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Aycliffe Football Team, 1935-36

F. Rickaby's father, F. Rickaby, is in the back row, 2nd in, uncle, W. Rickaby is the goalkeeper, 2nd row 2nd in

, 2nd row 3rd in another uncle R. Rickaby,and another uncle, T. Kent, bottom row 2nd in.

Full list of people:

Back row: Coun. J. Atkinson, J.P. (President), F. Rickaby, A. Rickaby (Goalkeeper), J. Robinson (Vice Captain), C. Kisby (Hon. Sec.).

Middle row: T. Nelson, W. Rickaby, R. Rickaby (Captain), J.O. Robinson, A. Burnside.

Front row: H. Kent, T. Kent, C. Denham, J. Johnson.

F. Rickaby's father was just 17 when this photograph was taken. Many thanks to F. Rickaby for this photograph

Aycliffe Football Team, Winners of the Darlington & District "B" Division, 1935-36

St Andrew's choir football team 1946

St. Andrew's Church Choir football team c. 1946.

Back row: Mr Stan Wilson, Arnold Rycroft, Billy Flower, Stan Wilson, Billy Waugh, Ralph Rickerby, Lewis Atkinson, Coun. John Atkinson, Rev. J.W. Heap..

Front row: Derek Johnson (standing), Keith Metcalfe, Danny Blenkinsopp, Peter Blenkinsopp, Billy Clarke, Dennis Clarke, Dennis Johnson.

Photograph courtesy Lewis Atkinson.

  
 
 

Children's wedding outside old Vicarage

Can you identify anyone in the 3 photographs outside the old Vicarage?

 

Group outside old Vicarage

Children's wedding outside old Vicarage
Swimmers in the river Skerne
Swimmers in the River Skerne. Does anyone know when this was taken?
Group outside old Vicarage
Aycliffe Boys Football Team, 1921
Aycliffe Men's Cricket Team, 1921
Aycliffe Boys Football Team, 1921
Aycliffe Men's Cricket Team, 1921
   
The Hunt in the village green George Horton Boot Maker Receipt
The Hunt

George Horton Boot Maker receipt fot making footlball boots 1913

Bill Blenkinsopp has kindly given this receipt from George E. Horton.

Dated October 11, 1913 Mr Flower paid £2 14 1 for 11 pairs of football boots @ 4/11 per pair. Mr Flower is seated above left in the centre of the 1921 football team.

Thanks to Mr Alf Manners for sending copies from the Darlington and Stockton Times for August 11, 1860 and then later in that month.

Cricket in 1860

AYCLIFFE v HURWORTH - A match was played between the above clubs on Monday, August 6, on the ground of the latter, Hurworth winning by 13 runs. The following is the score:-

George Edward Horton was 35 in the 1911 census. He and his wife Eleanor were born in Darlington but were now living in North Terrace, Aycliffe.
AYCLIFFE
1st Innings 2nd Innings
D.
 Munby b Wright 0 not out       1
B.
 Kent b Wright 6 c Dixon     3
Jos.
 Kent c Wardle 7 b Wood     9
J.
 Robinson c D. Oliver 5 c D. Oliver     4
Geo.
 Race b Wishart 11 c Wood     0
Geo.
 Chapman b Wishart 16 b Wright     1
Jervis
 Robinson b Wright 2 b Wright     4
Wm.
 Robinson b Wishart 0 b Wright     0
R.
 Bradley not out   2 b Wright     1
Jos.
 Wetherell c Wright 0 b Wood     0
W.
 Alderson b Wright 1 b Wood     2
Byes       1          
                   
    Total   51     Total   25
HURWORTH
1st Innings 2nd Innings
H.
 Wishart c B. Kent 3 run out       1
G.
 Robinson c R. Bradley 0 b J. Kent     13
D. 
 Oliver st J. Robinson 0 b Alderson     4
S.
 Wood run out   4 b Wetherell     4
J.
 Fishburn b Alderson 2 b Alderson     5
G.
 Harrison run out   5 run out       1
J.
 Weardale l b w    2 c Race     3
J.
 Dixon run out   2 not out       8
W.
 Oliver c J. Kent 7 c Race     5
J.
 Wright b B. Kent 4 b Alderson     3
Geo.
 Black not out   0 b Wetherell     1
Byes 2 Wides 2 4 Wides       8
                   
    Total   33     Total   56
AYCLIFFE v SADBERGE - This match was played on the Aycliffe ground on Friday last, when the former came off victorious with six wickets to fall. They afterwards adjourned in the home of Mr B. Kent, innkeeper, where they partook of an excellent dinner, which reflected great credit on the host and hostess. Thew following is the score:-		  
AYCLIFFE
1st Innings 2nd Innings
J.
 Wetherell c T. Chapman 1 c T.Chambers, b J. Chambers Unable to see scores- will look for new copy    
J.
 Robinson b J. Hall 2 c Aungles      
B.
 Kent, jun, run out   2 c J. Chambers, b T. Chapman      
T. 
 Garry b J. Hall 3          
G.
 Chapman, jun. b J. Chambers 21 not out        
J.
 Neasom b J. Hall 1          
W.
 Richmond b T. Chambers 3 not out        
W.
 Stannard b T. Chambers 1          
G.
 Race not out   3 st G. Aungles      
J.
 Wilson b J. Chambers, c Parnaby 0          
T. 
 Mills b J. Chambers, c J. Hall 2          
Wides 3 Byes 3 6 Byes 7 Wides 2  
                   
    Total   45     Total    
SADBERGE
1st Innings 2nd Innings
Thos.
 Chambers l b w   7 b J. Robinson Unable to see scores- will look for new copy    
John
 Chambers b Robinson 4 b Robinson      
John
 Hall run out   0 b Robinson      
T.
 Chapman b Robinson 17 b Robinson      
Geo.
 Aungles b Robinson 6 b Robinson      
Jos.
 Moor b Robinson 4 b Robinson      
M.
 Henderson not out   3 b B. Kent      
Geo.
 Hedley b Robinson 0 b Robinson      
John
 Parnaby b Robinson 4 b B. Kent      
Robt.
 Parnaby l b w   1 b B. Kent      
H.
 Watson b B. Kent 0 not out        
Wides 14 leg bye 1 15 Wide        
                   
    Total   61     Total