St Cuthberts School Football Team were the winners of the Geraghty Cup 1955-56. Photo courtesy of John McGuinness. 
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
St Cuthberts School Football Team were the winners of the Geraghty Cup 1955-56. Photo courtesy of John McGuinness.
I remember Des Connell – he caned me and it really hurt for climbing on the monkey bars in the playground. I was not the only one on them but the only one caned.
David Walker in this photo played for Stockton Boys when they reached the semi-final of the English Schools Shield. He played right-half alongside the late John Pickering centre-half & Davvy Butler left-half, these to became professional footballers.
Great to see this photo of my Dad Gene Gooding, I have a pile of similar photos to add to this site, this photo been one of them, you have inspired me to hurry up and add them.
Fond memories of Mr Burns, he was a really funny, good teacher. I remember being in Mr Connell”s class as a young, frightened child, must have been about Christmas time as we were learning christmas carols and we were getting into trouble because someone kept singing “we three kings of orien Tar” – Mr Connell was shouting at us all because we were not pronouncing our words properly, he kept stopping us mid-carol in order to point out that it was actually Orient Are – its hard to pronounce such things when you are only 7 – we had just about got it right We three kings or Orient, we three kings or Orient, we three kings of Orient, when Mr Burns run through the classroom singing on the top of his voice “Tar, Tar, Tar!” – the room erupted and Mr Connell”s face was a picture of surpressed anger, he was practically purple. – Never hear that carol now without remembering Mr Burns.
Teacher and Coach Billy Burns was the best teacher ever. Back row – front left: Neil Highfield, Tony O”Connor, Robin Corner, David Walker, John Docherty. John Gorman, Bobby Newman, Alan Wilkinson. Front row – Martin Ruddy, Kevin McCullough, Gene Gooding, Trevor Scott, John McGuinness.