Well is Ray Mears still looking in on this post he left Bootle and played for New Zealand have got loads of info on him?
Ray, Henry, and Lavett and loads more
Great Players look at what Dan puts on all the facts our there
Bootle Joc
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Great picture Albie and young Mr John Mac on this one fantastic 
Now have got Albie Bell Gerry Bidige Brian Bromlow John King John Mac Henry Bradley Ray Mears John Kelly and loads more from the Bootle JOC
Must not forget Gerry Jones John Harris Denis Mac and loads more
All this is history to me and should never be lost
Hope my good friend Ray is looking in on this post
Also, there was a get-together for someone's birthday with regards to Miranda hope some pictures get put on this post ( Albie }
Regards Bobby
Now have got Albie Bell Gerry Bidige Brian Bromlow John King John Mac Henry Bradley Ray Mears John Kelly and loads more from the Bootle JOC
Must not forget Gerry Jones John Harris Denis Mac and loads more
All this is history to me and should never be lost
Hope my good friend Ray is looking in on this post
Also, there was a get-together for someone's birthday with regards to Miranda hope some pictures get put on this post ( Albie }
Regards Bobby
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With regards to John, O'Leary l was with to a good mate of mine Tony Mich
He played against John and he was marking him.
John scored three goals in the game and the game ended 3 -3
John got Tony a pint after the game and Tony got top marks for marking John.
What a player he was Bobby should have made it.
Bobby
He played against John and he was marking him.
John scored three goals in the game and the game ended 3 -3
John got Tony a pint after the game and Tony got top marks for marking John.
What a player he was Bobby should have made it.
Bobby
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Looking at Dan's post-1938 have got no pictures of Hawthrone road playing fields, Miranda and other great football teams of that year
Football was so big in Bootle all them teams Bootle Celtic Miranda and many more.
Hope some people have got pictures of granddads and great-granddads of Bootle teams in them years.
Well, big thanks to Dan got me interested in 1930s football history ?? in Bootle
Bootle people must have loads of pictures out there of there granddads and great-granddads send them into the site.
Was it all about team building in them days ?? interesting subject with regards to football history
Bobby
Football was so big in Bootle all them teams Bootle Celtic Miranda and many more.
Hope some people have got pictures of granddads and great-granddads of Bootle teams in them years.
Well, big thanks to Dan got me interested in 1930s football history ?? in Bootle
Bootle people must have loads of pictures out there of there granddads and great-granddads send them into the site.
Was it all about team building in them days ?? interesting subject with regards to football history
Bobby
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A little bit of history
The original Bootle F.C. were formed in 1879 and played their first fixture in 1880 on Hawthorne Road, adjacent to Bootle Cricket Club. The club were Everton F.C.'s main rivals and competed with Everton for the prestigious place in the newly formed Football League. Because only one club per area were permitted to join, Bootle narrowly lost out, despite the fact that in the run up to the decision Everton were banned from the both the FA Cup and the Liverpool Senior Cup the previous year. However Bootle lost out and in 1889–90 Bootle became founder members of the Football Alliance, which became the newly formed Football League Second Division. That season was the most successful as the club finished league runners-up and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, losing to Blackburn Rovers. When the Alliance merged with the Football League in 1892, Bootle became founder members of the new Second Division. However, despite finishing in a respectable 8th place, the club dropped out after one season due to ongoing financial problems. Ironically a new local club, Liverpool, took Bootle's place in the second division.
The possible resurrection of a Bootle team became a distinct probability in August 1947 when local councillors identified the popularity and talent on show in the ‘Bootle JOC’ league and knew the town was big enough to be put back on the football map with its own team again. For years it had been an exporter of its many players to other clubs, both professional and semi-professional. The promise of sponsorship money from local businesses brought great optimism and the issue of one shilling shares further boosted club finances. After local residents were assured that the ground at Bootle Stadium (Maguire Avenue) would not be used solely as a football ground, an application to join the Lancashire Combination for the 1948/49 season was made, and accepted. Club colours even posed a problem; red or blue were dismissed for fear of showing favour to either of the ‘big two’ so it was agreed that, as the original Bootle FC wore white shorts, this colour would be adopted. Players mostly came from the local league and surrounding clubs, however one player that Bootle overlooked was a tall, blonde, ex-prisoner-of-war German, Bert Trautmann. Trautman, then living in Huyton, trained with Bootle at the stadium for several weeks but, with the area taking such a heavy pounding during the war, it was decided not to tempt any local bitterness and he was allowed to join St Helens Town and of course moved on to FA Cup and Manchester City folklore. They kicked off their new campaign in 1948 against Barnoldswick and district. The league was won at the first attempt. However, Bootle struggled in the top-flight and after several tough seasons and also a change in Council priorities they withdrew from the league and folded during the 1953–54 campaign.
Bobby
The original Bootle F.C. were formed in 1879 and played their first fixture in 1880 on Hawthorne Road, adjacent to Bootle Cricket Club. The club were Everton F.C.'s main rivals and competed with Everton for the prestigious place in the newly formed Football League. Because only one club per area were permitted to join, Bootle narrowly lost out, despite the fact that in the run up to the decision Everton were banned from the both the FA Cup and the Liverpool Senior Cup the previous year. However Bootle lost out and in 1889–90 Bootle became founder members of the Football Alliance, which became the newly formed Football League Second Division. That season was the most successful as the club finished league runners-up and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, losing to Blackburn Rovers. When the Alliance merged with the Football League in 1892, Bootle became founder members of the new Second Division. However, despite finishing in a respectable 8th place, the club dropped out after one season due to ongoing financial problems. Ironically a new local club, Liverpool, took Bootle's place in the second division.
The possible resurrection of a Bootle team became a distinct probability in August 1947 when local councillors identified the popularity and talent on show in the ‘Bootle JOC’ league and knew the town was big enough to be put back on the football map with its own team again. For years it had been an exporter of its many players to other clubs, both professional and semi-professional. The promise of sponsorship money from local businesses brought great optimism and the issue of one shilling shares further boosted club finances. After local residents were assured that the ground at Bootle Stadium (Maguire Avenue) would not be used solely as a football ground, an application to join the Lancashire Combination for the 1948/49 season was made, and accepted. Club colours even posed a problem; red or blue were dismissed for fear of showing favour to either of the ‘big two’ so it was agreed that, as the original Bootle FC wore white shorts, this colour would be adopted. Players mostly came from the local league and surrounding clubs, however one player that Bootle overlooked was a tall, blonde, ex-prisoner-of-war German, Bert Trautmann. Trautman, then living in Huyton, trained with Bootle at the stadium for several weeks but, with the area taking such a heavy pounding during the war, it was decided not to tempt any local bitterness and he was allowed to join St Helens Town and of course moved on to FA Cup and Manchester City folklore. They kicked off their new campaign in 1948 against Barnoldswick and district. The league was won at the first attempt. However, Bootle struggled in the top-flight and after several tough seasons and also a change in Council priorities they withdrew from the league and folded during the 1953–54 campaign.
Bobby
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Young Albie and other lads
the start of playing football in school and then moving on to the Bootle JOC. Doug Hastings and l think John Kelly from YMCAMost lads from Bootle played for their school teams and then progressed to the JOC or higher levels.
I look back fantastic times all that banter some great players.
Best times for me was watching the games of Bootle St James's, Windham, Waterloo Utd, Pentagon, and loads more has a kid.
Bobby
