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The Waterguard Staff on Camera -  Sports & Pastimes

 
 

The images presented here are in 'port' order:

     
   
         
 

 

         
 

   

Card School - 1953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Players - Include Maurice Steel, Frank Horsley, Keith Robinson, Derek Riley & Jim Allen

   
 

 

         
 

 

         
 

   

Retierment Room Card School - c1970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Players - Cyril Davies, Les Jones, Alan Douglas & Spencer Freeman

   
 

 

         
 

 

         
 

   

The Customs Float - 1965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those Taking Part - Include messers McNabb, Myland, Cake, Rowe, Pascoe, Mayers & Saunders

   
 

 

         
 

 

         
 

 

         
 

   

The Customs Float - 'The Bunny Boys' - 1966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those Taking Part - Include Ron Pascoe, Bruce Aylwin, Jimmy Rowe, Arthur Gully, Stuart Myland, 'Ozzie' Jones, John Briggs & Muriel (WSO)

   
             
             
 

 

         
 

            

   

The Customs Float - 'A Baby Nest' - 1967

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those Taking Part - Include M Bull, Bruce Aylwin, E Elleray, T Canning, G Mayers, A Lewis, A Bostock, I McGregor, G Williams, T Bake, D Clark, B Boswell, M Thomas, A Gully, O Jones, D Tait, W Hay, G Lane, D Roberts, P Clark, E Grantham, G Bowers, M Brown, P Boyns & Ron Pascoe (Waterguard). B Pittaway, C Hogben, S Gibbs, F Merriman & R Joslin (Custom House). M Wilson & R Sutcliffe (Post Parcel Depot) and John South (a 'guest' from Special Branch)

   
 

 

         
 

 

         
 

 

         
 

   

The Customs Float - 1970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the 'Flour Graders' were - Doug Oliver, Ron Pascoe, Jim Kelly, Derek Clark, Brian Crawley, Alan Lewis, Gary Bowers, Bill Gray, Terry Blake, Bruce Aylwin, Alan Bostock, Alan Walker, Ron Elleray, George Lane, Don Giillard & Maurice Bull driving the tractor.

   
 

 

         
 
 

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The Waterguard Team - 1970

The team which won the last Chief Inspector’s Cup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team -  (Back row) Malcolm Preece, Charlie Hill, Ernie Moore, Bill Gray, James B Douglas Hamilton & Mel Thomas. (Front Row) Pat Lloyd, Bernie Studd, Jack Corless, Lenny Rutter & John Howard.

   
             
             
 

   

The Waterguard Team - 1955

Against Portora Royal School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) Charlie Cotton, Gerry Pickering, Len Berry & Jack Conway. (Back Row) Ron Middlemas, Don Stewart, Danny Buckle, Ron Hughes & Peter Birchall

   
             

 

             
 

   

The Customs & Excise Team - c1955  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - Standing  Left to Right - The first three men are from the Custom House, then Charlie King, Neville Henshaw & Pete Barker. Seated Left to - Right are Stan Coates PO, Ted Shannon CPO, a PO from Hull with his arms folded  an kneeling is Tug Wilson.

   
             

 

             
 

   

The Waterguard Team - 1968  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) John Fennel, Nick Abraham, Harry Turner & Howard Rogers. (Back Row) Norman Nelson, Ron Baker, Dick Elliot, Alan Godfrey (Captain), Mike Renals, Jim Duckworth & Bill Warner.

   
             

 

             
 

   

The Waterguard Team - 1968  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) Dave Bradfield, Chas Pollard, Neil Heath (?), AN Other & Jack Hollis. (Back Row) Ken Swadling, AN Other, Ray Stanford, Dave Bucklee, Harry Woodruff & 2 x AN Others.

   
             

 

             
 

   

The Waterguard Team - 1959

Against London Airport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) Norman Evans, Dave Downes, Dave Nichols, Stan Holland & Jack Hollis. (Back Row) Dick Elliot, John White, Roger Ditchburn, John Lyons, Denis Heighway & Barry Pugh.

   
             

 

             
 

   

The Waterguard Team (Course No 77) - 1968

Against Harwich Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front row) W Shelley, KG Jones, CW Rae, PD Galvin, WD Cross & B M Knox. (Back row) J Jolly, S Lovett (Umpire), MJ Stone, SM Crosby, GR Jenkins, R Sanders (Captain), GA Taylor, MJ Bufford, M Coles, CW Fisken, A Bryan, A Hampson & G Coward.

   
             
 
 

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The Waterguard Team - 1966

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team

(Front row) George Delgarno, Ken Watt, M Anderson, Alec Fetch (?), Reg Turner & Sandy Gray

(Back row) N Shearer, Ken McDonald, Don Bowker, Peter McConnell, Alex Hayworth & John Cormack.

Others - Harold Knowles

   
             

 

             
     

The Waterguard Team - 1947/48

Lupton Cup Winners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front row) E Wiikinson, GT Lones, L Hobbis (Captain), RH Stanley & TM Collins. (Back row) JF Douglas, JW Goodfellow, F Watson, C MacQuarrie, MI Charlton & AE Aylen

Others - HW Allen (Referee), HF Lacy (Trainer), W0 Thomson (Waterguard Superintendant) & TJ Knights (Assistant Waterguard Superintendant)

   
             
             
             
     

The Waterguard Team -  Old Crocks Team - 1966

At the Elm Vale ground on the outskirts of Dover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front row) Includes Bruce Aylwin (Far left). (Back row) Includes Jack Hopkins (Second from left), Stuart 'Tubby' Myland (Third from left) & Alan McQuarrie (2nd from right)

   
             

 

             
     

The Waterguard Team - April 1955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) Don Stewart, Norman Saville, Jack Conway & Bill Rigby. (Back Row) Len Berry, Ray Harbidge, Danny Buckle, Ron Hughes, Gerry Prckering & Les Sorrell

   
             
             
             
     

The Waterguard Team - April 1956/1957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) Gerry Pickering, Gerry Redman, Ron Hughes, Peter Blrchall & Norman Saville. (Back Row) Ron Tabor, Nick Howell, Don Stewart, Les Sorrell, Ray Harbldge & Bill Rigby

   
             

 

             
     

Waterguard & Launch Service Team - 1956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) Includes Bernard Snow & 3 launch crew - one of which is Don Armstrong - the star player. (Back Row)  Includes Alec McBean, Danny Daniels (Captain), Bill Rackham & Trevor Creese.

   
             

 

             
     

The Waterguard Team - 1953/54

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

The Team - (Front row) Extreme left is Cliff Silverwood. (Back row) Includes, extreme left, Ray Stiff and Ray Harbidge. In 'civies' Doug Tromper - the trainer

   
             
             
             
     

The Lupton Cup Team - 1960 (?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Back row) includes Frank Barker, Dave Bertram, John Head (Capt), Frank Barker, Ted Alderson & Chris Salisbury. (Front row) includes: Ron Smith, Bernard "Spud" Murphy, Bob Gerrard, Dennis Mawe & Ken Swadling

   
             
             
             
     

The Waterguard Team - 1967/68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front row) Trevor Spindler, Barry Wilson, Dave Watson, Steve Lowthorpe, Geoff Beechcroft & John Greenbank. (Back row) Jim Bell, Graham Tessier Mike Howelt, Grahm Mathers, Ken Pauley & Alec Shearer

   
             
             
             
     

The Waterguard Team - 1968/69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front row) Mike Hall, Dave Watson, Trevor Spindler, Geoff Beechcroft & Alan Howden. (Back row) Graham Mathers, Bill Priest, Brian Hairsine, Mike Huwell, Jim Bell & Brian Tessier

   
             
             
             
     

The  Lupton Cup Team - 1969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front row) Barry Wilson, Alan Henderson, Stev Lowthorpe, Graham Mathers & Geoff Beechcroft. (Back row) Brian Hairsine, Jon Padgett, Trevor Spindler, Brian Snelling, Dave Watson & Jim Bell. (In 'civies') Andy Johnson - Back row & Ray Smith - Front Row

   
             
             
 

 

         
 

   

The  Lupton Cup Final -Team - 1970

Against London Airport (LAP 5 - Hull 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front row) Barry Wilson, Dave Watson, Steve Lowthorpe, Alan Henderson, & Brian Tessier. (Back row) Graham Mathers, Terry Baxter, Trevor Spindler, Mike Howell, Jim Bell, Geoff Beecroft & Ray Smith

   
             

 

 

 

         
 

   

The Waterguard Team - 1971

Against Amsterdam Customs

 

On 5 November 1971, a combined Customs team from Immingham & Hull journeyed to Amsterdam, where they defeated the Coenhaven Section of the Amsterdam Customs who were Immingham's opposite numbers on the Tor Line passenger service between the two ports. The Customs party, which included wives, were made very welcome by the Dutch team and the game was played on an oil company's ground in Amsterdam with floodlights and a small grandstand - a little different to the local park pitches we were used to when playing teams from ships crews!

The Dutch took the lead before John Allingham scored 4 goals and Mike Hall scored a further 2, helping the UK party become the 6 - 1 winners. Dave Bennison, lmmingham captain (second from left) tosses up with the Dutch captain.

   
             
 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) Ian (?) Henderson, Geoff Beecroft, Mike Hall, Bill Brolly and Dave Bennison. (Back Row) Steve Beadle, George Hunter, John Allingham, ? Hill, Roger Swindells and Don Bowker. The photographer was John Taylor.

   
             

 

             
 

   

The Lupton CupTeam - 1939

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) Jim Day, Bill MacLachlan, Larry Kieran, Ned Pollock & Bob Warmsley. (Back Row) John Dinsdale, Bill Williamson, Bill Gray, Frank Hope, R.Archer & Alf Quine.

   
             
             
             
     

The Waterguard Team - 1959/60

Wednesday League Winners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - Left to Right - R Stan Major (Manager), Fred Gotts, A Lewis, Bill Rigby, Jim Boggan (Capt), Peter Johnson, Ken Schofield, John Griffiths, Tony Corless, Jack Corless, Mike Cullen & Geoff Henshall

   
             
             
             
     

The Lupton CupTeam - 1959/60

Against Glasgow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) Fred Gotts, Jack Corless, Jim Boggan(Capt), Geoff Henshall & Tony Foulds. (Back Row) Tony Corless, John Howard, Ken Schofield, Peter Johnson, John Griffiths & Mike Cullen

   
             
             
             
     

The Lupton Cup Team - 1959/60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row)  Fred Gotts, Jack Corless, Jim Boggan, Geoff Henshall & Bill Rigby. (Back Row) Tony Corless, Mike Cullen, Peter Johnson, KenSchofield, John Howard & John Griffiths. (Others) Stan Major (Manager) & G Gray (Waterguard Superintendant)

   
             

 

             
     

The Waterguard Team - 1933/1934 or 1934/1935 Season

Final score London Port 2 - Gravesend 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - Stanley Webster is sitting third from the left

   
             
             
             
     

The Lupton Cup Final Team - 1958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Front Row) Includes: Dick Fidler, Mike Clifford, Barney Harman (GK), Andy Lennon & Bill (Wally) Clack. (Back Row) Includes: Ken Hencher*, Jack Bishop, Dick Jenkins, Bob Curtis, Ken Shilling & Brian Davis. (Standing in civies) Bill Powell - Waterguard Superintendent.

* Ken Hencher played for Millwall FC during the 1950s.

 
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The 'Waterguard' Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - Back Row, Left to Right - ANO (non customs), Joe O'Connor, Pat Toal , ANO (non customs), Brian Millar UO, Noel Fearon , Bob Carey. Front Row Left to Right - ANO (non customs), Phil Rogers, Eugene Devlin, Ian Murray, & Hugh O'Neil.

   
             
             
             
     

The 'Waterguard' Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - Back Row, Left to Right - Alan Macdonald, Joe O'Connor, ANO (non customs), Noel Fearon, Derek Spillane, Charlie McWilliams. Front Row Left to Right - Brian Millar UO, Ian Murray, Eugene Devlin, Paddy White & Hugh O'Neil

   
             
             
             
     

The 'Waterguard' Team - 1970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - Back Row, Left to Right - C McWilliams APO, N Fearon DCO, PJ White PO, R Miller UO, J O'Connor APO, HF O'Neill  PO (Sub). Front Row Left to Right - J Magnire DCO, I Toombs EO, T Sloane UO, E Devlin APO (Capt.), I Murray APO & E Coffey DCO

   
             

 

             
     

The Waterguard Team - 1954/55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - Left to right - in the coat Eddie Kane (coach), Ronnie Metcalfe, Brian Crawley, Les Ainsley, Bill Rackham, behind him Fred Elliott, Ralph Pinnell (kneeling), unnamed goalkeeper from Sunderland, Eric Brown, Jimmy Wiseman, Don Grindrod, Bob Mahwhinney and Lew Dyer.

   
             

 

 

 

         
 

   

Lupton Cup Winners - 1966

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

The Team - (Back Row) Roly Mizen, John Currie, Eric Johnson, Alan Ismay, Jim Wiseman & Brian Hamilton. (Front Row) John Sherrard, Derek Bolam, Arthur Harold, Keith Kemp & Micky Mason.

In the background are Lew Easter & Lew Dyer

   
 

 

         

 

 

 

         
 

   

Lupton Cup Winners - 1969

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

The Team - (Back Row) Pete Rogers, Bob Buenfeld, Malcolm Smith, Alan Gregory, Jack Hopkins, Steve Goodridge & Pete Dare. (Front Row) Dave Leacy, John Bordessa, John Harris, Jim Taylor & Dave Leaky.

   
 

 

         
 

 

         
 

 

         
 

   

The Waterguard Team - May 1972

Against Le Havre Customs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Back Row) Bob Buenfeld, Bill McFadyen, John Harris, John Bordessa, Phil Byrne, Nick Aitken & Steve Goodridge. (Front Row) Bruce Davey, Dick Scholfield, Ron Neillson, Jim Taylor & Don Mavin

   
 

 

         

 

             
     

Lupton Cup 1st Round Team - 1968

(Result - WTC 0 : Dover 3)

 

::: Match Report :::

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Back Row) Colin Evered, Brian Fulton, Dave Read, Greg Marcanik, Graham Duncan & John Wilkinson. (Front Row) Bob Cooke, John Partington, Frank Muñoz (capt), Pete Wright, Tom Jordan & Tony Marsh.

   
             

 

             
 

   

Jim McBeath - British Civil Service Golf Champion - 1970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 1964 Jim, an APO at Aberdeen, reached the final of the Scottish Amateur Championship and was selected to play for Scotland in the International Series of matches.

In 1966, as PO at Heathrow, he won the British Civil Service Golf Championship at St. Andrews and he won again in 1970 at Moortown Golf Club Leeds.

During this time, Jim was elected Captain of the British Civil Service Golf team and was a Middlesex County player.

   
             

 

               
 

   

St Margarets Morrismen in action - c1970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In photo on the left is Garry Bowers and iIn photo on the right are Billy Gray and “Tic” Hamilton.

   
               

 

             
 

   

The .22 Team - 1957

Winners of the Holyhead .22 Rifle League Championship - 1957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Back Row) George Lees, Charlie Beckett & F Eric Yoxall. (Front Row)  Ron C Cove, Andy Chamberlain (Captain) & Harry Beattie (2nd right).

Others - W Smith, Assistant Superintendent and R Colling, CPO

   
             
 

   

Left to Right: Andy Chamberlain (Captain), Ron C Cove, Harry Beattie, George Lees, Charlie Beckett & F Eric Yoxall.

   
             

 

             
 

   

The Customs Team - 1953

Against London Customs - Played at Hampton Wick, London.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The photograph includes Bill Jones, Ken Potter, Ron Davies, Sean McNamara, Brian Watts, Rusty Love, Stan Brooks, Alan Clarke, Brian Eckbury, Vernon Hill, Gerry Boland, Jack Roberts and Ken Dowler.

   
             
             
 

   

The Composite Land Boundary XV - 1956 

Against the RUC Depot at Enniskillen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team - (Back Row) Gerry Pickering, Gerry Lynch, Brian Powley, ?, Pete Barber, Ron Hughes, Jack Brisley, ? & Danny Buckle. (Front Row) Len Berry, Mike Aubin, Bob Barr, Wyn Symons, Cec Hunter & Gerry Redman.

   
             

 

             
 

   

Offshore Sailing Regatta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Crew - Mike Clifford, Mike Carr, Colin Poland, Ernie Grayson & Russ Ayling

   
             

 

 

 
 

 

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