THIS WEEK - 2014/15 No4

[Alan Beckett]

THIS WEEK 2014/15 -25, 50 and 100 YEARS AGO WEEK 4


1989/90
Saturday 26th August 1989
Scoreline Midland Combination Premier
Coleshill Town 1 v 3 Kings Heath
Scorer: Mike Warron.

SUNDAY MERCURY WROTE
Kings Heath recored their second win of the week when two late goals from Cartwright and Sheehan gave them the points. Kings Heath took the lead after 31 minutes when Mitchell scored from the edge of the penalty area but Coleshill attacked strongly in the second half and scored a deserved equaliser on the hour when Warron headed home a Bennett cross. Kings Heath went ahead again after 70 minutes through Cartwright to slot home from eight yards and Sheehan made it safe ten minutes later with a 20 yard drive.

P3 W0 D1 L2 F3 A6 Pts1 Pos 16/20

Tuesday 29th August 1989
Northfield Town 2 v 3 Coleshill Town
Scorer: Rory Cash 3.

P4 W1 D1 L2 F6 A8 Pts4 Pos 15/20

Fixture Saturday 2nd September 1989
Coleshill Town v West Midlands Police

1964/65
Saturday 22nd August 1964
Coleshill kick off the new season in the Birmingham Youth & Old Boys League Mercian Division, with a home game with Ward End Unity. Secretary Bernard Knight awaits the result of a mid week practice match before pencilling in his final selection but hopes to have on his retained list Goalkeeper Gary Cooper, full backs Roger Dainty and Jimmy Hellis together with ex Moor Green centre half Tony Pugh. There are still one or two blank spots says Bernard but reports that he, along with Chairman Dick Miller and new committee man, ex player Ron Houghton, are looking forward to a very successful season.

The Coleshill Charity Cup committee met at the Coleshill Ex Serviceman's Club. Chairman is now Vic Corner and secretary/treasurer Sidney Boucher with the President being Reverend F. Morgan. Interest is waning so the radius that teams are allowed to enter has been widened from 12 miles to 20.

1914/15
Saturday 22nd August 1914

COLESHILL CHRONICLE
Coleshill Town Football Club are busy making arrangements for the coming season. Mr T Pike, proprietor of the Greem Man Hotel, has been appointed secretary. Only one team will be run this season and they will play in a new Birmingham League. A very successful season is anticipated.

SUMMARY OF THE WAR
The Week's Movements
BRITISH FORCES JOIN ALLIES
Not Yet In The Firing Line
At the time of writing the two enormous armies are facing each other and a succession of battles is being fought. The great conflict is started, fighting is going on along the whole front. The Germans forward movement is begun in earnest. East of the line Antwerp, Brussels, Namur, numerous places seem now held by German troops in some force. British forces have been safely landed on French soil but it is officially denied that they are yet in the firing line.

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