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Last updated: Tuesday 23 May 2006 The first Jackie Milburn - Crook's wartime Magpie Newcastle United's other Jackie Milburn - "NOT the famous one", it says with necessary curtness on his paper-thin packet in the Northern Echo library - has died, aged 85. Redcar RAFA plan for new TV times GROUNDED before Boro's UEFA Cup final, the lads in Redcar RAFA Club decided instead to watch the game on the "ancient" club television. Hearts unbroken leaving Gretna green with envy The FA Cup Final Escape Committee (and Scotch Pie Fest) met on Saturday in unusual circumstances, which is to say that the crowd was more than 100 and there appeared not to be a manic Scotsman running up and down the touchline shouting "Hey, wee man" at a 6ft 4in striker. Guiseppe was no ordinary Joe NO ORDINARY Joe, though that's how he was born in Darlington back in the winter of 1945, Giuseppe Wilson played long for Lazio and was three times capped by Italy. Mainsforth reward Bob - a gentleman and a slogger Long elevated from critics' corner to clubhouse veranda, Bob Welsh was rewarded on Saturday for 80 years' service to the MCC, or Mainsforth Cricket Club as sometimes it is known. He is 90 today. Northallerton are Riding high HAVING a break, what else, the column took itself on Tuesday evening to KitKat Crescent - North Riding Senior Cup final, York City v Northallerton. Veterans' champ barnes insists he's not quackers Ian Barnes, athlete extraordinary, regrets that he will be unable to defend his UK Over 70s 1500m title in July he's in a Lions Club duck race instead,Quackers? Brandon's desperate plea for help ON the wondrous night that Arsenal reached the Champions League final, Brandon United held a crisis meeting to determine if they could even start next season in the Arngrove Northern League second division. Treble tilt could be last throw STRAIGHT to the point, today's column begins with darts, with double trouble and with why the Magnet Games League isn't the attraction it was. Whickham's Vase glory remembered IT'LL BE 25 years on Tuesday since a North-East team won at Wembley. Managed by the extravagantly permed Colin Richardson, Whickham of the Wearside League beat Willenhall Town 3-2 in the FA Vase final after being two down in ten minutes. Hobson's choice was for England internationals Thomas Hobson (1544-1631) was a Cambridge carrier who hired out horses, customers obliged to take the first in line or none at all.It ensured that all had the same chance of getting a decent mount and that none was overworked. The Far Corner is centre stage DEVOURED like the first chocolate bar of Easter, a book called The Far Corner landed here in September 1994 - so long ago that a hardback was just £9.99, so wonderful that we extolled it a month before publication. A marriage made in Hampden Friday, 4pm. Brooks Mileson is sitting on the step of what may be Britain's poshest Portakabin, for all the world like they did back home in Sunderland at the end of another hard shift in the shipyard. Meet the plain Bobby Robson THE two managers have much in common: both were Durham miners, both have beaten cancer, both are still as passionate about football as they were all those years ago. Claims to fame as Quakers namesakes are reunited Harry Clarke, probably the most prolific goals to games scorer in Darlington FC's history, celebrated his 85th birthday yesterday with a first visit to the echoing new stadium. Kernaghan on the high road ALAN Kernaghan, a Yorkshireman who gave stalwart service to Middlesbrough and won 26 caps for the Republic of Ireland, is these days manager of Dundee. Golden Gloves cuts short the Hodgson honeymoon Former North-East boxing champion Gary Hodgson married Karen Seedhouse in Spennymoor on Saturday. The bride looked delightful, the gentlemen of the party looked (as someone observed) as if they'd escaped from Doggart's window. Anfield aim for footballing stars of Hetton Lyons CC Still up to the oxters in winter's worst, Hetton Lyons Cricket Club hope to reach a national final on Sunday. They play football, too. Miner Eddie struck gold on pitch IT was the start of season 194950. After failing to score in Gateshead's opening game in the Third Division (North), Co Durham miner Eddie Passmore hit four in the second, was again on target in the third and fourth, claimed another hat-trick in the next and followed with all five - Monday, September 5, 1949 - in the 5-3 win at Hartlepools United. As big test looms, Wake sums up image of Accies Hamilton Academical Brian Wake was living up to his team's erudite image yesterday - sitting a maths exam just three days before the biggest match of his career. Gap in the Wall filled at last FILLING a gap at the Hole in the Wall, Olympic athlete George Butterfield was finally, formally, remembered this week at the pub where he was landlord. Thirty years a Wensleydale whistle-blower - that's Jim Thirty years ago last weekend: two John Hickton goals gave Jack Charlton's Middlesbrough victory at Leeds United, Darlington's home defeat by Huddersfield sounded the knell for manager Peter Madden, Geoff Capes - described as a "burly Cambridgeshire policeman" - lifted the European indoor shot putt title and in the Wensleydale League, Middleham beat Carperby 4-3. It's the last one that Jim Wilson remembers. Fitting tribute to Tino, the Big Fella AS bitter-sweet as a bar of Bourneville, the Arngrove Northern League staged a benefit match on Tuesday for the family of the late Steven Tierney - a guy, said one of the programme contributors, who'd made a massive impact. Blackhall picture evokes memories of five-goal Folland Talking of Harry Herring, and by now having exhausted every possible piscatorial pun, Friday's column pictured him in a Blackhall CW side of the 1960s. Don gets Boro off backside DON Burluraux was a flying winger, who turned out for Middlesbrough and York City, was Darlington's player of the year in 197273 but at 24 had to retire from professional football because of injury. Gate shuts as Plastics fail to illuminate Blackpool Blackpool's blue with pollisses and numb with cold. It is not, so far as may be ascertained, because Lancashire Constabulary has heard of the Benfield Bovver Boys but because Labour is holding its Spring Conference at the Winter Gardens. They are there to protect Mr Blair's majority. Winter plays it by the book THE gag that launched a thousand headlines, the original idea was simply to call the book Winter's Tale. It was the publisher who dreamed up "Who's the B*****d in the Black?", illegitimacy legit. Celebrity Siggy flies by seat of his pants Alan Shearer notwithstanding, the man of Match of the Day on Saturday was clearly Mr Barry Sygmuta, hereinafter known as The Ballerina in the Black. Gough's 'Gott' the lot A DOUBLE celebration for former Durham County cricketer Michael Gough. Shildon's fine went up from £3 to £5 in 18 years A THROWBACK, as it were, the year's first column recalled how Shildon football fans had stoned the referee - a house brick missing him "by the lower fraction of an inch" - after a match in 1909 against Hartlepools United. Crook glory days rekindled Just like the good old days at Crook Town on Saturday, right down to sending a little lad with a slate around the ground so that the winner of the half-time sausages might be made aware of his sizzling good fortune. Going where the Eagles dare MR Ian Wilkinson, a PE teacher and tennis coach who once played 25 minutes football for Shildon, has been anxious for some time that we watch Newcastle Eagles basketball team. Polly remembered as a battler in Bishops midfield and for rights Down Under From Cara Shipp in Australia - these columns get everywhere - we hear of plans further to immortalise Charles Perkins, Bishop Auckland's most improbable footballer. Final triumph for Willie ALMOST 100 years after his remarkable athletics career became the subject of a real life Boys' Own story, the tale of Willie Applegarth is to have a happy ending. The column claims some small part. More things change, more things stay the same New year, old habits, we turn again to Shildon to find as before that there is nothing new under the sun. A year in the life of Backtrack Celebrating the Backtrack column's 20 years of exploring the snickleways of North-East sport, Mike Amos looks back at an eventful 12 months in which a cricketer was felled by a flyaway sight screen, another cricketer was stumped by a 6ft 6in one legged wicket keeper off the bowling of a 39-year-old mother-of-four and which included a memorable meeting with the Preston Strangler. Rags to riches boss races to revive West, with a little help from Miss Whiplash When he left home at 23, John Elliott was one of a family of six in a two-up, two-down. Top scout going strong at 97 RAY Grant, scout master, celebrated his 97th birthday on Wednesday. He is the man who discovered Brian Clough, who mined Tony Mowbray, who saw Stan Cummins and remembered what they say about good stuff and little bundles. Bookmaker Kevin proves spot on in Tow Law's only world championship The inaugural World Skilful Dominoes Championship drew to a suitably creative conclusion at Tow Law FC on Friday night.
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