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John Hollins RIP

PeanutsMolloy
PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
in Other Football and Sports
Lived in Bickley at one time.
Much underrated player and a true gent.
RIP John
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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,841
    A fine player and a key member of a very good Chelsea side.

    RIP John
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,757
    I was going to say the very same thing about John being underrated. He also could smack a ball. Hs wife used to own a boutique in Sidcup High Street back in the day and of course their son, Chris, is a journalist and Strictly winner

    RIP John
  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 912
    A gentleman and a fine player.

    RIP
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,435
    A very fine player who played alongside some great names at Chelsea. Enjoyed watching him play.

    RIP
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,332
    Excellent player. RIP.
  • Bilko
    Bilko Posts: 766
    RIP
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    Fine player. RIP.
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,357
    Proper gentlemen. He used to go in my Fathers shop, Holmesdale Road, Bromley every day for newspapers and a chat.
    Also invited us to Loftus Road to see a game. We even went in the changing rooms to meet the players after the game. I was very young at the time.
    RIP
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,617
    RIP Big name from my football mad childhood. RIP
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,408
    Danson Park late 60s waiting for the bumper car ride to stop both my friend and myself rushed to exchange bumper cars with John Hollins.  He was also the first Chelsea player I saw score. 

    RIP John. 
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  • stockportaddick
    stockportaddick Posts: 1,129
    edited June 2023
    RIP, great player.
    He also put in a very good shift at Arsenal 
  • Isawlearyplay
    Isawlearyplay Posts: 273
    RIP - excellent player , proper footballer , popular person.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    RIP.
    Lovely man.
  • kodfish
    kodfish Posts: 631
    RIP a true gentleman 
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,672
    RIP John.

    The Big Match's golden goal 1970/71.  

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZbopYYRNeY
  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,825
    A top player who played with a smile on his face.
    Played in a fabulously talented Chelsea team.

        RIP John.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,838
    RIP. 939 games in total, an incredible tally, a real pro.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    all been said, R I P John
  • Acab
    Acab Posts: 724
    Addick Addict said:
    I was going to say the very same thing about John being underrated. He also could smack a ball. Hs wife used to own a boutique in Sidcup High Street back in the day and of course their son, Chris, is a journalist and Strictly winner

    RIP John
    Chris played a couple of pre season friendlies for Charlton back in the 90’s
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,347
    RIP. There's a blast from the past...
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  • alan dugdale
    alan dugdale Posts: 3,076
    RIP
  • pettgra
    pettgra Posts: 1,572
    A very very fine player. We had some great wing backs then. We had Alan Mullery, Howard Kendall and of course our own Mike Bailey. John was up there with them. RIP Mister Hollins.
  • pettgra
    pettgra Posts: 1,572
    Should have said wing halves.
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,588
    Ah no.
    Thats very sad.
    May he RIP, a lovely man and a fine footballer.
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,295
    Top player and I can only concur with the previous comments. RIP
  • alburyaddick
    alburyaddick Posts: 574
    Very sad I sold him a pair of shoes when I worked as a Saturday boy at Ravels in Bromley / nice man 
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    RIP. John was a close friend of a family who were our close friends, met him a couple of times as a kid, lovely man. Later on my brother was an apprentice footballer and John would ring him and have a chat and offer him advice, was a really nice thing to do. They ended up playing against each other when my brother played against Chelsea reserves. Very sad.
  • Oliver Street
    Oliver Street Posts: 5,132
    RIP. A true gent and fine player. 1970 Chelsea almost whole team's surnames started with H
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    Redhenry said:
    Proper gentlemen. He used to go in my Fathers shop, Holmesdale Road, Bromley every day for newspapers and a chat.
    Also invited us to Loftus Road to see a game. We even went in the changing rooms to meet the players after the game. I was very young at the time.
    RIP
    I used to live in Canon Road 87-94. Was that the newsagents by the mini roundabout at the junctions of Homesdale, Canon, Tylney and Page Heath? When did your dad own the shop? 
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,135
    A super player and, by all accounts, a thoroughly nice man. RIP

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