Farnborough Grammar School

Prospect Avenue, Farnborough, Hampshire

Telephone : Farnborough 539
The Cove Junior Football Team : 1953-54 Season 



Cove Junior year 4 football team From left back to front right

Maurice Rumble, Lindsey Pratt, Michael Rumble, Bobby Wood, John Fouracre.
Richard Letford, Ian Udal, Ian Over, Ted Pearce (Captain), Dave Vince, Stanley Bradbury.

Team manager, Mr. Harvey (teacher). Ted Pierce went on to manage Farnborough Town F.C. and achieved notable success with ‘giant-killing’ in the F.A. Cup.

This picture appears by kind permission of Lindsey Pratt.

Lin writes… It was a very successful team, winning the Farnborough League and reaching the Junior School’s Cup Final but losing one nil, if he remembers correctly, to Manor Park and played at the Aldershot (Third Division South!) ground according to Philip Fouracre.

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The 1952-53 Cove Junior Team
The 1956-57 Cove Junior Team
The 1959-60 Cove Junior Team

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