8 thoughts on “Killamarsh Secondary School U15s. Roy Middleton on back row. Photo courtesy of Roy Middleton.”
I was captain of that team with ball at my feet. I played professionally for Rotherham U on leaving school & Chesterfield but broken ankle ended my footballing days at 20yrs old
I was always envy of your skill but perhaps more so, your bravery.
All these years later I can still remember you scoring a flying header – you were horizontal heading the ball from a right wing cross at the top of the sloping field. Terrific goal … I hope you can remember it.
Dont remember the goal at all Eric , scored loads of goals & only remember 2, diving header in the snow against Huddersfield & a 30 yd left foot volley into the roof of the net against Grimsby all at under 21 level. Anyway Eric you appear to be the guy whos keeping this site ticking over . One of our old teachers(Tom Sayer) once said you’ll always remember your school days & its true.What a weird feeling I had seeing all the old school photos I wanted to place myself back in time & be with the people as they were then.Its 52 yrs ago (a lifetime) some have probably passed away unfortunately,I know Alec Moore, George Longdon ,Brenda Limb & Michael Bright are no longer with us.
Killamarsh Secondary Modern School U15s Soccer Team. Season 1964/65
Top Row – 1 Clive Bright, 2 Roy Middleton 3 Jimmy Batterham 4 Mr R H Reid Head Master & Coach 5 David Hallam 6 David Barlow
Bottom Row – 7 Alec Moore 8 Roger Rutland 9 Jack Cartwright? 10 Stephen Hall 11 Evan Davies 12 Stephen Cartwright 13 David Hodkin
I was captain of that team with ball at my feet. I played professionally for Rotherham U on leaving school & Chesterfield but broken ankle ended my footballing days at 20yrs old
I was always envy of your skill but perhaps more so, your bravery.
All these years later I can still remember you scoring a flying header – you were horizontal heading the ball from a right wing cross at the top of the sloping field. Terrific goal … I hope you can remember it.
Dont remember the goal at all Eric , scored loads of goals & only remember 2, diving header in the snow against Huddersfield & a 30 yd left foot volley into the roof of the net against Grimsby all at under 21 level. Anyway Eric you appear to be the guy whos keeping this site ticking over . One of our old teachers(Tom Sayer) once said you’ll always remember your school days & its true.What a weird feeling I had seeing all the old school photos I wanted to place myself back in time & be with the people as they were then.Its 52 yrs ago (a lifetime) some have probably passed away unfortunately,I know Alec Moore, George Longdon ,Brenda Limb & Michael Bright are no longer with us.
I can remember Alec Moore bless him he sadly got killed in a pit accident at Westhorpe Colliery
Killamarsh Secondary Modern School U15s Soccer Team. Season 1964/65
Top Row – 1 Clive Bright, 2 Roy Middleton 3 Jimmy Batterham 4 Mr R H Reid Head Master & Coach 5 David Hallam 6 David Barlow
Bottom Row – 7 Alec Moore 8 Roger Rutland 9 Jack Cartwright? 10 Stephen Hall 11 Evan Davies 12 Stephen Cartwright 13 David Hodkin
hi roy,
number 13 is not David Hodkin, its paul anthony known as tony Hodkin
Thanks for that John, but there doesn’t seem to be anyway of Editing my original post. R
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