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Potteries Amateur RL team from the mid 1950s.
Potteries Amateur RL team from the mid 1950s.
Photo: Brian Acton
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Item #: 2471
Potteries Amateur RL team from the mid 1950s.

Back Row (L-R): Cotton, Benson, Barker, Valentine, Holden.

Middle Row: Connolly, Dunn, Wood (captain), O'Neill, Naylor.

Front Row: unknown, Bolton, unknown.

Comment by: peter shirley on 28th June 2007 at 14:57

The man at the front left hand side is Jimmy Shirley.

Comment by: B.Fletcher on 13th November 2007 at 21:56

the gentleman stood up in suit far left is mr.harry green,thegentleman kneeling between the front row and middle row is my father mr.harold fletcher.home games were played on the rec,at the bsck of old st.james school at the top of snowden ave.

Comment by: bob c on 13th August 2010 at 12:21

thats gerry collingwood ex wigan and blackpool forward holding the ball

Comment by: carole eastham(nee Green) on 13th August 2011 at 14:18

would it be possible to get acopy of this photopraph?

Comment by: Jim Latham on 8th January 2013 at 09:37

Did this team eventually become Blackpool Borough?

Comment by: 1934granada on 31st January 2013 at 17:27

Not this team, Jim. Blackpool Borough played their first game in 1954. However when Blackpool were assembling a team to enter the league they did sign six players from the Pottery RLFC.

Comment by: Derek Wilde on 4th February 2013 at 16:29

I have made some comments under Pottery Rugby League Club

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