Wigan Album

What a great photo.

Good to see my contemporary, Peet, who also went to the Grammar School. His first name escapes after all these years but whose ever present smiling face is instantly recognisable.

These boys were all in my year at St Stephens I remember Duncan Franklin, Alan Ford, Jack Seddon and Jackie Dewhurst I am not certain but I think think it was John Peet

Thank you Kathy, it may well have been John but my grey cells are too far gone to remember.

What was your name at school Kathyf

I was Kathleen Close I had a brother John who was a bit of a character !

John ( cloggy ) close ? New him very well

Yes that's him did you know that he died in 2001? It is so nice to see these old pictures I don't know anyone from my school days as I moved to Essex when i got married and lost touch with everyone unfortunately

Yes I did know Kathy,didn,t realise it was so long thoughoy

I remember playing against St Stephens at about that time (I played for St Pats). Keith Mills was on the team we played against and Mather looks familiar. We played agaisnt them several times and I would put the date at 1952 or even 1953.

Played pats, cup semi final on all saints ground we lost,5-3 sticks in my head, Harold Postlethwaite had a perfectly good try ruled out by that well known homer ,former pats headmaster Mr Mcdermott ha.ha

Hi Bill,
I have a cutting from The Lancashire Evening Post dated 18th March, 1954 showing both the St Pats team and the St Stephens team. We played against each other in the first round of the Platt Cup and the game was drawn 3-3. That's why we played the fixture more than once. The St Stpehens team is given as:
K.Mills, R.Ollerton, G.Melling,D.Yates,W.Mather, K.Tudor, J.Mills, B. Hugill, A.Winstanley, H.Postlethwaite (capt), L.Frost, J.Ashurst and D.Guy.

The cutting doesn't have a very clear picture so it probably isn't suitable for putting on here.

Would dearly love to see it again ,I,ll make enquirys with the paper to see if they hold a copy on file , will keep you posted

Bill,

if you want a copy of the Photo in the Lancashire Evening Post, just send me an email and I will send one to you. It is 57 years old now so isn't in new condition.

Hi john not up to speed properly on e mails but try wmather94@googlemail.com

Bill,

it's been sent. To send me an email, just click on the small icon showing an envelope by the side of my name above this message.