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Dave Rushbury, young central defender in the 70s who srepped in when Ally Rob was injured. Looked a class act to me but couldn't keep his place and wss eventually sold, I think to Sheff Wed.

Correct, spent 3 years with us making 112 appearances.  This was around the time when I got my first season ticket and we were a very poor team in 1976 when he joined us.  Big Jack came in as manager in 1977 and turned us around but Rushbury left for Swansea the season before we got promoted back to Division 2 in 1980.  I remember him getting one of the goals in the 3rd replay in the 3rd round of the FA Cup against Arsenal!!  We drew that game 3-3 at Filbert St and this was the middle game of three replays played in Leicester in a tie that took 5 matches to find a winner!!!

Did you rate him, Charlie? (Doesn't sound as if Big Jack did.) I thought he was cool and too good a footballer for a "no.6".