Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Bedlington Mechanics - photo from Louise Scarr - names from Facebook Bedlington remembered members. Ovalteeny did some research and from the names the Bedlington remembered members came up with he commented :- from what I can tell, this is a Mechanics team from 1949/50 season, their first year in a proper league (The Miners Welfare League). I believe they just played friendlies in 1948/49. So far, in trawling through local newspapers I have only found one single report that listed out the team for 1949/50, which coincides with some of the names already identified in the photo. Please see the attached image of that seasons players plus those of the next couple of seasons. Hopefully this may jog someones memory and assist in identifying more of the players in Louise Scarr's photo.

@HIGH PIT WILMA - one of the sixtownship members, Henry Dobson, has posted more of the newspaper article - he got the cutting from Andy Wallace :-

@HIGH PIT WILMA - Alan Dickson (was from Barrinton and worked at Bates but would have been living elsewhere when at Bates) reckons Steele & Clarke for Nos 2 & 5. I will close down for tonight and check Facebook tomorrow to see what comments have been added

As well as the two you named quite a few names been offered up - Andy Wallace - Mick Gainford - Mick Collins - Les Welch - Ted Redford - Gordon Bennet's brother - ? Steele & Phil Clarke. From the comments i think this is the best I can come up with :-

I'll see if I can get the names of the other four from Facebook - sixtownships history group.

@HIGH PIT WILMA - another image from John Dawson - Bates c1980

Did you notice the Bibliographic References Dawson, J. & Allison, D. 2001. 'The Sun Inn Murders', Six Townships Community History Group. (See also May 2003 edition of 'Bedlingtonshire Revisited'). That would be the @johndawsonjune1955 of this group that started this topic.