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Twickenham Road School football team, 1952–53

1952–53 · Twickenham Road

A school football team of about fifteen boys with two masters and a woman teacher, posed on grass in front of a brick building with a cup, two shields and a ball; the mount reads “1952 Twickenham Rd J. M. Dept. 1953 – Winners H.M.S. Birmingham Shield, Aston Association Cup, Handsworth Wood Shield”, with the names typed below. — Photo: Jennifer Connor. Reproduced with permission via Chris Hillcox, Voices of Kingstanding. · Select the picture to zoom and pan.

Twickenham Road Primary School football team, 1953.

Shared on Voices of Kingstanding by Jennifer Connor. The names typed on the mount are: left to right, Mr Lane, Keith Preston, David Lloyd, Trevor Rowlands, Robert Jackson, Mr Banks, Michael Cooper, Geoffrey Thomas, Paul Dewsbury, Stanley Ward; seated, George Bessey, John Clarke, Keith Bedwood, Ron Wallis, Michael Handford; in front, Tony Hart and Sid Mitchell.

About this place: Twickenham Road School

Local memories

What people who knew this place have said about it, in their own words. These are memories, not checked facts.

“… Mr Lane took me under his wing regarding football and played for the Aston boys .”

— Michael Titmus, 6 December 2022, Voices of Kingstanding

“… Mr Trevor Smith was my form teacher he and Mr lane coached our football and cricket teams we won lots of cups over the years.”

— Robert Healey, 23 September 2020, Voices of Kingstanding

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