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Football Teams
In some cases we have a caption, others just the ball or cup in the picture.

We have no other information about some of these clubs. If you can help please contact us.


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1890s team but who?
This early picture from the 1890s has a caption but no team name. Please can you help?

Back row: S Adams, C Atfield, E Knight (Umpire), C Nevil, G Adams.
Midlle row: S Shrives, F Tear, W Dudley (Captain), W Groome (V-captain), J Dickens
Front: C Jaques & W Dunkley
Photo by S Powell, Ferndale Studio, Rushden — Courtesy of Rushden Museum.


possibly adult school
Possibly the Adult School Football Team c1900 - 1910
possibly adult school
Unknown team - Photograph by Chettle

possibly Villa?
Perhaps Villa FC?

Oakley Stars
Oakley Stars

Courtesy of the late Colin Bryant's Collection
unknown
Unknown Team of Boys

c1920
Rushden Working Men's Club Football Team
c1920 - Albert Minney front centre.

unknown team
Unknown church Team

Courtesy of the late Colin Bryant's Collection
unknown
Unknown Team

We have an earlier print stamped Walter Chettle (died 1914). His sister may have continued to use his stamp for a few years, but the business was sold in 1916 to Ernest Virgo. Please can you help with confirmation of the date?
Or are you able to name any of the team, please?

Baptist Church - Football Team 1919-20 outside the Church
Unknown team 1928-29
Unknown
Rushden & District League Fixture 1940
Eastfield High School Playing Field, Victoria Road, Rushden.
Rushden Intermediate Old Boys v. Rushden Juniors
(Result: 0 - 1)
Back Row: F.Farrington, C.Timpson, D.Bayes, G.Sail, D.Loakes, E.Butler, D.Nicholson
Middle Row: B.Bayes, J.Skeeles, D.Britchford, B.Roddis, D.Hart, D.Green, D.George, J.Sherwood, P.Miles, J.Murdin
Front Row: H.Jacques, R.Ingram, P.Beaumont, A.Dickens, L.Pendered
Rushden Intermediate Old Boys 1940
Back Row: F.Farrington, B.Bayes, D.Loakes, D.George, J.Sherwood, D.Nicholson
Front Row: D.Hart, G.Sail, R.Ingram, A.Dickens, D.Britchford
Unknown
Inter Works Cup 1912-13

1923 - Hayden Road
Backrow: J Hancock, L Chambers, G Roper, H Walker (Goal), N Grendon, J Lilley (Manager)
Front row: C Freeman (Secretary), W Dickens, J Emery, S Mableson, Bowie Lambert, J Birch, Benny Cox, W Burnaud.

Rushden Town 1934-5
Champions of the United Counties League - Wellingborough & District League & Northants Senior Cup

Written on the back of this photograph is:

Players & Officials of Rushden Minor Football League

Brought together at Rushden on Wednesday for second coaching lesson by Mr Eric Tomkins – a coach for Northamptonshire.

Standing at rear: [left] D.Nicholson (R.I.O.B.), [3rd from left] R.Ingram (R.I.O.B.), [4th from left] C.Timpson (R.I.O.B.)
Standing: [left] Mr.H.V.Ingram (Hon.Sec., R&D Minor League), [3rd from left] Eric (Wazzy) Tomkins (N.F.A. Coach)
[right] possibly Mr.Gotch (Wellingborough 5th B.B.), [2nd from right] Mr.W.Gardhay (teacher, Rushden Intermediate)
Seated: [3rd from left] G.Luther (Rushden Stars), [right] D.Maddams (R.I.O.B.)
On floor: [2nd from right] D.George (R.I.O.B.)

We have no information about this team - but the photo right shows the cup.
If you can identify cup, team or any player we'd be pleased to know.

post office team c1946
Post Office Football Team c1946

Back row l-r: Sydney Stocker, ?, Robert Davidson, ?, ?, ?, ?
Front: centre Bill Burt


A team of Footballers from Tennyson Road School and the Boot & Shoe School.
They won two shields ...

team

Taken at Eastfields, top of Victoria Road, c1955

Back : l-r : Douglas Adams, Mr Lawrence, Peter Judge, Keith Blunt, B & S teacher,
Philip Powell, Bob Goodwin, Principle of B & S, Ken Hemmington.

Seated : John Mead, John White, Charlie Parrish, Len Partridge, Mike Adams,
John Rock, ? .


Rushden Old Amateurs v New Amateurs December 1961 at Spencer Park

Back Row: Barry Stringer, Brian Neville, Gordon Bradshaw, - - , - Linger, Keith Nutter, Bob Markham, - - , Barrie Collins,
- Britchford, - -.
2nd Row: Hubert Dickens, Don Nicholson, Geoff Hanger, Steve Howe, Don Green, Vic Maddams, George Sail, Geoff Gray, Brian Rooksby, Bert Catlin, Sam Denton, David Fuller, Denis Maddams, Bill Noble.
Front Row: Les Pendred, John Wardle, George Wardle.


Calor Gas team c1965/66

Calor Gas team - Spencer Park - c1965/66

Back row: Graham Penness, unknown, Don (Donza) Johnson, Dave Bayes, unknown, Ted Moksa. 

Front row: Danny Davis, unknown, Jock Lowe, Tony ?, Alan Marchant. 

Wearing training bibs - had the proper kit when we joined the League. Courtesy of Keith Brealey


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