1960/61 Side What Happened To Them

[originaltrueblade]

After leaving United



Alan Hodgkinson (probably our best ever Keeper)

Coaching Career with many clubs..Hodgy retired from football at the age of 76

Awarded the MBE in 2008

Wrote a Book “Between The Sicks” I must say a very good read.

Hodgy passed away on 8 Dec 2015



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Cecil Coldwell (Capt)

He ran newsagents and then retired to Poynton neat Stockport

Cec passed away in 2008

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Graham Shaw (stylish right footed left back)

apparently he managed Abbey Juniors a Sunday league side, the team produced some that went on to play professional football

Graham passed away in 1998

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Brian Richardson (hard man)


After playing he became a sales executive
Cannot find much info so Brian must be about
83 years young

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Joe Shaw (best defender pure quality)

Went into management. Then became a Sales Director

Joe passed away in 2007

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Gerry Summers (stylish player)

Went into management then retired and lives in Leicestershire

Gerry is 83 years young

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Len Allchurch (cultured winger always went past defenders with his arms hanging down))

He became a Hotelier then ran a leather good business

Len passed away in 2016

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Billy Russell (Always remember his first half hat rick FA Cup 6th round at Newcastle. The only Blades player ever to score a hat trick wearing Tangerine coloured shirts)

The teacher while playing football who became Head of Languages in Altrincham

Billy is 82 years young

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Doc Pace (clinical finisher)

Doc became a sales representative in West Bromwich

Doc passed away in 1989 (only 57)

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Billy Hodgson (clever)

Billy is 82 year young

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Ron Simpson (Hot bullet shot)

Ron passed away in 2010 in Carlisle



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[coaxingstar71]

There was a rather sad piece on Joe Shaw in the 'Blades Biography' of how he later even applied for a job as groundsman for the Blades and got rejected.

 

[originaltrueblade]

There was a rather sad piece on Joe Shaw in the 'Blades Biography' of how he later even applied for a job as groundsman for the Blades and got rejected.

Dear me thats terrible

 

[Newbury Blade]

Saw Len Allchurch several times after he moved to Stockport County, one of the stars of s very good 4th Division promotion side.

 

[JJ Sefton]

There was a rather sad piece on Joe Shaw in the 'Blades Biography' of how he later even applied for a job as groundsman for the Blades and got rejected.

One theme that comes out of that old book Blade Runners is how badly the club has treated players in the past.

 

[bornablade]

Gerry Summers and Doc Pace had a sports shop on Abbeydale Road - called Summers and Pace. Think it was where there was or is a barbers now - Cicarrelli's (?)

Graham Shaw had a cafe in the Castle Market. Anyone any old photos? Then he took on the Sportsman on Denby Street.

 

[JJ Sefton]

Gerry Summers and Doc Pace had a sports shop on Abbeydale Road - called Summers and Pace. Think it was where there was or is a barbers now - Cicarrelli's (?)

Graham Shaw had a cafe in the Castle Market. Anyone any old photos? Then he took on the Sportsman on Denby Street.

Before one of my first matches my dad took me in The Sportsman to see Graham Shaw.

 

[originaltrueblade]

I remember one story concerning Graham which the Telegraph carried. He was picked to play for England at the eleventh hour and the picture of Graham on the train hanging out of the window with his boots in his hand...Boy how times have changed from the £20 appx he had for wages from United in those days....Today picked for England at the last minute would be helicopter and a five star Hotel..One of Englands best left backs He didn't get picked much because he didn't play for the elite clubs. I am sure you know which teams I refer to

 

[JJ Sefton]

I remember one story concerning Graham which the Telegraph carried. He was picked to play for England at the eleventh hour and the picture of Graham on the train hanging out of the window with his boots in his hand...Boy how times have changed from the £20 appx he had for wages from United in those days....Today picked for England at the last minute would be helicopter and a five star Hotel..One of Englands best left backs He didn't get picked much because he didn't play for the elite clubs. I am sure you know which teams I refer to

My dad was always bitter about Springett getting picked for England over Hodgkinson so he was never an England football fan. When I was a kid I was convinced that Deane and Tracey should have been getting into the England squad and when they didn't Walth Snr said it had always been like that.

 

[cahill]

Interesting read

 

[originaltrueblade]

My dad was always bitter about Springett getting picked for England over Hodgkinson so he was never an England football fan. When I was a kid I was convinced that Deane and Tracey should have been getting into the England squad and when they didn't Walth Snr said it had always been like that.

I always thought Hodgy was better than Springett. Joe Shaw never capped, Alan Woodward never capped the list is endless

 

[bornablade]

One of the most important games of 1960/61 was our FA Cup semi final defeat to Leicester City.

Strange that this thread was created and 7 hours later we are drawn against Leicester City.

I was too young to attend the semi final and subsequent replays but have read on either here or Bladesmad how unlucky we were.

Time to put that right.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

One of the most important games of 1960/61 was our FA Cup semi final defeat to Leicester City.

Strange that this thread was created and 7 hours later we are drawn against Leicester City.

I was too young to attend the semi final and subsequent replays but have read on either here or Bladesmad how unlucky we were.

Time to put that right.

We were unlucky in the first match at Leeds (did Pace handle the ball when we had a goal disallowed?). We were poor in the second replay at Birmingham.