Liz Saunders (and goal keeper for the Lingdale Grandfathers) is only 84 years old but still playing football.
Image (from Weekly Illustrated 12th December 1936) courtesy of Ruth White.
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 Harry Eaton was the skipper a mere 89 years old. I wonder if any of the world cup players of today will still be playing at 89? I don’t think smoking and drinking would be allowed today. Image courtesy of Ruth White.  This photograph is actually displayed at the Tom Leonard Mining Museum and the names have now been deciphered. There is one problem; it is possible that the middle and front rows have an additional person on each – note the alteration in the image, hopefully someone can advise? Back row: F. Smith, W. Flinton, G. A. Glover, G. W. Glover, F. Ward, F. Hall, W. Magor. Middle row: J. R. Eggleston, G. A. Pinkney, J. Winspear, D. Tyler, J. Harker, G. Ward, F. Shaw, J. Wheatman, ??. Front row: W. Andrew, J. Saunby, T. Hall, R. Wheatman, T. Ward, J. Pasco, E. Simpson, G. Breckon, ??. Cups (left to right): Club Union Cup 1929-30, North of England League Champions 1929, Whitby Challenge Cup 1930.  Pictured in 1940 with a back drop to the left of the pit head is Lingdale’s very successful football team; here with their trophies for that season. Back row: Charlie Milburn, Jim Carter, Gordon Dove, Fred Hutton, “Patsy” Wetherall, ??, Harold ” Jammer” Wrigley. Front row: Frank Smith, J. Duane, Maurice Lynas, ” Snowball” Oliver, Harry Harding. Can anybody assist with missing names of the men, or what trophies they won? Image (from a newspaper cutting) courtesy of Mike Holliday.  Pictured are the winners of the Priory Cup in the 1949 – 50 season, are Lingdale Junior football team; managed by George Chisman. Many of the team had played for Lingdale School just three years earlier including Derek Stonehouse who went on to play for Middlesbrough FC. Back row: Gordon Hood, Joe Bean, Robert Wright, Robbie Dadd, Peter Trowsdale. Front row: Les Thornton, Derek Stonehouse, Dennis Bint, Vince Barber, ‘Notchy’ Codling and Gordon Swinburne. Image (from a newspaper cutting) courtesy of Mike Holliday.  Loftus Homing Society at their annual presentation evening in 1949, held in the Angel Inn, Loftus Market Place. The buffalo horns in the rear of the image were displayed as the Angel was used by the Buffs. It was called The Jack Cornwell Lodge after the 16 year old naval seaman who won Victoria Cross, he died as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Jutland May 1916. The Archive welcomes any additional names for this photograph. Back row: ??, Shuller Wilson, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ?? , Rob Yeoman, ??, Jack (Lem) Grey. Middle row: ??, Jack Hume, ??, ??, ??, William (Bill) Cook, ??, ??, ??. Front row, seated: ??, George Berry, ??, ??. Sandra Gibson advises: ”Second from left; is George Berry from Liverton Mines.” Image courtesy of Stephen Steyert, with information from Marie Dixon (nee Cook), Tony and Eric Johnson, also thanks to Sandra Gibson for the update.  Loftus Homing Society Presentation evening again at the Station Hotel, Loftus – same place, different time. The same question as before – who are they – the Archive would welcome further identification of any on the picture? Marie Dixon told the Archive: “On the back row fourth from the right is my dad, William Cook known as Bill; he won quite a few prizes for his pigeon racing. We lived at 3, John Street North Road, Loftus. I still have three of his cups that he won, What a lovely surprise looking through your site and finding my dad!” Tony further assisted with :”Third from the left, back row, is Jack Hume. Brian Grey is the person holding his belt front row left.” The man behind Brian Grey is is dad Jack (Lem) Grey, 2nd left back row Rob Yeoman third right front row Bob Morrison. Image courtesy of Stephen Steyert, thanks to Tony and Marie Dixon for the updates.  When supplied to the Archive this image of Staithes Under 16 Football team listed players with initials; however following many contribtors the team can be presented as: Back row:Ken Gibson, Joe Crooks, John Stone, Richard? Nicholson, Tony ”Tosh” Welford, Godfrey ”Fudge” Evans, John Hicks, Jack Bowes ”Cockbod”. Owen Rooks told the Archive: “I have seen this photograph on Don Burluraux’s NYMWebcam website captioned ‘Staithes Juniors 1965/66’.” David Archer advised: “John Stone played pro for Boro & Grimsby.” R. Simpson added: “John Stone also played for York City after Middlesbrough let him go.” Image courtesy of Kathleen Hicks (copyright – Doran, Whitby); also thanks to Derick Pearson, Robert Doe, Owen Rooks, David Archer, R. Simpson and D. Crooks for all the names. Especial thanks to William Hinchley for ”Cockbod”, so named as ”he sang Old Mc Donalds Farm ans when it got to the cock began to crow he did a very realistic crow”.  Not the usual sword dancers; this photograph was taken at East Loftus and the boys dancing are:- Michael Cornforth, Thomas Cummings, Terry Grey, Terry Blades, Laurence Bibby and Barry Matson, with Dennis Morrison playing the mouth organ. I don’t know what the occasion was, do you? Image courtesy of Laurence Bibby.  Another family of pigeon-fanciers from Skinningrove. Left to right: John (Young Budget) Winspear, John (Jack or Budget) Winspear, John (Old Budget) Winspear. John Winspear advises: ”This is the picture of the bird that came 1st in the Up North Combine race from Welwyn Garden City, September 1956. The picture was taken on Grove Hill allotment by The Evening Gazette. The bird was a blue hen. She was lost unfortunately the following year from one of the channel races.” Image and information courtesy of John (Young Budget) Winspear. |
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