Football , Blisworth, Northamptonshire, UK.

All pictures are presented at relatively low resolution.  There will be hundreds of pictures on this site - there is an economic limit to the webspace available.  The point of this presentation is that you can see for yourself the extent of the collection and return later as the collection expands - as it surely will.  Any interest in copies of a picture at a higher resolution (ie. clarity) should be directed through contacts given in the Blisworth "Round and About" parish council publication or using the comment form on the home page.  In some cases the pictures are not available due to copyright restrictions.  However, permission has been obtained, where possible, to include them here.  Printed below each image is the photographer's name, if known.

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15-01  Early "Black and Amber" team, date probably pre-1912 - see image 15-02 below.  The football field was the 4 acre field between the Stoneworks and the allotments.

Names: Back Carter?, ?, Frank Chambers, Frank Millard.  Mid row, Frank Holding, Ernest Carter, Frank ?.  Front Row, Frank Holland, ?, Arthur Ducky Clarke (he married a Mallard daughter), Tom Whitlock, ? Johnson.

Picture taken at the Stoneworks.

15-01a   1909 - 1910 Reserves.   Left to right, back:  W Harris, Ern Clarke, J Johnson, Frank Holding, mid: Frank Botterill, Dick Goodridge, J Stockley, sitting: Percy Trusler, Bill Jeffs, W Warren, T Clarke, ? Barden.

15-00   This photograph was found in the George Freeston collection and is obviously an old one.  This is the only occurrence of narrowly stripe shirts.

Dated 1898, Left to right, rear double row: J York, J Dent, W Hill, schoolmaster Hockaday, F Young, J Carter, E Carter.  Front:  J Johnson, L Pacey, G Holland, A Goodridge, F Mallard.

15-02  Team, 1912. Left to right, rear, not in kit: Will Collins, Bill Harris, Ted Clarke, Jack Johnson, Harry Wallington, H Tresham, G Holland, Cecil Ayres.  back wearing kit:  Frank Botterill, ? Goodridge, ? Stockley, Frank Chambers, Frank Holding, Tom Whitlock.  front: Percy Battams, Frank Holland, Arthur Clarke "Ducky" with ball, Jim Battams, ? Battams.

On visits to other villages the team travelled in "Tush" Butler's horse and wagonette.

Mssrs Wallington and Tresham were Royal Oak publican and Hotel owner respectively.

15-04   Pictured here is Freddie Hillyard in 1938 in the back garden at number 7 High Street with two "Winners" personal cups.  One cup for the league winners, Blisworth, in 1937/8 and the other with an obscure engraved name, see below.  He continued with the game after the war and is 3rd from the right, back row, in picture 15-05 below. 

15-05    Team, 1947 (or 1949?), "Yardie Cup" winners.  Mr Yardie, a post war businessman sponsored the match.

Left to right, Back:  George Holding, Jim Monk,?,?,?,?,?,?, Pip Robinson, Walt Perkins. Front:  Jackie Carter,?,?, Albert Compton, Pete Paxton, Ray Carter.

15-07   Ladies team, 1947

Back:  Myrtle Stewart, Connie Goodridge, ?, Irene Bennett, ?, ?, Pat Ayres, ?

Front: ?, Avis Packwood, Pam Abbott, Hazel Robinson, Pam Robinson, Betty Curtis.

Picture kindly provided by Pam Ward

15-08   The supporters "team", 1947.

Back: Rene Allen, Mrs Harris, Mary Harris, Ida Monk, William Arthur Packwood (Bill in tall hat), Shiela Monk, ?, Pam Robinson, ?, ?, ?, Hazel Robinson. Front: ?, ?, Sid Whitmore.  

15-09  A fun-time, supporters and players cross-dressing night!   1947.    Is the fellow on the left doing his nails!

Back: Ted Monk, ?, Jim Monk, ?, ?, ?, Frankie Harrison (Tonkie)

Mid: ?, ?, Albert Compton, ?, Woofie Holding

Front:  Pip Robinson.

Picture kindly provided by Charles Holding

Recently, more precise information has been provided by correspondent Andrew Fowler, a great grandson of Sam Brown, for which thanks are due.