From My Collection… Whalley Range AFC

During my tidy-up of my writing space I’ve rediscovered items I’ve used in my research over the years and thought I’d post some on here. Today here are a couple of images taken of parts of the Whalley Range AFC Diamond Jubilee Booklet. First a team photo from 1900-01. Anybody related to any of these players?

Next some text mentioning a game between Whalley Range and Manchester City:

I’ve checked the usually comprehensive records compiled by statistician Ray Goble (given to me shortly before his death) and there’s no mention of this game. I’ve also searched several newspapers looking for a report of it and haven’t yet found one (no doubt there’d be a report in a local newspaper in the Whalley Range area), proving that there are still many unknowns in City’s history.