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Lee Jones old Boys

My good friend and mate John Mac Manager

Bootle St James

Here is a photo of a West Derby Football team featuring a local lad who represented Stoke City and England.
He was a mate of my father (born 1908) and he lived in Fish Terrace opposite the village hall. The first Asian to play for the country. Soo second from left middle row.
Frank Soo played locally, for Prescot Cables, before joining Stoke City

A book about Frank Soo was published recently called 'The Wanderer' by susan Gardiner. Frank played alongside Stanley Matthews for Stoke and England

West Derby FC - Barnfield playing fields, 1930

Bootle Celtic played against West Derby

Respect for the trainer hand behind is back at Melwood

Blackmoor Park football team

Taylors Arms FC Bootle JOC

Melwood - 1961.Liverpool FC

Need help with this team names of players and team name

Can l call this picture 21

Bobby

Brian McNally, Mike McNally, Stuey Jopson, Peter Woods, Will Morgan in no particular order

That's the Shakey Vets team from about 6 years ago Bob. All credit to all these lads who want to carry on playing football.

Thanks, Mariansquare

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That's the Shakey Vets team from about 6 years ago Bob. All credit to all these lads who want to carry on playing football.

Brian McNally, Mike McNally, Stuey Jopson, Peter Woods, Will Morgan in no particular order

Thanks, Mick for the names.

Ribble Bus Football Team

Well this picture has the wrong name in it, John Murry should be Jimmy Murray Back row
Is that ok Barbara.

Bootle Grammer

John Middleton. Ronnie and norman foster.ant Gallagher. Paul Cummins.Les Bowers Thanks Les

Linacre School Football Team

Linacre School Football Team

I know l have put this on before but some more information

St Joan's 1959 after winning the Griffin Cup my dad bottom right Alan Parry

Is that Alan McCulloch 4th from left back row

Also is that Eddie in this picture if so he will give us more names call this picture 22

Bob. b

Well look at this, think l have got something on this in a paper from Dan.. miss he's researching on this site.

Bob.b

Balliol road football team

Most of them played in the JOC and l remember most of them older than me. Puffer great player and Phil Blackwell

But met them playing in the JOC Me and John Harris

Bob. b

Has anyone got pictures of bootle JOC teams 1960 to 1980 Winham St James Pentagon st winnies Bootle YMCA and any teams or write up's from bootle times thank you. Bob. b

Well this was my first post-March 2013

It all started with my Brother Albie with his pictures of the JOC teams and me going to watch him and other great players in them days.

What times it was me has a young lad watching them great players in the JOC will never forget them days .

Well, l reflect back on my first post in the JOC it was great days playing and the social life we all had, think l will never forget

I have got and met so many people and pictures from this site and the memories

Well, Big Thank you to everyone's input never thought it would go this big.

Thanks, Big brother Albie John Kelly Heney Bradley John Kelly YM Jimmy Gee Ray Mears Brian Bromilow Eddie L John Mac Lee Jones old Boys Gerry Bridge Ronnie Scott John and Charlie Harris Gerry Jones Bobby Owens great players Denis Mac and many more l could talk about.

This is history Bootle JOC Football teams

Bobby ...Thank You

Thomas Gray boys 1980/81 cup winners.

Sorry no names

Ray Mears George Best

1959-60

1967-April-5-a-side

Reunion

1 Balliol-School-Footy-Team
2 bootle-triangle
3 ?

-Muncaster have got one more will post later