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Charwayne Walker reflects today on the life of former national footballer Compton Julian, who passed away recently.
The land of many waters lost one of its most gracious footballers, Compton ‘The surgeon’ Julian passed away on the 26th of February, 2015 in Georgetown. Julian, who played for YMCA and later Thomas United in the late fifties and early sixties, was one of four players from the then British Guiana that was selected in July 1959 for the West Indies football team tour of the United Kingdom. The others were George Green, Hubert (Senor) Braithwaite and the late Monty Hope. After dominating the local scenes in 1957, Julian was selected for his first international series, the following year 1958 against Suriname in Paramaribo. Although the then British Guiana lost the series to their Dutch rivals, Julian was the talk of Paramaribo.
The star winger next outing was April 1959 in Trinidad at an international Quadrangular tournament involving the host Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados and British Guiana. After the tournament, the impressive Julian was one of several British Guiana’s players invited for trials for selection for the West Indies football tour for the United Kingdom. After four trial matches Julian, Hope, Green and Braithwaite were the BG Boys in the Patrick Gomez led squad that travelled by the NV motor Vessel WilliamStaad to the United Kingdom.
Julian proudly recalled the encounters against Britain, Crystal Palace and Barking United. The following year 1960 he had an outstanding series against Rio Negro, a strong Brazilian club team. His first international series at home was 1961 against the Carlton Franco led Trinidad and Tobago. British Guiana lost the three match series 2-1 after drawing the opening clash nil all at GFC.
The following year 1962 Julian, Waterboat Weithers, Ingram Lane, Lionel Gill, Patsy Pieters, backed up by outstanding defending by George Green, Monty Hope and Skipper Hubert Braithwaite lost a nailbiting series to the Reginald Hanes led Barbados National team. Julian last outing in national colours was November 1963 against the touring Rio Negro team from Brazil. He was the leading goal scorer for British Guiana in that series. Under the local scene he was one of the most prolific goal scorers in division one football.
International Tours:
1958 Suriname
1959 Trinidad
1959 United Kingdom
International Matches played (33)
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