A popular local entrepreneur is organising a get-together for the players of a football team from up to 60 years ago.
Godfrey John Banner (who prefers to be known as John) is organising a get-together for all the lads who played football for Leigh United and Leigh United Old Boys football clubs.
John, whose main claim to fame is that he has put on more different concerts at The Swan Theatre and Huntingdon Hall in Worcester than any other promoter, was secretary of the Leigh football teams from 1962-1982.
They played in the Malvern league and John ran the team mostly by himself.
He said: “I thought, at the age of 80, it would be a good idea to have a reunion - while most of us are still alive, and can still recall the tales to tell.”
The get together is at The Portobello, Bransford Road, St John's Worcester WR2 4EZ on Friday October 28 2022.
It will start at 3pm and there will be food available (chicken in the basket style) at £5 per head.
John has provided us with a complete list of all the players he can think of and appreciates he may have missed one or two and, regrettably, "...there are more than a few of the named who are, sadly, no longer with us,” he added.
If you played football for either, or both, of the teams and your name is not listed John would love to hear from you.
John would also like to hear from you if you are listed and would like to attend but he hasn't been in touch with you – due to not having your contact details.
Give him a call on 01684 569285 (landline) or 07780 671442 (mobile) or email him at jbworcs@hotmail.com
The complete list, in alphabetical order, is as follows:
GORDON 'GILLY' ALLSOPP
RAY ALLSOPP
FRED BANNER
JOHN BANNER
TONY BANNER
VERNON BANNER
KEVIN BETTISON
KEVIN BIRCH
NEVILLE BLADEN
KEN BURSTON
WALLY BUSBY
KENNY CADWALLADER
LESTER CAMBRIDGE
ALF CHANCE
ANTHONY CHURCHILL
JOHN CLARK
EDDIE CLARKE
'CASSIUS' CLAY
BARRY CLAYTON
R CLAYTON
N CLEAVELEY
ROGER CLEWER
ROYSTON COLE
ANDY COLLETT
KENNY COLLINS
BOB COOPER
GARY COOPER
GARY COURT
ANDY CROFT
TREVOR DANIEL
TOMMY DAVIES
CHRIS DAVIS
BOBBY DEGARIS
JIMMY DEGARIS
E EVANS
MICK FRANCIS
B FREEAR
G FORDE
PAT GAFFNEY
ROBIN GILHESPY
D GILL
BRIAN GOULDING
JOHN HARRIS
BILL HENSHAW
KEN HENSHAW
HARRY HIGGINBOTHAM
ANDY HILL
JOHN HILL
KEVIN INGRAM
BRIAN JENKINS
DAVID JEYNES
MARTIN JOHNSON
BARRY JONES
BILLY JONES
DAVID JONES
KEN JONES
MICK JONES
JOHN JORDAN
ROGER LESSEMUN
KEN LLEWELLYN
ROYSTON 'BUSTY' LLOYD
B MACEY
STEVE MAIN
GRAHAM MARSH
D McFEE
M McNELIS
TIM MILLIS
BEV MITCHELL
GRAHAM MONK
REG MONK
RON MONK
DAVE NAISH
DUNCAN PLAYDON
GARY PORTMAN
DAVE POWELL
M PRITCHARD
S PURSER
GORDON ROBERTS
GEOFF ROGERS
ROGER RUFF
TONY SAMPSON
BRIAN SCOTT
GERRY SHERWOOD
ALBERT SMITH
F SWIFT
PERCY SYMONDS
ANDREW TANDY
ROBIN TANDY
STEVEN TANDY
A TAYLOR
BARRY TOMKINS
R TOWNSEND
BARRIE TUNLEY
TERRY TWINBERROW
KARL VICK
JEFF WHEELER
CLIVE WILDE
PHIL WILDE
BARRIE WILLIAMS
VINCE WILLIAMS
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