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The Welney Website
Welney (United) Football Club - photo gallery
page created 30th November 2008; updated
Sunday, 22 June 2014
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The webmaster is indebted to Tony Smart for providing photos, records and other material for these football pages.
Page designed and maintained by Peter Cox © 2009 Hosted by the Welney Website.
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Is this the earliest photo of a football team in Welney? It is obviously a junior or school team, and is thought to be taken around 1900. The two adults are said to be Mr Bearcroft
(on left) who was the village Headmaster from 1883 to 1919 and George Smart, the team coach.
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Rear, l to r: Tommy Spendlow, David Carter, Jeff Mattless, Mick North, Phil Singleterry, Keith Markham.
Front, l to r: Eddie Chinnery, Jack Connor, Fred Newell, Tony Smart, David Smart.
Mascot : David James. |
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Back, l to r : Mick Smith, John Mann, Jeff Mattless, Roger ('Dodge') Chambers, Jim Norman, Bill Strickle.
Front, l to r: Alan Peacock, Phil Singleterry,Tony Smart, John Loveday, Keith Markham. |
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Back, l to r: Bill Strickle, Keith Markham, John Loveday, Roger ('Dodge') Chambers, Paul ('Wink') Furness, Alan Bye, Tony Smart.
Front, l to r: Phil Singleterry, Mick Smith, Alan Peacock, Fred Newell, Roy Hotson. |
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Back, l to r: Steve Smart (bare-chested), Barry Smith
Centre, Mick Revell, Dave Smart, Greg Bell, Tom Purdy
Front: Peter Laughlin, Chris Burton (holding cup) |
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