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Portslade County

School Football Team 1954/55

By Paul Abbott

Where are you team and where are the groupies!

Standing
Harry Heasman, Fat Grace, Shaver Crossfield, Plum Smith (Aussie),Gordon Phillipps,Paul Abbott (cool), Brian Lawrence, David Ryall (say a prayer),

Seated
Derek Pittock, Tommy Gilbert (say a prayer),Derek Salisbury, Snotty Wareham, Thin Grace, Jim Smith, Colin Edwards, Robert West.

David Berner -- Orange cutter, first aid and bucket carrier.

Did anyone make the grade? The Grace twins were very good players I recall. My other sporting recollections are, fast bowlers, Norman Stevens and Alun Sweatman; spin bowler Pulman; a lad called Morley who had one arm and was a runner.

Can anyone remember who threw the javelin that hit a lad on the Rec -- was it someone called Pittock/Piggott (not Derek Pittock)?

Who am I? I am retired super stud Paul Abbott; now in Nottingham and Spain. You can contact me at: pajanara@yahoo.co.uk

Portslade County School football team

From the private collection of Paul Abbott

This page was added on 06/09/2008.

Comments:

Sadly, we also say a prayer for Plum Smith.

By Tony Clevett (07/09/2008)

Does anyone remember a David Watkins who emmigrated to Cairns in Australia ?

By Paul Abbott (10/09/2008)

Mickey Pittock threw the javelin, Mick Laing was the one who copped it!

By Den King (15/09/2008)

I am not sure who you are Denis as there were several King families in Portslade/Mile! I did not realise it was poor old Mickey who caught the spear - I guess that accounts for the limp. Did you know that he hates spiders?

By Paul Abbott (18/09/2008)

Hi Paul, I lived in Gardener Street till 1963 and went to the above school till 1953. In my final term I was head of Bramber house. Peter Robinson got more votes than me but i got in because I was older. Micky Pittock was a friend and a good athlete, I remember swapping my old tennis racquet for some American comics with him and getting a rollicking from me Mum for it! I remember Gordon Phillips from kick-abouts up Portslade rec. I also think Mr Heasman was our science teacher, I used to get on very well with Mr Greaves as I was good at art. Happy days!

By Den King (21/09/2008)