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Billy Bonds (Page 5 -RIP)

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  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,430

    Through a friend i have been in touch with Frank Haydock hoping to have more news on what he has been up to over the rest of his career..Ended up at Fleetwood and his sons also played for The Cods.

    As for Billy Bonds saw him play his last game for Charlton on a Friday night fixture against Birmingham City.

    Then transfered to the hammes for 47500 pounds off the top of my head.

  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,818
    I remember us playing West Ham in the FA Cup 3rd Round in January 1988 and they had Bonds and Brady in midfield - combined age of 73 - and they ran the show with the latter scoring a pearler as West Ham won 2-0.

    I am pretty sure that the then 41 year old Bonds won Man of the Match as well!
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,014
    edited March 2019
    Was the only way they could get Billy back down there, he hasn’t been for years. Was notable for his absence at the ‘opening celebrations’ ( 😂😂😂) at the Taxpayers. He’s Charlton through and through.
  • superdulvertonred
    superdulvertonred Posts: 1,157
    https://www.facebook.com/share/14Rf5seoQ27/

    Just been sent this very sad
  • jose
    jose Posts: 786
    This is a great shock.
    I have clear memories of Billy playing at right back for us in my early supporting days.
    He was brilliant back then, and went to West Ham on a steal, but what a wonderful player he was, with a wonderful career.
    Yes the word legend is thrown about loosely, but Billy Bonds as a footballer was a legend squared, he was fantastic, he was more or less flawless, and I am glad he started as one of our own.
    RIP Billy, condolences to your family, and to all the West Ham United fans who will be feeling gutted at this news.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,243
    https://www.whufc.com/en/news/a-statement-from-the-family-of-billy-bonds-mbe
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,227
    RIP Billy.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,953
    RIP, never saw him play for Charlton. Always looked in good health, a Middle Park Avenue lad.
  • Rock Spectacle
    Rock Spectacle Posts: 1,452
    edited 11:58AM
    RIP, would often see him about locally, came across as a thoroughly decent bloke.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,152
    Loved watching him at Charlton when I was a kid. 

    Him and Alan Campbell were my favourite players at the time. 

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  • Redshift
    Redshift Posts: 10
    Billy - one of the greatest. An incredible player who always gave his heart and soul. Have very clear memories of him storming up the wing from right back at Charlton. Very sad day to lose such a star. Thanks for the memories Billy.x
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,242
    Middle Park lad, RIP Billy 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,200
    An absolute footballing legend. Gave everything on the pitch in whatever position he was asked to play and so unfortunate to not have an England cap.

    RIP Bonzo  
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 3,050
    Sad news, one of the best players ever to play for Charlton and he was so young when he left us.
    Hope his family and friends take comfort from how admired he was.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,172
    RIP - that is really sad news. A top professional and a thoroughly decent man.
  • WSA
    WSA Posts: 1,920
    One of my favourite players as a kid.

    RIP Billy
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 8,013
    RIP Billy Bonds - almost a reverse of Alan Curbishley - stand named after them at the club where they became legends (and rightly so), if not their childhood team. Probably happens a lot.   
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,649
    RIP BB, always be a WH legend but still played around 100 games for us.
  • KettsJohn
    KettsJohn Posts: 1,243
    RIP Billy. Seemed a lovely man. Use to see him years ago around Chislehurst. Would always say hello.
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 769
    Don't make them like that anymore - RIP Billy

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  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,945
    RIP Billy. Truly a great player. Briefly played in the same team as his brother. Trained at Middle Park School.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,148
    RIP Billy. I loved watching him playing for W Ham on the TV as a kid. As hard as nails.
    I believe he lived on the outskirts of Bromley, possibly in the Elmstead Lane area.
    I've seen him quite often walking along Widmore Road, although probably not for some years.
  • Bilko
    Bilko Posts: 773
    Another good one goes RIP.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,269
    Sad news, I was only chatting about him to a West Ham fan who lives over here on Thursday, he was his all time favourite player. RIP Billy.  
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,540
    edited 12:28PM
    Ormiston_Addick said:
    I remember us playing West Ham in the FA Cup 3rd Round in January 1988 and they had Bonds and Brady in midfield - combined age of 73 - and they ran the show with the latter scoring a pearler as West Ham won 2-0.

    I am pretty sure that the then 41 year old Bonds won Man of the Match as well!
    That's how I remember it too. Billy Bonds bombed up the right wing late on and squared it for Tony Cottee to finish on the run.

    Think about it....a 41yr old, 800 games into his career, played 90 mins against 1st Division opposition and did that to set up a late goal. Tells you everything about the player and the man. 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,401
    Covered End said:
    RIP Billy. I loved watching him playing for W Ham on the TV as a kid. As hard as nails.
    I believe he lived on the outskirts of Bromley, possibly in the Elmstead Lane area.
    I've seen him quite often walking along Widmore Road, although probably not for some years.
    Lived in Yester Rd in Chislehurst

    RIP


  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,435
    I typed on another RIP post, I can never reconcile my early heroes getting as old as me.
    Billy was a hero of mine during my quite early days as a fan
    Proper long serving London football man in a different era .. R I P Billy
  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 928
    RIP Billy
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,906
    RIP - Nice bloke above anything else . 
  • mistrollingin62
    mistrollingin62 Posts: 398
    Great player, great man.

    Bob Stokoe coached him to be one of the first overlapping full backs.

    He named his house "The Terrace" after the old east terrace at the Valley.

    Famous, apparently, for being the first player washed and changed after West Ham home games so he could get back south of the river as fast as he could.


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