Sports teams
The 1972/3 Rugby team
Mark Dempsey helped with many names here, we think that there were 2 teams, a junior team, maybe U18? and an "Open age" team and both these teams are pictured here in 1972/72 season. I believe this was the last time we played for the apprentice cup and it looks like we won them both..
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Flt Lt Mott |
Kevin Partridge 225 |
Paul Smith 231 | Paul Wilson 231 | Bob McAlpine 121 | Dave Horton Jones 226 | Dixie Dean 227 | Paul Lumley 225 | Jim Simpson 226 | Colin Dryburgh 225 | Paul Riddle 227 | Graham Tibbets 227 | Cpl Burton |
| Eric Parsons 227 | Sean Treadwell 121 | Terry Hunt 227 | "Lefty" Wright 120 | Brian Duncan 227 | Mark Sanders 227 | "Taff" George 225 | ?? | Kevin Brophy 226 | Paddy Macgloughlan 231 | Bill Brown 121 |
This picture probably covers 225-231 and 118-121 entries. It seems to be the "junior", maybe U18 team. Thats the Apprentice cup we are proudly displaying.
I seem to remember that Eric Parsons kicked a Penalty to take the win. Unfortunately I wasn't actually at the game because of a broken leg from a practice just before the game.
I was pushed to the medical center on a pushbike and told to "walk up and down a bit" Meanwhile Paul Smith, a star player, got there in the ambulance. He was OK.. Then they reluctantly
gave me a bed, next morning after my leg turned blue I was sent for an x-ray!!
That's me third from left in the front row, If you look carefully you'll see that my left leg
is in a plaster cast. Lefty Wright, the ratbag to my left did it during a practice game, maybe thats why he looks so happy!
Can you help with the last name?
This is the 72/73 Apprentice "senior" team some of the better players are in both teams and it looks like we won that cup as well!
Flt Lt Mott |
Paul Wilson 231 | Paul Smith 231 | Dave Horton Jones 226 | Dave "Taff" Lloyd 222 | ?Officer? | Mark Dempsey 119 | Colin Dryburgh 225 | "Wedge" Carter 222 | Jim Simpson 226 | Cpl Burton |
| "Olly" Oliver 226 | Paddy Macgloughlan 231 | Bill Brown 121 | Neil Shepard 222 | Taff George 225 | Mark Sanders 227 | Paul Lumley 225 |
Rugby team around 1971
Football Team
Team photograph taken at Cosford prior to playing against Wolverhampton FC Youth Team in February 1967. We got a lesson in how to play football.
Top row from l-r: Bill Bailey (107), Lynn Henry (107), Russ Mattison (108), ? Wilson (111), Terry Symanns (109), and ?.
Front row l-r: ?, Allan Jarrett (109), ?, Eddie Fraser (107) and Mike Mansfield (108)
Team photograph taken at Cosford prior to playing against French Apprentice Football Team from Saintes in October 1966.
Back row from l-r: Mike Mansfield (108), Russ Mattison (108), ?, Bill Bailey (107), Terry Symanns (109), ?, ?, ? and ?.
Front row l-r: Lynn Henry (107), ?, ?, Allan Jarrett (109), Eddie Fraser (107), ?, ? and ?.
Basketball Team
Possibly 1973? Fergus Grant and Taff Meacock at the right rear and Ray Fair and Tony Marsden right Front