Captain Cunno wrote:This is peak stagsnet....
Tippy Tappy Football wrote:Oli Hawkins is probably the tallest forward to sign for the Stags at 6 foot 6 closely followed by Ollie Palmer, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe and Mark Sale at 6 foot 5. We then move on to Matt Rhead, John McAliskey, Andy White and Keith Alexander at 6 foot 4.
Many veteran Stags fans point out that Dudley Roberts was the finest header of a ball seen at Field Mill and he is 6 foot and Danny Danny Rose is only 5 foot 8.
I think the tallest player to play for the Stags is "The Snooker Cue" and former DF Assistant Manager, Ben Futcher, at 6 foot 7 which is the same height as Peter Crouch.
I am struggling to remember some of the big lads such as Tomi Ameobi (on loan from Donny Rovers) and Andy Evans (on loan from Barnsley).
Players have certainly got taller in more recent times
Have I missed any?
Oli Hawkins 6 foot 6
Ollie Palmer 6 foot 5
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe 6 foot 5
Mark Sale 6 foot 5
Matt Rhead 6 foot 4
John McAliskey 6 foot 4
Andy White 6 foot 4
Keith Alexander 6 foot 4
Alex Fisher 6 foot 3
Jason Lee 6 foot 3
Tomi Ameobi 6 foot 3
Ian Helliwell 6 foot 3
Alan Waddle 6 foot 3
Vadaine Oliver 6 foot 2
Craig Davies 6 foot 2
Calvin Andrew 6 foot 2
Yoann Arquin 6 foot 2
Jordan Graham 6 foot 2
Ross Dyer 6 foot 2
Jefferson Louis 6 foot 2
Barry Conlon 6 foot 2
Andy Evans 6 foot 2
John Pearson 6 foot 2
Lee Angol 6 foot 1.5
Trevor Christie 6 foot 1.5
Jordan Bowery 6 foot 1
Andy Cook 6 foot 1
Adi Yussuf 6 foot 1
Paul Connor 6 foot 1
James Alabi 6 foot 1
Rob Duffy 6 foot 1
Luke Medley 6 foot 1
Stewart Hadley 6 foot 1
Phil Stant 6 foot 1
Trevor Morgan 6 foot 1
Terry Austin 6 foot 1
Ernie Moss 6 foot 1
Ray Harford 6 foot 1 (centre half who played up front)
Colin Harrington 6 foot 1
Roy Chapman 6 foot 1
Terry Eccles 6 foot 0.5
Malcom Partridge 6 foot 0.5
Matt Green 6 foot
Richie Barker 6 foot
Dudley Roberts 6 foot
Ray Clarke 5 foot 11
Kevin Randall 5 foot 10.5
Steve Wilkinson 5 foot 10
Ken Wagstaff 5 foot 9.5
Danny Rose 5 foot 8
Vice President wrote:Interesting! One wonders how accurate some of these heights actually are. Back in the day were they actually measured or just self-declared?
There are a few surprises in there, I didn't realise how tall some players were. Similarly, I would have thought Wilkinson might have been taller and Randall shorter.
For all their height, Dudley Roberts and Ernie Moss were the best headers in my opinion. (The quality of the crosses no doubt helped).
Someone did some research and deduced that the ideal height for a striker was 5 foot 10 inches. However that was based on International players were the ball is played more on the ground. I think league 2 requires a bit of height at times.
bellwhiff wrote:Captain Cunno wrote:This is peak stagsnet....
I want a thread on inside leg measurements
halifaxstag wrote:Ryan Williams 5’4” played alongside Mark Sale 6’5”. At times it looked quite comical.
Vice President wrote:halifaxstag wrote:Ryan Williams 5’4” played alongside Mark Sale 6’5”. At times it looked quite comical.
That reminds me - Les Robinson was really short for a central defender (5'6"). Noticeable alongside a typically tall centre-half. It didn't seem to hold his career back though.
ParisStag wrote:I remember being at Orient away and seeing Mark Sale slam an opposition player's head into the advertising boards behind the goal. He got a red.
MTFCMusings wrote:Vice President wrote:halifaxstag wrote:Ryan Williams 5’4” played alongside Mark Sale 6’5”. At times it looked quite comical.
That reminds me - Les Robinson was really short for a central defender (5'6"). Noticeable alongside a typically tall centre-half. It didn't seem to hold his career back though.
Stuart Reddington was a big lad
Big yella wrote:bellwhiff wrote:Captain Cunno wrote:This is peak stagsnet....
I want a thread on inside leg measurements
I want one that would have Kevin Hitchcock way out in the lead. (if you know, you know)
halifaxstag wrote:Ryan Williams 5’4” played alongside Mark Sale 6’5”. At times it looked quite comical.
Martin Shaw wrote:ParisStag wrote:I remember being at Orient away and seeing Mark Sale slam an opposition player's head into the advertising boards behind the goal. He got a red.
yes I also remember that incident well. It was gbh!
Prefer to remember him for goals like this!
halifaxstag wrote:Ryan Williams 5’4” played alongside Mark Sale 6’5”. At times it looked quite comical.
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