I remember it well i went to all the games they played, not the best looking team around were they except the keeper of coursePaul and Ant Bramhall were in the team, so were the other brothers Geoff Sergeant and his brother.View attachment 19185
I remember it well i went to all the games they played, not the best looking team around were they except the keeper of coursePaul and Ant Bramhall were in the team, so were the other brothers Geoff Sergeant and his brother.View attachment 19185
Straighters. How many times did your boys win it? In the later years wasn't it? From memory, YMCA, Blackpool Rangers, Clifton, North Fylde and Our Lady all won the league... I thinkNice. Thinking you're the age group up from me. Guess Ali Baker was playing with you and Graham Birch. Steve Rial and his old man Kevin always involved if I remember. All good lads.
I played with Parky, Brandsey, Kev Barnes, Si Crellin all the way through. Robbie played with us when it went to Under 17s in our last season.
Think we won it 3 times at least. Certainly from 14's we were unstoppable with Parky, Brandsey and Kev Barnes. Clifton didn't win it in our age group. Not sure Our Lady did either but might be wrong.Straighters. How many times did your boys win it? In the later years wasn't it? From memory, YMCA, Blackpool Rangers, Clifton, North Fylde and Our Lady all won the league... I think
Thought Clifton won the very last year U17. Could it have been Fylde finished a year earlier? The U17 league spanned 2 seasonsThink we won it 3 times at least. Certainly from 14's we were unstoppable with Parky, Brandsey and Kev Barnes. Clifton didn't win it in our age group. Not sure Our Lady did either but might be wrong.
We played Football at Arnold…..but it was the Junior School…..as we had Saturday morning school,yes even in the Junior School,we rarely played any other schools.After captaining the Norbreck Primary School ream I went to Arnold ( football frowned upon) where I was encouraged to play other sports which I did , notably hockey. I did play a few games for St John's ( central Blackpool ) Youth Club when 15/16 before playing in the local Saturday and Sunday
Leagues when I started work in Lytham.
Right. Didn't really count that as part of the season, but I guess it did count.Thought Clifton won the very last year U17. Could it have been Fylde finished a year earlier? The U17 league spanned 2 seasons
Think we won it 3 times at least. Certainly from 14's we were unstoppable with Parky, Brandsey and Kev Barnes. Clifton didn't win it in our age group. Not sure Our Lady did either but might be wrong.
All 4 are great lads as well.Played in the same Sunday League team as those three. All very good players. Robbie Boal was in the same team. He wasn`t bad either...
North Fylde were leagues ahead in them days, same age group as me. I played for Foxhall, scored 40 plus a season ….Think we won it 3 times at least. Certainly from 14's we were unstoppable with Parky, Brandsey and Kev Barnes. Clifton didn't win it in our age group. Not sure Our Lady did either but might be wrong.
I was at Arnold Junior School around 1962 and can remember being coached by Jimmy Armfield! And also hated the Saturday morning attendance!!!!!We played Football at Arnold…..but it was the Junior School…..as we had Saturday morning school,yes even in the Junior School,we rarely played any other schools.
The goals were either the rugby posts on the fields nearest St.Annes Road or after Xmas the hockey pitch goals near the old school itself.The Junior School had no playing fields.
However this was 1958 to 1962 and we were blessed with “ Sir Jimmy Armfield” occasionally taking us for training and for a brief few weeks he even came in as a stand in teacher.He was of course a former student in the Senior School and had a close relationship to the school and always did( not like me who as much for having the waste of time Saturday school couldn’t wait to be out of the place).
Was it RAOB Rangers back then before changing to FC? Played for RAOB & went on a football tour to Bottrop in 1977.Brooklyn u11,u12’s then FC Rangers right through
Remember that Steve.Another here who was at Brooklyn Corinthians, I used to go with my neighbours and best mates , David and Stephen Pilkington. It was around the time Granada reports did a report on it .
I played for GRE 67 to 73 , I didn't think we were that bad!!Lytham/GRE but we weren’t great! YM and Foxhall were the decent teams back then. Played for British Rail too. Some good lads there
DittoPoulton Youth when there was 2 sides in the same age group ,I was in the shit team
It was fcWas it RAOB Rangers back then before changing to FC? Played for RAOB & went on a football tour to Bottrop in 1977.
Would imagine most Blackpool kids now in their 50/60's had a little dabble with Brooklyn on Sat/Sun morning's.
Once turned up in a red tee-shirt & Lee Brooklyn rummaged in a bag & found two white sleeves. I pulled them on & was pointed towards a team playing in Arsenal tops .
There was also once a photo shoot ( to use the modern vernacular ) with him which was I think for the Charles Buchanan Annual Book.I was at Arnold Junior School around 1962 and can remember being coached by Jimmy Armfield! And also hated the Saturday morning attendance!!!!!
I was a couple of years below you at FC, and remember you had a great team that season.It was fc
80/81 season u14 league champions
Did the Bottrop trip in 82 I think