A RESIDENT has shared this great football team photograph dating from the 1950s.
The picture depicts Marsh Players 'A' team, whom won the under 18s Atherton & District League in the 1957/58 season.
They said the B side were runners up and that also the first team won the Leigh & District Open Age League in the same season to cap off a successful year for the club .
The picture consists of (back row left to right) Nat Bannister (manager); Johnny Hart; Alan Hampson; John Leadbeater; Joe Gunner; Bill Clegg; Harold Waterworth; Mr Bannister (front row left to right) Denis O'Halloran; Harold Beazant; Ray Steward; Bob Redford; Richard Parr.
Do you have an old photographs you would like to share with us for this page? If you do, please email your picture to newsdesk@leighjournal.co.uk with your name, what the image shows and what year it was taken.
We will consider using pictures taken in Leigh, Atherton, Astley, Tyldesley, Golborne, Lowton, Hindley, Hindley Green, Glazebury and surrounding areas from a different era.
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