Sheffield Snooker Players

[Padders]

In 1986 Bellhouse won the all Yorkshire competition.

Johnny Hollingsworth, Steve Root, Peter Bardsley, Barry West, For the life of me I can't remember the missing player...

Anyway in one of the rounds we played Bradford, and won.

All the talk was about a certain Joe Johnson whom had just turned professional.

Don't know who he played, but he lost..

I turned to my mate and said "He'll never make it as a Pro"

We all know what happened next.

[hackey lad]

22 hours ago, RJRB said:

I’m not talking about the professional game.

I started playing at what was then the Reform Club as a 15  year old but then went on to play for various teams in the Works League,Star Cup and 3/4 Tuesday night league.

I was only ever very average but we had some great nights.

The “names “when I started were the likes of Jack Seffers and Ken Phelan.

Then the next wave included Alan Beedham,Roy Currie,Ronnie Wilson.

Peter Bardsley and Barry West followed

A century break was a very rare event and made news.

Darnall Libs had a great team,as did Firth Park.

The Burgoyne seemed to attract the better 3/4 players such as John Turnbull.

There were those who liked to have a bit of a side stake and spent their time in the local snooker halls such as the one near John Lewis.

Snooker went through a real boom time where every pub or club with a table took part in the leagues.

Whilst some of the leagues continue ,they operate on a much reduced basis  to the 70s and 80s when interest in the amateur game peaked together with televised Snooker.

Has anybody else got fond memories?

 

Was the one near John Lewis , Faulkners ?

[Jim Hardie]

1 hour ago, hackey lad said:

Was the one near John Lewis , Faulkners ?

Correct.

[lazarus]

11 hours ago, RJRB said:

@lazarus

Certainly Alan did not like to lose ,like most winners.

I’m not sure what you mean by “playing a red closer to the pocket” .

I always associate him with Arundel Club,although he played elsewhere for Brooke Tools in the Works League.

There was a wide range of playing conditions.

Some where Snooker was the main event on the night,and others where you had to contend with the locals.

The Punch Bowl on Gleadless Common was always lively and if you called for order in the Springwood the response was predictable,

In later years the table at Pitsmoor WMC was possibly the worst.

A very well worn cloth with much damage and frayed cushions repaired with black insulation tape.

Sorry but PLAYING was a typo, it should have read “placing “ I’ve edited my post.

[ukdobby]

13 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Was the one near John Lewis , Faulkners ?

Yes have seen Littlewood many a time lose his rag there.

[iansheff]

20 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Was the one near John Lewis , Faulkners ?

We used to go there for opening time on a Saturday morning in the 80's and stay till about 12 then go in various pubs for a few hours.

[Lazy Baby5]

On 08/09/2023 at 17:35, RJRB said:

George Quibell was pretty good and liked to have a side bet to raise his game.

David Langton had the opportunity of plenty of practice.

When I started there were still a few players that came from a billiards background.

Ted Birkenhead was in a class of his own at that game.

Worked with George Quibell in the Oughtibridge Rolling Mill in the 70`s does anyone know if he is still alive?

[Padders]

19 minutes ago, Lazy Baby5 said:

Worked with George Quibell in the Oughtibridge Rolling Mill in the 70`s does anyone know if he is still alive?

George passed away many years ago...

[Lazy Baby5]

16 hours ago, Padders said:

George passed away many years ago...

Thanks for the info