CWs Notes from the Football Field

By TheLongside.co.uk
December 7 2005

Message Board poster, ColinWaldron, from St. Helens, looks back on his life in;
Notes from the Football Field.

Part 1: Notes from the Football Field:St Helens Style.

“Play up and play the game”, the sporting cry from bygone times; but believe me it wasn't always like that!

Part 2: Notes from the Football Field: Big School

Unlike my elder brother it was no Grammar School for me; I was destined for Central Secondary Modern; a big school that did loads of sports, I couldn’t have been happier!

Part 3: Notes from the Football Field: Town Trials

Being separate boys and girls schools; it was the 4th year before we were allowed to enter the girls school, even though we were located next to each other and our playgrounds divided by a huge brick wall!

Part 4: Notes from the Football Field: For Better or Worse

Bert Trautman, John Connelly, Billy Foulkes, just a few of the greats who had started off at Houghton Road, home of St.Helens Town AFC. There was never a chance that my name would be added to that list!

Part 5: Notes from the Football Field: Back to Football

It was 1977 and I hadn’t kicked a player (sorry ball) in anger for over 3 years.

Part 6: Notes from the Football Field: Hell and Back

The Final Part: Shankly said that football wasn’t a matter of life or death, it was more important than that. I can tell you that Shanks was wrong

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