What a memory, I would imagine there are not many on here, if any, that have seen a match with a goalkeeper wearing white. Colours used to be green, red, blue, white and black. Probably all went out the door when they started turning out in these kind of jerseys. Though they do look good and couldn't resist one of Mel. The last one's rather snazzy, also.
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Getting back to the A and B sides, in the 50's, there was a ground at Dore and one at Woodhouse which I believe United teams played on, maybe some one can throw some light on this. Memory says the Woodhouse one was completely enclosed by high fencing with rudimentary terracing and had been used since before the First War to hold finals of local cup competitions. My maternal grandad played in a "Kelley Cup Final" there in 1912. Kelley was a Councillor and the competition was used to raise funds for local hospitals. My first association with this ground was either end of season 1947 or 48 as my grandfather's youngest brother was a referee, reffing, a cup final there and my grandad went along taking me. Beautiful manicured pitch and the memory of going in the Brunswick Arms across the road as that was the changing rooms, in the roof space, for the teams and officials. I later played on there some10-11 years later, mid winter, inch or two of snow and the pitch had deteriorated with puddles all over covered in ice. Still changed in the pub if memory serves.
The other ground at Dore was surrounded by houses and was a good well kept ground when I played there V Dore probably back end of same season I played at the Brunswick Ground as memory tells me it was a sunny day.