The Primary School team. Photograph sent in by Keith Fitzhugh. Most of these lads went on to play football after leaving school. Terry Lane formed the Reckitt & Coleman team which was later to become Rye Athletic. Laurence Igglesden played for Athletic before leaving school and went on to play for Rye United.
Category: Football
Browse the Rye’s Own Football archive for magazine pieces that combine contemporary reporting with memories and historical perspective. The selection ranges across “Rye Secondary School Soccer Team 1954”, “Rye Team Never Beaten”, “Soccer Chat June 1973”, “Soccer Chat – June 1973”, and “Rye Athletic v Iden F.C.”, showing the breadth hidden behind the section heading. Together the articles retain the immediacy and individuality of a local magazine rather than reading like a formal reference book.
Rye Old Boys F.C. 1936
This photograph was sent in by Jon Ashdown of New Romney. He told us that the Late Frank (Pickles) Igglesden had given it to him on one of his (Frank’s) cycle rides to New Romney, a trip he made most weeks.
Rye Old Boys F.C. 1936
RYE OLD BOYS F.C. 1936 This photograph was sent in by John Ashdown of New Romney. He told us that the Late Frank (Pickles) Igglesden had given it to him on one of his (Frank’s) cycle ride to New Romney, a trip he made most weeks.
Turning Point for United
A long time coming but Rye pull off the first home win of the season with an excellent all-round team performance against a very ordinary looking East Preston side on Saturday 4 February.
United’s Bold Plan for the Future
Rye & Iden United are having a tough time at present, on the pitch and off. Both sets of problems came about as they reached their highest pinnacle of success, and originated from the same source.
St.Marys Boys Team
Can anyone identify the lads in this picture and give details of the team?
Iden Football Club
The Village Team That Went a Long Way When Bernard Say took over the village stores at Iden back in the 1960’s and became the chief instigator in forming a football team at Iden he could not have dreamed that 40 years on it would have amalgamated with Rye United becoming Rye & Iden United … Continue reading Iden Football Club
Sidney Herbert Allnutt
By Arthur Woodgate As we moved from Lion Street into Mermaid Street School in 1921, the well known, even quite famous, Headmaster Sprig Walker was about to retire, and as we stood in rows to mark the occasion, we had no idea it was the beginning of a Mermaid Street School revolution. Miss Walker, daughter … Continue reading Sidney Herbert Allnutt
Rye Secondary School Team 1935
Won Every Competition This photograph, sent to “Rye’s Own” by Iris Giles shows an amazing group of lads who were the Rye Secondary Modern
Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris at 1066 Dinner
Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris, a Chelsea Legend who played 795 games over 21 years for the ‘Blues’, will be Guest of Honour for the inaugural Rye Sporting Dinner at the River Haven Hotel, on Thursday 17th March.