Oswestry Town homes pre-war 1934/1935 Stourbridge, 1938/1939 Tamworth (FAC), 1946/47…

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Oswestry Town homes pre-war 1934/1935 Stourbridge, 1938/1939 Tamworth (FAC), 1946/47…

Oswestry Town homes pre-war 1934/1935 Stourbridge, 1938/1939 Tamworth (FAC), 1946/47 Halesowen, Llay Utd (Welsh Cup), 1947/48 Halesowen, Aston Villa (Maserfield Cup), 1948/49 Halesowen, 1949/50 Shrewsbury (Salop s/f), 1951/52 Lovells Athletic (Welsh Cup), 1952/53 Halesowen, Wolves, Aston Villa, 1953/54 Walsall, Halesowen, Aston Villa, 1954/55 Bromsgrove (FAC), Birch Coppice, 1955/56 WBA, Rhos Rangers (Welsh Cup), 1956/57 British Sports, Wolves, 1957/58 Bournemouth, Coventry City, Cradley, 1958/59 WBA, 1959/60 Wigan Rovers, 1960/61 Sankeys, 1961/62 Kidderminster (FAC), 1962/63 Chester, 1963/64 Macclesfield, 1964/65 Buckley Wanderers (Welsh Cup) etc. etc. Summary of the contents (approx.) pre-war (2), 1940s (10), 1950s (100), 1960s (135), 1970s (180), 1980s (190), 1990s (130), 2000s (60), aways and neutral fixtures (12). Ever wondered what makes a football club tick? Who makes the decisions, who decides whether to sell or keep the best players, or improve the facilities at the Ground? What happens to transfer money when it comes in and who arranges the deals made by managers and the Board? Where does the Supporters Club fit in? With the help of the matchday programme the story of Oswestry Town is laid bare. There are a few scandals, some punch-ups, officials fighting on some faraway Welsh shore, even Oswestry supporters are not averse to trading blows as yet another misplaced remark about an English club playing in a Welsh league hurts the feelings yet again. There is a few highs but far more sadness as the club lurches from one League to another and never really finds its identity. Their final match in the Northern Premier League is tear-jerking, the manager chasing around Shropshire just to raise a team and the supporters in tears at the final curtain.

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