Jill & Mark Stevenson
Married 1972
Jill, currently playing badminton at West End BC and previously at Woodvale BC, is seen here on her wedding day in 1972. Jill and Mark Stevenson have kindly allowed us to share their beautiful wedding photos.
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This could set a new trend in nostalgia on the site! If you are willing to share your wedding photos please email badminton@f2s.com (we can scan printed photos).
Southport B.C. 6th Team
1975/76 season
This Southport team came 3rd in Division 7 in 1975/76. Note the League Chairman's "younger" hairstyle!
Back row: John Searle (still lives locally with wife Pat,
also a former Southport player), Derek Warnock (current captain of Southsands
V), Harry Taylor (then Captain but sadly now deceased), Malcolm Banham (League
Chairman), Dave Maguire (left to work in Wales with wife Daphne)
Front row: Brenda Riddle (now Bannister and retired from game), Doris
Pennington (played for Southport for many years), Norah Chamberlain (current
chairman of Victoria BC and captain of Victoria 6), Margaret Latham (junior coach
and still playing at Southport BC)
Southport B.C. 6th Team
1976/77 season
Southport 6, pictured here, won Division 7 in 1976/77.
Back row: John Searle (also in 75/76 photo above), Frank Hart (now
playing for Churchtown 3), Harry Taylor (also above), Philip Barber
(currently playing for Woodvale V)
Front row: Beryl Sephton (still at Southport - just!), Brenda Riddle and
Norah Chamberlain (both above) and Edna Whitfield (played for Southport for many
years)
Southport B.C. 1st Team
~ 1977
Back row: Ken Hurst, Brian Coulthard, Ross Marshall, Gary
Williams
Front row: Lyn Pilling, Judith Parr, Julie Quarmby, Michelle Croston
Lancashire U15s
1970
Back row: Alan Horrocks, Eric Robert, Ken Hurst (Southport), Paul
Wood, Gary Scott, Gilbert Pierce
Front row: Kathleen Redhead, Janet Mawdsley (Southport) , Pam Mason,
Chris Kelly (Southport), Gill Scholey
Lancashire Player
Can you identify the person in this picture who now plays badminton for Lancashire first team?
Post Office B.C.
1974
Enjoy this photograph of the first ever winners of the Watkinson Trophy, in season 1973/74. Post Office B.C. won the trophy that year and, it has to be said, what a great looking bunch of players they are! Can you spot who is still playing in the League? Love the long socks girls!
Back row: Mike Billington, Bob Burns, John Dixon, Ken Davies
Front Row: Rosemary Nicholl, Joan Dixon, Liz Jump (now Billington), Linda
Davies
Pioneers Juniors
~ 1979
The photo below shows Pioneers juniors from about 1979. Four of the pictured players formed the team which won the Southport Junior League Under 12 team title that year. If you recognise anyone let me know (badminton@f2s.com). Where are they now?
Merseyside U17s
1990
The photo below shows the 1990 Merseyside U17 ICT (Inter Counties Tournament) bronze medal winning team.
Back row: Peter Clough, Caroline
Walker (Formby), Holly Philipson (Irby), Fiona Anderson (Meols), Caroline Clucas
(Formby), Gillian Shaw (Ainsdale), Stella Wright (Churchtown)
Front row: Keith Tunstead (Irby),
John Wright (Hightown), Anthony O'Keefe (Greasby), Andrew Pickles (Southport),
Phillip Chapman (Meols)
Of the above, Caroline Clucas is now teaching at Greenbank; Gillian Shaw is a captain in the army and is army ladies singles champion; Stella Wright now lives in the Lake district and is the mother of Joanne Wright who is in the national badminton squad.