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Right Back Nominations

Bob Crompton - 78 - 49%

Henning Berg - 26 - 16%

Keith Newton - 21 - 13%

Chris Price - 8 - 5%

Lucas Neill - 8 - 5%

Kevin Hird - 6 - 3%

Mark Atkins - 5 - 3%

Jeff Kenna - 3 - 1%

Seb Perez - 2 - 1%

John Bray - 0 - 0%

Jim Branagan - 0 - 0%

David May - 0 - 0%

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Al - In those days there was only one centre back and the full backs were purely defenders much like the modern three at the back centre halves system.

Keith Newton on the other hand, whose whole career I have witnessed (apart from at Burnley which I would like to forget because by that time he was a spent force) was strong, fast and dependable in defence and a real force in attack. Even chipped in with a few goals.

Probably one of the best attacking full backs ever to play for England too.

For these reasons I nominate Keith Newton for my vote. He was the absolute epitome of what a full back should be, even back when he was in the youth cup winning side that produced so many great internationals.

phillipl - Keith Newton oozed class.

Ianrally - The best fullback I have seen is undoubtedly Keith Newton. The man was a class act and a very fine servant to both the Rovers and England. And a nice man to boot.

mattyboy6000 - from what my old man has told me Newton sounds like he's our best right back, he was in the england team when the late sir Bobby Moore was captain, you have to wonder whether crompton would have been england captain if he came from the same generation as moore.

Jim - It has to be Crompton, but Newton was sheer class.

I'm voting for Keith at left back.

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G: Brad Friedel
65 votes [40%]

RB: Bob Crompton
78 votes [49%]

CB: Mike England
85 votes [65%]

CB: Colin Hendry
59 votes [50%]

LB: Graeme Le Saux
73 votes [48%]

RM: Bryan Douglas
102 votes [67%]

CM: Ronnie Clayton
109 votes [67%]

CM: Jimmy Forrest
107 votes [54%]*

LM: Damien Duff
161 votes [75%]

S: Alan Shearer
179 votes [82%]

S: Simon Garner
109 votes [51%]

* after 'shootout'

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