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Post by SouthOxonStone on May 3, 2022 14:22:49 GMT
The referee was to blame! We were leading when Tonbridge got a penalty. The official reckoned our goalie moved before the ball was kicked. My scrapbook showed Stones fans disagreed by booing for 2 minutes! After that we lost hope.
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Post by fleetphil on May 3, 2022 17:50:49 GMT
The referee was to blame! We were leading when Tonbridge got a penalty. The official reckoned our goalie moved before the ball was kicked. My scrapbook showed Stones fans disagreed by booing for 2 minutes! After that we lost hope. I just wondered if you knew when a side containing Danny Wiltshire, Dennis Cutbush, Mickey Everett, and Michael Broad played. Michael Broads dad was a friend of the family, and we went to London Road quite often to watch him play, and away matches also. I had to go as my parents wouldn't let me and my brother stay at home on our own. We did this journey from Wembley where we lived, and I think it took us a good 2-3 hours drive back then. I'm in my 70s now and I just wondered what age I was then. I never expected to end up getting married and living in Gravesend, and working in Ashford, then finding out our next door neighbours son played for Fleet. At a guess it would be between 60-63.
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Post by SouthOxonStone on May 3, 2022 18:23:23 GMT
That must have been before my time. My first game was in October 1962.
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Post by fleetphil on May 3, 2022 18:36:42 GMT
That must have been before my time. My first game was in October 1962. Thanks anyway, good luck next season.
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Post by bermudastone on May 3, 2022 19:46:51 GMT
The referee was to blame! We were leading when Tonbridge got a penalty. The official reckoned our goalie moved before the ball was kicked. My scrapbook showed Stones fans disagreed by booing for 2 minutes! After that we lost hope. I just wondered if you knew when a side containing Danny Wiltshire, Dennis Cutbush, Mickey Everett, and Michael Broad played. Michael Broads dad was a friend of the family, and we went to London Road quite often to watch him play, and away matches also. I had to go as my parents wouldn't let me and my brother stay at home on our own. We did this journey from Wembley where we lived, and I think it took us a good 2-3 hours drive back then. I'm in my 70s now and I just wondered what age I was then. I never expected to end up getting married and living in Gravesend, and working in Ashford, then finding out our next door neighbours son played for Fleet. At a guess it would be between 60-63. I went to school with Danny Witshire's son from 1961 and went to a lot of games around that time but don't remember a Michael Broad. Danny Wiltshire was the goalkeeper when The Stones were Corinthian League Champions in 1955-56 . You might find this Old Bunyan of interest - oldbunyardsmemories.wordpress.com/2018/04/22/into-the-field-of-dreams-and-nightmares/
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Post by jdh80 on May 4, 2022 2:17:13 GMT
The referee was to blame! We were leading when Tonbridge got a penalty. The official reckoned our goalie moved before the ball was kicked. My scrapbook showed Stones fans disagreed by booing for 2 minutes! After that we lost hope. As the referee was to blame did we invade the pitch at the end of the game?? That's what happens nowadays apparently
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Post by fleetphil on May 4, 2022 9:09:59 GMT
I just wondered if you knew when a side containing Danny Wiltshire, Dennis Cutbush, Mickey Everett, and Michael Broad played. Michael Broads dad was a friend of the family, and we went to London Road quite often to watch him play, and away matches also. I had to go as my parents wouldn't let me and my brother stay at home on our own. We did this journey from Wembley where we lived, and I think it took us a good 2-3 hours drive back then. I'm in my 70s now and I just wondered what age I was then. I never expected to end up getting married and living in Gravesend, and working in Ashford, then finding out our next door neighbours son played for Fleet. At a guess it would be between 60-63. I went to school with Danny Witshire's son from 1961 and went to a lot of games around that time but don't remember a Michael Broad. Danny Wiltshire was the goalkeeper when The Stones were Corinthian League Champions in 1955-56 . You might find this Old Bunyan of interest - oldbunyardsmemories.wordpress.com/2018/04/22/into-the-field-of-dreams-and-nightmares/Danny was indeed the goalkeeper, he always bought me a lemonade and bag of crisps at the end of the match. Michael was a left winger No11 back then, I think he was an England C player, or similar, I also seem to remember he moved on at some point to Walthamstow Ave, Dennis Cutbush I seem to remember was left half and No 6. Thanks for your time and read.
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Post by 7oaks on May 4, 2022 11:23:41 GMT
The days of Danny Wiltshire and Dennis Cutbush were the mid 50s as I recall from when I first started watching the Stones in the Corinthian League. Danny was a Stones legend of a keeper and often played for Middlesex Wanderers, a touring side comprised of invited amateur players capped at least to County level. Dennis Cutbush was an elegant wing half or inside forward (#6 or #10) who played regularly for the England side (and the Royal Navy) (although the Stones were not then in the top league of the Amateur game). Also in that Stones side was Jimmy Fletcher, inside right, who was capped several times for England alongside Dennis. Jimmy turned pro with Gillingham where he stayed several seasons despite injuries. He then played for several Kent Southern League sides including G&N in the early 60s. Other notable names I remember were the Fillery twins, Ray and Dave, and Fred Baker the right back. I do not recall either Mickey Everett or Michael Broad. There was a player later, Paul Everest, a winger who had been with QPR, I think. The early 60s brought Mike Candey and David Sadler to the Stones side in the Isthmian League.
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Post by fleetphil on May 4, 2022 17:53:52 GMT
The days of Danny Wiltshire and Dennis Cutbush were the mid 50s as I recall from when I first started watching the Stones in the Corinthian League. Danny was a Stones legend of a keeper and often played for Middlesex Wanderers, a touring side comprised of invited amateur players capped at least to County level. Dennis Cutbush was an elegant wing half or inside forward (#6 or #10) who played regularly for the England side (and the Royal Navy) (although the Stones were not then in the top league of the Amateur game). Also in that Stones side was Jimmy Fletcher, inside right, who was capped several times for England alongside Dennis. Jimmy turned pro with Gillingham where he stayed several seasons despite injuries. He then played for several Kent Southern League sides including G&N in the early 60s. Other notable names I remember were the Fillery twins, Ray and Dave, and Fred Baker the right back. I do not recall either Mickey Everett or Michael Broad. There was a player later, Paul Everest, a winger who had been with QPR, I think. The early 60s brought Mike Candey and David Sadler to the Stones side in the Isthmian League. Thanks for that. Everitt was a left back. If they played in the mid fifties I would only have been 8 or 9 yrs old, I thought it was later than that So, 60+ years ago so not sure. Another player just sprung to mind, can't remember his first name but Warnett No 8.
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Post by grindstone on May 4, 2022 19:58:12 GMT
That Tonbridge game was indeed 1-5, not 1-6. Our goalscorer was Micky Clay. The crowd was about 3,000.
Broad played 16 times competitively as outside left for the Stones in 1958-59, but was gone by January, having scored only once. He had previously represented London Schools and played for Romford.
“Mickey Everett” was in fact Mick Everest from Crockenhill, a young fullback who would continue playing for us from 1955 to 1963.
Paul Everest was an ex-QPR forward who joined us in 1973 and stayed two years. Not many people know this, but he married Jane Craddock from Nottingham Avenue, Shepway, the road that was also home to one T Casey.
Colin Warnett was our legendary no. 8 or 9 who scored 116 goals in 176 appearances.
And the name’s Old Bunyard.
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Post by fleetphil on May 5, 2022 14:41:14 GMT
That Tonbridge game was indeed 1-5, not 1-6. Our goalscorer was Micky Clay. The crowd was about 3,000. Broad played 16 times competitively as outside left for the Stones in 1958-59, but was gone by January, having scored only once. He had previously represented London Schools and played for Romford. “Mickey Everett” was in fact Mick Everest from Crockenhill, a young fullback who would continue playing for us from 1955 to 1963. Paul Everest was an ex-QPR forward who joined us in 1973 and stayed two years. Not many people know this, but he married Jane Craddock from Nottingham Avenue, Shepway, the road that was also home to one T Casey. Colin Warnett was our legendary no. 8 or 9 who scored 116 goals in 176 appearances. And the name’s Old Bunyard. Many thanks, I got some parts of the players names right. I was just 9 or 10. Again, I appreciate your time and help.
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