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This a picture of Fred Harris and Cyril Tigg two old players from the past. They served the club for 34 years, and the are both my uncles at a familly funcion. They must be turning in their graves now at what is going on at their old club.

Hi All Photo of myself on aP.T.I.course at Army School of Physical Training at Aldershot Nov 1954, I am middle row on the left. We were tough then , no P.T vest

I think you mean ADA,and the Shirley Silver Band

Do not remind me of that cup final. Iwas in the army doing n/s. Imanaged to get a ticket, but it was one of the many times they have broken my heart.Another was them not being able to beat Fulham in 2 matches a few years later despite being odds on favourits to reach another final.

Iwas at the railway end were the ball hit the bar.My uncle Fred Harris was in the Blues team that day,the next season he became captain after Arther Turner.Iwas also at the ground the day Gil Merrick saved a cannon ball penalty from Dougie Reed of Portsmouth

Blues won the league 1945-46, the team from Aston came second, Charlton 3rd.

The junction was altered many years ago. The council at one time had an idea that they hoped to form a duel carriage way from the Stoney Lane junction all the way to the Warwick Rd at Olton. They planed to turn Warwick Rd into dual carriage way to Weston Lane up Weston Lane and link up with...

Does anyone remember the large double fronted bread and cake shop a little way up from the Mermaid. I believe it was call Wrights??. They had a large room above that you could hire for a function. Iwas a page boy there in 1939 when my uncle Fred Harris the Blues player got married

Iforgot to say that Jukes shop was right next to the school in Reddings Lane,the buliding on the corner of Weston Lane and Reddings Lane was a post office run by Mr wadsworth, his son went to our school.

I was a pupil atFormans Rd School 1946-1950 and remember Jukes and Trumams shops. On the first day of the month when sweet coupons started Jukes shop was always full. One person would use his coupon and the other would pay, and then divide the sweets. The next week the position would be reversed.

Ithink the one legged tap dancer Peg Leg Bates was also on the bill. May be the name is not quite right???

Two other who i forgot who were both P.T.Is in the gym with me through my n/s days are Andy Key who played rugby league for Workington and England and footballer Dereck Mayers who was a professional for Everton,he then went on to play for Preston and Bury. He was always good for a free ticket...

Just catching up on things after a couple days away. With reply to post 998,while doing my n/s i was a P.T.I at Hillsea baracks at Portsmouth 1954-1956. I had the privileged to have had two of the countriesgreatest footballers in my squad for physicle training during thier 6 weeks basic...

On some long train journeys i have seen guys go to sleep on the netted rack above the seats

Re: Birmingham History Ithought the Sunday Mercury was always printed in the City Centre,why would it arrive by train with the other Sunday papers????

Do not know the year,but if all in front had still to board it was going to be a tight fit.

Great picture,proper football boots and not a matching pair of socks.

Have a look at post 40 it proves he did

If you look up BIRMINGHAMSCHOOLS FOOTBALL HISTORY/PHOTOS,and look at posts 171/172 you can view the Argus feature. Also on it is John Hill another from Pitmaston Rd school, some one may remember him from the area.

Hi Did Larry Barclay go to Pitmaston Rd school???? if so i played football for South Bham Schools in 1951.Ihave infront of me a character drawing of some of the team that played against Brieley Hill at the old Moor Green ground in 1951 Both he and myself are on it. It is from the old Sports...