Info on former player - Roddy Munro

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Info on former player - Roddy Munro

Hi, just wondering if any of you guys have any info, pics, memorys or anything interesting regarding my grandads playing days at Brentford. Roddy Munro played at Brentford in the 50's, think he played at left back.
Any links or info would be appreciated, cheers!
Robbie Munro
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

Hi Robbie - I've got some stats tucked away somewhere and will put it on here if someone else doesn't before me. :wave:
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

thanks for the fast reply mate! Stats would be interesting!
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

yeah, their proper interesting :fishing:
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

Born in Inverness on 27th July 1920

Roderick Alexander Munro
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

Another Stat. He was better and scored more goals than Murray Jones :sorted: But he did score less than Jim Towers :sad:
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

I forgot to mention that he is Scottish :sorted:
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

thats the one! He started playing for inverness cally i think, then went to rangers before the war. Came back from africa and ended up playing for Brentford, not sure about the story of why he went to brentford, believe he met some players out in africa.
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

I think Mark posted somewhere on the gpg that he was captain in 1952 whilst Ron Greenford was at the club
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

These stats have been taken from 'Timeless Bees'.

Roderick Alexander Munro
born; Inverness 27/7/1920
League Apps 199 FAC Apps 11...............no goals.

Career: Glasgow Rangers, Brentford, (1946-1953) Cambridge City.

Joined the Bees on recommendation of Tom Manley the ex Manchester United player, with whom he served with in the Middle East. Played 5 matches in the last season of the war leagues in 1945-46 for Brentford, and signed pro in May 1946, making his debut in September in the 1st division. Roddy left BFC in 1953 to take the managers post at Cambridge City.
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

Here's a scan of a pic of Roddy (although it says Rodney?) and also an autograph, which is in top right hand corner under Tony Harper's

hope this helps!
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

God Paul there are some blasts from the past

Harper-Monk-Jefferies-Darcy and legend Ken Coote, don't recognise the other can you help.
All my autographs from those days are long gone thanks to tidy women ugh
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

add Wally Bragg, Alf Jeffries, Jack Goodwin, Tom Ledgerton, and the other might be Frank Latimer.

I wasn't around then though !!!
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

here's a team pic from 1952-53, Roddy's last season

Greenwood, Bragg, Newton, Jeffries, Monk, MUNRO
Latimer, Goodwin, Harper, Lawton, Smith, Coote, Horne
Dare, Sperrin
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

I was nine when my Grandad took me to see my first game at Griffin Park in 1952 and he took me to every home game until about 1956 when his health failed.
The above photo brought back some great memories as this was the photo of the very first Bees team that I saw.
Of course, I saw Roddy Munro play in many games in 1952 and 1953.I remember him as a very strong and aggressive left back who wasn't afraid of anyone and also was not afraid of getting forward and attacking down the left side.It was unusual for a full back to do that in those days.He formed a great pairing with the right back Fred Monk.
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

Roddy Munro was my grandad! Really lovely to hear you lot talk about him!! And great to see the old photos.
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

wanderer paul said:
here's a team pic from 1952-53, Roddy's last season

Greenwood, Bragg, Newton, Jeffries, Monk, MUNRO
Latimer, Goodwin, Harper, Lawton, Smith, Coote, Horne
Dare, Sperrin
Click to expand...

I used to watch that team plus Jimmy Hill. Those were great days and Roddy Munro was a class full back. And, Paul, it was Terry Ledgerton, not Tom, as I recall.
 

Info on former player - Roddy Munro

Saw Roddy play a few times for the Bees....never let the team down....:sorted:
 
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