Rugger, cricket and cross country runs around the municipal dump.

Sporty Stuff. Rugger, cricket and cross country runs around the municipal dump.

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Bantams 1953/1954

Top: Walsh, Marshall, Chapman, T.Brown, McGreevey, Dunn, Callandar

Middle: Robinson, D Brown, Connelly, Longton (capt.), Parkinson, Hayhurst, Smith

Front seated: McKenna, Carr, McCauley, Nixon.

Cricket 1956

Standing: McCauley, Boarder, McGee??, Barnes, Smith, D. Brown, Ken Brown.

Seated: Eccles, Etherington, Parkinson, McKenna, Nixon

Under 12 C team dated 24th April 1959 (strangely only 14 in the team)

Back Row. John Mason, unknown , Peter Docherty , David Price, Peter Cunningham, Peter Campbell, Richard Witrylak, ? Moore.

Front Row. ? Singleton, ? Shaw, ? Carter, Peter Howe, ? McNiven, Denis Cameron.

Senior Colts 1955/1956. played 10. won 7, drawn 2, lost 1.

Back Row. Frank Shorrock, Tony Callander, Mike Walsh, Dick Smith, Alex Dunn, Tony Platt, Robbie Barnes (RIP), Eddie Snape

Front Row. Bill McMullan, Ken Rigby, Gerry Carr, Wally Marshall, ? Heap, David Brown, George Eccles.

Squatting at Front. Ian Nixon, Robin Bradbury.

Cricket 1952

Back Row. John Carrington, Dawson, Musto, Cartmell, Barnes, McEnerney.

Front Row. John Townend, Ellison A J, Ellison B, Pete Carew, Terry Connaughton (RIP).

WINNERS. Blackpool Schools Cross Country 1976-7

Brian Houton, Barry O'Cleirigh, Jamie Booth, John Walker, Vince Moss, ? Dunn.

MYSTERY PICTURES. A bagful of pictures of unknown people. CLICK HERE to see them.

Rugby 1947/1948

Back Row. W Wiseman, unknown, Cavannagh, Nolan, John McConville (RIP), W. McGrahan, David Wilson (RIP), John Frehe.

Front Row. unknown, David Lee, Roy Howarth, Johnny Moran, Lonsdale, P. Tracy, George Carman (RIP).

Colts 1948

Back Row. [Ring]. Bennett, Bowes, Mitchell, Dawson, Fewell, Barnes, Molloy.

Middle Row. Crook, Molyneaux, Southworth, Cronin, Davies.

Front Row. Riley, Black, Gallagher, Ellison, Townsend.

Rugby circa 1972

Back Row. Stan McClear, Nick Proctor, Mike Newey, unknown, unknown, Dave Whittingham, Phil Groerke, Mick File?

Middle Row. Dave Evans, Graham Ince, Dom Ward, Andy Norris, Paddy?, Carl Blundell (RIP), Anthony Moore.

Front Row. Nick Townsend, Phil Cullen, Paul Franklin, Joey Kalecheck?

Rugby 4th year. 1979/1980

Back Row. Mike Towers, Chris Seed, Richard Coghlan, Paul Rigby, Kev O`Dea, Eddie Campbell, Dave Kelly, Ian Sharples, Dinesh Annandappa.

Front Row. Rob Pasqualino, James Blackburn, Vin Murtagh, Ian Nickson, Dave Prout, Frazer Bagnall, Anthony Parr.

Cricket under 15. 1950

Standing: Peter Hartley, John Cartmel, McEnerney, Brian Royle, Mallinson, Lewthwaite, Mike Gallagher.

Seated: Carrington, Andy Boyle, Dawson, Mike Mitchell, John Townend, Mike Mustoe.

Rugby First XV 1974

Back Row. Chris Campbell, John Norris, David Thompson, Ian Butler, Sid Barks, Ben McKendrick, Tony Higgins, Donal O'Clerigh, Steve Woodhouse.

Front Row. Phil Crawley, Andy Steel, Pete Harrison, Peter Chew (capt.), Tony Hart, Mick Parr, David Ashmole.

Cricket First XI 1953.

Back Row. S Hannis, P Mallinson, P Howarth, M Musto, G McEnnerney, R Lewthwaite.

Front Row. M Gallagher John Carrington, B Ellison (Capt.), AMcIntyre, W Brockbank.

Athletics 1953. P Barnes of School House collects the trophy. The winner of the Victor Ludorum is John Carrington, later Carrots Carrington, French teacher.

J Smythe, P Hogan, J Hothersall (RIP) (Old Boys Committee), Woodpecker Woodhouse, P Barnes, John Carrington.

Cricket 1948

Back Row. G Sharpe, R Cookson, P Tracy, J Gladwin, J Gallagher, Johnny Moran.

Front Row. D Naylor, M Gorton, David Henry (capt.) John Murphy, D Anderson.

The flag flies for Doug Curson and the high jump.

Layton House undefeated rugby team 1947-1948

Back Row. unknown, John McConville (RIP), Brian Sweeney, Johnny Moran, G Cudworth, P McGraham, unknown, John Murphy.

Front Row. Ian Oyston (RIP), W McGrahan, J Bilney, D Lee, T McMillan.

Outing to the Lake District. June 1950

On this occasion, led by Bishop Pearson – Chairman of the Governors, Helvellyn was ascended via Striding Edge. Teaching Staff included in the photograph from Left to Right are: Br. Phelan; Br. Ring; Mr. McGee: Br. Browner; Br. Murphy; Mr. McGrahan; Br. O’Carroll; Br. Murray, Bishop Pearson; Br. Beattie; Br. Wall and headmaster Br. Woodhouse.

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1945 scout camp on the shore of Lake Windermere.

Back Row. Fr Caton, unknown, Derek Hogan, Bernard Cookson, Louis Caton.

Front Row. Skippy Hopkins, unknown, Billy McGrath, Derek Loré.

Victor Ludorum 1948

Rev Fr. T B Pearson (later Bishop Pearson), Johnny Moran, T D (Woodpecker) Woodhouse, Canon McManus.

Physical Training Display, School Sports 1956. Click on the pictures to enlarge.

Cricket First XI 1955

Back Row. A Smith, M Hunt, J Tickle, Dave Royle (RIP), D Cummins, P Hurst.

Front Row. Mike McKenna, J Hough, T G Carrington (Capt.), D Grogan, Jerry Edwards.

Rugby First XV 1953-1954 (defeated all comers except Fylde Colts and St Edward's, Liverpool.)

Back Row. G J Condron, G Harring, G McEnnerny, T G Carington, P Holden, P Hurst, T Lomas.

Front Row. B Glenn, R Lewthwaite, A McIntyre, Peter Fewell (Capt.), P Mallinson, S Clarke, B Davis.

Front. P Cummings, M Murray.

Athletics 1962. Winners of the Town Sports.

Back Row. F Greenhalgh, C Miller, W Berry, A Dunn, W Wright, D Corless, T Myerscough.

Front Row. Dave Ellam (RIP), John Oswell, P Nixon (Capt.), B Rafferty, R Kavanagh.

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Rugby First XV 1955-1956

Back row : Brophy, Dave Royle (RIP), Callandar, Snape, unknown, unknown, Mike McKenna, Wally Marshall.

Seated : Brophy, Tickle?, Cummins, Hurst, Peter Fewell, unknown, Tom Brown.

Ground : Kevin Longton, Louis Parkinson.

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Cricket 1953

Top Row--George Eccles, Stuart McKenna, Tom Brown, Peter Swarbrick, Jim Etherington, (Boarder Unknown)

Seated --Ken Brown, Neil McCauley, Louis Parkinson, Ian Nixon, David Brown.

Cricket 1954

Top Row-- Ian Nixon, George Eccles, Dave Royle (RIP), Jim Etherington, J Hunt, Neil McCauley.

Seated --unknown, Louis Parkinson, Mike McKenna, Sugar Robinson, Kevin Longton.

Cricket 1955

Back row: unknown, Dave Royle (RIP), unknown, Tickle?, Smith, Hunt, unknown.

Seated : Chris Legard, Dave Grogan, Hindle?, unknown, Mike McKenna.

Rugby First XV 1963/1964 (They had a Campbell and a McDonald on the same side!)

Back row: M Beaumont, Dave Ellam (RIP), H Barnes, P Morgan, P McDonald, G Dean, B Riggs, P Singleton.

Seated : Peter Campbell, Januscz Halter, Brian Keenan, John Oswell (capt.), P Gribbon, B Smith, M Miller.

Athletics 1955. Winners of the Town Sports and runners up in the Inter Grammar.

Back row: A Boak, T Lomas, T Brown, Denis Brophy, J Hindle, M McMullen, C Condron, F Ball, Harry Brophy, J Ashcroft.

Seated: F Gahan, G Carrington, B Davis (Capt.), P Hurst, G Lucas.

Front: K Rigby, R Bradbury, P Aukland, R Platt.

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Bantam XV forwards from 1954-55.

Back row: David Brown, Alex Dunn, Wally Marshall, Lou Parkinson, ? Robinson.

Front Row. Jos Hayhurst, Mike Walsh, Dick Smith.

Cricket First XI 1954

Back row: P Mallinson, R Lewthwaite, T G Carrington, P Carew, P Hurst, G Harring.

Front Row. H Fitzsimmons, A McIntyre, G McEnnerney (Capt.), David Grogan, D Cummins.

Rugby First XV 1954/55

Back row: Dave Royle (RIP), Pete Ward, Peter Hurst, W Brown, Michael Ireland, Tom Lomas, Jack Hindle.

Seated: Tony Fewell, Peter Cummings, Colin Condron, Geof Carrington, Pete Mallinson, Sean Clarke, Brian Davis.

Front: Denis Brophy, David Grogan.

1964. B Smith, the high jump champion. Click on the pictures to enlarge.

Cricket First XI 1961

Back Row. S Hickey, R Wilson, R Green, J Simpson, J Hindle, J Hornby.

Front Row. John Oswell, B Rafferty, Frank Cornwell (Capt.), F Alston, C Miller.

Rugby under 14 1961/1962

Back Row. G Ollivere, P Allen, Mike Hughes, D Sinclair, P Isaacs, Keith Argent, T Konieczek, J Boak.

Middle Row. J Crahan, N Wright, K Byrne, B Melling (Capt.), D Wilson, S MacIntyre, Paul Carr.

Front Row. D Iddon, S Murphy, K Helme, K Walmsley, Bernie Thraves, B Crosby.

Rugby team 1st or 2nd Fifteen 1957- 58

Back Row. Barnes, Callander, Tickle, Boak, unknown, Hathurst, McCauley, Howarth.

Front Row. Brown, Parkinson, Brophy, Grogan, Brophy, Nixon, Longton.

Cross-country team. Third form 1972 -1973.

Back Row. Unknown, Mark Rogan, Unknown, (John?) Molloy, Chris Chapman.

Front Row. Barry O’Cleirigh, John Maguire, Mark Gregory, Gerald Rumfitt.

First XV in the third form 1972-73. Jimmy Johns sports the latest design of tweedy fashion.

Back Row – Stephen Kemp, Dave Ashmole, Unknown, Unknown, Adrian Parry/Hopkins, Unknown, Unknown, Tony Hart, Unknown, [Jimmy (why was he there??)]

Second Row – Phil McVan, Unknown, ? Deegan, Unknown, Simon Groves, Mark Dennison, Unknown, Nick Gahan.

Front Row – Michael Murtagh, John Maguire.

Cricket First XI 1959.

Back Row. H Livesey, F Rawcliffe, P Sinclair, J Simpson, P Aukland, M Foster, J O'Connor, F Alston.

Front Row. J Rogers, D Gardner, I Nixon (capt.), W Hindle, F Cornwell.

Rugby First XV 1958/59

Back Row. B Smith, D Gibson, M Foster, H D Smith, P Aukland, D Sandwell, P McCarthy, J Iddon, C Harrison, K Hickey.

Front Row. P Sinclair, J O'Connor, I Nixon (Vice-captain), W Hindle (Captain), D Cunningham, I Luscombe, V Luscombe.

Rugby First XV 1960/61

Back Row. T Myerscough, M Forde, Vincent Naylor, A Dunn, M McBride, J Naylor, F Greenhalgh.

Front Row. P Nixon, J Hindle, John Oswell, R Shawcross (Capt.), D Elder, F Cornwell, R Kavenagh.

Cricket First XI 1961.

Back Row. Chris Pownall, Brian Rafferty, R Wilson, J Simpson, Vincent Naylor, John Barratt, Tony Hart, Frank Alston, G Rawcliffe.

Front Row. Chris Miller, Peter McCarthy, Frank Cornwell (Capt.), M Foster, Jan Rogers.

Cricket First XI 1962.

Back Row. Stuart Hickey, Tony Hart, John Swarbrick, Vincent Naylor, R Green, Tom Myerscough, J Hornby.

Front Row. Brian Rafferty, John Oswell, Frank Cornwell (Capt.), Frank Alston, Chris Miller.

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Rugby First XV 1959/1960

Back Row. John Oswell, V Moss, Vincent Naylor, Adrian Dunn, Ian Luscombe, Martin McBride, Bob Shawcross.

Middle Row. D Gibson, B Smith, Peter McCarthy (Capt.), M Foster, D Cunningham, John Binns.

Front Row. D Ball, Jan Rogers, Frank Cornwell.

John Oswell and Vincent Naylor are wearing caps. This was Ted Schools' idea to reward players, not just of ability, but those who encouraged rugby-playing throughout the school. Vincent tells me he is quite proud of his cap and still has it.

Rugby First XV 1961/1962.

Back Row. Paul Nixon, Martin McBride, John Naylor, Frank Alston, Tom Myerscough, P Morgan

Middle Row. Peter Kirkham, Brian McCarthy, John Oswell, Vincent Naylor (Capt.), Frank Cornwell, Bill Wright, Chris Miller.

Front Row. P Singleton, John Swarbrick.

Rugby under 12 'B' team. 1958/1959.

Back Row. M Ryan, Laurie Dobson, P Elder, Peter Anyon, ? Sandwell, J Reel, Peter Cunningham, W Elston, W Stockwell, Bill McKenna.

Front Row. Januscz Halter, Ray Wood, Ron Hogg, Peter Wells (RIP), Dudley Hoyle, D Cook.

Cricket First XI 1963

Back Row. H Barnes, P Gribbon, Januscz Halter, Laurie Dobson, D Winter, P Ryan (scorer).

Front Row. D Lynch, Tony Hart, John Oswell (Capt.), Stuart Hickey, Tom Myerscough, Chris Miller.

Rugby First XV 1962/1963.

Back Row. Januscz Halter, P Singleton, M Flint, D Tookey, P Morgan, D Corless, Chris Miller, D Wright.

Front Row. M Dickinson, Dave Ellam (RIP), John Oswell, M McBride (Capt.), Tom Myerscough, J Swarbrick, P Lewis.

Ron Hogg (centre) leads the way for Joe's, in the 110 yard high hurdles event at Blackpool Town Sports 1965. In the background is Joe Snow cheering on the Joe's chap.

Cricket under 15. 1962.

Back Row. Januscz Halter, Ron Hogg, Edward Simpson, Dave Ellam (RIP) , John Reel, Tim Howe, ? Cornwell.

Front Row. Michael Flanagan, John Birtwistle, Martin Miller, unknown, Timothy Nixon.

The coveted rugby colours.

Athletics. Senior team. 1963/1964.

Back Row. M Boniface, J Dickinson, M Schools, G Smith, M Bridge, B Smith, F Wall, T McHugh.

Front Row. J McKeown, M Stephens, A Black, R Lindsay, John Oswell (Capt.), P Singleton, Ray Wood, Dave Ellam (RIP).

Rugby under 15. 1961/1962.

Back Row. Januscz Halter, David Price, Dave Ellam (RIP) , Paul Docherty, Richard Green.

Middle Row. Ged Schofield, Graham McCarthy, Martin Miller, Brian Keenan, Ron Hogg, Michael Flint.

Front Row. Dudly Hoyle, Chris Riley.

Cross Country team 1963-1964.

Back Row. T Nixon, Tony Bak, M Boniface, P Ainsworth, F Wall, A Ross.

Front Row. Ray Wood, J McKeown, A Black, M Bridge, J Dickinson.

Rugby 4th Year. First XV 1972/1973.

Back Row. Phil Swann, Steve Woodhouse, Anthony Wilcox, Dave Thompson, Peter Hadgraft, Donal O'Clerigh, Paul Maguire, Pete Harrison. [Butty Butterworth]

Middle Row. Peter Wilson, John Link, Martin Ward, John Norris, Mick Parr, Mark Ayre, Tony Higgins, Paul Chappell.

Front Row. Mark McKendrick, Steve Cooke, Andy Steel, Mal McKendrick.

Rugby under 12s. 1972/1973.

Back Row. Philip Wade, Michael Charles, unknown, unknown, unknown, Dave Mathews, Gerard Roston, Dave Craven, Peter Errington, unknown, David Crawford.

Middle Row. Andrew Holland, unknown, unknown, Jonathon Coughlin, unknown, Michael Taplin, Terence Thompson.

Front Row. unknown, Mark Wild, Brendan Hanavan, John Parr.

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Rugby First XV 1972/1973.

Back Row. unknown, unknown, Mick Swift, Richard Clarkson, Mick Long, Dave Lawson, Peter Chew, Steve Friswell.

Front Row. Trevor Jones, Bernard Alston, Christopher Cullen, Steve Doherty, Pete Rees, Stephen Fenney, Chris Macklin.

Rugby. lower 6th. 1973.

Back Row. Chris Campbell, Mike Bridges, Tony Carson, Ian Butler, Chris Dean, unknown, unknown, Liam Robinson, Simon Boniface.

Front Row. unknown, Ron Weldon, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Phil Cawley.

Rugby under 12. 1969/1970.

Back Row. Donal O'Cleirigh, Martin Murphy, Mark (Ben ) McKendrick , Mark Eyres, Paul Maguire, Peter Hadgraft, Martin Ward, Mick Lavelle, Mark Riches, Steven Cook.

Front Row. John Norris, Peter Harrison, Tony Higgins, Mick Parr, Paul Chappell, Andy Steel, David Thompson.

Rugby under 13. A team. 1970/1971.

Back Row. Mark Eyres, David Thompson, Steve Holland, Peter Hadgraft, Martin Ward, Donal O'Cleirigh, Mark (Ben) McKendrick.

Front Row. John Norris, Mark Riches, Tony Higgins, Paul Maguire, Mick Parr, Paul Chappell, Malc McKendrick, Peter Harrison, Andrew Steel.

Joe's soccer team!
Peter Hadgraft writes: A competition was held to commemorate Harry Johnson, the Blackpool FC captain in the 1953 FA cup winning team. All Blackpool and Fylde teams were invited and we managed to persuade XR (Brother Ryan) to let us enter. Everybody expected us to fail. We were the very first winners of this award. I recall we played in the final on Bloomfield Road in about 20 degrees, wearing really thick and heavy 1st XV red shirts. Next day the trophy, complete with ribbon, was on the stage at assembly, but Headmaster XR and all below never mentioned it at all.

Back Row. Tony Hart, Donal O'Cleirigh, Martin Ward, David Thompson, Peter Hadgraft, Paul Chappell, Paul Maguire.

Front Row. Ged Gill, Peter Harrison, John Norris, Tony Higgins, Malc McKendric, Mick Parr.

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Cross country team. Year 3. 1979.

Back Row. Andrew Higgins, Stuart Williams, Mark Horrox, Kevin Murtagh.

Front Row. Patrick McCrystal, Ian Nickson, Stephen Corcoran, David Whiteside.

Athletics 1960. The Bung looks on in bewilderment as the future deputy head collects the Old Boys' Challenge shield.

J McCann (RIP) (Old Boys Committee), Joe Bung, P J McCarthy, P Morgan (Victor Ludorum).

The oldest image on this website. 1938, the presentation of the Victor Ludorum to John Crosland (RIP).

John Crosland's daughter, Susan Crosland, writes: My late father (John Crosland) attended from about 1933-1938 leaving after getting his School certificate. He travelled in on the train from Lytham every day and walked up Church St from Central Station. When he left, he started training as an accountant before joining the Fleet Air Arm and going off to train in America. He flew Corsairs off HMS Formidable, an aircraft carrier which was part of the British Pacific (Forgotten) Fleet helping the Americans defeat Japan. He was awarded a DSC. Once back in Blackpool, he played for Blackpool FC through their great days in the late 1940s and early 1950s, his first FA Cup game being the 1948 Final at Wembley! He often thought he might have a son follow him to St Joe's but never expected one of his daughters to do so! (I attended St Mary's Sixth Form there in 1980-82).

Inter School Sports

Peter Collins and Pete Carew after competing in the half mile race.

Relay race 1950.

Johnny Moran, G Addy, David Wilson (RIP), P Tracy. Pope looks on in the background.

Rugby First XV 1948/1949.

Back Row. J Bilney, J Lomas, D Plumb, P Leigh, Ian Oyston (RIP), David Wilson (RIP), W Wiseman, D Lee.

Front Row. H Weight, D Curson, S Cliffe, J Gallagher (Capt.), M Baron, T Brophy, M McMillan.

Rugby Second XV 1956/57. Played14. won 11, drawn 2, lost 1.

Back Row. Mike Walsh, Frank Shorrock, Alex Dunn, John Iddon, Dave Ennis, Peter Cross, Anthony Platt, ? Brierly, Eddie Snape.

Middle Row. George Eccles, Ken Harris, ? Kelly, Kevin Longton, Tommy Behan, Gerry Lucas, Nick Langton.

Front Row. Bill Hindle, Victor Luscombe.

If you have any more old photos of the school, or you know the unnamed in the photos above, please contact me at: jvward2003@yahoo.com

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