Team picture: Rose Hill U16s, possibly from 1957-8. Back, from left: James Keating, Barry Symonds, Charlie Bailey, Donald French, Geoff Axe. Front row: Brian Cox, Dennis Walker, Tony Ruane, David Soanes, Paul Breen, Alan Castell
I enclose a photograph of the Rose Hill under-16 football team, possibly in the 1957-8 season.
We played mainly friendly matches as there weren’t many youth leagues in those days.
If my memory serves me right (after more than 50 years), I believe we were managed by Harry Graicon and later by Cyril Cooper. Some of the team have sadly passed away.
James Keating ran Keating Travel, Charlie Bailey became Didcot Town manager, Donald French now lives in Adelaide, Australia, Brian Cox is chairman of Oxford City FC, and Alan Castell played county cricket for Hampshire.
Geoff Axe
Upper Road
Kennington
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