Accrington v Barrow 1960

[xerxes]

Just found this on a Facebook group. Difficult to recognise any players. I remember that playing strip though, with the two thin blue hoops at the top of the socks.

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[FanzoneFan]

Love these old photos, thanks.

[Jim]

Great leap by the Accrington player!

[andyg]

So lets get a bit geeky here. This is one of two matches we played Accrington in the Autumn of 1960. Its either the 0-0 in the league taking place on Monday 26th Sept, or the 2-1 defeat they inflicted on us in the FA Cup 1st round on Saturday 5th Nov (more likely as it looks like a daytime match). We ended up 22nd that season applying for re-election & Accrington were 18th after being relegated from division 3 the season before. So it has to be one of those two games. No idea who our team was or who scored but Ron Staniforth was our manager.

[Jim]

but Ron Staniforth was our manager.

Fellow geek here. I zoomed in and I thought the player to the right of the Accrington header looked like Staniforth.

[andyg]

According to the archives site I've been using Staniforth was still registered as a player in both those seasons so its probably him.

[behind the goals]

So lets get a bit geeky here. This is one of two matches we played Accrington in the Autumn of 1960. Its either the 0-0 in the league taking place on Monday 26th Sept, or the 2-1 defeat they inflicted on us in the FA Cup 1st round on Saturday 5th Nov (more likely as it looks like a daytime match). We ended up 22nd that season applying for re-election & Accrington were 18th after being relegated from division 3 the season before. So it has to be one of those two games. No idea who our team was or who scored but Ron Staniforth was our manager.

It's September 26th 1960

[Hadrian]

26th September team: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 The great Tommy Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 R Pashley, 8 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 G Fleming, 11 B Lowes

5th November: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 T Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 M Crowe, 8 G Fleming, 9 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 B Lowes, 11 J Kemp

(The Definitive Barrow AFC, Mickael Gardner)

[Jim]

26th September team: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 The great Tommy Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 R Pashley, 8 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 G Fleming, 11 B Lowes

5th November: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 T Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 M Crowe, 8 G Fleming, 9 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 B Lowes, 11 J Kemp

(The Definitive Barrow AFC, Mickael Gardner)

I was thinking that the player with his back to the camera reminded me of Ben Clark - the first impression just formed on his build and thick black hair.

[Jim]

26th September team: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 The great Tommy Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 R Pashley, 8 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 G Fleming, 11 B Lowes

5th November: 1 G Fullerton, 2 R Staniforth, 3 T Cahill, 4 B Clark, 5 D McEvoy, 6 T McGlennon, 7 M Crowe, 8 G Fleming, 9 J Robertson, 9 B Green, 10 B Lowes, 11 J Kemp

(The Definitive Barrow AFC, Mickael Gardner)

On first impression, I thought the player with his back to the camera might be Ben Clark - just based on his build and thick black hair.

I also thought I recognised a Barrow fan in the crowd on the far side too

[32mile_cul-de-sac]

So lets get a bit geeky here. This is one of two matches we played Accrington in the Autumn of 1960. Its either the 0-0 in the league taking place on Monday 26th Sept, or the 2-1 defeat they inflicted on us in the FA Cup 1st round on Saturday 5th Nov (more likely as it looks like a daytime match). We ended up 22nd that season applying for re-election & Accrington were 18th after being relegated from division 3 the season before. So it has to be one of those two games. No idea who our team was or who scored but Ron Staniforth was our manager.

Probably the September one as the trees still have there leaves.

[pjdaly]

I also thought I recognised a Barrow fan in the crowd on the far side too

Ah, so that's what you looked like back then eh Jim?

Great photo, Xerxes.

[Suffolk Blue]

If it was the September game, I believe the Barrow goal was scored by Barry Lowes. Looking back Barry Lowes was a very useful and interesting player in those days and one that has been increasingly forgotten over time. I found his obituary (attached) and it is quite revealing. It claims that Lowes was sold by Ron Staniforth to Blackpool for £7000 before ending up at Wukkie. My inflation calculator tells me that £7000 in 1962 would be worth approaching £125,000 in 2023.

Not bad for a boy from Ireleth .

https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/170 ... f-ireleth/

[behind the goals]

If it was the September game, I believe the Barrow goal was scored by Barry Lowes. Looking back Barry Lowes was a very useful and interesting player in those days and one that has been increasingly forgotten over time. I found his obituary (attached) and it is quite revealing. It claims that Lowes was sold by Ron Staniforth to Blackpool for £7000 before ending up at Wukkie. My inflation calculator tells me that £7000 in 1962 would be worth approaching £125,000 in 2023.

Not bad for a boy from Ireleth .

https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/170 ... f-ireleth/

September game was 0-0

[Suffolk Blue]

If it was the September game, I believe the Barrow goal was scored by Barry Lowes. Looking back Barry Lowes was a very useful and interesting player in those days and one that has been increasingly forgotten over time. I found his obituary (attached) and it is quite revealing. It claims that Lowes was sold by Ron Staniforth to Blackpool for £7000 before ending up at Wukkie. My inflation calculator tells me that £7000 in 1962 would be worth approaching £125,000 in 2023.

Not bad for a boy from Ireleth .

https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/170 ... f-ireleth/

September game was 0-0

Got the games the wrong way round. Lowes scored in the FA Cup game on 5th November 1960. But he played in both games.

Again thank to Michael Gardiner's definitive history..