Wigan Album
Orrell RUFC
22 CommentsPhoto: John Murphy
Item #: 27806
John Lydon: front row, left.
Johnny maye 3rd row from front far right and is twin brother Jimmy back row right hand side
Is that les bolton front row far right
Wondered if it was John, Jarvo.
A distinct family resemblance between him, his little brother Joe, and their Dad.
Yes it is Les who alas has not been well for a long time. An old schoolchum of mine along with Ray "sol" Holland second row back on the right. Had the bad luck to play against John Lydons John Rigby team several times only to be battered every time. Difficult to know why Billy Lyon is not on this photo as he would have been about seventeen at this time. Was the age limit below this ?
Seated row, 3rd from left -is that Sammy (DS) Southern ?
Freddie Moss, 4th from left, first seated row, Colin Nicholson far right same row.
Back Row: Southern, Jimmy May - 3rd row: Mason, Teddy Keane, Geoff Hilton, Regan ???, John May. - 2nd row, ???, ???, Brian, ?? Fred Moss (Capt), Norman Gaskell, Sol Hammond, Colin Nocholson - front row: John Lydon, John Murphy, Les Bolton. The three in the front had just come over from the 1st team photo.
Apologies in my post above i should have said 3rd from right in the seated row. Old Age creeping up!
re Bill Lyon - I played for this colts side for two years and I don't recollect Bill ever playing Colts rugby.
John, wasn't my old mate Pete Phillips playing for the colts that year?
As with Bill Lyon. Peter was not a colt. He played for John Rigby and then went off to university.
I knew Billy Lyon from 1966 and he was in the first XV then! A great player and Wigan Rugby League tried unsuccessfully to get him to swap codes!
Four St. Cuthberts boys in that team. Lydon, May twins and Moss. I was talking to Gaskell last week and saw poor Bolton the other day. What an era for talent.
Second row, third left. Eddie Right?
Jathbee would that be Norman Gaskell ? If yes yet another schoolmate from St, Johns primary along with Sol Les Barry Stevens etc.
Not sure about Billy Lyon being in the first team in '66 - could have been one of his brothers/cousins. Eric Lyon, played wing forward was around the club at that time. Re the St Cuthberts lads. Put me down as number five, although I was in the year below the others.
Yes that is Norman Gaskell, brother of Frank.
John, i think you are correct re Eric Lyon.
3rd row second from right Ken Gleave I think 2nd row From left Tommy Sutton Steve Clark Brian Walters
Back row dave hammond jimmy maye, next row dave mason ted keene geoff hilton mick reagan ken gleave john maye, middle row tommy sutton steve clarke brian walters fred moss norman gaskle ray holland colin nicholson, front row john lydon john murphy les bolton. Bill Lyon played most of this season but was missing for this photo, Peter Phillips played colts the season after.
Are you sure this is 67/68 John? I think it is the 66/67 team as I played in the 67/68 team . I also played for St John Rigby against this Colts team in a 9 all draw.f