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From: Rod Neep <>
Subject: Re: LESSONS - Nottm Forest FC
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 06:20:28 +0100


In article <000301bd8da8$70490e20$>, Brian Richerby
<> writes
>As a confirmed soccerphobe who is dreading the forthcoming world cup I find
>it difficult to make this post! Is there someone of the opposite persuasion
>who could supply a couple of addresses please.

;-)
Hi Brian,

>My Grandmother's 1st husband (killed in 1918) was Fred "Ginger" LESSONS who
>was captain of Nott'm Forest around 1910 and was playing for Northampton
>Town at the outbreak of WW1. He is distinguished on my family tree as being
>the only one (so far) to have his death announced in "The Times". Does
>anyone have the addresses of these 2 football clubs or any information
>regarding pre-war players.

Nottingham Forest has its own web pages... address is quite simply:

Nottingham Forest FC
City Ground
Nottingham

They do have the old records on players.

... and I defy any self respecting Nottingham postman not to deliver
mail with that address and without a postcode ;-)

As to the pre-WW1 players: yes, we have a book here, (together with the
red shirts, scarves, hats, banners... ;-) but even my 15 year old son
wouldn't welcome me waking him up at this time to get it ;-) Only night
owls like us are awake at this time! I'll have a look in the morning.

Sheesh! It nearly *is* morning! ;-)

Cheers
Rod
--
Rod Neep : Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England:
: http://www.neep.demon.co.uk/fhist/
RESEARCHING: NEEP (ONS all periods & places) GOONS 2913
Notts: MILLS (1800), SARDISON (1720), DENMAN (1750), WRIGHT (1780),
JOHNSON (1700), SAVAGE (1900), DYKES (1900), CLAYTON (1850)
Oxon : HOWES (1880); Norfolk: HAW(E)S (1850); Essex: TAYLOR (1855)
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