Huddersfield Town's top five wingers since 1988
James CleggMonday 9 Jun 2014 4:07 pm
Anthony Pilkington, left, lit up the atmosphere in his playing days at the Galpharm Stadium (Picture: Getty Images)
Welcome to the part four of my Huddersfield Town dream team – my top five wingers to have worn the blue and white stripes. These are the players that arouse the audience when the ball gets to their feet and the magic happens:-
1) Anthony Pilkington
Signed from Stockport for £500,000, 'Pilks' was one of Lee Clark's first signings and brought a positive and direct attitude to Town's flanks.
The best crosser of the ball that I have seen, he had the attacking flair to dink effortlessly past defenders.
Being named in the League One team of the year, even though he only played the first half of the season due to injury shows how good he was.
His ability to create something from nothing should never be under-valued and always leaves me pondering the 'what if?' scenario had he been fit to face Peterborough in the Old Trafford play-off final.
2) Ben Thornley
Starting his career at Manchester Utd, Thornley was a member of United's class of 92 with Beckham and co.
After spending a number of years as understudy to Ryan Giggs at United, he joined Town on a free transfer in 1999.
He was a tricky winger with more twists than a rattlesnake, who was comfortable switching feet and dropping either shoulder to leave full-backs flat-footed.
3) Iain Dunn
Dunn was signed by Ian Ross in 1992 after brief stints in the lower leagues and went on to be a Town hero after scoring some unbelievable goals for the Terriers.
Starting appearances were rare but Dunn defined the term super-sub by orchestrating some miraculous turnarounds off the bench, especially his cross in the Wembley play-off final in 1995 with his first touch.
He made footballing history when he became the first footballer in British football to score a golden goal in 1994.
4) Peter Ndlovu
Starred briefly for Town while on-loan from Birmingham in the relegation season of 00-01.
Quick and effective movement off-the-ball and silky skills on it meant he always gave full-backs a torrid 90 minutes.
His four goals in six appearances in December wasn't enough to propel us to safety but an extension to his loan would've surely helped.
5) Paul Dalton
Signed from Plymouth Argyle in 1995 as part of a swap deal with Wembley hero Chris Billy, 'Dalts' made a slow start to his Town career.
He wasn't fast for a wideman but he could use both feet and always hurt the opposition by putting good balls into the box.
Dalts stepped up to the plate in the Great Escape season of 97/98, chipping in with 13 league goals and was unlucky not to be voted player of the year.
His creative influence meant he was always involved in crucial goals – the goal from the halfway line against Stoke to secure our first win of the Great Escape campaign and his movement and cross for Rob Edwards' goal at Maine Road are two great memories.
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