Stockton Sunday League Football Team, Maple FC pictured around 25 years ago. Can anyone name any of the players?
Photograph and details courtesy of Tom Collins.
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Stockton Sunday League Football Team, Maple FC pictured around 25 years ago. Can anyone name any of the players?
Photograph and details courtesy of Tom Collins.
3rd player from the left top row is Paul Watson (paddy). He works the taxis now
I ran this team back in the day great bunch of lads, won a few trophy’s, in the day, the rocket were our main rivals, a lot of friends played with that team, still see a few of the lads to this day just got a lot older..
What trophies did they win & the year?
Is the lad holding the ball Mark Burns?
Alf Eastwood helped to run. The Maple team when they started with a chap called Cuthbert.
Great team. Great pub. Great set of lads.
Chris Murray (Mugsy) , Kev Bishop , Paddy Watson , Jim McKinley , Dave Lambert , Brian ? , Ian Cutler , Gary Campbell , Nigsy , Brian Lambert , Gary Simpson , Davie Cutler , George Mckinlay
Looks like this photo was taken in Blue Hall recreation ground to me, Darlington Lane houses behind the team on the right side.
The Goalie looks like a lad I was at school with, Dave Lambert. Mind you, that was nearly 32 years ago so my memory may be playing tricks on me!
It most certainly is Dave Lambert… brilliant keeper in his time
Glad to find my memory’s still (reasonably) intact…!
Could be Bill Duckling 2nd left on bottom row
It is not Billy Duckling in the Maple’s team, but he is by coincidence 2nd left on the bottom row in the middle photo underneath the United Biscuit’s team, Dave.
Thanks, a remarkable similarity, I worked with Bill at United Biscuits – a great guy to work with.
Bill Duckling was a good strong footballer as well as a great guy, but unfortunately he is now in a motorised wheelchair due to M.S.
The player on the front row far right is my son Graham Umpleby.
The player on back row right looks like Brian O’ Dell