Results tagged “Football” from O & S Advertiser - Memories

This week's Memories takes a look at two budding soccer stars who played for the Grimshaw team in Skelmersdale back in 1988.

Stephen Reilly and Lee Barrett earned their first step on the way to making a career in professional football.

Stephen was granted a youth team place with Everton and Lee, from Burscough, was selected for a place with Stockport County.

EVERTON footballer Peter Reid dropped into Ormskirk Book Shop on Burscough Street in 1987.

The blues star, who was born in Huyton and won 13 caps for England, was signing copies of his book, ‘Everton Winter, Mexican Summer’.

At his peak Reid was the finest midfielder in Europe and was voted PFA Footballer of the Year in 1985.

WE kick off this week’s Memories with a picture of Gordon Cottle and young football stars of Dynamo Football Club taken in 1992 at Victoria Park in Burscough.

The football scout was on the search to recruit more young supporters for Burscough FC.

He told the Advertiser at the time: “I want to try to raise awareness among many young people in the Burscough area to come and join us at Victoria Park.

Skelmersdale Sports Centre celebrated ten years in business with special guests Alan Kennedy and Billy Butler back in 1981.

More than 2,000 people visited the centre and leading personalities from the world of athletics, body building, football and karate were there for the occasion.

DJ Billy Butler and Liverpool FC full back Alan Kennedy were joined by the Radio City team to take part in a celebrity soccer match.

FORMER Everton player Colin Harvey made a special guest appearance to help Ormskirk Scouts raise funds for new camping equipment in 1986.

The former midfield star of the 1960s turned up at the 9th Ormskirk Scouts HQ to draw the winning raffle ticket for an autographed football donated by the Goodison club.