IN the latest edition of our look back through the T&A picture archives, here are five football teams from the past.

Pictured above, Waverley AFC and their mascot Gordon Davies. Mr Davies had brought the team good luck, following a win against the league champions Globe Athletic, September 1956.

Back, from left: R Woodhouse, P Holroyd, T McCallum, R Marshall, J Illingworth, K Mirfield, Gordon Davies. Front: R Moss, K Fox, F Whitaker (captain), R Hardle, R Woolston.

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Bradford Telegraph and Argus: HAWORTH ROAD METHODISTS 1956

HAWORTH ROAD METHODISTS 1956: Back, from left: H Broadbent (chairman), E Wilburn (captain), B Stevens, C Knox, K Chippendale, P Smith, E Metcalfe. Front: J Burniston, D Cockroft, A Broadbent, A Robinson, T E Fox.

 

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: HEPOLITE AFC 1956

HEPOLITE AFC 1956: Back, from left: E Taylor, W Green, P Murray, D Brown, J Wolfenden, P Gannon. Front: M Kelly, T McGill, C Mellor, R Firth, L Allen (captain).

 

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: THORNTON VILLA AFC 1956

THORNTON VILLA AFC 1956: League cup winners Thornton Villa AFC. Back, from left: W Fox, D Wilcox, L Burke, A Metcalfe, P Riley, D Carey. Front: B Green, P Andrews, T Street (Captain), S Smith and J Guilfoyle.

 

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: WOODEND RANGERS 1956

WOODEND RANGERS 1956: Back, from left: E Sheriff, B Wright, A Patefield, F Hall, D Cawthorne, B McHale. Front: P Patefield, L Smith, W Patefield, G Worth, A Spence.

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