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74-75 When Mike Street had your name
John Loughnane22 Jul 2014 - 11:36
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Who scored? Who paid their subs? Who cried off? Who was promoted? Who was dropped? That year's committee men consult the Captain's Log 40 years on.
How many people do you know? 30? 40? 50? 60?
Think again. If you’re a current or former Rugby player, the figure will be much higher.
Mike Street - 3rd XV Captain in 1974-75 season, the Golden Jubilee of Old Widnesians – has donated his notebook for that season.
Here are the names of his team mates: J Ashton, I Barker, R Birnie, R Black, C Bancroft, D Bolton, F Barrow, D Bridge, J Bright, R Bradley, B Balmer, D Balmer, W Charlesworth, A Clarke, N Clarke, W Cristy, M Comerford, B Cafferty, G Cheshire, P Colquitt, M Conway, C Collins, D Cafferty, C Council, G Council, R Clarke, K Dickenson, S Davies, J Dalton, R Davenport, T Donaghue, S Donoghue, P Eccleston, P English, A Evans, M Findlater, J Freeman, S Field, A Glynn, F Houghton, J Hescott, E Hazzard, P Highfield, B Hopkins, D Hopkins, D Hughes, J Hollins, D Jones, P Jackson, R Keane, F Lawless, C Lyon, A Lightfoot, S Lumbey, C Lally, D Lamb, H Moran, G McCaslin, A Myerscough, F Meredith, S Martin, C Morris, I McGreevey, K McDonnell, S Morris, A Moss, I Matthews, I Nicholson, B O’Malley, P O’Connor, S O’Neill, K Pine, J Penny, D Purnell, C Parnell, D Richardson, D Reading, J Randle, J Rimmer, P Rawlinson, A Roberts, M Ryan, N Rudge, A Rudge, B Rudge, A Rooskie, J Ratcliffe, R Riley, J Stagg, R Stead, P Sullivan, M Street, D Skinner, G Stead, B Smith, J Stanners, D Smith, M Smith, W Streete, K Spruce, K Taylor, D Tucker, F Tomlinson, S Taylor, S Todd, N Taylor, J Timperley, M Wicker, M Wasenczuk, J White, P Walters, G Witter, D Wright, I Yates
I think that adds up to 114. Remember, that’s just one team in one season forty years ago. How many players have there been at Heath Rd in the mean time?
As part of the National Trust supported Heritage Open Day Weekend, we’d like to get as many as possible down for a big photograph on Captains’ Sunday - 14th September for the Old Wids 90th anniversary.
The idea is for captains to become pyramid salesmen by spreading the word around their old colleagues whether in person or by proxy. We are talking about captains at every level. As Ste Barrow once said, the 1st XV is the flagship that the Wids is judged by but the lower teams often contain the workhorses of the club.
So if you know an old team captain, tell him about it, then tell him to tell somebody else.
Think again. If you’re a current or former Rugby player, the figure will be much higher.
Mike Street - 3rd XV Captain in 1974-75 season, the Golden Jubilee of Old Widnesians – has donated his notebook for that season.
Here are the names of his team mates: J Ashton, I Barker, R Birnie, R Black, C Bancroft, D Bolton, F Barrow, D Bridge, J Bright, R Bradley, B Balmer, D Balmer, W Charlesworth, A Clarke, N Clarke, W Cristy, M Comerford, B Cafferty, G Cheshire, P Colquitt, M Conway, C Collins, D Cafferty, C Council, G Council, R Clarke, K Dickenson, S Davies, J Dalton, R Davenport, T Donaghue, S Donoghue, P Eccleston, P English, A Evans, M Findlater, J Freeman, S Field, A Glynn, F Houghton, J Hescott, E Hazzard, P Highfield, B Hopkins, D Hopkins, D Hughes, J Hollins, D Jones, P Jackson, R Keane, F Lawless, C Lyon, A Lightfoot, S Lumbey, C Lally, D Lamb, H Moran, G McCaslin, A Myerscough, F Meredith, S Martin, C Morris, I McGreevey, K McDonnell, S Morris, A Moss, I Matthews, I Nicholson, B O’Malley, P O’Connor, S O’Neill, K Pine, J Penny, D Purnell, C Parnell, D Richardson, D Reading, J Randle, J Rimmer, P Rawlinson, A Roberts, M Ryan, N Rudge, A Rudge, B Rudge, A Rooskie, J Ratcliffe, R Riley, J Stagg, R Stead, P Sullivan, M Street, D Skinner, G Stead, B Smith, J Stanners, D Smith, M Smith, W Streete, K Spruce, K Taylor, D Tucker, F Tomlinson, S Taylor, S Todd, N Taylor, J Timperley, M Wicker, M Wasenczuk, J White, P Walters, G Witter, D Wright, I Yates
I think that adds up to 114. Remember, that’s just one team in one season forty years ago. How many players have there been at Heath Rd in the mean time?
As part of the National Trust supported Heritage Open Day Weekend, we’d like to get as many as possible down for a big photograph on Captains’ Sunday - 14th September for the Old Wids 90th anniversary.
The idea is for captains to become pyramid salesmen by spreading the word around their old colleagues whether in person or by proxy. We are talking about captains at every level. As Ste Barrow once said, the 1st XV is the flagship that the Wids is judged by but the lower teams often contain the workhorses of the club.
So if you know an old team captain, tell him about it, then tell him to tell somebody else.
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