1962 - help please!

Here's a little update for you...

I have found my first genuine 62 veteran - had a brief meeting with Alex Smith this morning. He's really enthusiastic about what's happening and I'll be meeting him again soon to get his recollections.

There's an update here - ASFC News Story > 4442

The search has now been widened to all squad players in 61/62, so anyone who can help, please get in touch.
 
I have recently been told of a Workington player who scored six in two games against t'Stanley that season, but they were expunged as they didn't count. I will get details.
 
The player was Johnnie Haasz. He certainly scored 4 at Peel Park when we lost 4-Nil but in fact we didn't get to Workington for the return, so the story has been added to since 62. He is thought to be still alive and I have set detectives onto tracking him down.

I know a couple of blokes who were involved in the close-down, and they believe their story has never been told, so I am getting in touch with them with a view to Dan contacting/interviewing them.
 
I have traced Johnny Haasz and will email details to the club.
Was John Marshall on the books? I have a postal address for him but no other details. He worked for Post Ofice telephones. Does anyone have his contact details - PM me please. He attended Accrington Grammar School and was a great goalie. He also played cricket for Bash.
 
Bob Dobson said:
Was John Marshall on the books?
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he may have been on the books possibly. but if he was he never made any appearances in either league or cup football.

There was an Alex Marshall in 1960-61 who scored 2 goals in his 8 appearances, a John Marshall in 57-58 who made 7 appearances, no goals, and a Tom Marshall who played 3 games in 25-26. No Marshalls ever played for us in non-league either
 
I remember John Marshall keeping goal for Stanley in the 1957/8 season. He was a good keeper but only stayed a while. Played quite a lot with the reserves also. A local lad.
 
Ive just found John Marshall in the Complete Record Book. He left in 61 to go into National Service.

I have spoken to Johnny Haasz in Doncaster and told him to expect a call from Dan.
 
Hi all
Just another update for you. I think I now have a comprehensive (or at least as detailed as I can muster) list of all the players who featured in 61-62 and were also involved in the squad during that time. Here it comes:

Alex Smith (lives in Bolton - contacted)
George Forrester (deceased)
Joe Walton (deceased - lived in Preston)
Bob Wilson (I believe he lives in Dundee - I've got a couple of contact details)
Garbutt Richardson
Alex Hamilton (deceased - lived locally)
Willie Devine (I heard he may be in Dundee)
Mike Ferguson (is living in Spain I believe)
George Hudson
Bill Smith (deceased - lived in Blackburn)
David Sturrock (lives in Dundee - contacted)
Lawson Bennett (deceased - remained local)
Paddy Mulvey (deceased - his son works at Man Utd. Am hoping to speak to him)
Jim Milner (moved back to the north east)
Russ Cuddihey (still local - I've got three different addresses and two phone numbers!)
Peter Irving
Mike Pickup (got an address in Congleton)
Barry Smith (deceased)
Bob Gordon (lives in Scotland. In the process of getting details - cheers Mab!)
Joe Hooley
Reg Bonson
Jack Wareing (still local? I have an address)
Les Christie
Brian Bades
Alan Gregory (last heard of running the White Lion pub in Burnley)
Joe Devlin (still local - I've got an address)
Dave Baron (still local - contacted)
Peter Vipham (possibly lives in Rossendale)
Graham Lord (also possibly in Rossendale)

The last three didn't make any appearances, but were considered part of the squad then so will be considered that way now too. Macca, any names I'm missing?

Do any of these names ring a bell? (particularly those with no info next to them)

I'm particularly keen to find relatives of those who were local but are no longer with us (Bill Smith, Lawson Bennett, Alex Hamilton, Joe Walton)

I'm going to be sending out stuff to local press and also papers in specific areas where I think the players may be (David Sturrock rang me after his cousin read a piece in the paper in Dundee!)

Long post, but hopefully some of it is interesting.

Dan
 
I think that George Hudson lives in Bury, or surrounding area. He was introduced to the crowd at the Bury v Stanley game in Stanley's first season in the league.
 
Another update (it's been a productive day!)
I've now spoken to Mike Pickup and had an email from Bob Wilson, as well as getting a number of leads on other players (cheers Jeff)
 
JEFF said:
I think that George Hudson lives in Bury, or surrounding area. He was introduced to the crowd at the Bury v Stanley game in Stanley's first season in the league.
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There's a thread that's full of praise for George Hudson on Coventry City's forum at George Hudson. It includes a post from his daughter just two weeks ago so that may be a way of contacting him.
 
I've just spoken to my fifth genuine 1962 veteran - Bob Gordon. Yesterday I had a long chat with Bob Wilson, who has lots of memories of the time of the club folding.

There's been progress elsewhere too. I've got a large number of potential addresses for others and am trying to whittle them down.

I still have little or no info for Willie Devine, Garbutt Richardson and Peter Irving and haven't found any relatives for Alex Hamilton, Lawson Bennett or Bill Smith (something I'm really keen to do as they were local) and George Forrester.

The search continues!
 
Have sent an e-mail with some addresses, including Vipham, Bades etc. What are the criteria, if any? Reserves?
 
How about you, Ossy Kid? Unlike John Marshall you were still around in 62, were you not?
 
Hi,
George Hudson is living in the Bury area, i actually took him to a Stanley home game last season. A pal of mine saw a photo in the observer so i took a look.

Al Hudson
 
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