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Football champions, 1954-55
Back row, from left: Paul Shiel, Bobby Arrand, Gibbs, Hugh Mitchell, David Hartwell, Vincent Markevicz, Mr A.L. Smith.
Front row, from left: Paul Condon, Graham Faulkner, Terence Lawton, Michael Conlan (Capt.), Anthony Smart, Francis Worrall, Stephen Rothwell.
The team won the Third Division League Championship and the Gillighan Cup.
Conlan, Faulkner and Mitchell also played for the East Area team.
Football Shield winners, 1954-55
Standing, from left: Mr F. Leyden, Terence Holland, Francis Leponis, Longden, Waddington, Anthony Maclean, Ainsley.
Seated, from left: Martin, Hayhurst, Michael Barton (Capt.), Paul Massey, Smith.
Central Schools Trophy winners, 1954-55
Back row, from left: Barrett, Leponis, O’Neill, Schofield, Wilson, Higson, Keigher, Ronan.
Middle row, from left: Goodwin, Murphy, Lawton, Marmion, O’Connor.
Front: Sivori, Barton.
This is a scan from the MSFA annual booklet.
Manchester Boys, 1954-55
Back row, from left: Mr J. Cain, R. Edwards (Grange St.), R. Cheetham (St Margaret’s C.), G. Johnson (Corpus Christi), I. Ward (Burnage), C. Ravenscroft (Brownley Green), R. Plunkett (Chorlton Gr), Nobby Lawton (St Gregory’s Sec. Tech.), Mr F. Luford.
Seated, from left: Mr E.H. Wetton, G. Webster (St Columba’s), M. Stuart (Ducie C.), Mr A. Liversedge, P. Dobson (Capt., Burnage), P. Daly (St Cuthbert’s), Mr J.H. Davies.
Front row, from left: Phil Murphy (St Gregory’s Sec. Tech.), A. Charters (St Clare’s), M. Kelly (Corpus Christi).
The team reached the final of the English Schools’ Trophy but finished runners-up to Swansea on aggregate.
Manchester also reached the final of the Lancashire Cup, which they shared with Liverpool following a draw.
Norbert (“Nobby”) Lawton also played for Lancashire Boys. After signing for Manchester United, he had a successful professional career. More about that later.
Part of the programme of the home leg of the Final of the English Schools’ Trophy between Manchester Boys and Swansea Boys, 1955
St Gregory’s Nobby Lawton is at number 10.
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