Wigan Album

I was looking up my old school and came accross this photo. The person that is not named in the team is me. I moved south at 17 when I joined the Royal Navy.Seeing the photo brought back fond memories the sports teacher at the time was Mr Purcell.

hi david sorry i didnt remember your name.
if i`m right werent you and bill simpkin and norman guest from a year younger than the rest of us .
we were second years and the others were still first years

Hi peter thanks for your note, yes I was in the first year are you still living in Wigan area. I seem to remember that the team shirts were coloured royle blue.

hi david
yep still living in the area

i started rosebridge in 1967, chopper lomax was sports teacher then, but could old purcel swing that pump, think i've still got the red marks to prove it

most if not all of the players in this team left around 1964 so we just missed you Dennis.
have you not got any pics from your year?

Whatever happened to Billy Simpkin?
Thanks in advance.

Hi david how u doin glad you are reading about your roots how is family got 1 laddie name paul is electrician 27and still at home hope to hear from you soon cousin june

i think norman guest passed away quite a few years ago, and i`m sure the same happened to Billy Simpkin.
hope i`m wrong.

I was in this team but not on the photo. Must have been wacking school that day !!!Fond memories

Amazed to see this picture and good to see everyone else. I have very fond memories of these days and it would be good to hear from anyone of you.
Regards

Carl

Dear me! great to look at this team photo again.brinks back fond memories, went to my mate cliff derbyshires funeral,100s there,met mr Purcell for the first time in years there, had a lovely chat. they were great days weren't they ?

Hi Carl and Jimmy
I well remember both you
I dont run into anyone from school these days
I think the last time i saw anyone from our old class was Barry Hammond
I was very saddened to hear about cliff, it just brings it home that time catches up with all of us eventually

Yes Peter it brings it home alright mate!
I was gutted when I heard about Cliff. We were good mates, always took me to a game when I came over, had a beer with Cliff, jimmy Taylor & Crooky at Ince rugby 2006 saw Dennis Boyd, Carl Roden, saw Bill Ashurst at St Pat's game.
Mr Purcell was an inspiration to us lads in those days. I missed Cliffs funeral but payed my respects at the cemetery with Viv, Alan, Susan and Cliffs Mum in 2010, still gutted today!!
Will contact Carl Bithell & yourself by email. Thanks for your comments, Do your BEst Lads. Tezza

i had a photo or 2 like thet sorry to hear about clif darbyshire memories come flooding back everone take care

hi everyonecan you tell me if mr purcell is still about also mr shenton

Hi, not sure how often people look at this but just to let the others in the photo know, my dad is 2nd one in, counting from the right. Michael Fernay. My dad passed away in September last year after a long battle with leukaemia. Its lovely for his family to find photos like this on here.

So sorry to here about your dad Paul I was in his class at school, I will let a couple of the lads who I am in touch with know.

Paul your dad was a very good footballer , he was captain too , he is on two more photos on page 5 if you haven't seen them, regards Terry.