Sunday League Football.

[mickd1961]

We must have come across each other Mick, Played in Dudley & Cradley, Sandwell and Kidderminster Leagues from 79 to 99 when I retired with a broken leg (would have been a broken neck from my wife if I had gone back after that). I was a centre half who always "tried" to get the ball.

I played at a very dismal level in the Dudley and Cradley League around 83-86 for Iverley Harriers and The Old Bush Revived from Rowley Regis plus a one match spell for The Britannia in Wollaston who dispensed with my services after the worst “one on one” situation ever perpetrated by a centre forward in the history of football 🤡⚰️🤭😩

I then had a long break due to three kids coming along and played again from 1997-2004 in the Kiddie League for The Shrubbery Cottage in Old Swinford also known as VSK 200 ( named after a player’s number plate &#128518

I finished up at Bird Rangers / Active Carriers FC who played from the Bird in Hand in Old Swinford.

Although we played in divisions 6 and 5 we were a very good side and in cup games we regularly beat teams from division 1 and 2 but the teams like Grange United in the Prem were just too good for us.

We had lads who went on to play for Lye Town and Stourbridge FC in our side like Matt Blakemore and Rob Taylor and the very talented Ben “ The Gunner “ Morse who was murdered in Halesowen two years ago.

Great times.......unreplaceable.