Old school football players may well be interested in this site at www.durhamcountyschoolsfa.org.uk . The association had its centenary last year and a book was produced to coincide with the celebration. There are various records on site including a list of Durham schoolboy internationals. There are some familiar names listed including a certain H S Carter! Horatio Carter was universally acclaimed to be a magnificent player and made his name with Sunderland and [after WW2] Derby County.
Leslie Ker is listed and maybe I have been wrong to think his surname was Kerr. I recall that from centre half I forced him to make a save in our 1-0 defeat suffered at the hands of his school team Whinney Hill [well their feet mostly]. Colin Suggett is also mentioned.
It is interesting to see that some very old competitions are still going - such as the Hartlepool Hospital Cup. Although I never played in the Londonderry Cup it might be the case that New Brancepeth did; I will need to revisit that to be sure of it.
It could be that the book mentioned above is still available. Mr Philip Cunningham is seemingly the man to contact and his details are on the above website.
I have spotted the 'new trend' - girl footballers. Well all I can say is that the England Women's team are getting better all the time and at present are quite impressive. The winger Yankey [ is that how you spell it?] would be a handful - I will rephrase that - Yankey would be difficult to handle - oh I give up. There you are a sexist swine - no not really - but unintentionally old fashioned and awkward maybe.
WB
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