Wigan Album
Wigan RUFC (Old Boys)
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Photo: Martin Rigby
Item #: 21697
Back: Bert Dempsey [touchjudge], Terry Sweeney [coach], John Heaton, Liam Longbottom,Jack Dempsey,John Cotton, John Gee. Middle: Keith Baldwin,Dave Swarbrick, Dave Reid. Front: Frank Morgan, Alan Nye, Eddie Gallagher, Graham Carter, Kevin Ashton, Ian Lewis.
That's how I remember Rigby players...sweat and mud.
Frank Morgan, the only window cleaner I knew who specialised in only doing bungalows
I think Frank was in the Navy Horace because every window he cleans looks like a porthole!
There's only 14 players on the photo Martin who's missing ? It can't be you, you would only have been 10 when this was taken. Did Frank count as two players ?
I wish we had a photo of you being hit with an umbrella when we played New Brighton years ago Joe. Now that really would have been a classic!
Missing player - Captain Andy Simm. Probably relaxing with a cig.
It was 1974 not 1975 (November I think) and the score was 11-6. Eddie Gallagher & Yours Truly got the tries and Alan Nye kicked a penalty. John Heaton played a blinder and John Gee won 3 scrums 'against the head' when were hanging on in the closing minutes.
Dave Reid died aged 63. Very sad his funeral is tomorrow (21/1/14) at St Michaels 1 30
This photograph brings back some memories and some characters. Has anyone kept in touch with Dave Swarbrick ?