PARISH FOOTBALL TEAMS

1906       

Moustaches were clearly very fashionable in 1906 - if you were old enough to grow one!

1931

From the collection of silver trophies it would appear that the team of '31 were very successful!

1937 The sign says 'St Joseph's Boys Guild FC, Bonnybridge'

From the work in the background it appears to be about the time when the new parish house was being built - 1937

Sitting on the wall behind: Geroge Weir, John Moran, Edward McCafferty, Charlie Quinn, Jimmy O'Neil, John Conroy. Fr Callaghan (centre) was a visiting priest from Ireland.

Back Row: James Quinn, Henry McKeever, Hugh White, Daniel Nally, Tony Petale, Peter Doyle

Front Row: Tommy Doherty, George McAuley, William Gillespie, Fr Callaghan, Walter O'Connor, John Quinn, Jimsie Cairns, George Harris

1963

Boys Guild Team run by Wullie Quinn and John Bradley

Back row - Charlie Quinn, Berti Bell, Jim Fitzimmons, John Quinn, Billy Sugden, Mike Leswidge (?)

Front row - Joseph Sugden, Willie Buchanan, Brian Leary, Gordon Kidd and John Douglas, (all Stirling St Modan's High School pupils).

Thanks to Joe Sugden for extra information. Date supplied by Edward Bell - Berti's brother.

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