Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Tickhill Blade]

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I bet that number plate is worth a fair bit these days

 

[Greenwich Blade]

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Good job you kept the programme, in case your number comes up.

 

[Revolution]

Yes on September 2nd we won at Leeds.

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You can sense the worry in the minds of most of the people in the below photo. Joe Carr got killed at Dunkirk in less than a year later. Harry Hampson (still our player but not in photo) died of Septicemia caused by war wounds in 1942

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Notice the size of the crowds. A lot of men had already been mobilized by that point, depressing attendance. There were lots of other things going on more important than sport. War preparations were going on all summer.

The League was abandoned after that set of fixtures.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

I bet that number plate is worth a fair bit these days

My old man’s first car was an Austin 7 with the registration plate GUG 6…..

Yes, I know.

 

[Woodwaaard]

My old man’s first car was an Austin 7 with the registration plate GUG 6…..

Yes, I know.

THE 5 is still being used on a Land Rover product, according to the DVLA

 

[Maurice Maurice]

My number plate and road tax costs me about $130 (£100) a year over here. I was never one to care back home, always thought it was a bit 'look at me' but I like to show my support of my team here and if anyone asks, delight in explaining the joys of following the mighty Blades from the Steel City