Sport strips away personality, letting the white bone of character shine through. Sport gives players an opportunity to know and test themselves. ~Rita Mae Brown


THE SCHOOL DID NOT HAVE IT OWN SPORTS FIELD SO THE BOYS WOULD BE TAKEN BY BUS TO THE PLAYING FIELDS OF MAYBURY ROAD SCHOOL TO PRACTICE RUGBY OR FOOTBALL.

George Lawson (senior) former St. Mary's schoolboy and former British School Boy Boxing Champion pictured as a 16 year old professional Boxer who' s career ran from 1925 to 1936 and encompassed over 100 professional fights. With Canon Owens he founded St. Mary's Boxing Club and was its coach until the outbreak or WW2 when he joined the army..

photo sent in by Ray Barlow who is on extrreme right trainer is Mr"ginger" McGowan another of the boys is thought to be Gordon Armstrong









left to right back row Ivor Lyon, Chris Thompson,Paul Alford,Keith crawley
seated L to R Brian Wileman, Tom Wilkinson,John Egan,Clive Pennock , John Cook,Ray Hill
front Lto R Dave Woods Bob Smith Paul Brady





left to right Dennis Hunt, John Hunt,Dave Clayton, Kieth Clawley,Paul Brady.Clive Pennock Ray Hill
John Cook, Chris Thompson and MR George Farley
seated L to R Tommy Wilkinson, Dave Woods Bob Smith, Barry Crowley, Brian Wileman
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The photo is of the St Marys rugby sent in by Paul Radford
league team from 1966/67.We won the schools league and shared the
schools cup when we drew with West Dock Ave junior school 3-3 in a
curtain raiser before the Hull FC v Barrow 2nd round of the 66/67
challenge cup which I think was won by Barrow 6-0. The team was as
follows, from top left myself Paul Radford,Mike Connor,Johnny
Shimmels,Tony Stead,Terry Wood,Terry White,Tony Jaques, and Mr Radley
our teacher. Bottom row left to right were Anthony Holdsworth, Gary
Ryger, Kevin Brady, Graham Gothorpe, Steve Fenton, Mike Hazel and Shaun
Deary




photo sent in by Rosemary Benstead who obtained it from alan moulds one of the pupils in the team Photo added by

Description: photo sent in by Clive Pennock ; clive says i only know 2 on photo, main man on front far right is pete [flash] flanagan and second on right back row is ray hill's brother brian, who became a very good singer on the club curcuit.

the boys names in this photo are as follows
back row left to right.
brian rudd, brian hill, ron key, melvin goulding, harry sugden, bernard mc intyre, harry tarler, frank rice,.
front row left to right.
William Ratclife, joe larney, keith dixon, dave littlewood, peter flanagan.
regards mac45









William Ratcliffle front row 3rd from left









The photo was sent in by Elizabeth Grant .Her father was John McCunnell and he can be seen in the photo.he is standing in front of the last boy on the extreme left of the photo .some of them in the photo l wonder how many men where ex pupils of St marys