1920 player picture help please

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1920 player picture help please

Post by Athletico mtoto » Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:51 pm

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3 pictures of players from I presume the
1920/21 league winners.
The 2 on the left are Len Smelt and George Halley
Anybody any ideas who the player on the right is?

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by Dazzler » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:08 pm

Bert Freeman?

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by Dazzler » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:17 pm

Actually, I think it could be Tommy Boyle.

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1920 player picture help please

Post by johnalexander » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:22 pm

Willy Watson?

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Post by Vintage Claret » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:34 pm

Could be Tommy Boyle. Seems to have similar wavy hair in this photo
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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by dsr » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:44 pm

Vintage Claret wrote:
Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:34 pm
Could be Tommy Boyle. Seems to have similar wavy hair in this photo

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Boyle has earlobes; the mystery photo hasn't.

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Post by Athletico mtoto » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:45 pm

Could be a younger Tommy Boyle.
Maybe the pictures are not all from the same
Year.
There are 3 different shirts.
I just guessed at 1920.

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Post by Athletico mtoto » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:47 pm

Good spot with the earlobes

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:52 pm

I always look at ears first - not Boyle

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by Vintage Claret » Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:11 pm

dsr wrote:
Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:44 pm
Boyle has earlobes; the mystery photo hasn't.
Yes probably not Boyle, he has 2 ears whereas the guy in the mystery photo appears to have only one ;)

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by Bfc » Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:56 pm

I think it’s a young Tom Bamford.

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by groove » Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:20 pm

W.W Smith. His names at the bottom!
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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by Athletico mtoto » Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:37 pm

They must be triplets then.
Walter,William and Winston Smith

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by Athletico mtoto » Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:25 pm

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This might be him?
Billy Emerson

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by tarkys_ears » Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:47 pm

The bottom one's undead!!

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by Royboyclaret » Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:03 pm

Athletico mtoto wrote:
Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:51 pm
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3 pictures of players from I presume the
1920/21 league winners.
The 2 on the left are Len Smelt and George Halley
Anybody any ideas who the player on the right is?
It is indeed William Emerson, who signed for us towards the end of the 1921/22 season. He took the No.4 shirt ironically from George Halley (one of the other two Burnley players pictured) and played 44 league games for us. William was signed from our feeder club Glentoran, famous of course for the later signings of Alex Elder and the greatest of them all Jimmy Mac. Emerson returned to Glentoran after two years with us.

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by Athletico mtoto » Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:10 pm

I’ve had a look at a few pictures on google
since starting the thread.
The names quoted have led to looking at other
player pictures and Billy Emerson looks the most
likely

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by tim_noone » Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:19 am

groove wrote:
Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:20 pm
W.W Smith. His names at the bottom!
:lol:

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Re: 1920 player picture help please

Post by Vintage Claret » Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:45 am

Athletico mtoto wrote:
Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:25 pm
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This might be him?
Billy Emerson
Yep definitely him, he still only has one ear

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