This team played in the final of the Salmon Cup in 1948 before a large crowd at the Victoria Ground, Stockton. They were beaten 1-0 by Oxbridge School.
Photograph and details courtesy of Ben Brown.
Newham Grange under 15 years football team, 1948
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I believe Lee Cattermole aattended Ian Ramsey School.
Can anybody name two players in the same team in the same season like Benny Brown (111 goals) & Eddie Wilkinson (127 goals) did at South Bank Juniors in the eariy 50s, both Stockton Lads.
Please could somebody put names to this photo.
The names after nearly 80 years are are difficult to remember, the ages of that team were 12 years to fifteen years and as I recall Back Row Sydney Hopper, Brian Whiteside, Earnie Lonnie, Eric Barnes John Grainger, Jimmy Summers, ? Front Row Les Mitchell, Charlie Peacock, Benny Brown,? ?, Norman Trenholm, Whiteside, Lonnie and Barnes were part of the “S” class system which allowed students to remain in school to take their School Certificate which was denied to the normal Secondary Modern School students who had to leave school at 15 years of age to join the workforce. Most of these “S” class students became Teachers, Jimmy Summers became a Head Master before his untimely death at a very young age. Three of the team gained their Stockton Boys Caps namely the three S class students. Later Newham Grange had many players who were Capped in the Stockton schools teams such as Les Mitchell Charlie Peacock Benny Brown, Trevor Briggs, Ray Frost, Ducka Banks, Denis Grubb, Trevor Cockerill, Denis Thwaites and many more who were called up to the Representative team over the following Years. Happy Memories.
If my memory does not fail me, Denis Thwaites did not attend Newham Grange School.
After 80 odd years you have to forgive me Ron and you corrected my error. Never saw him play but always knew of his ability and once discussed him with one of his old team mates at my Golf Club, in Australia ,Terry Hennessey who Captained Wales. Alas Terry passed away about 18 months in Australia.
I thought Denis went to Holy Trinity,
Holy Trinity were not a very good school team, alongwith Denis Thwaites there was Gordon Jones, Stewart Fellowes to name a couple of ex professionals.
Two Newham Grange School pupils that made professional footballers were Donny Heath, Norwich City & Swindon Town & Dennis Clarke, West Brom & Huddersfield Town in the early 60s.
To which secondary school did “Curly” Webster attend, after his time at Newtown School?
Curly Webster was from Hawthorne Road, Primrose Hill, he went to Stockton Grammar School.
Did Lee Cattermole attend Newham Grange School Len?
No Newham Grange School & Richard Hind School joined together & became a new school called Bishopgarth School on Harrowgate Lane.
I think Lee Cattermole attended Ian Ramsey School.
In 1953 the thirteen years old exam pupils were called the X Class.
Love to see the old pictures but unfortunately I was only 7 then.
Any Mill Lane Girls school photos?