Dickie Borthwick first played football in 1948 and has appeared for 11 non-league clubs in his career, starting with Invergordon Academy in the Scottish Highlands and also turned out of the the local Town FC and Ross County. Moving south he has been involved with Sherborne Town and most recently Wyke Rangers FC Veterans in Dorset, but his latest club is folding and Dickie is looking for a new club at 81.
His health has been through the mill, recovering from prostate cancer and he puts his longevity down to quitting smoking 30 a day, keeping active, drinking tea and eating porridge before a game. With over 1600 matches under his belt 400 and more goals, the new Walking Football is not for him, he wants to run around. Vets' football tends to have 35 year and older participants, so Dickie finds himself a little out of his depth against some of the younger members although he has recently played against an Under 16 opposition.
Not quite so old, but retiring is Robert (Bobby) Lester Zamora who at 35 is hanging up his boots. Born in Barking he has been very much part of the East London lot, graduating through the famous Senrab Youth Club ( John Terry, Ledley King etc) but finding himself not in London but at Bristol Rovers in 1999. he then quickly went to Bath City on loan, Brighton (119 apps 70 goals), Spurs under Hoddle, West Ham (home!! 130 apps for 30 goals)), Fulham, QPR and back to Brighton. He only earned 2 international caps. Sadly, a hip injury has curtailed his career at 35 years old.
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