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Last Update - 11 February 2015

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Have just found out (Feb.15th) that this pic was taken by my Grandfather ...
This rare 1912 pic of "Boyne Rovers" with names added by Peter Hedley Feb. 2014 - Click to ENLARGE
L-R Back
= William Brown Greenwell Street - William "George" Kelly Wallaces Street No.2 "Back Deed" - Right Half David Gunning of Greenwell Street
Centre Half Walter Rose Upper Movilla Street - Ref. Serjeant Stadius - Goalie Tom Caughers North Street - Left Haly Jonny Warden Greenwell Street
Trainer William Patton Wallaces Street No.1 "Front Deed" - Robert Ernest Thompson of Movilla Street
William John Paden Movilla Street - His Grandson Bert Connolly this has come under question, anyone any ideas ...
L-R Middle = Jim Newell Church Street - Outside Right "Deuce" Ritchie Greenwell Street - Inside Right David Russell Upper Movilla Street
Centre Forward Johnny Russell Upper Movilla Street - Inside Left George McLean Greenwell Street - Outside Left Franker Shaw Queen Street
William Savage Greenwell Street
L-R Front = Right Back Tom Gregory Greenwell Street - Left Back James McClean Greenwell Street
Additional: William George Kelly Died in WW1

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This pic was sent in by Jonathan Coates of the "Newtownards Chronicle" on 26th. February 2014
Just need the names
L-R Back = 1 .... Meredith Greenwell Street - 2 Alec Smith Movilla Street - 3 Billy Keenan from Carrowdore - 4 .... Gregory Greenwell Street
5 Frank Bailie - 6 Willie Cowan Movilla Street -7 Possible McCracken - 8 Davy McKimm Georges Street

L-R Front = Hugh "Deuce" Ritchie Upper Movilla Street - 2  - 3 - 4 Winston Orr Movilla Street - 5 Jimmy Keenan Centre Forward brother to Billy Jimmy lost his life in a motorcycle accident..
6 Victor McAuley Scrabo Road - 7 Harry "Budgie" Mills Market Street

Names courtesy of Tommy Orr brother of Centre Half Winston Orr


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