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Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:38 pm
by xerxes
Just found this on a Facebook group. Difficult to recognise any players. I remember that playing strip though, with the two thin blue hoops at the top of the socks.
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Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:17 am
by FanzoneFan
Love these old photos, thanks.
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:49 am
by Jim
Great leap by the Accrington player!
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:42 am
by andyg
So lets get a bit geeky here. This is one of two matches we played Accrington in the Autumn of 1960. Its either the 0-0 in the league taking place on Monday 26th Sept, or the 2-1 defeat they inflicted on us in the FA Cup 1st round on Saturday 5th Nov (more likely as it looks like a daytime match). We ended up 22nd that season applying for re-election & Accrington were 18th after being relegated from division 3 the season before. So it has to be one of those two games. No idea who our team was or who scored but Ron Staniforth was our manager.
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:48 am
by Jim
andyg wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:42 am
but Ron Staniforth was our manager.
Fellow geek here. I zoomed in and I thought the player to the right of the Accrington header looked like Staniforth.
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:24 am
by andyg
According to the archives site I've been using Staniforth was still registered as a player in both those seasons so its probably him.
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:42 am
by behind the goals
andyg wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:42 am
So lets get a bit geeky here. This is one of two matches we played Accrington in the Autumn of 1960. Its either the 0-0 in the league taking place on Monday 26th Sept, or the 2-1 defeat they inflicted on us in the FA Cup 1st round on Saturday 5th Nov (more likely as it looks like a daytime match). We ended up 22nd that season applying for re-election & Accrington were 18th after being relegated from division 3 the season before. So it has to be one of those two games. No idea who our team was or who scored but Ron Staniforth was our manager.
It's September 26th 1960
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:45 am
by Hadrian
26th September team: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 The great Tommy Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 R Pashley, 8 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 G Fleming, 11 B Lowes
5th November: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 T Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 M Crowe, 8 G Fleming, 9 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 B Lowes, 11 J Kemp
(The Definitive Barrow AFC, Mickael Gardner)
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:00 am
by Jim
Hadrian wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:45 am
26th September team: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 The great Tommy Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 R Pashley, 8 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 G Fleming, 11 B Lowes
5th November: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 T Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 M Crowe, 8 G Fleming, 9 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 B Lowes, 11 J Kemp
(The Definitive Barrow AFC, Mickael Gardner)
I was thinking that the player with his back to the camera reminded me of Ben Clark - the first impression just formed on his build and thick black hair.
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:03 am
by Jim
Hadrian wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:45 am
26th September team: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 The great Tommy Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 R Pashley, 8 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 G Fleming, 11 B Lowes
5th November: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 T Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 M Crowe, 8 G Fleming, 9 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 B Lowes, 11 J Kemp
(The Definitive Barrow AFC, Mickael Gardner)
On first impression, I thought the player with his back to the camera might be Ben Clark - just based on his build and thick black hair.
I also thought I recognised a Barrow fan in the crowd on the far side too
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:59 am
by 32mile_cul-de-sac
andyg wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:42 am
So lets get a bit geeky here. This is one of two matches we played Accrington in the Autumn of 1960. Its either the 0-0 in the league taking place on Monday 26th Sept, or the 2-1 defeat they inflicted on us in the FA Cup 1st round on Saturday 5th Nov (more likely as it looks like a daytime match). We ended up 22nd that season applying for re-election & Accrington were 18th after being relegated from division 3 the season before. So it has to be one of those two games. No idea who our team was or who scored but Ron Staniforth was our manager.
Probably the September one as the trees still have there leaves.
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:06 pm
by pjdaly
Jim wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:03 am
I also thought I recognised a Barrow fan in the crowd on the far side too
Ah, so that's what you looked like back then eh Jim?
Great photo, Xerxes.
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:12 pm
by Suffolk Blue
If it was the September game, I believe the Barrow goal was scored by Barry Lowes. Looking back Barry Lowes was a very useful and interesting player in those days and one that has been increasingly forgotten over time. I found his obituary (attached) and it is quite revealing. It claims that Lowes was sold by Ron Staniforth to Blackpool for £7000 before ending up at Wukkie. My inflation calculator tells me that £7000 in 1962 would be worth approaching £125,000 in 2023.
Not bad for a boy from Ireleth .
https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/170 ... f-ireleth/
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:37 pm
by behind the goals
Suffolk Blue wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:12 pm
If it was the September game, I believe the Barrow goal was scored by Barry Lowes. Looking back Barry Lowes was a very useful and interesting player in those days and one that has been increasingly forgotten over time. I found his obituary (attached) and it is quite revealing. It claims that Lowes was sold by Ron Staniforth to Blackpool for £7000 before ending up at Wukkie. My inflation calculator tells me that £7000 in 1962 would be worth approaching £125,000 in 2023.
Not bad for a boy from Ireleth .
https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/170 ... f-ireleth/
September game was 0-0
Re: Accrington v Barrow 1960
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:03 pm
by Suffolk Blue
behind the goals wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:37 pm
Suffolk Blue wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:12 pm
If it was the September game, I believe the Barrow goal was scored by Barry Lowes. Looking back Barry Lowes was a very useful and interesting player in those days and one that has been increasingly forgotten over time. I found his obituary (attached) and it is quite revealing. It claims that Lowes was sold by Ron Staniforth to Blackpool for £7000 before ending up at Wukkie. My inflation calculator tells me that £7000 in 1962 would be worth approaching £125,000 in 2023.
Not bad for a boy from Ireleth .
https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/170 ... f-ireleth/
September game was 0-0
Got the games the wrong way round. Lowes scored in the FA Cup game on 5th November 1960. But he played in both games.
Again thank to Michael Gardiner's definitive history..