Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 This photo was posted on the Bygone Bedlington site and the brother & sister that posted it have been told it's Bedlington Mechanics, post WWII. Their granda is No 3 = Charlie Rand and his friend is No 12 Ned Riddle. The two named used to work as mechanics for Jennings of Morpeth. We have had the local Bedlington Mechanics 'historians' - Ovalteeny & Reedy + his dad - check the photo out and they all believe this is not a Bedlington Mechanics team. None of the people in the photo; the cup & shield or the pavilion can be identified. Anybody on this site any ideas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe McNally Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Bedlington Mechanics wore red & white "Arsenal" type shirts and played at Millne Park behind the market place in the 50's.This photo could be Bedlington Welfare who were green & white stripes at that time.The picture could be at Welfare Park in front of the bowling pavilion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) Posted December 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Cheers Joe, we did consider the Welfare team, but just can't prove it. We have a couple of photos of the Dr Pit Welfare team - 1944-45 season, wearing hooped shirts, and one from 1949-50, wearing striped shirts but we can't match up any of the players in the 'unknown' team with the others. The 'unknown' team against the 1949-50 Welfare team :- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) Posted December 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 On the 'not sure?' photo Mick Stewart (Facebook - Morpeth History Matters) says :- looks like a few Widdrington lads in that photo, I think 2 is Wilf Kelly, - 10 Jimmy Bolton and 11 Archie Morton....................could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) Posted January 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 The 1959-50 Dr Pit welfare Team numbered and No 5 identified as William (Billy) Hemsted by his niece Susan James-Hemsted on the Bygone Bedlington facebook group :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe McNally Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 No.3 Jack Dixon. No.15 Tommy Dixon. No.19 Jimmy Dixon and I think No.16 is "Tich" Birchill. The Goalkeeper I think was Matt Hall Jnr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) Posted January 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Names updated @Joe McNally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) Posted January 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 I'm definitely getting worse - must concentrate more - Dr Pit Welfare - 1949-50 season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) Posted January 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 More names from Ovalteeny :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) Posted February 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Nos 1,10,11,12,& 20 added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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