Sport and Pastimes

Sport and Pastimes

"The cradle of county cricket". Football.

• Frederick John Randon. Photo from 1967 programme(opening new pavilion)

  One of the large talented Randon family. the man who cleaned bowled Dr. W.G. Grace in 2 successive innings

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• Pavilion opened (On left, one field in, past .the Commer). Lord Crawshaw and David Spencer

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• Cricket team No details of this but seems to be very similar people to Hathern Old cricket team c.1920 already in Gallery.

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• Ladies Cricket team in the late 1920s. Old Hathern in Pictures page 62

  Back : Gladys Spence, Doris Tickle, Evelyn Bowley, Maggie Kelham, Francis Mackley, Tilly Mackley. Front : Grace Hallam, Joyce Caldwell, Marjorie Dennis, Connie Randon, Doris Pilkington, Vina Hart, Hannah Watts

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• Hathern Old Cricket c.1920. Further pictures of Old Hathern page 56

  Back: A.Groves, William Warren, Harry Price, Jack Mitchell, Fred Randon, Percy Randon, Henry Tollington. Middle: George Peberdy, George Carrington, Armold Price. Front: William Berrington, Charlie Randon

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• Hathern Old C.C. 1923. Old Hathern in Pictures page 64

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• Cricket team probably. From David Spencer collection. Back left John Bramley ? Back right Michael Clifton ? David and Vina at front

  David and Vina at front

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• Hathern Cricket team with cup (Bill Henson and ??), around 1933

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• Cricket team, maybe also around 1933. Including David Spencer and Bill Henson (?) on front row

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• Cricket team 1st XI 1953

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• Hathern Old C.C. Junior XI, winners of knockout competition 1954, From Further Pictures of Old Hathern page 57

  Back : David Mott, Geoffrey Cooke, Barry Cooper, David Swift, Derrick Baxter, Roy Webster, Everard BerringtonFront : John Parker, Brian Berrington, Ivor Swift, Geoffrey Hayes, Ian Dakin. 

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• Photo of Hathern Old C.C. included in the programme for opening the new pavilion on Recreation Field on June 18th 1967

  Full programme is shown in one of the articles elsewhere on this site

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• New cricket pavilion opened June 18th 1967

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• The new Hathern Old 1967. Some of the 30 playing members. From programme 1967 (opening new pavilion)

  Back row : Umpire Roy Webster, D. Swift, M. Walker, K.Farmer, W. Tollington, M. Lidell, I. Swift, A. Swift, Scorer R. Price, Umpire Tom Middleton. Seated : R.White, V. Melbourne, D.Robinson, J. Brown, E. Edinborough and D. Brown.

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• Cricket team 1972. Winners of the Brian Clarke Cup, the N.Leics League Div.2 and the Castle Donington Evening League

  From left : E.Ludlam (umpire), David Brown, Keith Farmer, Tony Swift, Ivor Swift, Bob Allen, Vin. Melbourne, Nigel and Desmond Bayley, Ronald Pricer, Robin Bayley, David Fisher, Bill Ottey (umpire)

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• Hathern Old C.C. Year ?

  Back : ?, Tony Wortley, John Thompson, Peter Clifton, Derek BaxterFront : Nev.Belton, George Atkin, Charlie Wardle, Mick Walker, Maurice Exon, Eric Atkin

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• Hathern Old C.C. year ?

  Standing at back Charlie Wardle. On ground at front Eric Atkin. Others from left : Frank Walker, Mick Walker, Dave Moody (scorer), Derek Baxter, Peter Clifton, Nev. Belton

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• Cricket team. year ?

  Back : C.Mee, B.Duesbury, T.Middleton, A.Dutton, S.Hunt, H.MarsonMiddle : P.Thompson, J.Spencer, A.Swift, S.Simpkin, Mr. MiddletonFront : D.Spencer, F.Swift

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• Hathern Old C.C. What year ?

  H.Gamble, ?, J.Goodacre, B.Brown, T.Loseby, B.HuntP.Thompson, E.Disney, Rev.Hoole, S.Simpkin, Mr. MiddletonT.Bbrown, M.Watts

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• Cricket second team around 1980

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• Six-a-side cricket on the Recreation ground. Hathern Remembered page 85

  The six-side competition was held each Spring bank Holiday, with teams containing 3 men and 3 women. In the picture are shown Anchor Close, batting (Beryl Berrington and Peter Clifton) and Nightingale Avenue, bowling (Margaret Fisher) and fielding, David  Mellors (wicket-keeper) and John Fisher. Bob  Leeson is the Umpire.

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• Hathern Vics 1899/1900. From Loughborough Echo May 19th 2000 - originally from home of Sam. Hunt

  Top. T.Tomlinson, C.Randon, J.G.Thompson, J.G.Berrington, W.Mitchell, W.Kelham, A.WilliamsMiddle. Archie Hunt, W.Berrington(capt.), W.Roper, E.VickersFront. S.A.Hunt, W.Thompson, E.Thompson, A.Burrows, W.Chapman

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• Charity football match 1907 Hathern Vics vs. Loughborough Amateurs in 1907 in aid of the Poor Children's Boot Fund

  From Loughborough Monitor Feb 23rd 1977. Recollections of Hathern by William Peberdy, then 91 and living in Canada. Harry Price on left William Peberdy on right. Man in bowler hat is William Cartwright, the first working class Mayor of Loughborough. See "Articles" for full newspaper item.

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• Hathern Vics. Champions of the Loughborough and District Football League 1896-1897

  Back: W.Bramley (Hon.Sec.), W.Berrington, A.Hunt, W.Price (Hon. Treas.), R.Vickers, J.Berrington, W.Mitchell, A.Taylor, Mr. G.Beale (Referee), A.Williams (Trainer) Front: B.Warren, E.Thompson, T.Randon, E.Randon, J.Burrowes

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• Hathern Victoria. Loughborough and District League Champs 1897-8. From the Echo Jan17th 1992. They also won the title the previous season

  Back. H.Thompson, A.Williams, W.Warren, A.Tollington, H.Poxon, H.Berrington, J.Beadsmore, G.Foster, W.Price, G.Wells2nd row. W.Spencer, W.Berrington, R.Lindsey, J.Hutchinson, W.Mitchell, A.Taylor, T.RandonFront. W.Thompson, J.Newham, E.Thompson, W.Roper, B.Warren, E.Randon

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• Hathern Vics. Champions of the Loughborough and District Football League 1899 -1900

  Back: T.Tollington (Hon.Sec.), C.Randon, J.G.Thompson, J.G.Berrington, W.Mitchell, W.Kelham, A.Williams Middle: A.Hunt, W.Berrington (Captain), W.Roper, E.Vickers Front: S.A.Hunt, W.Thompson, A.Burrowes, W.Chapman 

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• Hathern Vics 1918. From D.Spencer Collection

  Back row: A.Moody, Randon, Arthur Gamble, Moses Watts, Berrington, Price, Ab. Thompson,  Moody, George Carrington, Walter Spence, Alan Cobbler. Middle Row: Brooks,Randon, Vickers,Randon. Front row : Harry Price, Brooks, Thompson, Price, Chapman, Chapman, Miller

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• Adult school football team 1920s. David Spencer collection

  On left in bowler hat is Mr. J.Ratcliffe who is shown on the cricket team picture of 1923

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• Another picture of Hathern Adult School team 1920s. David Spencer collection

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• Possibly football team in civvies, in the mid 1920s. Further Pictures of Old Hathern page 54

  Back : Ray Briers, Bert Conway, Ray Allen, Bert Miller. Middle : Harry Brooks, Bert Morriss, Peter SpencerFront : Cyril Groves, Les Stevenson, Tom Woodfield, Bob Pilkington, Oscar Hunt

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• Another shot of football team members in Civvies.Bert Morris, Peter Spencer, Harry Brooke

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• Possible 3 of youths shown in "Football team in Civvies c.1920.

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• Sae day ? Hathern Vics early 1920s. provided by John Baxter to local newspaper. John's father, the centre forward is at centre of front row. Ev Berrington is the goalkeeper, Ray Allen wears the trilby and Les Stevenson is on far left of front row

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• From Echo Jan 22nd 1988

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• Football certificate 1950/1951 from Roughton collection. Which one is Percy ('Pip') Spencer

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• Hathern United heads Division 2 in early 1950s

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• Unbeaten Hathern United in the early 1950s

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• Hathern Imperial F.C. 1910-11. Players are posed in the old style positions - full backs and goalie at back ; midfield in middle ; centre forward, inside forward and wingesrs at front. Old Hathern in Pictures page 65

  Players include : S. Simpkin with ball, E.Spencer (2nd from right) and W.Roper (middle row, right)

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• N.Leics League Div 2 champions 1934-5. This was with Hathern articles but don't know if it was Hathern

  From Echo Jan 24th, 1986

   

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• Hathern F.C. around 1949. Picture containing nearly all same team is in Further Pictures of Old Hathern page 55

  Back : Don King, Ray Briers, Alec Wesseldine, Harry Randon, Bill Tollington, Ron Pilkington, Jim Baxter, Dick Pilkington, Ken Hutchinson, Reg. White, Richard SmithFront : Norman Able, W.Moore,Vin Melbourne, Ken Gregory,Len Hunt, Elvert Bray

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• From Spencer collection.

  Brother of Ray Briers ?, Bob Middleton, Alec Wesseldine, Tom Dennis, Jim Thompson, Ernie Morris, Fred Ger

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• Adult school football team -from D.Spencer collection

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• Football team, maybe adult school. From D.Spencer collection

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• Hathern School football ? From Fred Spencer (probably back row far right)

  From F.Spencer (Fred probably front row 2nd from right)

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• Hathern F.C. 1950. From Loughborough Monitor April 6th 1950

  Back : Dick Pilkington, ?, ?, Jim Baxter, ?, ?, Reg. White, Ken Gregory, ?, Tom Middleton. Front : ?, Norman Abel, ?, ?, ?

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• Hathern United F.C. 1958/59 season - in front of Charity Rooms which served as makeshift changing room

   Back : D.Barnett, F.Monk, J.Rankin, B.Saddington, G.Monk, J.Spencer. Front: F.Brown, J.Wesseldine, J.Cope, J.Carrington (Referee), T.Worley, V.Melbourne

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• Hathern F.C. 1968-9

  A.Bexley, I. Swift, Ron Jackson, R.Robinson, R.Tebbutt, T.Wortley, A.WhiteC.Savage, O.Beech, P.Rose, F.Blackshaw, R.White

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• Hathern F.C. late 1960s

  R.Tebbutt, R.Robinson, A.White, C.Dickens, A.Wesseldine, I.Swift, R.WebsterD.Robinson, P.Rose, O.Beech, A.Bexley, R.White

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• Hathern F.C. early 1970s

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• Hathern "A". Winners over Woodhouse Imps in final of Lobro Utd Lobro Band 6-a-side at Brown's Lane

  Back : Pete Rose, Dave.Brown, Roy Webster. Front : Tony Hume, Dave.Hargreaves, Richard.White, Arthur Chadburn

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• Football club first team around 1979

  Back : Alan Bexley, Macolm Beswick, Gordon Reid, Nick Sharp, Bill Betts, ? Moxon, Bryan Dennis, Rob Jones. Front : George Baird, ?, ?, Phil Golding, Dave Bowen, Gerard Hurt. 'Mascot' on left is Wayne Bexley

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• Domino school in the Kings Arms. Hathern Remembered page 76

  Herman Gamble, Harry Price, Jack Screaton, Bert Miller 

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• Skittling for J Alex Swift trophy and medals c.1950 on field which is now the High Meadow estate. Old Hathern in Pictures page 63

  Teams from Hathern and nearby villages competed. Amongst the men from Hathern in the picture are :- H.Bramley(extreme left),C.Alam(2nd left), J.Bramley(3rd left), H.Baxter(with hat on left), T.Thurman(behind the bowler), L.Baxter, P.Thompson, and G.Warren (nest 3 from left), W.Tebbutt(3rd from right), W.Roper(extreme right)

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• Shooting party for residents of Garendon Estate at Oakley Wood in the early 1900s. Further Pictures of Old Hathern page 58

  With black topper and vertical gun to right of centre is Thomas Chapman who worked on May Farm. Others in the picture include Harry Swift, Arthur Cotton, Fred Greasley, Robert Bowley, Henry Savage, Fred Savage, Jack Savage and William Pares

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• Hounds at the Turn (Kings Arms)

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• Dewdrop darts team in the early 1950s. Further Pictures of Old Hathern page 74

  Standing: Annie Warren,George Atkin,Harry Baxter,Fred Abel,Vin Melbourne,Jack Sheffield,Bill Parker,Mrs.Jones,Edna Walton. Sitting: Michael Clifton,Harry Barnett,Mrs. Haddon,Dennis Baxter,George Warren,Herbert Kelham

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• Van Houtens in Dovevcote Street

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• Mr. Van Houten

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• Mr. Van Houten

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• Unknown lady at Loughborough Road tennis courts near Laurie's Lane (now High Meadow). c.1935

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• Ferreting on a Sunday morning. Old Hathern in Pictures page 74

  Bill Kelham and Herman Gamble

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• Bertram Morris with beehives in the 1930s

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