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People laughed at Archie Stinchcombe when he said "This is the best
team I ever had." They were still laughing five weeks later when Panthers were doing
a strong man act, holding up the other clubs in the Autumn Cup competition. The laughs
were all Archie's from there on. Panthers picked themselves up off the floor and came back
to challenge strongly for the Autumn Cup and eventually win the League Championship for
the first time in history. Chick Zamick was again the scoring champion. The "All-star A" centre was voted "Most Popular Player" and Nottingham's "Sportsman of the Year" in face of competition from celebrities like Wally Ardron, Reg Simpson, Tommy Lawton, Joe Hardstaff etc. On Monday, January 21st 1951, Panthers travelled all the way to Brighton, their longest league journey, to play a match which had been cancelled weeks previously! None too pleasing for all concerned! In the scoring charts Chick Zamick again finished on top of the pile with 139 points, Kenny Booth (Earls Court) 2nd way back on 108, George Beach (Wembley Lions) 3rd 103, with Les Strongman 5th (102) and Pat Casey, also of the Panthers, 7th (97) Panthers finished the season with Most Goals Scored, Least Goals Against, Most Goals In One Game (13 v Streatham), Most Games Won and Least Penalty Minutes Against. |
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