Alex Brown was a commanding centre-back with Hotpoint, Eye United (Peterborough Northern Star) and Perkins and went on to manage Eye United, Perkins, Deeping Sports and King’s Cliffe as well as leading Peterborough Sunday Morning League teams LT Athletic and Royal Oak.
Brown said: “This was such a hard thing to do. I’ve been so lucky to have played with so many talented players over the years.
“But I’ve also been very lucky to play against and manage so many players who could all feature in this squad.
“I decided to select a mixture from my time playing and managing in the Peterborough and District League.
“I have changed this squad so many times and could have easily compiled a squad of 40 players!
“I’m not going to insult anyone by naming subs for the team but I would have loved to put at least two players in every position.”
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Centre-half: BEN LAWRENCE. “I played against Ben and managed him. The man is a leader of men with all the attributes that should have earned him a living from the game. Loyalty, like so many, perhaps cost him going higher than he did, but a great centre half.”
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Right midfield: DARREN BRADLEY. “‘Brads’ will hate this because he is a central-midfield player, but at Eye United he created a position that no-one else could do. Roger Daniels had faith in him and Phil Anderson to look after that side and he never let the team down. Quality player.”
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Ceentre midfield: DARREN PALING. “Darren always looked a player from afar, but then I played in the same team as him and ‘wow’. This guy has everything in abundance, good awareness of where he was on the park, great touch, vision and GOALS. Comfortable in most positions and very unassuming. My only comparison would be Mark Baines.”
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Central midfield: NIGEL STEADMAN. “I first played against ‘Skeggy’ in the late 80s and immediately looked at him as an enemy. Not in a hateful way, but in a way of ‘if we let this guy boss this game, we’re in trouble.’ I’ve had some great lads play with and for me, but this is one I would have loved in my changing room. Good lad too.”