Team Photos Project - Picture Number One: 1911-12

[Gren Perry]

Hi All,

I am starting a project to record all the club photos together with as many names as possible. I hope to do this via the Players Reunited emails in parallel with message boards on the club web site starting I hope logically with 1911-12 which is the oldest picture that we have.

Obviously there is an almost impossible element in the early photos and they may well not be of interest to everyone but I am posting them all in case anyone may have a relative or connection with someone who can help.

We possibly have one name for this one because Shaun Lilley believes that his grandfather H.N. Lilley who was captain is the player holding the ball. He has also mentioned his father G.N. Lilley and uncle H.B. Fincher who was also captain on the first post war photo. More of that in due course.



More to come. Watch this space....!!!!

[Serge]

If I didn't know better I would swear that front right is an early dancemonkey.
Seems to be protecting those glue hands as well.

[pittboots]

I think it's a great idea Gren, i love the old team photo's. Do you know what the teddy bear at the front of the pic represented?

[The Simpsonator]

Thought you would know Cliff, didn't you take the picture?

Interesting question Pitts, the bear is in a few old pics i've seen. whose was it? why was it there? where is it now? and why don't we have one?

[Gren Perry]

Yes Tom I see the likeness with Dance Monkey...! and no Scott I am afraid that I know nothing about the Teddy Bear.

[Craig]

Cliff wasnt taking the picture he was too busy playing for the vet's team of the day.
Simmo we could have our own bear we just need to get Nutts to to take his shirt off he's round and hairy