Trotters pics

[TANGODANCER]

Here's the real thing, Tango - J.W. Foster's sons on the job at the Olympic Workes, Deane Road..

Them thar new-fangled plastic studs. They'll never last..

[TANGODANCER]

I'll take your Fosters and give you a Len Tobbuts, Higher Bridge Street, the Mecca of all sports gear..

[Bruce Rioja]

Used to love going in there as a kid before he moved to Astley Bridge (used to love going in there too, and Peacock's Sports further up on the other side). What was the place called at the back of the Nationwide? George Bell?

[TANGODANCER]

Used to love going in there as a kid before he moved to Astley Bridge (used to love going in there too, and Peacock's Sports further up on the other side). What was the place called at the back of the Nationwide? George Bell?

Aye, Back Cheapside? Got my first decent set of golf clubs there. There was also Harold Windetts and Albert Wards, both on Bradshawgate.

[Bruce Rioja]

Used to love going in there as a kid before he moved to Astley Bridge (used to love going in there too, and Peacock's Sports further up on the other side). What was the place called at the back of the Nationwide? George Bell?

Aye, Back Cheapside? Got my first decent set of golf clubs there. There was also Harold Windetts and Albert Wards, both on Bradshawgate.

I remember the name Harold Windetts but can't visualise the shop. Did Albert Wards end up downstairs in Whittikaer's?

[TANGODANCER]

Used to love going in there as a kid before he moved to Astley Bridge (used to love going in there too, and Peacock's Sports further up on the other side). What was the place called at the back of the Nationwide? George Bell?

Aye, Back Cheapside? Got my first decent set of golf clubs there. There was also Harold Windetts and Albert Wards, both on Bradshawgate.

I remember the name Harold Windetts but can't visualise the shop. Did Albert Wards end up downstairs in Whittikaer's?

Not sure about Wards in Whittakers, that seems likely as I have a vague memory of sports stuff in there ,but Harold Windett's shop was (I'm almost sure) next door to the Balmoral on Bradshawgate. He seemed to specialise more on shooting and fishing stuff, there were always air rifles and rods in his window. Memory's not what it was.

[TANGODANCER]

Managed to dig out an old pic of Albert Wards. (Think that's a Bolton scarf in the middle of the window). My uncle was Manager of Fisher Raworth's tool store next door and they moved to Spa Road from there. Silverwell Street is at the crossing. (Think that's a Triumph Herald or Vittesse?) Note the latest in hi-tech glazing renovation parked at the kerb.

[Montreal Wanderer]

Albert Ward was a cricketer for Yorkshire and Lancashire before opening his sports store.

[Bruno3]

I remember seeing Gareth Williams coming out of there on the morning he played his first match for us - not sure of the year - about 1960?

[TANGODANCER]

Whilst the topic of goalies' is being discussed elsewhere on site, Bolton's own legendary net keeper, Eddie Hopkinson (R.I.P.) guarded the Bolton nets for seventeen years. In that time he turned out five hundred and nineteen times for Bolton, earned fourteen full international caps and six under-twenty-three caps. Eddie, as keepers' go today was pretty small at five-feet-ten, but in Wanderers lore, a veritable giant. Eusebio turned out to play in his testimonial.
Just thought it worthy of a mention. The pic is from 1965 with Eddie right at the back.

[Bruce Rioja]

Frannie Lee was as fat as a bloody barrel even back then

Good pic, Tango.

[TANGODANCER]

Technology, hey. Reckon we can get some fitted in the Ladas'?

[Worthy4England]

We used to have a radio like that at home. Sorta beigey with a red dial, if memory serves (well ours was)

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

We used to have a radio like that at home. Sorta beigey with a red dial, if memory serves (well ours was)

That style's all the rage again now. Retro innit.


"'ere lads, how come the noise is coming out of the back?"

[TANGODANCER]

Cop for this for vintage Whites.:

http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-bol ... 1904-1904/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Bruno3]

Was that you in the cap TD?

[TANGODANCER]

Was that you in the cap TD?

Ah, rumbled..

[Bruce Rioja]

Oh wow. So will that have been at an early Burnden or at Pikes Lane?

EDIT: Ah, we were at Burnden between 1895 and 1997

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Not available in my region

[jaffka]

That's burnden park with what looks like the cycling track around it.