Silent Blade
Well-Known Member
It was the season before I became a Lane regular. I have no memories of the "Arthur Rowley" season, my dad didnt talk much about the season, I remember him telling me that we had lost a FA Cup match at Mansfield but I am not sure if he was at the match. I am not sure if he went to most of the home games during the season, maybe his interest had waned after relegation to the 2nd division. It was a few years later when I had read about Rowley being our manager for just one season so I asked my dad about him. He said we didnt do well under his management and the SUFC board were fed up of being obsessed with horse racing and he could be seen in the directors box during matches listening to horse racing results from his own transistor radio.
Did my dad take me to any of the matches during the season? Maybe he did? I remember looking through the club profiles in the 1968-69 Park Drive book of football (I think it belonged to my Uncle Ronnie) and we were the last in the 2nd division section because we were the last named in alphabetical order!
11/7/1968
Arthur Rowley becomes our new team manager. John Harris "moves upstairs" to be our general manager.
Did my dad take me to any of the matches during the season? Maybe he did? I remember looking through the club profiles in the 1968-69 Park Drive book of football (I think it belonged to my Uncle Ronnie) and we were the last in the 2nd division section because we were the last named in alphabetical order!
11/7/1968
Arthur Rowley becomes our new team manager. John Harris "moves upstairs" to be our general manager.