Saturday afternoon local football league. Who did you play for?

[Mala591]

Keighley Green was my team (1978-1985 then serious knee injury) the A team were in div 1 and the B team in div 2. Pitch 3 (upper Towneley) was my favourite, never seemed to have a good game on pitch 8. If the ball went in the river Alan Ludlam (referee legend who would cycle everywhere) would wade in whilst the rest of us were fannying about trying to keep our feet dry.

Brian Bennett was our most excellent manager.

The annual club trip was in the general direction of Blackpool was usually hilarious (surprisingly similar to when Del Boy and Rodney went on coach trip to Brighton ) and we had some extremely dubious coach drivers (most of whom liked a few pints themselves!).

If anyone is reading this who was there (squad members and opponents) then a big thank you for some of the best years of my life.

Which team did you play for?

[jdrobbo]

Didn’t play Saturday football.

Played on a Sunday for Barrowford Celtic from Under 8s to 16s, before moving to Nelson, where I played for youth team.

[Pommieclaret]

Yes played for Keighley Green round about that time. Dad was steward. Then played and managed Stanley Athletic

[CaptainKirk]

Played for several Saturday and Sunday teams for donkey's years including Worsthorne, Belvedere, Generals and Redrose.
So long in fact you might have expected me to get good at it but that never seemed to happen!
I did score a hat trick once and then was subbed off in the very next game by a fellow poster on here - but I'm not bitter.

[levraiclaret]

Brunshaw Utd in the sixties, BGSOB in the seventies, Peugeot Talbot* in the eighties.

* local to Coventry.

[Guitargeorge]

Played in the Nelson & Colne League for Nelson Amateurs. It was always between Dynamos, Colne Legion or ourselves for the title.

[Cajun]

Got me thinking a bit – played for lots of junior teams and through school, but as regards adult league teams, quite a lot:
Keele Univ. in a regional Staffs Sunday league;
The Gauntlet, Fleetwood CC FC, and Clifton Casuals in Blackpool and district leagues;
BFC London Supporters (ABPSCIL League), and Cranford Legion down in the Smoke;
Bell Sports FC in Southend, Outwood Common FC from Billericay in the Mid-Essex League;
The Woolpack FC in a Carlisle Sunday league;
Then finished off with playing for the newspaper I worked for in media football tournaments and regular “friendlies” for a few years.
Might have missed a couple but can’t remember at moment.

[vancouverclaret]

Ashton United for a season. and a team I can't remember name of in Stockport league

[Sproggy]

Played for the Morris Dancers on a Sunday for a couple of seasons after I moved back up here. Left the house at 0930 and sometimes made it home for tea - though always after the pub (we got a donation from the pub for every pint the footy team bought to be used at the end of season party). For some reason the wife insisted that I pack it in when we had our 2nd child.

The football was industrial but we had one or two cracking players that would make the difference if they were sober enough to play.

[California Colner]

Trawden Celtic
Colne Legion
Amstelveen Holland
LA Wanderers
Retired from playing at 42 years old
Now play Golf

[California Colner]

Played for the Morris Dancers on a Sunday for a couple of seasons after I moved back up here. Left the house at 0930 and sometimes made it home for tea - though always after the pub (we got a donation from the pub for every pint the footy team bought to be used at the end of season party). For some reason the wife insisted that I pack it in when we had our 2nd child.

The football was industrial but we had one or two cracking players that would make the difference if they were sober enough to play.

Played against Morris Dancers in the Hospital Cup at the Turf
I scored the winner 1-0 in extra time for Colne Legion
Les Latchum was our manager

[CharlieinNewMexico]

Played for the Morris Dancers on a Sunday for a couple of seasons after I moved back up here. Left the house at 0930 and sometimes made it home for tea - though always after the pub (we got a donation from the pub for every pint the footy team bought to be used at the end of season party). For some reason the wife insisted that I pack it in when we had our 2nd child.

The football was industrial but we had one or two cracking players that would make the difference if they were sober enough to play.

I played in goal for the Dancers in the mid 80s

[RammyClaret61]

Gave up playing before I was old enough to play Saturday afternoons. I was never good enough anyway.
Junior football Saturday mornings for Ramsbottom Crusaders. Between 72 & 75.

[troubleatmexico]

Brierfield Celtic in th'eighties

[Woodleyclaret]

When we lived in Scotland I played for our local team Bunillidh Thistle in the Highland Reserve league.We had Claret and Blue shirts and were a kicking team with decent wingers in the fine tradition of Scottish football

[ClaretMov]

Burnley
Man utd
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Juventus









Then back to Burnley when my alarm woke me up

[ŽižkovClaret]

Trawden Celtic
Colne Legion
Amstelveen Holland
LA Wanderers
Retired from playing at 42 years old
Now play Golf

Reads like a Pro Evo career!

[Herts Clarets]

Trawden Celtic
Colne Legion
Amstelveen Holland
LA Wanderers
Retired from playing at 42 years old
Now play Golf

If you played for Colne Legion and Trawden Celtic then you would probably know my step father Terry Spedding. Played in goal for both those sides 80s and 90s. Hard to miss him at 6 foot 6!

[Untinted Glasses]

If you played for Colne Legion and Trawden Celtic then you would probably know my step father Terry Spedding. Played in goal for both those sides 80s and 90s. Hard to miss him at 6 foot 6!

As a kid I watched the legion a few times, Bill Alexander used to help out and upfront I remember a guy called Mark Halliday for some reason

[ClaretTony]

I won't offer anything to this thread - those I lined up alongside will definitely claim I didn't (and couldn't) play.

[MT03ALG]

Park J.E.I F.C.
Winewall Rangers F.C.
Sport Verein Hausach (1971-1974)
Trawden Celtic F.C. (1974 onwards)
Barrowford F.C. Reserves (end of career)

[Claretforever]

Rosegrove Railway (British Rail initially) and a season or so at Burnley United (reserves mainly). 1990’s and very early 00’s.

Injury put paid to a promising career at the top. As well as not being good enough.

[Untinted Glasses]

Park J.E.I F.C.
Winewall Rangers F.C.
Sport Verein Hausach (1971-1974)
Trawden Celtic F.C. (1974 onwards)
Barrowford F.C. Reserves (end of career)

Don't forget town team manager

[Steve1956]

Anyone remember Paak United,we had some right old dingdongs with them.not a bad team if i remember righty,in fact coming over the hill from Rossendale we had dingdongs with every team from Burnley & Nelson,happy days.

[Mala591]

You’re right Steve, Paak Utd from Brierfield were an excellent team with some very skilful players BUT they had the advantage that they hadn’t been out on the Friday night before the match supping copious amounts of

[Untinted Glasses]

You’re right Steve, Paak Utd from Brierfield were an excellent team with some very skilful players BUT they had the advantage that they hadn’t been out on the Friday night before the match supping copious amounts of

& 400 supporters on the line making threats.

[Steve1956]

& 400 supporters on the line making threats.

It was quite intimidating playing them wasn't it?

[Mala591]

I think it was ‘Crazy horse’ who played for Keighley Green first team who had to have two pints and a large portion of pie and peas before every match to ‘give him energy’

I wonder if Sean Dyche has ever tried that with any off-form players as a last resort

[Untinted Glasses]

It was quite intimidating playing them wasn't it?

Yea I got a red card against them with the reason being "for my own safety" I still haven't worked that one out.

[Steve1956]

Yea I got a red card against them with the reason being "for my own safety" I still haven't worked that one out.

Walking off after that must have been fun?

[California Colner]

If you played for Colne Legion and Trawden Celtic then you would probably know my step father Terry Spedding. Played in goal for both those sides 80s and 90s. Hard to miss him at 6 foot 6!

Yes
Terry Spedding played in goal
Didn’t he work for the Gas company?

[Covclaret]

Levrai- I also played for Peugeot in Coventry, probably around 1992 I think, for just one season. Started off as a 16 year old playing for Oswaldtwistle St Mary’s in the Accy Combination, then went off to collage and played for Leicester Poly 1st’s, North Kilworth in the Leicester Senior League, then Alvis on Saturday’s and Unipart then Keresley Jaguar on Sunday’s in the Coventry leagues. Happy days.

[Quicknick]

Embsay: Craven League div 3 - 1976/77
Skipton Bulldogs reserves: Craven League div 2 - 1977/9

Then I retired to go off to study as a 25-year-old. Wish I'd played longer.

[Haverigg Claret]

Played in the Nelson and Colne League in the early 1970's for Howorths FC when Richard Pickering was the manager. Great times!

[NickBFC]

Never been local to Burnley, but played most of my Saturdays in the Sussex County League (Combination now) and sometime in the Southern League where a certain Jimmy Mullen was manager of a side in our league. Played quite a bit of Sunday football, and Vets football too until fairly recently - might start again next season if we're allowed!

[Lord_Bob]

Early 70s played for Nelson and Colne College Saturday morning, Colne Morrigans Saturday afternoon. Vaguely remember Paak United - seemed to be a somewhat controversial game!

Played in college for Hatfield Poly - Wednesday vs other Polys, Saturdays - London Commercial League Div 1, Sundays - St Albans Sunday league.

Played some Sunday games for The Emmott on my trips home from College.

Played for the Madison (WI) Chargers when I first moved Stateside. Finished out playing for Newport Beach with a bunch of ex pats here in So Cal.

Did try and play a couple of games in an over 50 league a couple of seasons ago - a pulled hammy ended that short career. Still think I could play though....

[Herts Clarets]

Embsay: Craven League div 3 - 1976/77

I played for Pendle Forest Under 15s in an away game at Embsay and played a blinder in a 3-0 win. Made my day when I got the Nelson Leader on the Friday, looked in the Pendle Villages section and in the short write up, my "series of excellent saves" were mentioned before the 3 goal scorers

[TopCat]

Mansfield
Colne Legion

[jrgbfc]

Paak are still around in the Pendle charity Sunday league. Not playing myself anymore but i believe there's a couple of Polish teams now as well which give the league a more international flavour

[basil6345789]

Saturdays; Rosegrove United, Burnley Olympic, BBCOB, Worsthone
Sunday's, Pike Hill Bombers, Crown Athletic, Ventura (once)

[HB Claret]

Tankerton Royals and Swalecliffe Supremes - not that I think anyone will have heard of them !

[Burypaddy]

Radcliffe borough packed in when we had a midweek game at penrith, got home for 2am and had to get up for work in manchester for 6am!!!!

[Chobulous]

Keighley Green was my team (1978-1985 then serious knee injury) the A team were in div 1 and the B team in div 2. Pitch 3 (upper Towneley) was my favourite, never seemed to have a good game on pitch 8. If the ball went in the river Alan Ludlam (referee legend who would cycle everywhere) would wade in whilst the rest of us were fannying about trying to keep our feet dry.

Brian Bennett was our most excellent manager.

The annual club trip was in the general direction of Blackpool was usually hilarious (surprisingly similar to when Del Boy and Rodney went on coach trip to Brighton ) and we had some extremely dubious coach drivers (most of whom liked a few pints themselves!).

If anyone is reading this who was there (squad members and opponents) then a big thank you for some of the best years of my life.

Which team did you play for?

I didn’t know Brian Bennett very well but was good mates with his brother Johnny Bennett.
I was useless at footy so didn’t play for any pub teams but I did play snooker for the Keighley Green. Best club in Burnley.

[CaptJohn]

Sunday league: Chester & District
Robin Hood, Helsby for many years.
Rose & Crown, Wallasey for a year.
Good memories. Used to play in the centre of the Racecourse at Chester and used the jockeys changing rooms when playing a few of the Chester teams such as the Police and the Watergate Pub which was next to the Racecourse. The "quick and the dead league" if you weren't quick you were dead

[Volvoclaret]

Royal Celtic; Dexters; Mission.....all Nelson & Colne Sat league.

[Leyland Claret]

Played the whole of my Saturday career at BBCOB from the late 80’s till around the mid 00’s
Sunday’s I started in the Burnley Sunday League for The Carlton moved on to The Turf and then played out my twilight years for TSB in the Pendle Charity League.
Miss those days

[conyoviejo]

Yes
Terry Spedding played in goal
Didn’t he work for the Gas company?

Yes he did,think he worked with Alan Beecroft a massive Burnley fan who recently passed away and has a trophy named after him on here.

[charlyt]

St Cuthbert's on Saturday afternoons
Played a lot of games on Cherry (The Swamp) Fold in the 50's
When we played, I was the Goalie and spent much of the time eating mud!

[Kiwiclaret]

I don't often post (but read UTC daily) but this one I felt worth listing - I played in and around Pendle from 1974-1979 before going overseas.

Colne Youth Centre (1 runners up trophy)
Morris Dancers (Div 2 winners and Div 1 unbeaten winners - Pendle Sunday League - once beating Sunspot 17-0)
Commercial FC (quite a few trophies with this team)
Intake FC (1 Amos Nelson Cup final win)
Nelson Stanley Reserves (unbeaten for 2.5 years in 1976/77 Nelson & Colne League - 4th Div and Cup winners, 3rd Div and Cup winners)
Edge End FC (Nelson & Colne League - League Cup winners and runners up in Amos Nelson Trophy)
Nelson (Blues) FC (George Watson Trophy Winners 1979 - beating Colne Dynamos over 2 legs)

[dougcollins]

It was local for me at the time, I played in the LOW.