'50s Sport

Ray Charnley RIP

feeds@yuku.com (clemmy) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:24:57 GMT

Sadly Ray passed away today RIP.
http://www.blackpool-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=472725

ex-footballers England

feeds@yuku.com (Rudy) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:52:13 GMT

Hi, Do you know what they do now, where the individuals live from this list? (sorry - translator)
Harry Hooper
Albert Quixall
Ted Burgin
Eddie Baily
Laurie Hughes
Roy Bentley
Don Howe
Derek Kevan
Peter Brabrook
Peter Broadbent
Bobby Smith
Alan A'Court
Maurice Setters

Jack v Harry

feeds@yuku.com (Pearsonovitch) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:01:32 GMT

Sporting people enjoy and appreciate great rivalries in sport. Recently we've witnessed a football match between two teams from Manchester which, allegedly, sent spectators wild with parochial fervour. There were great rivalries in the 1950s of course. Surrey v Yorkshire at Cricket, Hawthorne v Moss at Motor Racing, Richards v Piggott at Horse Racing and, of course, Oxford v Cambridge on the Thames which runs through every decade.

One of the fiercest rivalries throughout our...

Jack Kramer

feeds@yuku.com (pendelfin phumph) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:29:51 GMT

Jack Kramer, the "father of professional tennis" has died at the age of 88. Without his efforts we would probably never have seen Borg, McEnroe, Connors, Federer and many others. His obituary is here:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6834197.ece

Sir Bobby Robson

feeds@yuku.com (ossiedales) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:01:56 GMT

Another Fulham legend gone. And a legend elsewhere of course. RIP Sir Bobby.

Tennis question.

feeds@yuku.com (jelly ) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:04:00 GMT

Who won the Wimbledon mens and the ladies final in 1961?

IAN GREAVES

feeds@yuku.com (BROOMY) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:19:50 GMT

Only just heard that Ian Greaves passed away a few days ago. Not one of the greater players but but one of those post Munich lads that United fans will be eternally grateful to.
RIP.

Johnny Haynes

feeds@yuku.com (Mirkwood) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:26:03 GMT

A statue to Fulham legend Johnny Haynes is to be unveiled outside the main gates at Craven Cottage on Saturday 18th October at 1245 pm. I trust Ossie has been commissioned by Mr T to attend and submit a tearstained report on the proceedings. A rich tribute, long long overdue.

Life in the old dog yet

feeds@yuku.com (Mirkwood) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:24:37 GMT

Former Olympic hurdler Peter Hildreth, who represented Great Britain in the Games of 1952, 1956 and 1960, has been banned from running the wrong way up the escalators in a shop in Farnham, Surrey. Hildreth said he wanted to prove his fitness.
Good lad, Peter!!!

Gutless ICC.

feeds@yuku.com (Redvers Flagge) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:20:51 GMT

Today is truly a black day for cricket the world over. It is the day when the ICC ( International Cricket Council ) finally capitulated to the Pakistani lobby and declared the result of the fourth Test England v Pakistan in 2006 a drawn game. Prior to the ICC decision, the game was recorded (rightly) as an England win as the entire Pakistan team declined to take the field at tea on the final day thus forfeiting the match as per Law. It was the game that umpire Daryl Hair attracted much...

Ivor Powell MBE

feeds@yuku.com (clemmy) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:15:48 GMT

I can't recall ever having seen him play but he is locked in my boyhood memory box. He "guested" for Blackpool during the war years and was a very good friend of Stanley Matthews who also "guested", I seem to recall that he was best man at SMs wedding? Still going strong at 91, good on you Sir.

Derek Tapscott

feeds@yuku.com (Pearsonovitch) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:55:08 GMT

Many will remember Derek Tapscott who was an all-action inside forward for Arsenal, and later, Cardiff City, in the 1950s. Derek's obituary appeared in yesterday's Guardian. He died on 12th June, aged 75. It is a sign that age is creeping up when a person's prime seems such a short time ago and now he has passed on.

I saw Derek play a few times and was always impressed with his energy and his opportunism whenever the ball was in the opponents penalty area. He was a...

Albert Quixall

feeds@yuku.com (william brown) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:07:33 GMT

Does anyone now remember Albert Quixall of Sheffield Wednesday, Man Utd and Oldham.
There was a time when he was going to be the next big thing being capped by England at 19 and being the best ball juggler in English soccer. His career sort of unexpectedly faded out and he never made it as big as his early promise.
Another one like that who was a fantastic junior and then disappeared was David Cliss of Chelsea - was he a Spurs junior? As a schoolboy everyone was raving about him....

Reg Flewin

feeds@yuku.com (Pearsonovitch) — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:59:10 GMT

I've just heard the news of Reg Flewin's death. Reg was the locally born skipper of Portsmouth Football Club when they won the League Championship two years running in 1948-9 and 1949-50.

By all accounts he saw the Cup Final earlier this month and was delighted that Pompey had won. He lived here on the Isle of Wight and was reportedly 87 years old.

R.I.P. Reg.

Derek Dooley

feeds@yuku.com (Mirkwood) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:41:33 GMT

Derek Dooley has died at the age of 78. To those of us of a certain age, with a love of football, those words bring sadness and fond memories of a man who, briefly, became a legend. In 62 games for Sheffield Wednesday in the early 50's he scored 61 goals and would surely have gone on to greater things had it not been for a tragic accident late in 1953. Whilst playing against Preston he was invoved in a collision with goalkeeper George Thompson, leaving him with a broken leg. Worse was to...

Jimmy Dugdale

feeds@yuku.com (camaygirl) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:54:30 GMT

Just heard that ex WBA and Aston Villa player Jimmy Dugdale has died, aged 74.

The busby babes question.

feeds@yuku.com (jelly ) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:21:59 GMT

I,ve just been reading about the Busby Babes. I,ve 2 questions to ask: 1) What caused the plane crash?, 2) Were there any survivers,who are alive today?

Sports Report

feeds@yuku.com (Mirkwood) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:21:27 GMT

60 years ago today, on 3rd January 1948, the BBC Light Programme broadcast the first ever edition of "Sports Report" when at 5.00 pm, the strains of "Out of the Blue" introduced a new programme that was to become a national institution for sports-lovers.
We will all have our own personal memories but mine are dominated by the great voices of those who originally compered the programme - Raymond Glendenning from 1948 to 1955, followed by Eammon Andrews until 1964. The...

Jimmy Langley RIP

feeds@yuku.com (librarian466) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:02:47 GMT

Jimmy Langley one of the most popular of players has passed away from a heart attack. Fulham and QPR fans will be especially saddened. He was the most whole hearted of players and always gave the Maestro Matthews a good contest. With George Cohen, Fulham had an international pair of full backs. Thank you Jim for the pleasure that you gave. Oh how they could do with the likes of you now. RIP

Norman Deeley

feeds@yuku.com (Pearsonovitch) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:59:43 GMT

Have just read the obituary of Norman Deeley in today's Guardian. He died on 7th September so the news is a bit late in getting out.

Many will remember Norman as a diminutive winger who played for the great Wolverhampton Wanderers football team in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was capped by England on two occasions.

He was a very tenacious player and made up for his lack of size by a willingness to tackle everyone and anyone. His natural skill was supplemented by the effort...