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Barlestone Bowls Club Mr Tom Curtis.
Mr Tom Curtis, in the centre, presenting Edgar Deacon with the Rose Bowl after winning the Singles Bowls Match. Runner up, Walter Paker is on the left. This was taken at the Vicarage Bowling Green early 1950s.
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Barlestone Boxers Of The 1930's i.
Bill Hardy, Sam Hardy (trainer), Sam Hardy junior, Fred Hardy
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Barlestone Boxers Of The 1930's ii.
Barlestone boxers certainly made news in the 1930's before the War. The most successful family were the Hardy's of Newbold Road. Trained by their father Sam, in a small gym behind their woodyard in Newbold Road, the brothers Bill, Sam and Fred became quite renowned for their pugilistic skills, most successful of all was Bill. On 13th September 1937 he became the Heavy Weight Champion of the Midlands. The highlight of his boxing career was when he fought the British and British Empire Champion, Jack McAvey, at the Granby Halls. Of the one hundred and fifty fights that Bill had from the end of 1933 to 1938 he lost only twenty-nine.
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Barlestone Boxers Of The 1930' siii.
Midget Goddard
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Barlestone Boxers Of The 1930's iv.
Joe Smith
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Barlestone Football Club1910-1911
An interesting group taken in front of the church gates which were a memorial to the Rev. Henry Homer curate of Barlestone for 50 years. Note the thatched cottage on the right which stood here until the 1930's.
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Barlestone Methodist Cricket Club Circa1933
Top row: George Cave, Cliff Petcher, George Pateman, Len Smith, Jack Turner. Middle row: Umpire, Sid Petcher, Alec Leader, William Cave, Horace Petcher, Ernest Petcher, Umpire. Front row: Elijah Cave, Tom Finney, Ted Petcher, Gordon Branson.
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| Barlestone Rovers 1928 Junior Cup. |
Barlestone St Giles Football Club 1910-1911
Top row: Rev J Morris, Fred Heap, Jim Gowdridge, Bert Finney and David Blower. Middle row: ........, Percy Holmes, Tom Finney. Bottom row: Bill Sperry, ......., Jim Heap, Jimmy Deacon, Sidney Allen, William Waltham.
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Barlestone St Giles Football Club1914-1915.
Top row: Rev J Morris, Fred Heap, Jim Gowdridge, Bert Finney and David Blower. Middle row: ........, Percy Holmes, Tom Finney. Bottom row: Bill Sperry, ......., Jim Heap, Jimmy Deacon, Sidney Allen, William Waltham.
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Barlestone St Giles Football Club 1965.
Back Row L to R: John Hill, ....? Second Row L to R: Brian Jacques, .....? Ivan Sutton, Ball, .....? .....? Trevor Dolman, Stewart Hardy, Michael Goddard. Wolves sponsored St Giles kit instead of paying the fee for Terry Thompson, that is why they played in Wolves colours. 2nd right on Back Row Nigel Atkins.
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Barlestone St Giles Football Team 1920-21
Back Row. L. to R. Tom Smith Snr, Charles Jackson Jnr., Alf Moon, Charles Jackson Snr., George Westbury, Hextal, Ted Bailey, Martin, Jack Finney, J. Hill, J. Hill, J. Grey, Walter Hextall. Middle Row. L. to R. A Hextall (Enderby), Reubin Bills? Bill Goddard, Dennis Bailey, Sam Kirkland. In 1921 this team were top of the Hinckley and District Football League.
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Barlestone United 1948-49 Winners Of The Coalville Charity Cup.
Back row: Victor Cope, Edwin Goddard, Tom Belcher, Bert Harris, Bill Dagley, Mark Potts. Middle row: Tom Shuttlewood, Jack Edwards, Bert Edwards, Arthur Barber, George Stirland, Richard O'Brian, Sam Kirkland, Bill Chapman. Front row: Arthur Simpson, Cassie Ratajozyk, Harold Kirkland, Len Squires, Alan Eagle, Bert Rudin. Barlestone United was formed after the Second World War and won the championship of the South Leics League and the Junior Cup in their first season. The team joined the Senior League and won the Coalville Cup and the Rolleston Cup.
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Barlestone United Football Club 1946-47.
Standing Left to Right: Cliff Kirkland, George Lovell, Bert Harris (Trainer), George Westbury, Henry Smedley, Tom Hextall, Edgar Deacon (Secretary), Sam Kirkland. Kneeling Left to Right: Henry Hibbs, Bert Edwards, Len Squires, Harold Kirkland, Walter Thompson. Following the end of the 1939-45 War League Football in Barlestone was revived with the formation of Barlestone United Football Club. The performance of the team in its first seaon of 1946-47 exceeded all expectations and it ended the season having won the South Leicestershire League Shield, the Junior Cup and were runners up in the Rolleston Charity Cup. The Club were only in existence until 1951.
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Barlestone United Football Club 1949.
Back Row Left to Right: Tom Smith, Doug Bell, Brad Goddard, Bill Dagley, Wilf Mayne, Sid Cave, Tom Shuttlewood. Front Row Left to Right: Harry Orton, Dick Hudson, Tom Belcher, Bert Savage, Arthur Smalley.
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Bill Dagley's Eleven.
Top Row. L. to R. Tom Smith, Brad Goddard, Doug. Bell, Bill Dagley, Pip Mayne, George Hill. Bottom Row L. to R. Harry Orton, Dick Hudson, Tommy Belcher, Bert Savage, Aruthur Smalley.
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Bowls On Vicarage Lawn.
Barlestone Bowls Club Circa 1955-56. The Green was the lawn in front of the Vicarage. Lawrence Smith Bowling and Gordon Blower looking on.
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Charity Football Match
In the early 1950's a comic football match was played at Whitsun to raise funds for charity. The teams being Charlie Jackson's Eleven and Bill Dagley's Eleven. L. to R. .....?, George Ramsell, .....? Ron Adams, Tommy Shuttlewood, Harold Thompson (Referee), Charlie Jackson, Tommy Belcher, Mark Potts (Trainer, wearing cap.)
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Charlie Jackson And Football Cups 1946-7
Charlie Jackson the Landlord of the "Three Tons" was the Trainer of Barleston United Football Club. He is seen here with the cups and shield that the club won in that season.
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Charlie Jackson's Eleven
Tob Row l. to R. Kitch Storer, Jack Brotherhood, Ern. Smith, Thompson Sutton, Bill Thompson, Fred Stevens, Mark Potts (Trainer). Bottom Row. L. to R. Bill Branson, Bert Prime, Les Viccars, Wilf Jackson, Cliff Ingham.
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Cricket Club Circa 1938.
Top row: Umpire, George Lovell, Sid Petcher, Ken Boulstridge, George Cave, Tom Lovell, Umpire. Front row: .........?, Tom Belcher, Brian Chapman, William Cave
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Football Club Circa 1946
Back row: Tom Belcher, Albert Bailey. Middle row: Tommy Shuttlewood, Percy Liddington, Brad Goddard, Ted Goddard, Peter Reid, William Dagley. Bottom row: Alfred Sandford, Clarence Hextall, Les Vickers, Bertram Savage, Arthur Smalley.
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Football Club Circa 1951-52
Top row: Neville Thompson, Brian Arnold, Roger Gibson, Alan Green, Donald Gibson, John Westbury. Bottom row: Royston Statham, David Orton, Colin Davis, Geoffrey Bell, Terry Thompson.
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Football Team Circa 1926
Top row: Mr Tom Smith, Deacon, H. Robinson, Boulter, T. Ison, Robinson. Middle row: Tom Patrick, Percy Smalley, Jack Turner, Bott, Percival. Bottom row: Walter Thompson, Dick Hudson.
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Gordon Blower Bowling. |
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Members Of Barlestone Cricket Club.
Left to right. Ted Goddard, Dick Tonks, Charlie Lovell
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Members Of Barlestone Rovers Football Club In The Early Twenties
Left to Right: Tom Smith, .....?, Maurice Hextall, Sam Weston.
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| Pigeon Fanciers In The1930's. |
Rounders Match
Having a practice rounders match in the field behind Church Farm under the guidance of Mrs. Patrick. The boys cricket team also appears to be in the background. L. to R. Marjorie Gibson, Mrs J. Patrick, Linda Green (with bat), Marion Orton, Joyce Westbury, Dorothy Spiby, .....Blower, Marion Stevens, .....? Mavis Poole. Pam Deacon.
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St Giles Football Club 1952,53 or 54,
Back Row: Alan Bostock, Sam Bailey, Bob Woodward, Michael Burchall, Jim Bills and Ivan Smith. Front Row: Malcolm Sperry, Walter Frearson, Malcolm Kelly, Derek Bailey and Brian Lovell. This was taken on "The Pitch" in Bagworth Road. The council houses are in the background.
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Terry Thompson
Terry Thompson of Barlestone who plays football for Wolverhampton Wanderers - 1965. Wolves sponsored St Giles's kit instead of paying the fee for Terry Thompson and that's why Barlestone play in Wolves colours.
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The Bible Class Football Club 1930's
Top row: Mr William Jackson, Charlie Goddard, Jim Yates, George Lovell, Sam Bills, William Bills, Rev. George Chippington. Middle row: Charlie Bills, Tom Finney, Michael Spriggs, Jack Martin, .........?. Bottom row: Jack Gibson, Douglas Bell, Jim Yates, Walter Thompson, Frank Beeby.
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Barlestone Rovers1928 Junior Cup.
Top row: Murdock Bailey, Jim Heaps, David Hill, Charlie Lovell, Edward Brown
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PHOTO AWAITING Football Team undated
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Football Team Undated
Top row: Murdock Bailey, W Elliott, David Hill, William Goddard, Edward Petcher, Tom Deacon, Albert (Shirley) Hextall, Samuel Kirkland. Middle row: William Jordan, William Smith, Edward Smith. Bottom row: Joseph Kirkland, Tom Deacon, William Sutton, William Thompson, Jack Thompson. Bottom row: Tom Smith, Elijah Cave, Ted Lovell, Sam Cave, J Duke
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