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POST AND CHRONICLE SNOOKER FINAL 1975
POST AND CHRONICLE SNOOKER FINAL 1975
Photo: JOHN BAILEY
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Item #: 17759
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT ORREL LEGION 1975,WHEN PLATT BRIDGE PLAYED POOLSTOCK LABOUR CLUB.POOLSTOCK WERE HOT FAVOURITES BUT THANKS TO GREAT GAMES BY BERT TAYLOR. JOHN HESKESH, AND ROY WALLS,HIBBS,AND CO. WERE BEATEN, ROY WALLS BEAT A.TABENER ON THE PINK IN THE FINAL FRAME.PICTURE BY COURTESEY OF THE POST AND CHRONICLE.FRONT JOHN ASHCROFT, JIMMY AKISTER.SECOND ROW,JOHN BAILEY, ROY WALLS. BACK ROW , GEORGE NICHOLS, JOHN HESKETH, AND BERT TAYLOR, THE REST ARE POOLSTOCK PLAYERS.

Comment by: Stuart on 12th May 2011 at 18:49

Th 4 Poolstock blokes leaning on the table are:
Left to right:
Albert Tabener, Henery Fishwick, Ernie Heaton, Terry Ashcroft.

Comment by: Stuart on 13th May 2011 at 20:11

John,
There's another couple of players from that same Poolstock team you may recall, Johnny Hibbs and Buddy ?, can't remember his surname.

Comment by: ken on 13th May 2011 at 23:27

Is it Greenalgh? second left,back row.

Comment by: fred foster on 14th May 2011 at 08:00

Jimmy Akister worked at Parkside when I was there. L19 top road rip, with John Heaton, Kenny Bond and 2 more that I can't put names to.

Comment by: Stuart on 16th May 2011 at 18:25

It is indeed Ken, thanks.

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