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A brummie midfielder whose parentage qualified him to play for Ireland as he played at youth level for this nation. Rob clearly possessed useful ball skills, but occasionally appeared less well equipped for the robust physical challenge of top-class football.

A loan spell with Bryan Hamilton’s Tranmere (two goals in five games) seemed to signal willingness to jettison him after only one first team run-out, but Rob was in Gordon Milne’s line-up at the start of the 1985/86 season.

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One of many latter day City midfielders also utilised extensively as a full back, Paul Ramsey developed his ball-winning skills during the club’s Second Division stint of the early 80s. Wearing the no.2 shirt throughout the 1982-83 promotion campaign.

He timed his his first goal – in a crucial victory at Oldham – to perfection. He won the first of his 14 Northern Ireland caps in September 1983, though injuries and spells of in and out occasionally left him sidelined from both domestic and international action.

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A genuine teenage prodigy, tried out in Southend’s reserve-team at the age of 15. Centre-forward Derek Hines was given an early baptism. From then on, he was gradually nursed into regular first team football. He still won England Youth international caps and, later, Army representative honours.

His scoring rate was somewhat eclipsed by that of striking partner Arthur Rowley. Derek Hines proved a wonderful forager, and made an inestimable contribution to both the promotion season of 1953-54 and 1956-57.

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