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Hi Dave All I recall is that we were Ward End Celtic playing in the Coronation Juvenile League (Under 18's). We were all aged 15 and from Ward End, Erdington and Washwood Heath. We played our home games on the sports field just along from what is now Heartlands Hospital. I can remember playing...

Great picture, brings the memories flooding back. What a lovely chap Killer was - not quite as sophisticated as Mr Grimmett, but still a pussycat!

Happy memories OLD MOHAWK. I was born in 1945 and we lived in one of the small block of prefabs on the Beeches Road just down from the school from 1946 to 1953. The motorway runs right over what was our back garden. We used to play in the field below our prefab and in the stream which ran along...

Re: Birmingham Schools Football History & Photos John Sorry to hear about your injury. There certainly wasn't a surfeit of medical knowledge amongst our "managers" and "trainers" back in those days was there. A bucket of cold water and a sponge was as far as it went. So the damage was often...

Angela My Mother was your Dad's cousin. Your Grandad's name was John Rowe (known as Jack). My Grandad was his younger brother Robert (known as Bob). I have been researching the Rowe family history for a few years now so I'm very excited to have come across you. I have a photo of your Dad with...

Re: Birmingham Schools Football History & Photos John I will always be grateful to you for posting it on your Facebook page and making it possible for me to have a copy again after all these years. Tell me John, what other teams did you play for. I wouldn't be surprised if our paths crossed...

Do you remember Mr Farr who used to play the piano before assembly every morning at Erdington Hall?

Re: Birmingham Schools Football History & Photos John Many thanks for the offer of photo but Dave beat you to it. Really appreciated though. I am so embarrassed that I can't recall you and Colin. Whether it's because I was a 13+ (April 58-April 60) and we didn't see much else of each other, I...

This is my first attempt to post attachment on this site. Hopefully it's worked. If not I'll have to try again. Fingers crossed then that I have now posted photo of Loxton Street 1st X1 1931-32. My father, Harold Matthews, is standing top right as we look at the photo.

Re: Birmingham Schools Football History & Photos Hi jldell Good to read your comments. The playing fields were called Gospel Lane ( now the site of houses and a McDonalds). As you will see from my reply to David, the final was played at W T Averys ground. I agree, it was a fine pitch...

Re: Birmingham Schools Football History & Photos Hi David It was the 1st X1 and it was 1959-60, photo taken early April or maybe the very end of March. Edgington was a very good player. He was a fine passer of the ball and I am sure he played for the District side along with Cooper. I have to...

Re: Birmingham Schools Football History & Photos Thanks a million Dave for coming up with this photo of the 1959-60 team. I am seated 2nd right as you look at it. The only other players names I can definitely remember are Colin (?) Cooper sat on my left and Derek (?) Egington sat on my right...

Sounds like we're about the same age Frothblower. We're both bluenoses too. You'll be telling me next that you used to be part of the 38-a-side football matches we used to play in Rookery Park for about 3 solid hours every Sunday. Which schools did you go to?

Great photo, haven't seen that one before. I used to live just down the road from the Green Man in Bromford Crescent. I have a couple of particular memories from the pub. In the 1950's a few boys including myself used to play football with the landlord's son (I think his name was Michael) in the...

Frothblower mentioning his cycle accident reminds me of a similar experience during the summer holidays in about 1956 (I'd be 11) when I was zooming down Alleyne Road one morning, hit a brick, hurtled over the handlebars and came round to find myself being carried into someone's house by a...

Hi Dave, Reddings was on the opposite side of Bromford Lane just below a little wooden building used by a Church organisation. There was a fish & chip shop on the corner of Bromford Lane & Erdington Hall Rd. I don't recall Georgina or Margaret but I did have a crush on a pretty dark haired girl...

Hi Dave We lived in Bromford Crescent. My recollection is that you were one of Chris's pals. By the way, he was at BGTS 1957-1962 I think (he passed his 11 plus at Erdington Hall). Reading some of the other threads on BGTS, I have to say it did nothing for me educationally. I was all at sea from...

The baseball came along in the mid 1960's. I worked at the Valor from 1961 to 1969 and played for the football and cricket teams. The Valor groundsman lived in the row of houses opposite on Bromford lane. His name was Bob Hill and his son Colin also played for the Valor football team and the...

I too remember the ice slide. I have scars on both eyebrows sustained in falls on it. Later used to tell people I got the scars boxing - got me out of trouble once or twice. Polly on the Mopstick - what a great game! Anyone remember playing mini cricket in the playground with a tiny wooden bat...

Hi I passed 13+ and was at BGTS 1958-1960. Number 16 is E C LUNN, he ran the school football team when I was in it (1959-60 season) and we won the HMS Birmingham Shield. Star players were lads named Egington and Cooper in midfield. Number 31 was the Science teacher, can't remember his name but...