Wigan Album

My cousin John Dickinson is front row extreme rt.
John became a champion golfer and died (on the golf course)in the early'90s

Back row of boys on extreme left is Don Smith, Don an excellent centre forward when there weree such animals in the soccer world played in every age group team and we both graduated to the first XI together and enjoyed prolific scoring experiences.

Derek Bell and I are third and foutth from the right on the second row.I have met Derek on two occaisions in Brisbane where he now lives. I suspect that Derek submitted this photo since he gave me a copy when we first met in 2007

Derek Bell who submitted this photograph died in Brisbane in May this year(2011) I visited Derek twice and was well looked after. I will miss him.

I never could count, Derek Bell is 4th from left and I am to his right.
B/row, L to R Margaret Millar, Barbara Holt,Kathleen Seddon,Margaret Grundy, Margaret Forshaw,Alma KershawJoan Blackburn.
nd RowL to R Don Smith, Jack Govan, Albert Cherrington, Derek Bell, Alan Halliwell, Jimmy Lyon, Les Collier, John Higham.
3rd Row L to R Lilian Ashton, Joyce Atherton, Barbara Grundy, Alice Ellison, Mrs Fotshaw, Jean SeddonJoan Mort, Sylvia Highton, Joan Bates.Front Row L to R Bill Fisher, Ken Eatock, Danny Podmore, Ted Rose, Geoff Fothergill, John Dickinson.
Betty Smith was absent when the picture was taken.
Are any of you out there?

John Higham is my father and lives with his wife in Cumbria
where they have an antique shop, having had a career in History teaching and writing local history books.

Derek Bell, Kathleen Seddon and I had a reunion near Carlisle a few years ago when Derek was over from Australia. I also had a reunion with Joan Blackburn the same year.

great to see this school photo of us all as youngsters.
I will soon be a young eighty year old in September. No use for playing football now. I am living in Nottingham but like to visit Wigan from time to time. Would be good to hear from someone.

Don Smith,,good to hear that there are still some of us alive and kicking. I am now living in Standish . Do you remember going on holiday to Blackpool with me?

Hi, Donald. Good to hear that there are still some of us alive . I have been living in Standish since 1963. You would not recognize Giants Hall Road now. Lots of new houses have been built there recently.

Looking for Margaret Millar. I trained with her at R.A.E.I in the late 50s. Lost touch when I came to Canada in 1961

Hi
Alan I am Don Smiths wife
I went to HAGS met Don there if. I know a few years have gone by since you put a message on the website and I hope you are still alive sadly Don passed away beginning of June 2020 he was a great fan of Wigan rugby never forgot his home town

Hi
Alan I am Don Smiths wife
I went to HAGS met Don there if. I know a few years have gone by since you put a message on the website and I hope you are still alive sadly Don passed away beginning of June 2020 he was a great fan of Wigan rugby never forgot his home town