Menu

Skip to content

Introduction
Seaham old photographs
Articles
Seaham Timeline
Named Faces
Guestbook
Other Towns and Villages

Seaham Sport

By David | February 3, 2021 - 8:17 am |February 4, 2021 Ca Smith, Old news paper articles, Seaham, Sports

CASMITH-seaham-sport

Photographs from Seaham sport Gallery

Seaham Red Star FC. Durham Challenge Cup Winners 1979/80 Back Row L to RAlan Black, Billy Mitchell, Tommy Henderson, Geoff Dale, Trevor Henderson, Alan Little, Bobby Davison, Colin Fotland, Fred Guy, Steve Laverick.Front Row L to RIan Stamp, Ian Henderson, Norman Taylor, Larry Phillips, Ray Moon, Chris Copeland, Keith Guy, Malcolm Baxter, James Ashett.Caption from Dave Copeland

Seaham Harbour Golf Club, WF Smith at right.

Seaham Ladies Swimming Club in the 1930s.

Seaham White Star AFC 1893. Played on Cottages Field.

High Colliery Junior School football team 1962-63 season.

Dawdon Celtic 1956 at Dawdon C.W. ground Green Drive. Doug Purvis back left(suit), Walter Howarth back right player, Brian Smith goalkeeper, Bobby Levitt? 5th left back, Steve Jones 3rd left front.
Photograph and info from M Howarth

Camden Square 1975/6

Annual Regatta day in the dock 1896Two drownings when a cobble capsized in 1886 and several unsurprising accidents involving spectators during the 90's caused this event to be abandoned. Photograph, Aug 13 1896Seaham's first regatta was held on 30th July 1835

Swimming club in the blockyard at Seaham Dock 1900

Seaham Harbour Cricket Club c 1900Back R. McKenna, G D Forster, Walker, Gibson, K Forster, White, Reed.Front R, Anderson, Walker, Scorfield, Ferguson, Scott. ( A G. D. Forster aged 14 lived at 6 Nth Railway St in 1891 so photo probably around 1897-1902).Seaham Harbour Cricket Club, founded in 1868 played' friendly ' matches until 1902 when it became a founder member of the Durham Senior League.

Seaham Villa Association Football Club 1899Back row left to right: W Wood (trainer ), T Nesbit ( com ), W Fletcher ( com ), W Wallage ( treas ), E Hall ( vice pres ) ,J Coats (com )3rd row left to right: W Hall ( chairman ), D Mead ( secretary ), W Miller, T Mavin, T Coates, R Robinson, A Glenwright (com ), J Thompson ( com )2nd row left to right: D Wales ( com ) J Furness J Moffat ( capt ) C Proctor D Templeton N Brown R Martin W Wood ( vice-pres ) Front row left to right: R Watason ( com ) G Barker R Atkinson C Jefferies J Cockburn W Miller R Hall ( vice-pres )

Seaham Celtic FC in 1935, formerly Seaham St Cuthberts.Back Row, L to R, R Parker (Com), G O'Connor (Com), P Lennon (Com), E Haggan, W Elliot (Chairman), J M McDonough (Treas), E Bacon (Com).2nd Row, W Wallace (Sec), Rev Fr M J Haggarty (Pres), F Brace, H Brace (Capt), J Elliot, A Givens, D Sharvin, R Brown, O Garrigan (Train).Front Row, O Haggan, J O'Connor, T Elliot, T Clark, B McQuillan.

Deneside School 1957-58
Back Row Michael Grimes, Brian Watt, Tommy Johnston, Mr Tom McNee, Brian Rowntree, John Miller, Norman Ramshaw.
Front Row George Donaldson, Larry Phillips, Billy Woods, Billy Green, Bill Hayden.
Photograph and info from Larry Phillips

Ladies swimming club in the 1930'sBR L to RWinnie Guy Joan ThorntonFront Row L to RMary Parks, Bessie Edmonton, ? , Lydia Wallace, Margaret Murley, Suzie Murley, Betty Doxford married name Place, Emily Doxford married name Islip, Nancy Wallace, ? .

Dawdon Colliery Welfare 1947

Seaham Golf Club. Photograph 1920s

Seaham Harbour Cricket Club c 1940?Back Row; John Holland, Mr Armbrister, Billy Mayhew, E Whitelock, Mr Leighton, Cud Harrison.Front Row; John Scott, My Moon, ?, Sir Malcolm Dillon, Mr Claxton, Mr Tomlin, Mr ShawThere are six men in the back row but only five names, can you help?

Christ Church Scouts FC, looks like 1920s

Seaham White Star AFCWearside League Champions 1904-05STANDING; T Chilton (Pres), R Eccles (Com), W Lister (Com), G Peel (Com), F Adamson Com), Cahill, P Finn(V Pres), J Peel (Com), C Scott (Com), E Wilkinson, A Harris (Fin Sec), S P Thompson (V Pres).FRONT TWO ROWS; F Ward, T Baxter, W Stark, J Tomlin (back) C Jeffrey (front), G Holley, G Bell, D Askew, W J Ferguson (Hon Sec)

Bowls Pavillion at Seaham Park. shortly after opening in 1903.

Ryhope Grammar School Under 15 X1 1960/61
Back Row L to R; Barry Swan, Ray Chaytor, John Colquhoun, Triggs, ?, Peter Brown, Norman Dodds.
Front Row; Brian Mayhew, Barry Batey, Gerry Pratt, John McCormack, Jim Smith.
What a team! A reunion would be great! (J Mc)
If you would like to contact John McCormack, email dave@east-durham.co.uk and I will pass your message on.
Photograph and info from John McCormack

Bottleworks School
The boy at centre of back row is James Robson Cummings. He was born in 1899 and lived in Pilot Terrace and Gallery Row during his school days.
He served in WWI and worked at Seaham docks as a trimmer, he died in 1981.
Photograph and caption from B Slee

A group of middle-aged men in front of goal posts and a large crowd. The man at centre is holding a small rifle.
Do you have any idea what is going on, where or when the photograph was taken??

The Ball Alley, sometimes used as a meeting place for men in dispute with management but more often the scene of heavy gambling during handball matches. A chalk line was drawn across the wall one yard high on the east side of the wall (the one shown). Disused after 1930 when the surface deteriorated. Photograph c 1950.

◄ 1 2 3 4 ►

Pages from www.east-durham.co.uk

Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Search for:
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- keith on Other Towns and Villages in County Durham
- stotty on Introduction
- jackb on Introduction
- keith on Introduction
Archives
- February 2021
Categories
Meta

Introduction
Seaham old photographs
Articles
Seaham Timeline
Named Faces
Guestbook
Other Towns and Villages

East Durham History | Powered by Mantra & WordPress.