FOOTBALL ANYONE

[rappo]

THE OFFICIAL BRIDGE HOUSE FOOTBALL TEAM

WHERE ARE THEY NOW

[TerryMurphy]

hI Colin, what a great surprise,i keep searching for new (old) pics for the book, and up pops this, the only trouble now, i have got to write a page about our football team.any memories?
 
4th left Lloyd 5th Dennis Stratton, 6th rdb roadie.7th Glen.
bottom 8th Peter ?.no. no. 11th Paul Cole. 12thTerry jnr

can you fill in any of the other name,i will see Glen on Wednesday, he might know, ,and do you remember what teams we played?

Thank you Colin a really great memory from the past, its a must for the book,do you remember the photographer who took it? I thought you were in the team ha ha

[rappo]

You ask any other pics......... Well............... Somewhere I've got the reverse of this picture.

Imagine the guys in the same order, turning round so that thier backs are facing the camera. They all drop thier shorts. They all bend over to touch thier toes.

And.

THEY MOON THE CAMERA.

If I can find that I could blackmail the TEAM....

 

Ask Glen, Lloyd and Terry if they remember that one.

[Dave]

RDB roadies name is Steve though can't remember second name at the moment
he had a brother who used to come to the bridge at times, tall thin dark hair.
Can confirm front /left is Peter but I can't remember second name either.
Middle front used to play in the pool team as well and the name Peter rings a bell but too sure!

Anyone else got any clues?   

[peter]

hello terry im peter crittenden at the bottom left, i can remember some of there names if it helps bottom middle blonde hair peter holt top left  are brothers pretty certain they are les and john cant remember second name ,next to them bloke named gary i think the bloke next to me is mick great to see the photo brought back great memories hope you and your family doing well hope to hear from you soon peter

[rappo]

Hey Peter, Great to see you posting with a few more names. Recieved your EMail. I'll reply later today. I sure do remember all the drinking.

 

[TomG]

Did The Bridge ever play the Durham Dynamoes?  They had Alfie Darby playing for them, a great player who should have been a pro after a good schoolboy record.

Remember The Durham, just down Stephenson Street?

[TerryMurphy]

no Tom,not that i remember,did they have a football team,would you know.They use to get a lot of our trade,with the overflow,when we were packed out,and they use to moan about all the cars park down that road, there customers could not get parked,is the pub still there,the one in Bidder St is,keep well.T.M

[peter]

hello terry i have left you some names of the football team hope it helps  cheers peter

[TerryMurphy]

Thank Pete, i now have a name for all the players ,some first names only, but we are getting there, thanks to peter Crittenden,and to Colin Rapp, for taking the pic.

1.Les. 2..John.3.Gary 4. Lloyd.5 .Dennis.6. Steve.7 Glen. 8.Peter.9.Mick.10..Peter. 11. Paul. 12.Terry Jnr.
I have only7. surnames.4.5.7.8.10.11.12.
come on you guys dig deep?

[Dave]

"I have only7. surnames.4.5.7.8.10.11.12.
come on you guys dig deep?"

Oh come on Terry, claiming 7 surnames!
I think you might have a slight inside info on 3 of them 

[TomG]

Terry

The Durham, Durham Dynamoes, had a Sunday morning team in the late 50s. 

They were a typical Sunday team, most players suffering from hangovers, except for Alfie Darby.  He had played for Star Lane against my Saint Margaret's team in the Primary League Play-off in 1947.  I was playing at left half and was told to mark Alfie, who was playing at inside right, out of the game.  This I did so well through normal time and the first half of extra time.  We were 1-1 when the Star Lane teacher, a Catholic!!, shifted Alfie to inside left.  I followed him but Billy Murphy refused to move across to cover my gap despite being shouted at by our teacher, Jim Welsh.  They scored three times in about three minutes and our match was lost.

I mentioned this to Alfie before a game against Durham Dynamoes one Sunday.  He smiled at the memory I hadn't let him touch the ball and then murdered me all through the match.  I should have kept stumm.  He was a very good player who should have gone a long way.

The Durham is still there, voted second best pub in Canning Town behind the Ordnance Arms in one poll.

I presume the Bidder Street pub is the Dartmouth.

Now a couple of questions:-

1.  As you looked at The Imp there was the Liverpool on the left.  What was the pub on the other side of the cinema?

2.  What was the name of the Mann's pub on the corner of Ford Street and Shirley Street, Prince Albert or Prince Arthur?

3.  Can you remember the name of the pub next to the Dockland Settlement?

As another aside.  A boxer, B O'Halloran, won 2 National Schoolboy titles, 1937 and 1938.  Any relation?

[TerryMurphy]

1.Victoria Arm,corner of victoria dock rd.
2.prince Albert. known as Streeties.
3.i known this pub so well, Morrie Vicars sister and her husband ran it ,
In fact it was the pub where son Glen played his first gig, with his band ,got £5.00 for it,played a few Sunday mornings, then asked for £10.00.got sacked.
4. Interesting but no knowledge,it is my Grandmother single name ,before she married John Murphy,so could well be a relation,hope so,even it it means i was not the first in our family,to win the schoolboys championship,could you find out what school he boxed for?
other schoolboy champions in our family. son Glen, nephews John, and James Murphy, brother Jim boys. thanks Tom

[TerryMurphy]

well Colin its 4 really, apart from my sons.11, is Paul Cole, A nephew
on the Lang side ,Brother Johns inlaws,you must remember Eileen,John wife?
hope you are well, thanks for uploading the pictures,will do my best to get them in the book.I have got to bend the publishers arm,he told me he has to many, T.M

[rappo]

Jean, one of the BH barmaids sent me this info on another name from the team.

"Just looked at that football pic, the one on bottom with the porno tash is Micky Fryer, do you remember Ricky, his brother used to play with Uncle Sam, Dave Edwards old band, Stevie Moss was the roadie for RDB. Hope that helps, be in touch soon.

Jean