Wigan Album
St Joseph's School, Wallgate
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Photo: Mike Sullivan
Item #: 17784
Front Row - Freddie Fouracre, Alf Speakman, John Pearson,Frank McGowan, Colin Melling, Tom Bowland.
Unbeaten all Season League and cup double!!!
How proud they all look and quite rightly so.
Back row right hand side is Peter Rathbone,and "Cisco" was Francis Griffiths. Joe Moore was the teacher who was in charge of the team.How s things with you Mick?
Very well John, now living in Nantwich, but get back to wigan very often. What about you....?
Living in Blackrod(between Chorly and Horwich)Ready to retire this October.Still enjoy a kick about with my 2 grandsons.One is 14 the other is 8.
used to go to school with these lads, think about them quite a bit. glad you still 'kick about ' john. Great school days !
Good to hear from you Valerie.I remember you from school and Miry Lane,thats some years ago!!!You use to torment the life out of us lads,but all in good fun really
Alf Speakman died with leukemia when he was 23
Sad to hear alf died so young, does anybody know what happened to the rest of them ? Glad you remembered me j.p. yes SO many years ago ! !
Hi Val. I heard that Frank McGowan died over 12 months ago.I retired 12 months ago,at the grand age of 65.We never thought there was such an age as 65 when we where at St Joseph s.I ve been married 41 years,got 2 girls and two grandchildren.Whats your history Val.
Hi, jp, I live in standish and have been married for 45yrs ! ! got 2 children boy and girl and 2 grandchildren, been retired a few years, Ye who would have thought we would reach this age ! !
oh my god what a memory jerker I am married to alf speakmans cousin brian hesketh he also went to st joseph a year above