi Martinez, or maybe Carlton Morris when it's all said and done.

 

[Chris on a Bike]

Christ on a bike! Jamie Mackie all day long. Maurice Kyle and John Aldridge. And Joey. Oh and Trevor Hebberd. And Tim Sills.

 

[Followtheox1]

Best I would go Hebberd or Houghton! Greatest would be Joey!

 

[Scotchegg]

I don't think it's possible to give a greatest of all time because the game involves and circumstances change. In my lifetime I would say that the best players of any given era were;

Trevor Hebbard
John Aldridge
Paul Simpson
Jim Magilton
Joey Beauchamp
Matt Elliott
James Constable
John Lundstrum
Kemar Roofe
Cameron Brannagan

 

[Gregortheox]

Jon Narbett

 

[Northernyellow]

Apart from Mark Wright (who I played against, but never saw play for us), there are only two OUFC players I've seen who could have played for England. Joey. And Trevor Hebberd. If you've never seen Hebberd play, you've no idea how good he was. He would be up against established England midfield players in the (old) Division One, and he would frequently run the whole game.

 

[JayOx88]

Lee Molyneaux

 

[SteMerritt]

Apart from Mark Wright (who I played against, but never saw play for us), there are only two OUFC players I've seen who could have played for England. Joey. And Trevor Hebberd. If you've never seen Hebberd play, you've no idea how good he was. He would be up against established England midfield players in the (old) Division One, and he would frequently run the whole game.

Of course David Bardsley went on to play for England after leaving us. Good player.

 

[Chris on a Bike]

Of course David Bardsley went on to play for England after leaving us. Good player.

So did Nigel Winterburn. Unfortunately he failed his trial with us! Christ on a bike!

 

[holdsteady]

John Aldridge is the stand out candidate really, a goal machine.

But I only saw him a couple of times so from late very late eighties onwards Matt Elliot for me, was a premier league standard player playing 1/2 levels below.

So it’s John Aldridge overall and Elliot since I have been regularly watching.

 

[TailsWeWin]

Ray Houghton. Class.

 

[Osleroader]

Hughie Curran

 

[dickwalton1964]

With respect to Joey Beauchamp, Trevor Hebberd was on a different level to him -virtually the complete footballer. The Oxford player who I think had the highest ceiling though was Jamie Brookes - unfortunately we never truly got to find out.

 

[MJB]

Matt Elliott and Joey for me. Both a pleasure to watch.

 

[tim lane]

With respect to Joey Beauchamp, Trevor Hebberd was on a different level to him -virtually the complete footballer. The Oxford player who I think had the highest ceiling though was Jamie Brookes - unfortunately we never truly got to find out.

My first OUFC game was in 1962 and I think Trevor Hebberd the finest player I've seen in the great yellow shirt. Likewise, as per you Dick, with due respects to Joey.

 

[Eric Blair]

As a newbie to Oxford Utd the player I would have loved to have seen most was Joey Beauchamp. The clips on YouTube are astonishing. As a palace fan we had Ray Houghton for a while and he absolutely oozed class even though he was probably 74 by the time he came to us.

Aldridge though. What a player. Loved him for losing his s**t in the World Cup in 1994.

 

[bdodwell]

Has to be Aldo.