Darfield Council 4 Queen St 1

Front row (L to R):Dennis Oxley, Kevin McHale, Alan Markham, Alan Gibbs, Roy Wilding, Robert Griffiths. Adult is Mr Turton. Credit: Gary & Kevin McHale


Final on 8th May at Swinton. Report SYT 13/5/50

Eric Johnson scored for Queen. In the Semi-final (match report below), Eric and Terry Collinson scored. Other members of the Queen team could have included: George Anglesea, Malcolm Elliss, Terry Reader, Alan Powell.
Ron Fordham:
“Alan Powell went on to captain Don and Dearne seniors and then became a primary school headteacher in Sandwell.
Melvyn Senior lived on my street .and we became friends when we both went to Mexborough Tech.
HE was a part time professional with Don Revie’s Leeds, but wouldn’t give up his Student apprenticeship.. He went on to become a part time pro’ in the Midland league, and an engineer at Rolls Royce.”
Semi Final
Birdwell 0 Queen St 2 Report SYT 1/4/50
Goldthorpe v Darfield Council
Quarter Final
Goldthorpe 2 Denaby Balby St 1 SYT 8/4/50

Front sat on floor L-R. Albert Hey, Martin Walters. Walt Clayton: “Mr Woolford (2nd in from left) , he moved from Goldthorpe juniors to the Dearneside secondary school. He played a big part in the WW2 spying machine, Enigma.

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