Ted became Luton Town’s first ever groundstaff boy when signing on for the Hatters as a 15 year old in 1938 after being spotted starring for a successful West Ham Schools X1.
Another player who lost...
Born in Plaistow in 1907, Charlie was an all-round sportsman who won amateur boxing titles as a youth, played cricket to a good standard and appeared for England schoolboys at football.
Surprisingly...
Born in Plaistow in 1909, Billy played for the famous Fairbairn House junior club in East London before being offered a trial at Colchester Town.
The Town nipped in before he had put pen to paper...
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Ted became Luton Town’s first ever groundstaff boy when signing on for the Hatters as a 15 year old in 1938 after being spotted starring for a successful West Ham Schools X1. Another player who lost...
Born in Plaistow in 1907, Charlie was an all-round sportsman who won amateur boxing titles as a youth, played cricket to a good standard and appeared for England schoolboys at football. Surprisingly...
Born in Plaistow in 1909, Billy played for the famous Fairbairn House junior club in East London before being offered a trial at Colchester Town. The Town nipped in before he had put pen to paper...