Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Kop sufferer]

As a kid it never really occurred to me how dirty the buildings were. They’d been like that as long as I could remember. It was only when they started cleaning them that I realised. I was shocked after they’d cleaned St Mary’s.

They say, where there's muck there's money BB. Unfortunately I've never found any

 

[Tickhill Blade]

As a kid it never really occurred to me how dirty the buildings were. They’d been like that as long as I could remember. It was only when they started cleaning them that I realised. I was shocked after they’d cleaned St Mary’s.

In the process of cleaning it, 1980

 

[XM657]

Apologies for blank reply, what I was going to say was thanks for the article, found it very interesting an excellent read. Wonder if he played for Kent at the Lane whilst on United's books?
There have been others the other way round, playing for Yorkshire and as a visitor, through football, to the Lane. Willie Watson, another double international, springs to mind as he was playing when I was a youngster, Yorkshire at cricket and Sunderland, with the irrepressible Len Shackleton, at football.
Photos, Watson photo call at Roker and entering Lords with Trevor Bailey, presumably for a test match.
Last photo Shackleton throwing a dummy to a Blackpool defender some time in the fifties.

 

[Robby Blade]

Apologies for blank reply, what I was going to say was thanks for the article, found it very interesting an excellent read. Wonder if he played for Kent at the Lane whilst on United's books?
There have been others the other way round, playing for Yorkshire and as a visitor, through football,View attachment 104033View attachment 104034View attachment 104035 to the Lane. Willie Watson, another double international, springs to mind as he was playing when I was a youngster, Yorkshire at cricket and Sunderland, with the irrepressible Len Shackleton, at football.
Photos, Watson photo call at Roker and entering Lords with Trevor Bailey, presumably for a test match.
Last photo Shackleton throwing a dummy to a Blackpool defender some time in the fifties.

The three in virgin socks and sandals look up for a bit of after close of play.

 

[XM657]

The three in virgin socks and sandals look up for a bit of after close of play.

Jailbait!!! they may look 30 but they're probably 14/15, it were like that in them days, honest.

 

[Kop sufferer]

Apologies for blank reply, what I was going to say was thanks for the article, found it very interesting an excellent read. Wonder if he played for Kent at the Lane whilst on United's books?
There have been others the other way round, playing for Yorkshire and as a visitor, through football,View attachment 104033View attachment 104034View attachment 104035 to the Lane. Willie Watson, another double international, springs to mind as he was playing when I was a youngster, Yorkshire at cricket and Sunderland, with the irrepressible Len Shackleton, at football.
Photos, Watson photo call at Roker and entering Lords with Trevor Bailey, presumably for a test match.
Last photo Shackleton throwing a dummy to a Blackpool defender some time in the fifties.

I remember Ted Hemsley playing for Worcestershire at the Lane, can't recall if he was with United though at the time

 

[Trigger Blade]

The three in virgin socks and sandals look up for a bit of after close of play.

The one holding the newspaper looks more your style Robby Blade

 

[Silent Blade]

I remember Ted Hemsley playing for Worcestershire at the Lane, can't recall if he was with United though at the time

Yes, he was at Worcestershire between 1962 and 1982. He was with us between 1968 and 1977. I saw him bat in the Yorks v Worcs match at Bramall Lane in June 1971

 

[Robby Blade]

The one holding the newspaper looks more your style Robby Blade

Unfortunately you are right Trigg. But after seeing those girls in ancle socks I never got that far as I had flashbacks to my early youth and my best mates sister.

 

[XM657]

I remember Ted Hemsley playing for Worcestershire at the Lane, can't recall if he was with United though at the time

Missed an obvious one there, thanks Ks. ..................must get the old brain in gear, been running in neutral for too long now.

 

[Blade1959]

Yes, he was at Worcestershire between 1962 and 1982. He was with us between 1968 and 1977. I saw him bat in the Yorks v Worcs match at Bramall Lane in June 1971

I saw him in 1972. I know Ted quite well he told me the story when he played at the Lane some of the United players, led by Len Badger, slow hand clapped him from the kop when he came out to bat!!

 

[Greenwich Blade]

I saw him in 1972. I know Ted quite well he told me the story when he played at the Lane some of the United players, led by Len Badger, slow hand clapped him from the kop when he came out to bat!!

He told me that story too, when I accosted him at that 125th anniversary do at Pond's Forge, with the express intention of talking cricket.

 

[The Crab]

Ordered

Do we know roughly how long they take to arrive

 

[XM657]

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Yours truly 1966, front and center and my two sisters either side, with my cousin Francis holding onto me for dear life to stop me from causing havoc.

Definite yellow card for Francis, shirt pulling just as you were breaking free, obstruction, if she supports 'the dark side' will be a double yellowand consequentially a red card culminating in a sending off.

 

[Andingmen]

High Street, Oct 1991
Just starting putting the lights up...

 

[Kop sufferer]

High Street, Oct 1991
Just starting putting the lights up...

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Anybody know the first year we had Christmas lights, did we borrow them from Blackpool?. I certainly remember mid 60s when they stretched from the bottom of the Moor to the Castle Market

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Anybody know the first year we had Christmas lights, did we borrow them from Blackpool?. I certainly remember mid 60s when they stretched from the bottom of the Moor to the Castle Market

I believe we used to get some from London the year after they’d been used on Oxford and Regent street. There were some very big crowns that used to sway in the wind and I also remember we had some reindeer holding strings of lights across the road.

 

[Big Hitter]

I remember Ted Hemsley playing for Worcestershire at the Lane, can't recall if he was with United though at the time

Apologies for blank reply, what I was going to say was thanks for the article, found it very interesting an excellent read. Wonder if he played for Kent at the Lane whilst on United's books?
There have been others the other way round, playing for Yorkshire and as a visitor, through football,View attachment 104033View attachment 104034View attachment 104035 to the Lane. Willie Watson, another double international, springs to mind as he was playing when I was a youngster, Yorkshire at cricket and Sunderland, with the irrepressible Len Shackleton, at football.
Photos, Watson photo call at Roker and entering Lords with Trevor Bailey, presumably for a test match.
Last photo Shackleton throwing a dummy to a Blackpool defender some time in the fifties.

Photo of Watson and Bailey probably taken on the occasion when they batted almost all day to save a Test Math against Australia at lords circa 1953?

 

[bornablade]

In the 1960's we used to boast that our Christmas illuminations were the best outside of London.

As we've seen from many pictures on here town was busy right from Haymarket up to the Moor.

Footfall that today's retailers could only dream about.

 

[XM657]

Photo of Watson and Bailey probably taken on the occasion when they batted almost all day to save a Test Math against Australia at lords circa 1953?

Thanks for that BH, I must have known of that, I was just 11 that test series, with the intervening years erasing it.
Don't think it was '53 could be '56. Unfortunately haven't found anything as yet.

 

[Big Hitter]

Thanks for that BH, I must have known of that, I was just 11 that test series, with the intervening years erasing it.
Don't think it was '53 could be '56. Unfortunately haven't found anything as yet.

Yes - second Test 1953 at Lords. Watson scored 109 in 6 Hours at the crease, Bailey scored 71 in 4 Hours at Crease. Together they put on 163 after England were 20 for 4 or some such figure and saved the Test.

 

[Big Hitter]

Another surprising statistic is that both Watson and Bailey were excellent footballers with Watson playing for England 4 times.

 

[XM657]

Yes - second Test 1953 at Lords. Watson scored 109 in 6 Hours at the crease, Bailey scored 71 in 4 Hours at Crease. Together they put on 163 after England were 20 for 4 or some such figure and saved the Test.

Again, Ta for that, probably saw some of that on tv.
No tele at our house but my preschool mate ten doors away they had one.
Mick wasn't into sport but took to cricket about a year earlier even having payed coaching at the Lane through George Pope.
Me, owt wi'a ball, in't skoyal teams for cricket, football and rounders (remember that) before appropriate age dictated.
Anyhow we watched that series on their tele except for time in school. Happy, carefree days.
Did Bailey play league football or did he play for an amateur club.

 

[Silent Blade]

Did Bailey play league football or did he play for an amateur club.

Wathamstow Avenue. Won Amateur Cup, played against Arsenal in FA Cup. Both in 1952

 

[Kop sufferer]

Yes - second Test 1953 at Lords. Watson scored 109 in 6 Hours at the crease, Bailey scored 71 in 4 Hours at Crease. Together they put on 163 after England were 20 for 4 or some such figure and saved the Test.

I guess this is the match where Bailey acquired the nickname "Barnacle Bailey"

 

[Kop sufferer]

Wathamstow Avenue. Won Amateur Cup, played against Arsenal in FA Cup. Both in 1952

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I see the Refs from Walthamstow also, bit much considering Walthamstow is the neighbouring district to Tottenham dont you think ?

 

[Blade1959]

Wathamstow Avenue. Won Amateur Cup, played against Arsenal in FA Cup. Both in 1952

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No 11 for Walthamstow Jimmy Bloomfield ex Orient & Leicester manager

 

[Silent Blade]

No 11 for Walthamstow Jimmy Bloomfield ex Orient & Leicester manager

Yes.

 

[Sharrow Snuff Mill]

Anybody know the first year we had Christmas lights, did we borrow them from Blackpool?. I certainly remember mid 60s when they stretched from the bottom of the Moor to the Castle Market

They did, but they weren`t switched on until a fortnight before Christmas, unlike the nonsense today. They`ll soon be switched on after Easter the way things are going.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

I notice the shorts are referred to as 'knickers', probably short for knickerbockers, but that is not a term I have ever heard of being related to football shorts. Everyday is a school day on S2 4SU.