By Mustafa Suleman
On Sunday 22 February 1959 The Television All-Star Eleven came to The Lebus sports ground. They played a charity match against selected players from the Harris Lebus sports team.
The London-Irish Girls’ pipe band were also in attendance to provide musical entertainment.
Of course this drew great crowds from the factory workers and their families, including Gill Morris (nee Stratton) who kindly provided her programme and the following memories:
I can remember going to this football match and the tea afterwards. Unfortunately Miss Read (Dad’s secretary) sent me the wrong photos as they show the Brown sisters (I don’t know their names) and not me! I did get the autograph of Tommy Steele but cut it out and put it in my autograph book. Hence the torn back page.
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Tommy Docherty refereeing
L to R Lonnie Donegan, Bernie Winters and Alfie Bass
L to R Alfie Boots Bass, Harry Fowler, Mike Winters, Tommy Steele and seated behind – Jess Conrad
Tommy Steele
Mustafa
Your website is a wonderful thing and long may it prosper, I love the way you rememberd getting Tommy Steele’s autograph and going to the game. The fact that the Company organised a game against the Celebs is fantastic, it could only happen in the 50’s or the 60’s (and the Doc refereeing !).
Brillant… thanks for the memories