Archive for the ‘Team Photos’ Category

Is this Walthamstow Avenue 1913/14 ?

October 6, 2009

Clive Hawtin sends this picture which he is trying to identify.  He says:

“Can you help me please? I have a photo of my wife’s grandfather, Bertie Allen,  and I believe it is a photo of Walthamstow Avenue F C. It was taken in London in 1913-14. Have attached photo. Can anyone confirm this is W.A.F.C.? Thanks.”

If anyone can help, please drop us a line.

Walthamstow Avenue 1913/14?

Walthamstow Avenue 1913/14?

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‘Soccer Star’ Magazine. April 22, 1961.

September 9, 2009

‘Soccer Star’ magazine (originally ‘Raich Carter’s Soccer Star’) was a national weekly magazine that ran from 20 September 1952 until 19 June 1970 (936 weekly issues in total).  Here they preview that day’s Amateur Cup final which The Avenue went on to win 2-1.

Soccer Star Vol 9 No 31 April 22 1961 Front Cover

The front cover 'Soccer Star' Magazine. April 22 1961.

Soccer Star Vol 9 No 31 April 22 1961 Page 3

From page 3 of 'Soccer Star' Magazine. April 22 1961.

Avenue’s Pluckiest Side

July 31, 2009

From ‘Charles Buchan’s Football Monthly’, July 1961

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Charles Buchan's Football Monthly, July 1961

Standing - Keenes, Prince, Lewis, Grainger, McGuire, Edwards, Bambridge. Sitting - Groves, Saggers, Andrews, Harvey.

Walthamstow Avenue 1936 photo card

July 31, 2009

Issued by Ardath Tobacco Co. This is the same picture as featured elsewhere on this site in the 1970 ‘Football Monthly’  article – but this version is less cropped, so you can see the players stockings. I do miss the days when players wore ‘knickers’ and ’stockings’!

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Left to right, back row:- E. Took (Hon. Sec.), R. Wright, H. Oliver, C. Mercer, A. Pinner, F. Hicks, H. Garner (Trainer), E. Childs, S. Barlow. Front row :- E. Collins, W. Magner, J. Lewis (Capt.), U. Vincent, F. Davis

Left to right, back row:- E. Took (Hon. Sec.), R. Wright, H. Oliver, C. Mercer, A. Pinner, F. Hicks, H. Garner (Trainer), E. Childs, S. Barlow. Front row :- E. Collins, W. Magner, J. Lewis (Capt.), U. Vincent, F. Davis

Ardath Tobacco Photo Card 1936 (back)

Ardath Tobacco Photo Card 1936 (back)

Walthamstow Avenue team photo from 1961

July 31, 2009

This team photo is taken from the 1961-62 ‘The Topical Times Football Book”‘ annual by D.C. Thomson.

Left to right - back row - Ron Bambridge, Stan Prince, Gary McGuire, Brian Edwards, Terry Keenes. Front row - Brian Harvey, Dave Andrews, Alan Minal, Don Saggers, Jim Lewis, Reg Groves.

Left to right - back row - Ron Bambridge, Stan Prince, Gary McGuire, Brian Edwards, Terry Keenes. Front row - Brian Harvey, Dave Andrews, Alan Minall, Don Saggers, Jim Lewis, Reg Groves.

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Walthamstow Avenue Colts in the early 80s

July 20, 2009

Richard Young (who features in the picture) kindly sent in this picture of The Avenue Colts taken around 1982/83.

Top: Mark Salmon, Bobby Eates (Manager), Andy Polston, Ian Levy, Marvin Houston, Richard Green, Lee Woodrow, Micky Munn (Trainer), Dave Birch. Bottom: Andrew Patterson, Dean Bramley, Bradley Wright , Michael Oliver, Richard Young, Glen Batchelor

Top: Mark Salmon, Bobby Eates (Manager), Andy Polston, Ian Levy, Marvin Houston, Richard Green, Lee Woodrow, Micky Munn (Trainer), Dave Birch. Bottom: Andrew Patterson, Dean Bramley, Bradley Wright , Michael Oliver, Richard Young, Glen Batchelor

Andy Polston went on to play for Spurs (see his Wikipedia page). If you know where any of the other players ended up in their football careers, please drop us a line or leave a comment.

All change at the Avenue

June 10, 2009

From ‘Charles Buchan’s Football Monthly’, February 1970.

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Charles Buchan's Football Monthly Magazine - February 1970

Charles Buchan's Football Monthly Magazine - February 1970

The 1979 Isthmian League ‘Five-a-Side’ Championship at Wembley Arena

June 7, 2009

The Isthmian League ran this tournament for two years, as far as I know, and this was the first. The tournament took place on Thursday 29th November 1979.

16 teams competed: Barking, Billericay Town, Bromley, Carshalton Athletic, Croydon Town, Dagenham, Dulwich Hamlet, Enfield, Harrow Borough, Hendon, Slough Town, Sutton United, Tooting & Mitcham, Walthamstow Avenue, Woking, Wycombe Wanderers.

Walthamstow Avenue beat Woking 3-2 in the first round, but went down 1-0 to Enfield in the next round (the quarter-finals). The final was between Bromley and Wycombe Wanderers. Unfortunately, I don’t know the score.

1979 Isthmian Five-a-Side Tournament Programme Cover

1979 Isthmian Five-a-Side Tournament Programme Cover

The Walthamstow Avenue squad page in the programme

The Walthamstow Avenue squad page in the programme

F.A. Amateur Cup winners 1951/52

May 14, 2009

walthamstow avenue with fa amateur cup 1952

Walthamstow Avenue captain Derek Saunders (with cup) is hoisted aloft by his team mates after Avenue beat Leyton 2-1 in the 1952 F.A. Amateur Cup Final.

The 1952 F.A. Amateur Cup winning team

May 14, 2009
Walthamstow Avenue FA Amateur Cup Winners 1952

Standing, left to right: D. Hall, G.R. Lucas, T.E. Bailey, J. Jeffrey, S. Gerula, L. Brahan, L.E. Stratton, D. Young Seated, left to right: C. Cross, J.L. Lewis, D. Saunders, R. Horsley, K. Camis Inset: D. Rossiter