Published: 12/04/2012 12:00

Fordhouses School Bird Cup Winners

THIS young football team was well kitted out for this proud picture, taken at the end of season 1953/54, when the school in question — Fordhouses at Wolverhampton — had won the prestigious Bird Cup. Our thanks to Phil Turner of Bushbury for sending this in.

School team 58 years ago.
School team 58 years ago.

Standing: Teddy Hodgetts, Sid Bott, Billy Stanton, George Penzer, John Evans, Mr Shaw.

Seated: John Whitfield, Billy Cooper, Jeff Trickett, Tommy Rogers, Alan Pillinger, Les Cocker, John Goucher.

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