I see a few of us more mature gentlemen (wrinklies) have Hibbitt and Bailey in our top two, but opinions are divided as to who was the best.
They were two completely different players. Hibbitt tended to play just behind the Doog and Richards and often made runs forward into space created by King John as he pulled defenders out of position. His goal scoring record is testimony to his attacking prowess.
Bailey was the rock in midfield. With players like Jimmy Mac, Hibbitt, Sunderland and Waggy in the team, someone had to play the anchor role, and he did superbly. He broke up attacks and played the ball on to the more naturally gifted players, and he had a massive throw in that often reached the far post.
