Bootle Joc

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Mine would be 1958 through 1978 Bob, 1975 - 1978 around High Wycombe in Bucks before retiring from playing league football. Had a few social games for work later, the highlight being a match on Grays Athletic pitch in Essex Ken

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terry halpin , billy linskey , ted swift lal evans, john brennan ,pat mcdowall , eddie connolly

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Bootle Grammer

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Bootle

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Just seen a photo with Ritchie Butler and Paul Williams in their early days as footballers! I was good friends with both of them in early 70’s and was sad to see Paul had died.

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It is so sad to see photos of healthy young men who are no longer with us. I lost touch with all my team mates from Winifred Sports for many years and only through Bob starting this thread did I discover that there were possibly only three now still alive. I still remember them as young pals and the news to me was as if they had all died at once. It was really a terrible shock and one of the saddest times of my life.

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Sent in by good friend Peter Walsh of his dad

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Bootle Grammer

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2nd Picture Bootle Grammer 1966

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1 1967-Bootle-Tech
2 1968-Jan-Salesian-U13.
3 1968-January-Warwick-Bolam
4 1968-Salesian-4th-Year

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Salibury-FC-Veterans-I-Zingari-Combination-Challenge-Cup

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Both St-George-of-England School

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GRAY STREET 1956 1Some of the names I remember. Apologies in advance if I'm wrong or have misspelled names.
Back row left to right. David Malvern, unknown, David Cassidy, unknown, Raymond Howard, unknown, unknown.
Middle row left to right unknown, unknown, Edwin Boyce, Billy Smith, David Jacobs, ? O'brian.
Front Eric Cheetham and ? Finnegan.

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Back from left Headmaster Mr Williams and Mr Mckeating.
Second row from left. unknown, David Cassidy, David Malvern, Raymond Howard, Michael Hayes, unknown.
Third row from left. unknown, unkown, David Jacobs, Eric Cheetham, unknown
Front from left unknown and Kenny Ashun.

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1967-68-St-Augustine-s-3rd-Year

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1967-May-St-Augustines-team
Is that my good mate, Dennis Mc on the left

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1967-May-St-Augustines-team

Great days playing in the school teams and most of us played in the YM, Bootle south, and the Brunny in them days.

I could name loads of great lads who played football in them days in Bootle.

Great times we had and all the banter on the park and off the park.

Remember them street games could write a book on this.

Regards Bobby
Remember all this could have been lost so let's put more on.
Thanks everyone

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Well got two fantastic small books from two good mates who l played with and against, what a fantastic read just need their permission to post some stuff.
Wellies in the summer Growing up in Liverpool By Eddy Lloyd
A life of football by Peter Walsh

Thank you both this is history that should never be forgotten lads.

Thanks to both of you

Regards Bobby

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Eddie played for lots of teams in the Joc and l have got lots of pictures.
Played against him a gentleman on the pitch and off the pitch hard player
Peter Walsh played in all leagues said JOC was an education ( tell me mate hard men )

Hope you let me post some info from post

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Hi Bobby,

Yes that’s me on the bottom left and Jimmy Russell on the top right, our paths would team up again in the YMCA Team, some good players in that year. Alan Kelly team captain and I would go up to Southport for a trail that year and Alan was signed on Schoolboy Forms and ended up I think in the USA as a “ soccer coach “

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Thanks, mate

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Thanks to Bobhamo

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1 1968-January-Warwick-Bolam
2 1968-Salesian-4th-Year.
3 1976-April-8-Linacre-Utd
4 Salesian-team

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In number 1 Bob, Warwick Bolam I knew Michael Jackson,third left back row, from Musker Drive, Ford and of course ex LFC player Jack Westby the gym teacher. Ken

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Didn't know that Ken Ex Liverpool player

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Yes Bob. Jack played mid late 1940’s and after retiring became a PE teacher. A nice man.
Ex WB boys will tell you of his Red Hand Gang punishment
He died about 10 years ago at nearly 90.
Ken

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Well, Ken l remember the red hand gang Balliol road School thought it was only are school.

Bobby