F. Hills & Sons Limited

These photographs belonged to George Routledge who can be seen wearing glasses in many of the images including the signed one. We believe the signatures read; R. McCarthy, Dave Pondell, Chalkie White, Bill Wilson, Ken Cooke, R.G. Ellis, P. Halford, S Morgan and A.J. Campion. The last image shows the Directors c1970 left – right; J. Smelt, G. Routledge, W. Precious, W. May, E. Precious, E.B. Goldron (Managing Director), W. Brown (Chairman), L. Blake. Courtesy of Pat Hemmingfield.









St Bedes Football Team 1971/72

This was a team assembled under the guidance of manager/coach Mick Lawler, a well know figure and metalwork teacher at St Bedes. The team competed in the Teesside & Cleveland Under 18 League 1971/72 along side other teams which included Middlesbrough Juniors, Hartlepool Juniors, South Bank etc. During this season the team won three trophies namely: North Riding Minor Cup, The Bradburn Bowl and the South East Durham Divisional Cup and finished in a respectable position in the league. Courtesy of Paul Etherington.