An acknowledgement plus don't forget Mr Metcalfe's request today!

The football tables below track Ushaw Moor's football team in the early 50s. For those not familiar with football tables the figures, in order after each team name, represent played, won, drawn, goals scored, goals conceded, and points. I have not found any record of Ushaw Moor being in this league at any other time. Either way the tables are thanks to Mr Paul Stone. If you google:

Wearside League 1919-1960

there are some other interesting matters regarding that league as well as the formal web address.

The last thing I want is to lessen the impact of Mr Metcalf'e request because of it being geographically lower down today's posts - so do have a go at helping him. 

WB

Wearside League Football Tables

1950-1951

  1. SUNDERLAND 'A'                                  30   21    5    4   109    36   47

  2. WINGATE COLLIERY WELFARE           30   21    4    5   107    46   46

  3. BOLDON COLLIERY WELFARE            30   20    4    6   100    63   44

  4. EASINGTON COLLIERY WELFARE         30   17    6    7    86    55   40

  5. DURHAM CITY                            30   15    9    6    86    52   39

  6. USHAW MOOR                         30   17    4    9    89    66   38

  7. TRIMDON GRANGE                     30   17    4    9    76    64   38

  8. WHITBURN                           30   13    7   10    60    71   33

  9. DAWDON COLLIERY WELFARE            30   14    0   16    64    76   28

 10. SILKSWORTH COLLIERY WELFARE        30   10    6   14    76    67   26

 11. SEAHAM COLLIERY WELFARE            30    8    6   16    58    99   22

 12. MIDDLESBROUGH 'A'                  30    7    5   18    64    77   19

 13. SOUTH HETTON COLLIERY              30    7    3   20    50    99   17

 14. WEARMOUTH COLLIERY WELFARE         30    7    2   21    57   101   16

 15. SHOTTON COLLIERY WELFARE           30    6    4   20    52   117   16

 16. BIRTLEY TOWN                       30    4    3   23    46    91   11

 

1951-1952

 

  1. SUNDERLAND 'A'                     30   23    4    3   106    32   50

  2. WINGATE COLLIERY WELFARE           30   20    4    6   120    57   44

  3. BOLDON COLLIERY WELFARE            30   15    7    8    87    51   37

  4. SILKSWORTH COLLIERY WELFARE        30   15    6    9    94    57   36

  5. DAWDON COLLIERY WELFARE            30   15    6    9    62    51   36

  6. WHITBURN                           30   16    4   10    59    60   36

  7. USHAW MOOR                         30   16    3   11    73    59   35

  8. DURHAM CITY                        30   14    7    9    75    67   35

  9. MIDDLESBROUGH 'A'                  30   14    3   13    74    62   31

 10. EPPLETON COLLIERY WELFARE          30   12    7   11    52    71   31

 11. EASINGTON COLLIERY WELFARE         30    9    9   12    52    61   27

 12. TRIMDON GRANGE                     30    7    6   17    49    72   20

 13. WEARMOUTH COLLIERY WELFARE         30    7    5   18    59    86   19

 14. SEAHAM COLLIERY WELFARE            30    5    6   19    45    85   16

 15. SHOTTON COLLIERY WELFARE           30    4    6   20    47   109   14

 16. BIRTLEY TOWN                       30    5    3   22    38   112   13

  

1952-1953

 

  1. BOLDON COLLIERY WELFARE            28   19    3    6   102    53   41

  2. SILKSWORTH COLLIERY WELFARE        28   16    6    6    83    63   38

  3. SUNDERLAND 'A'                     28   15    5    8    72    46   35

  4. WINGATE COLLIERY WELFARE           28   15    4    9    78    53   34

  5. USHAW MOOR                         28   16    2   10    81    57   34

  6. MIDDLESBROUGH 'A'                  28   13    3   12    69    62   29

  7. DAWDON COLLIERY WELFARE            28   11    7   10    52    55   29

  8. SEAHAM COLLIERY WELFARE            28   11    7   10    50    60   29

  9. EASINGTON COLLIERY WELFARE         28   10    8   10    73    66   28

 10. MURTON COLLIERY WELFARE            28   10    8   10    54    57   28

 11. EPPLETON COLLIERY WELFARE          28    9    7   12    66    63   25

 12. WEARMOUTH COLLIERY WELFARE         28    7    5   16    44    79   19

 13. WHITBURN                           28    8    2   18    33    62   18

 14. SHOTTON COLLIERY WELFARE           28    5    7   16    47    93   17

 15. TRIMDON GRANGE COLL. WELFARE       28    5    6   17    44    79   16

  (420 170 80 170 948 948 420)

 

1953-1954

 

  1. SHOTTON COLLIERY WELFARE           28   19    5    4    88    52   43

  2. SILKSWORTH COLLIERY WELFARE        28   15    5    8    66    49   35

  3. MIDDLESBROUGH 'A'                  28   14    6    8    75    44   34

  4. USHAW MOOR                         28   15    4    9    85    64   34

  5. MURTON COLLIERY WELFARE            28   13    8    7    59    47   34

  6. BOLDON COLLIERY WELFARE            28   12    8    8    85    71   32

  7. WINGATE COLLIERY WELFARE           28   13    4   11    73    68   30

  8. WHITBURN                           28   11    8    9    61    65   30

  9. SUNDERLAND 'A'                     28   12    5   11    79    67   29

 10. EASINGTON COLLIERY WELFARE         28   12    4   12    65    55   28

 11. SEAHAM COLLIERY WELFARE            28   11    4   13    62    76   26

 12. TRIMDON GRANGE COLL. WELFARE       28   10    5   13    68    85   25

 13. DAWDON COLLIERY WELFARE            28    9    4   15    76    89   22

 14. EPPLETON COLLIERY WELFARE          28    4    3   21    52   108   11

 15. WEARMOUTH COLLIERY WELFARE         28    2    3   23    44    98    7

  (420 172 76 172 1038 1038 420)

 

1954-1955

 

  1. BOLDON COLLIERY WELFARE            26   21    2    3    88    37   44

  2. MIDDLESBROUGH 'A'                  26   18    3    5    94    39   39

  3. SHOTTON COLLIERY WELFARE           26   16    4    6    77    47   36

  4. SUNDERLAND 'A'                     26   15    4    7    85    53   34

  5. WHITBURN                           26   11    7    8    61    54   29

  6. EASINGTON COLLIERY WELFARE         26   11    5   10    85    73   27

  7. EPPLETON COLLIERY WELFARE          26    9    6   11    64    67   24

  8. SILKSWORTH COLLIERY WELFARE        26    9    6   11    55    83   24

  9. DAWDON COLLIERY WELFARE            26    9    3   14    56    62   21

 10. USHAW MOOR                         26    9    3   14    50    88   21

 11. SEAHAM COLLIERY WELFARE            26    7    5   14    56    69   19

 12. MURTON COLLIERY WELFARE            26    8    3   15    48    60   19

 13. TRIMDON GRANGE COLL. WELFARE       26    5    4   17    46    93   14

 14. WINGATE COLLIERY WELFARE           26    5    3   18    54    94   13

  (364 153 58 153 919 919 364)

 

1955-1956

 

  1. SHOTTON COLLIERY WELFARE           26   18    3    5    90    37   39

  2. MURTON COLLIERY WELFARE            26   17    3    6    61    37   37

  3. WINGATE COLLIERY WELFARE (-2)      26   16    5    5    94    57   35

  4. EASINGTON COLLIERY WELFARE         26   15    5    6    59    46   35

  5. SILKSWORTH COLLIERY WELFARE        26   14    4    8    72    57   32

  6. WHITBURN                           26   14    3    9    73    49   31

  7. BLACKHALL COLLIERY WELFARE         26    9    4   13    52    55   22

  8. BOLDON COLLIERY WELFARE            26    9    3   14    63    65   21

  9. TRIMDON GRANGE COLLIERY WELFARE    26    8    5   13    58    83   21

 10. DAWDON COLLIERY WELFARE            26    9    2   15    74    94   20

 11. LANGLEY PARK COLLIERY WELFARE      26    6    7   13    55    84   19

 12. USHAW MOOR                         26    6    7   13    49    75   19

 13. EPPLETON COLLIERY WELFARE          26    8    2   16    48    65   18

 14. SEAHAM COLLIERY WELFARE            26    5    3   18    33    77   13

  (364 154 56 154 881 881 362)

 

 

 

John and Ann (nee Murray) Metcalfe

Posted on behalf of John Metcalfe.

Hello There

I wonder if any of your subscribers have any information about my parents John and Ann (nee Murray) Metcalfe. It’s their golden wedding later this month and I was hoping someone might have some memories that I could use.

Dad was born in 1942 and was the son o John and May Metcalfe who owned the bakers at the top of the hill. I know he played cricket and football for the local team and often helped my grandparents in the bakery. He has a sister Patricia.

Mam (also born in 1942) is from Bearpark (Victoria Street) her dad Jack worked in the colliery her sister is Margaret. Their mam died in 1966 and granddad remarried

Any help that you or readers can give would be much appreciated

I think your site is wonderful, wish there was many more like it

Regards

John

Finding X is Useful If You Are A Pirate

That's an old joke but it reminds me of a conversation I had in 2002 with Edith Smith [Ann Chamberlain], that bright and chatty former member of our 1959 Ushaw Moor form 4A.

She was asking me what the purpose of algebra was. Well it is useful for various professionals and technicians in their daily problem solving. No doubt NASA finds it very useful as well. I think it also helps in deciding whether to cross a bridge over a seething torrent of water and whether to risk sleeping in a bedroom surrounded by walls and a ceiling. 

Back in our day we were regarded as people with very few options if we did not have 4 GCE passes including English. Mathematics often helped to further increase the options. If you had those sort of qualifications the likes of the Midland Bank would invite you in for an interview. Working in a bank gave you some sense of status; arguably times have changed in that respect!

Without 'O levels' in 1960? No point trying to become a junior journalist with the Northern Echo. I can tell you. Mind you, eventually, in the end, I was better off in other directions and managed to get lots of paperwork certifying this and that; my wife thinks it could be used for toilet paper if we ever find ourselves short of it. She thinks there is no problem in certifying me even now.

Let me be clear: many people do not actually need to master advanced algebra to function well in the modern world but, and it is a big but, being good at it indicates significant intelligence; understandably employers like that.

Now where is that treasure.

WB

A Match In The Dark

Let's start with Norman Pickles - since corrected - Nicholson not Pickles -. He married my great aunt Ada. He was her second husband  - her first - Harold Swift, fell down the pit shaft at New Brancepeth Colliery. Norman lived in Bearpark at one time. So does anyone know anything about Norman?

And what about a local professional boxer [1920s] called Rose? He lived in Ushaw Moor at one time. Good boxer? Big family? Small family?

Last call for the Ushaw Moor Modern 1959/60 football team photograph. To clarify - first team not intermediate side. Has anyone got a copy? This is the third request for that so perhaps it's in the dustbin of history.

WB

33 Whitehouse Lane

Back in Edwardian times a coal mining family called Lowery lived at this address. There was George and Mary with their sons - Robert, Joseph, John and William. In addition there was daughter Frances and granddaughter Jane.

 George and Mary originated from Middle Rainton. 

Is it Any Wonder That We Pine For The Ushaw Moor That's Linked With Brigadoon?

After all the media is bombarding us with revelations that should shock us to the core. We cannot even trust NHS inspections and ...... no I will not continue in that vein. But I could and it would take up scores of size A4 pages. The British Empire would take a verbal battering, I can tell you, and I will be telling Michael Gove the same thing.

So is it any wonder that we might wish to escape it all with a misty eyed walk down memory lane and with a familiar fondness for the old tramping grounds? As we begin to step out we have to be wary of a bit of false memory and a bit of exaggeration. Take the Ushaw Moor County School football team.

In its epic match against the present Spain side [I did not refer to Brigadoon for nothing]. the 1958/9 school football team performed with credit. But how much credit? That's a rhetorical question and because I have done some sterling work on that I insist on revealing my findings to you without delay.

My calculations have taken into account several pieces of information, as follows: Spain beat Tahiti 10-0 yesterday, at home; Chelsea takes only six seconds to score from its own goal line; Ushaw Moor would play fairly openly, and finally the magnificent Spain team would be trying. Very trying. So let me reveal the score:

Ushaw Moor 1 Spain 38. So that was a very credible result for Ushaw Moor County. Ah, I know what you are wondering but I am not going to reveal that. Not just yet. If you think this little article is a little overblown, just take on board one fact: West Auckland was too good for Juventus. 

WB