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Penge Eagle Flag Beckenham 04 Aug 17 1.40am Send a Private Message to Penge Eagle Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Penge Eagle as a friend

Was told that Mike Deakin passed away on July 15 aged 83. Anyone have memories of him as player?

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Zimeagle Flag Harare 05 Aug 17 11.11am Send a Private Message to Zimeagle Add Zimeagle as a friend

Yes, scored the first Palace goal that I can remember, a header at the Whitehorse Lane end. I was very young so I can only go on vague memories but he was a regular scorer for Palace, a lot with his head; a kind of Third Division South Christian Benteke.
Mike was my first Palace hero and it's sad that he's passed away. Condolences to his family.
I've often thought it would be a good idea for Chris Grierson to do some interviews with old Palace players for eagles.cpfc. I believe Jimmy Belcher is still alive from the Third Division South days, then Peter Burridge from a later era.

 
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lyeemoon Flag Girne 23 Aug 17 4.25pm Send a Private Message to lyeemoon Add lyeemoon as a friend

I remember Mike Deakin very well. He was our centre forward at what was a very bleak time for us. Despite that he scored 63 goals in 151 appearance.

On the first day of his penultimate season at Palace exactly 59 years ago today, prior to his transfer to Northampton, he and Johnny Byrne scored a hat trick apiece v Crewe at Selhurst in a 6-2 win in front of 13,511 in a Division 4 game.

Deakin was the ideal foil for the boy wonder Byrne and between them that season they scored 40 goals. Mike's return was brilliant as he scored his 23 in only 34 games.

RIP Mike Deakin

 

lo Selhurst silva felix, lo Selhurst cara nutrix, viget, vigeat, vigebit! Best team:- Jackson; Gilbert, Evans, Cannon, Sansom; Hughes, Kember, McNichol; Byrne, Holton, Wright.

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YT Flag Oxford 23 Aug 17 4.50pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

I wonder how many times in English league history two team-mates have scored a hat-trick. Anyone know of a reference source?

Sad news.

 

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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