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BRIAN BASON
Born: 03 September 1955
Came from: Chelsea Went to: Crystal Palace
First game: 27 September 1977 Last game: 24 January 1981
Appearances: 149 (146/3) Goals: 11
Bason was a highly versatile player who filled a number of positions for the Pilgrims. He joined from his first club Chelsea in 1977 and spent four years at Home Park before joining Crystal Palace on a free transfer. He then had a brief loan spell with Portsmouth, played for Vancouver Whitecaps in Canada and ended his career at Reading.
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From Andy Milligan in London on 25/10/2013 ...
'Great stuff this Bass' was the advertising slogan for Bass Beer at the time the Great Bass was playing for us. I loved Bason. He was tough, competitive, had a good first touch, excellent passing and a hammer of a right foot. When he joined Argyle in 1977, I was excited because I remembered him from the previous season's Big Match Golden Goals, a cracker against Carlisle for Chelsea. You can see it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk82PGXxmEY (you need to cut and paste this link) about 1 minute 40 seconds in. And he scored a fair few long range goals for us, including one against Swansea when the Match Of The Day cameras were at Home Park. I used to stand right down by the front of the Mayflower terrace, so you could hear what the players were saying (especially when the crowds were low or quiet). I remember one match, Bason was about to take a throw-in just in front of me. He stopped suddenly, lowered the ball, squeezed it in both hands and shouted at the referee "Oi Ref, this ball is soft as sh**". The ball was, Bason wasn't.
APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]
The details below reflect appearances in the following selected competitions: Southern & Western Leagues, English Football League, Football League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Minor Cups
Excluded: Football League (1939), War Leagues
I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.
The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.
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