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OLD SPORTING PHOTOS

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Griffydam Swifts Football Team 1904 Pictured Outside The Travellers Rest Beerhouse	Griffydam Football Club 1921-22 Winners Of The 3rd Division Coalville League Back Row:T Witham (Trainer), G Wheatley, J Croson, (Captain), J King, J Springthorpe, W Turner, T Cadwallader, Middle Row: A Sykes, F Witham, R Cadwallader, R Ward, C Platts, J Hodges, Front Row:W Rowell, G Croson, W Bartram, H Springthorpe, J Ward	Griffydam Senior School Football Team Season 1928/29
Griffydam Senior School Football Team Season 1928/29 Mr Elcock (Headmaster) can be seen on the right	Coleorton Beaumont Cricket Team The 1897 Coleorton Beaumont Cricket Team photographed in Coleorton paddock	1904 Coleorton Beaumont Cricket Team Back Row: J. Robinson, Thomas Lord, T Williams, J Williams, W Lord, J.T.R. Charville Jn’r, J Ward, J V ( Peck) Charville Sn’r, J Williams Sn’r. Middle Row: J Williams, Thomas Williams, Sir GAH Beaumont, G Haywood, J Rice, E. E. Massey. Front Row: G Kinns, J Haywood
Coleorton Beaumont Cricket Club The date of the photograph is unknown but c. 1920 has been suggested and possible that a new team was formed after the end of WW1	Coleorton Rovers Football Club early 1950's A - M.BIRD, B - B.BIRD, C - J.CROSON, D - J.THORNLEY, E - L.HOLLAND, F - R.HODGES, G - A.FOWKES, H - ?, J - L.CROSON, K - N.GREW, L - E.HOLLAND, M - M.LOVATT, N - C.CROWSON, P - J.CROSON, R - T.WEBSTER, S - B.SMITH, T - ??, V - C.FAIRBROTHER, W - J.TWIGG, X - T.HARLEY, Y - R.CURTIS, Z - W.BIRD, 1 - G.DAWSON, 2 - A.SMITH, 3 - R.BARKBY, 4 - B.BIRD	Coleorton Rovers Football Club The Angel June 3rd 1950 end of season pre-dinner photograph Top Row left to right - Charlie Fairbrother, ????, Bert Platts, Alan Platts, ? Walker, Eric Leech, Jack Cooke, Les Croson, Ernie Adams, L. Holland, Mo Bird, Middle Row left to right - Roy Hodges, Jack Croson, Stan Hodges, Bob Barkby. Front Row left to right - John Walker, Bill Bird, Tom Bradford
Coleorton Rovers Football Club End of season dinner at “The Angel Inn” June 3rd 1950	Coleorton Rovers Football Club End of season dinner at “The Angel Inn” June 3rd 1950	Coleorton Rovers Football Team Season 1951-52 1- Jackie Crosen, 2- Les Crosen, 3- John Bettison, 4- Eric Leach, 5- Bill Crosen, 6- Tommy Williams, 7- Billie Bird, 8- Tommy Brooks, 9- Daca Ball, 10- Morris Ball, 11- Bob Barky
Coleorton Rovers Football Club c.1955 Top Row left to right - A.Smith, R.Curtis, A Fowkes, R.Hodges, L.Croson, L.Twigg, J.Whitaker (Ref), M.Bird Front Row left to right - G.Chippendale, W. Bird, B.Smith, R.Mann, J.Thornley, J.Croson	New Lount Colliery Football Team 1933 / 34 Season Runners Up In Coalville League 1st Division & Winners Of Swannington Charity Cup 1st Row seated LH side - Mick Bradford; 2nd Row L to R - 1st person Les Bradford, 3rd person Matt Rowell; Top Row L to R - Tom Richards 3rd person, 6th person John Wilton	Peggs Green Victoria Football Club Leicester Chronicle - Saturday 28 April 1928
New Lount Cricket Team c.1935 Bottom Row: B Samuel Stewart, C Les Saddington Top Row: A John Whyman (Umpire) John Whyman acted as umpire for the cricket team, due to the leg injury he received in the First World War, at the age of twenty one.	Peggs Green Victoria Football Club	Joe Bradford Peggs Green Famous Footballing Son Birmingham City Footballers in training:- Joe Bradford (Right), Johnny Crosbie (Left) and their former team mate Stan Davies (centre). They also played for England, Scotland & Wales respectively
Joe Bradford Of Peggs Green A Birmingham City Club Photograph taken when playing for them in 1923	Joe Bradford Joe in his England shirt and cap	Joe Bradford In his Birmingham City strip
Birmingham City Joe Bradford Birmingham City FC - F. A. Cup Finalists 1930-31. Top row: Mr A Leslie Knighton (Manager), H. Hibbs, W. N. Blyth, C. Tewkesbury, G. R. Morrall, D. R. Tremelling, T. Fillingham, J. Bradford, A. Taylor (Trainer). Middle row: J. A. Cringan, G. Haywood, G. R. Briggs, E Barkas (Captain), G. W. Hicks, E. R. Curtis, A. J. Leslie. Bottom row: T. E. Robinson, W. Horsman, J. Randle, J. Crosbie, J. Firth, H. Booton.	Joe Bradford Joe Bradford Admiring A 1963 Sports Argus Cartoon In 1978	Staunton Harold Cricket Club 1901
Red Lion Darts Team Members of the Red Lion (at Peggs Green) Darts Team John Stevenson on the extreme right (known as Jack) was landlord of the Red Lion for 42 years, from 1906 to 1942. His son (third from right on the top row) was a successful racing cyclist. Frank Howard Burton was landlord at the Waggon & Horses at Griffydam from 1919 to 1921. He married Sarah Else. The Elses’ kept the Waggon & Horses prior to Howard.	Griffin Inn Domino Team 1959 The Griffin Inn (Griffydam) Domino Team L to R – Albert Kilby, Jack Hill, Ben Stone, Albert Abbott, Harry Frear, Thomas Hodges and Arthur Else	Successful Coleorton Footballers A Snap Of Coleorton B.C.F.C. (Bible Class Football Club) in 1924 who were doing well in the S.S. League (Sunday School League Coalville & District) that season
George Haywood, Gelsmoor Top LH Corner When Playing For Birmingham City F.C.	George Haywood c.1930 after he had joined Birmingham City. George was born in1906 in Gelsmoor and became a professional footballer. He signed for the Football League's first Division club, Birmingham City in January 1929. George made 60 appearances and scored 23 goals in the English Football League, mainly as a centre forward.	Derek Hogg Derek Hogg (1930-2014), the former Leicester City player between 1952 and 1958 was famed for his pace and dribbling skills on the left wing. He starred in Leicester's record breaking Division Two championship winning side. He purchased the Royal Oak in Osgathorpe in 1971 and was there 12 years.
Coalville Boxing Tournament Open air boxing tournament in Coalville on Monday evening 4th August 1931, when in the chief event, Les Wickwar (Leicester) retained the featherweight championship of Leicestershire by defeating Jack Stone (Leicester) on points.	Boxer Eric Jones Coalville Town's local favourite Eric Jones who lived in the adjacent Melbourne Street to the Palais de Danse. He boxed at flyweight and won the Leicestershire championship in December 1929 when he knocked out Les Wickwar of Leicester, at Coalville Baths, in a scheduled 15 round - 2 minute per round contest, weighing in at 8 stones. They fought for £5 side deposits, against a purse of £10

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