THE GOALKEEPER IN THE PICTURE IS RODNEY JONES.

I was so confident of this that I decided to look into it further. I found an article by Claret Tony from ClaretsMad from 2013 which showed a picture of Rod Jones, this photo made me more certain.
I then climbed into the attic to search for a copy of The Clarets Chronicles by Ray Simpson, I hope I am allowed to quote from this

Rodney Ernest Jones

…….ironically, the clarets could have had him for nothing for two years earlier, in June 1965, he had been signed on trial from Ashto United. He accompanied a Burnley youth squad to West Germany to compete in an Under 21 tournament, performing competently in victories against Ajax and Juventus before the young clarets were narrowly defeated by Red Star, Belgrade.

……

The only problem that I have is that my wife thinks I should go back up the attic and clear it out!! Thanks Royboy!! Having said that I do enjoy reading your posts, cheers
……ironically

Good detective work, Malvern......Well done, problem solved.

Malvern, in answer to your question, I stayed on in the 6th form to take French and German at A level, as well as English Lit, before going on to study Moderj Languages at Birmingham.

claretfern wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:46 pm

The only keeper not mentioned from that era is Matt Tyrie, Scottish keeper. Not saying it's him mind.
There is a pic of him on Google with our other Scottish keepers, Harry Thomson & Adam Blacklaw. I am unable to download on here.

Ive spent 2 hours trying to get photos onto the site. Although 3 of them have made it onto my computer, from scanning, I can't see a way of transferring them. I'm useless on understanding computers, so before I get really mad , I'm throwing in the towel.
I tried Hippers advice, but I didn't even see an Options or Attatchment box.
If anyone who knows me personally would like to get in touch and show me the right way to forward photos on my computer, I'd appreciate it.
I'm now going to try and unwind, watching a Cup game.

Below the box you comment in it says “full editor & preview”. Click here. This opens up the following by clicking in order:
1) attachments.
2) add files
3)photo library. This opens my photo library, ON IPAD. If you are on a pc you need to find and remember which folder your photo is in. Then, on opening, if it is on a different folder locate the folder your photo is in. Double click on the photo and it should appear as in the photo below.
There is a maximum of 3 photos per post with a total size of 2Mb.
Once “place inline” appears you can place it where you want within your post. By putting the cursor there and clicking “place inline.

Thanks TT. I will give it another go in the morning.

Thanks TT. I will give it another go in the morning.

Mauritius trip 1954/55, I hope you see this Dave Manu and hope it brings back good memories.
Bk left manager Frank Hill,
Bk row from left, Winton-Adamson-Cummings-McDonald-Mather-Seith.
Front left Gray-McIlroy-Holden-Shannon-Cargill.

Bfc wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:45 pm

Thanks TT. I will give it another go in the morning.

It was worth the wait, Bfc.

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:37 pm

It was worth the wait, Bfc.

More than worth the wait.....Certainly never seen that photo before.

They were a terrific side who were more than comfortable in the First Division at the time. Think we finished 10th in the league that season, with a young Jimmy Mac and Jimmy Adamson starting to have an influence.

The unlucky player was probably David Cargill who only managed a handful of games in his short time here. Dad rated him very highly but he was always behind Brian Pilkington in the pecking order.

Be interested to hear from Bfc as to how that tour to Mauritius went, did we play a number of games ?

FAO Vino
Thanks for the reply Vino, French not good for me, failed first time with Ken Brown before Bill Grey got me through. I did double maths with Nobby Stokes among others, so would not have spent classroom time with you. In fact class room did not feature much at all, football and cricket pitches were where I lived. Cheers

For those that have provided photos this has been a brilliant thread, thank you.

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:08 pm

Be interested to hear from Bfc as to how that tour to Mauritius went, did we play a number of games ?

Dave Manu gave us a run down on it a long while ago, possibly on our former home. Can’t remember seeing him post for some time and hope he is ok. Just checked he’s not posted since Summer of 2021.

Royboy, found it. On here.
https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboa ... hp?t=30477

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:23 pm

Royboy, found it. On here.
https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboa ... hp?t=30477

Cheers for that, TT.

What a brilliant opening post from davemanu. Six games at the end of a hectic '53/'54 season, all wins and 36 goals for with only 2 against. We obviously left a very favourable impression with the locals.

The picture of the 1905-6 team I’ve been attempting to upload to this thread is just not working. Even my more computer literate son can’t do it. Can I email it to one of you?

longsidetrumpet wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:05 pm

The picture of the 1905-6 team I’ve been attempting to upload to this thread is just not working. Even my more computer literate son can’t do it. Can I email it to one of you?

Check the 3 letters after the dot on your photos name. This forum will only accept certain ones. .jpg and .tif are both acceptable. You might need to save it as a .jpg to post. It also needst to be under 2Mb. Check size.
Good luck.

EA

Here it is at last!!! The 1905-06 team pic

longsidetrumpet wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:14 am

EA 3F40C95A-2742-4D2A-9FBE-A26A2A3CAB5A.jpeg

Nice one, longsidetrumpet. Another one well worth the wait and in the green shirts, our colours at the time. It would be another four seasons before we adopted the Claret and Blue colours of Aston Villa.

Manager at the time was Spen Whittaker but tragedy was to strike Spen as he travelled to London to register a new player. He was just 39 years old.

TT, I didn't even know they had made it onto the site, until now.
While muddling my way through another 2 hrs of trying and not knowing they'd gone on site, I got a General error message. So I'd given up again.
Luckily I'd taken photos on my I Pad of a few more team photos from the 30/40s. So I will put some more on the site, probably on Sunday.
Any thoughts Royboy and others, whether you want me to leave them without the players names, so you can have a go at naming them?.

Bfc, certainly a challenge attempting to put names to the faces, so that would be my preference.

Our post war cast iron half back line of Attwell, Brown and Bray.

The Duke of Kent shaking hands with Jimmy Strong, in the Burnley line up v Charlton, before the 1947 Cup Final. Also Sir Stanley Rous, was introduced to the team.

, John Connelly being introduced to the Duke of Edinburgh, before the start of the 1962 Cup Final. Sir Stanley Rous is back left, with the moustache.

. The mid 1930s team in their away strip of Blue and Claret.

. The 1936/37 team.

. Rather than researching the date and names (excluding the cat) on the photo, which I've misplaced, I thought some on here would like to add them.

The above photo also has 3 football managers

Superb thread, this.
Some wonderful contributions.

Wow, where to start with those, Bfc.......Some cracking photos.

On the 1947 Cup Final photo is that Ray Harrison at this end ?....then Harry Potts, Harold Mather and Jimmy Strong.

The 1962 Cup Final pic is a bit more straightforward with, from this end, Blacklaw, Robson, Harris, Elder, Connelly, Mac, Pointer with Adamson next to Prince Philip.

The 1934/35 photo is an interesting one. Of all the Burnley teams my Dad watched over the years this is the one he talked about more than most. They made it to the FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park where they lost to Sheff Wed.......Top left Billy Dougall (what a servant he was to the Club over so many years), Jim Brown, A.Smith, Tommy Wallace, Bob Scott, George Waterfield, Alick Robinson, Tom Clegg (chairman), Alf Boland (manager)......Front row, Albert Alderman, Robert Syme, Teddy Hancock, Cecil Smith, Tom Prest & Percy Downes.

Some fascinating stories of that 1936/37 team, not least the one about Arthur Woodruff, that's him bottom row, far right. He was a regular by then in that side on the photo but his last game was not until some 16 years later in 1952 away at Chelsea.

By then he was a mere 39 years old and was the oldest post-war Claret (I think) until succeeded by Gordon Cowans in 1997.

Bfc wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:39 am

The above photo also has 3 football managers

Can see Harry Potts and Alan Brown, but not a third........Was the third a Burnley manager ?

Bfc wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:37 am

IMG_0201.JPG. Rather than researching the date and names (excluding the cat) on the photo, which I've misplaced, I thought some on here would like to add them.

I thought this was a Sunderland team photo.
Alan Brown, managed them, Harry Potts, from just outside at Hetton-le-Hole and a lucky black cat.

The 3rd player didn't manage Burnley, but did manage down the road.

. Either 59/60 or 60/61. I think 59/60, as the shirts don't have a badge. A tricky one for me to date exactly, due to certain squad players from either season not on the photo.

Bfc wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:28 pm

The 3rd player didn't manage Burnley, but did manage down the road.

Jack Marshall.

Bfc wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:35 pm

IMG_0226.JPG. Either 59/60 or 60/61. I think 59/60, as the shirts don't have a badge. A tricky one for me to date exactly, due to certain squad players from either season not on the photo.

Probably the Championship season as Pilky's last game for us was in Feb.'61

. A youth team paper cutting.

. One for you and your Mum and Dad, Darren.

Correct Royboy.

I've thousands of press cuttings of games going back from the 1920s. I thinking of adding ones of memorable games and issues onto this thread, for nostalgia purposes. Providing the quality is good enough. My first effort of the Youth team photo wasn't a good example.

Bfc wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:35 pm

Either 59/60 or 60/61. I think 59/60, as the shirts don't have a badge. A tricky one for me to date exactly, due to certain squad players from either season not on the photo.

59/60. Bobby Seith left in the Summer of ‘60 to Dundee.

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:20 pm

59/60. Bobby Seith left in the Summer of ‘60 to Dundee.

Good shout, TT.

In fact probably just prior to the start of the '59/'60 season.

Your photo, on page 3 of this thread, of the team with the Championship trophy, clearly has the badge on the shirt.

As a teenager in the late 1970s I had a weekend job in Burnley town centre working in a shop with a brilliant old fella who had a well earned reputation for 'tall tales' so I took most things he said with a very large pinch of salt, but he regularly used to point out a bedraggled man who would wander around town going through the rubbish bins.
One day the bedraggled man turned up and was rooting through the bin right outside our shop as usual when out of the blue the old fella pointed to him and said "he used to be a Burnley player and he played in the FA Cup final". Now I have little doubt that I would have responded with my usual incredulity, though this tale felt different as he did seem genuinely moved by this guy's plight and was considerably more insistent that it was true than he would be when speaking about his role in the Great Escape or how he had survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Now I don't want to dampen the mood on this ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT thread, but almost 50 years on, I still wonder to this day whether this was maybe just about the only true thing that the old fella ever told me!
I'm not into tittle-tattle and am certainly not making light of anyone, let alone an ex-Claret, ending up in such dire straits so, even almost half a century on and with the player a long time dead I still think that it would be unsensitive of me to name the player on here, be it true or not, though I'm hoping that with this site's absolutely incredible depth of knowledge all things Claret that, whilst unlikely to be common knowledge, someone will know if there was a Burnley player of this era who ended up falling on very hard times and could therefore perhaps confirm this very sad tale.
ClaretTony's player profile on him does very slightly allude to something of this nature which backs up my thoughts that the story actually is true, but whilst I'm probably 99% sure, given where the claim came from, I still reserve a tiny degree of doubt (and perhaps hope) that it isn't.

cricketfield73, IF it was a Cup Final player, it would’ve been a 1947 player. Having known the history and my personal knowledge of a lot of team, take the ex colleagues comments with a pinch of salt.

I was not aware that the 1914 Cup Winners medal awarded to Jerry Dawson was the first awarded to a player, who had played in an FA Cup Final.