Heeley Bank School, 1950s

[trastrick]

Excuse me trastrick, I remember someone who lived near me on the Arbour who bore a similar name to yourself who was a terrific footballer, my pals and me were young fans. Could you be related or even be the person I'm thinking of?

 

That could be my younger brother Roy. We lived on Hartopp Rd and both went to Heeley Bank. The family later moved to Manor Park.

 

He's a member of this board and I'll refer him to your post.

 

Thanks

[grinder]

Hi there Mr (Ms ?) Grinder, I notice in your post the name of Kenny Butt, did he by any chance have a purple birth mark around his left (?) eye? If so, he may have been a friend/ fellow worker at British Gas

 

Yes that was Kenny he went there straight from school. He used to live on Derbyshire lane up near Grave's park.

Unfortunately Kenny passed away a few years ago..

Edited May 12, 2012 by grinder

[Royston]

Excuse me trastrick, I remember someone who lived near me on the Arbour who bore a similar name to yourself who was a terrific footballer, my pals and me were young fans. Could you be related or even be the person I'm thinking of?

 

Thank you for the kind words, I'm Tony's brother. Yes we lived just above you on Hartopp Rd, and attended Heeley Bank upto S-2. We had a great school team then, and won the City Championship for 11yr olds, playing the Final at the Ball Inn ground of all places, in front of the entire school...what a thrill!! Mr.Simpkins was the coach

 

I ended up at Hurlfield when Heeley Bank moved all the boys over to Newfield, which I think was around 1957. because of where we lived - Hurlfield was so much closer. Had the last two years there and tried out for Sheffield Boys each year but didn't make the team. They had some good players at those tryouts who did turn pro for a short period, and then played on a couple of teams I had graduated to, mainly Retford Town.

 

Another boy from Heeley Bank who you would know, and myself, were invited as ground crew apprentices at Liverpool, (still have the leter someplace)!courtesy of Jack Simpkins scouting - or more "bird dogging" for them and also Aston Villa, along with an Irish guy called Jimmy Doran, who was also looking for talent for Liverpool, but in my case my mother who was a single parent wouldn't let me go, for various reasons.

 

Just to take it a little step further ...our family said he's "football mad" and I never missed a chance to play with anybody, anywhere, from the little level patch at the side of Midhill WMC, down to the little diamond at the bottom of East Bank road at the side of the prefabs behind the City Surveyors and also up on Black Banks where, if you shot too hard you'd be in for a five minute run down East Bank Rd, ending up almost at Farm Grounds lol. or if the kick went the other way, you'd have to take your chances treading through three foot high "gorze" bushes.... that hurt like hell.

 

One of my most treasured memories was meeting a bunch of classmates, kids all from around Thornboro', Walden and Myrtle Rds on Christmas Day when were about 7 yrs old, who like me had all gotten new football boots for Christmas, and there we were behind the City Surveyors ground, from about 11 till 4 on Christmas Day having a kick around, pretending "who" we were!!.

 

All this time I never realised their were secret admirers and fans out there, lol, and it's nice to think you would still remember me after what is more than 50 years (I'm being kind!!) Thank You!! I hope life has treated you well, and wish you all the very best. If you would like to p.m. me letting me know who you are, that would be really great!! Thanks again Roy

[CanPat]

Hi Royston:

I have given the info on the reunion to Keith, he probably will pass it along to Barry.

[Royston]

Thanks canpat. We are meeting up at the Kenwood around 6.30 on Sat. June 2nd, altho' someone has suggested we make it closer to 2pm. We're waiting to get a concensus after asking the group, and I'll let you know. They say starting so late will cut into the drinking time! lol

 

David Cooke IS REALLY hoping K will be there...Pls let him know that, as I know they were really good friends, and Dave says it's been more than 50yrs since they've seen each other!! lol So far we think we might have as many as 25 old classmates! Thanks again P

[smary]

Anyone remember Robert 'Wuz' Winter he was 13 in 1957 and went from Heeley to Newfield. Played football for Newfield when they won the Clegg Shield.

[nottagenut]

That could be my younger brother Roy. We lived on Hartopp Rd and both went to Heeley Bank. The family later moved to Manor Park.

 

He's a member of this board and I'll refer him to your post.

 

Thanks

 

Thanks for that trastrick, it was Roy, I didn't mention his name before in case it caused somebody embarassment. I lived on Erskine Place up to 1965, but I can't remember you or your Roy at school, I'm 66 now so I would guess you're both older than me, I just remember Roy playing football, did he sign for Worksop? Anyhow, it's nice to hear from somebody from the old neighbourhood and I hope you're both in good health.

[nottagenut]

Yes that was Kenny he went there straight from school. He used to live on Derbyshire lane up near Grave's park.

Unfortunately Kenny passed away a few years ago..

 

Well, I'm really sad that it's only now that I've found out that Ken went to the same school as me, I chatted to Ken a good few times at work but never about our school days. Really likeable bloke was Kenny and he couldn't half sup ale! He spent years cleaning out sooty gas boilers with a special vacuum cleaner, I can still see him now in his boiler suit permanently covered in soot, wooly beret on his head with his biro stuck through the front of it like an arrow. I think his dream was to retire to his Spanish hide away, shame he never made it. R.I.P Kenny.

[nottagenut]

Thank you for the kind words, I'm Tony's brother. Yes we lived just above you on Hartopp Rd, and attended Heeley Bank upto S-2. We had a great school team then, and won the City Championship for 11yr olds, playing the Final at the Ball Inn ground of all places, in front of the entire school...what a thrill!! Mr.Simpkins was the coach

 

I ended up at Hurlfield when Heeley Bank moved all the boys over to Newfield, which I think was around 1957. because of where we lived - Hurlfield was so much closer. Had the last two years there and tried out for Sheffield Boys each year but didn't make the team. They had some good players at those tryouts who did turn pro for a short period, and then played on a couple of teams I had graduated to, mainly Retford Town.

 

Another boy from Heeley Bank who you would know, and myself, were invited as ground crew apprentices at Liverpool, (still have the leter someplace)!courtesy of Jack Simpkins scouting - or more "bird dogging" for them and also Aston Villa, along with an Irish guy called Jimmy Doran, who was also looking for talent for Liverpool, but in my case my mother who was a single parent wouldn't let me go, for various reasons.

 

Just to take it a little step further ...our family said he's "football mad" and I never missed a chance to play with anybody, anywhere, from the little level patch at the side of Midhill WMC, down to the little diamond at the bottom of East Bank road at the side of the prefabs behind the City Surveyors and also up on Black Banks where, if you shot too hard you'd be in for a five minute run down East Bank Rd, ending up almost at Farm Grounds lol. or if the kick went the other way, you'd have to take your chances treading through three foot high "gorze" bushes.... that hurt like hell.

 

One of my most treasured memories was meeting a bunch of classmates, kids all from around Thornboro', Walden and Myrtle Rds on Christmas Day when were about 7 yrs old, who like me had all gotten new football boots for Christmas, and there we were behind the City Surveyors ground, from about 11 till 4 on Christmas Day having a kick around, pretending "who" we were!!.

 

All this time I never realised their were secret admirers and fans out there, lol, and it's nice to think you would still remember me after what is more than 50 years (I'm being kind!!) Thank You!! I hope life has treated you well, and wish you all the very best. If you would like to p.m. me letting me know who you are, that would be really great!! Thanks again Roy

 

Roy, I just wrote you a fairly rambling reply and then lost it as I hadn't signed in properly, it's now past midnight and too late for me to do it again, so I'm going to have to back to it, until then, best wishes Terry, no longer a secret admirer!

[trastrick]

Thanks for that trastrick, it was Roy, I didn't mention his name before in case it caused somebody embarassment. I lived on Erskine Place up to 1965, but I can't remember you or your Roy at school, I'm 66 now so I would guess you're both older than me, I just remember Roy playing football, did he sign for Worksop? Anyhow, it's nice to hear from somebody from the old neighbourhood and I hope you're both in good health.

 

We're both fine, thanks, and living in Toronto.

 

I probably used to deliver your "Star" when you were a babby. The Erskine prefabs were part of my paper route. We used to sledge down Erskine Cres.