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Post by Colyton Gas on Aug 1, 2023 16:47:59 GMT
Attachment DeletedLady came into our Charity shop in Sidmouth today and showed me this pic of her grandfather who played for Rovers 1920/21 during the war.Came from St Annes
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Post by gasandelectricity on Aug 1, 2023 16:54:31 GMT
Thought this was a new signing thread
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Post by Colyton Gas on Aug 1, 2023 16:59:19 GMT
Thought this was a new signing thread Was a new signing in 1920!!!!!.Soz.Too chuffed not to share that an elderly lady came into our shop simply to tell the two Gasheads who vol there of her Rovers connections. |
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Post by RD on Aug 1, 2023 17:04:38 GMT
WYHHB?
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Post by badengas on Aug 1, 2023 17:11:27 GMT
Experience like that can't be beaten. |
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Post by herbertblake on Aug 1, 2023 18:03:38 GMT
Edward Thomas Skuse.
Born, 1900, Bristol.
Died, 1951, Cardiff.
Début: 20.9.19 v Brighton.
Career: Whitehall Old Boys; 2.6.19 Bristol Rovers; October 1920 Welton Rovers.
The second child of baker Edward Skuse (1875-1937) of 3 Station Avenue, Fishponds, and his Somerset-born wife Olive Hambleton (1875-1950), who married at Holy Trinity, Stapleton on 18th January 1898, Ted Skuse was baptised at St Mary’s, Fishponds on 21st February 1900 and married Hilda Morgan (1904-80) in Cardiff in the spring of 1923. Having scored 33 goals for Rovers in wartime between 1917 and 1919, including four in one game against Bristol Dockers and hat-tricks against Bristol City, in a 5-1 victory at Ashton Gate, and Bristol YMCA, he played at centre-forward in Rovers’ 3-1 Southern League defeat at Brighton.
Biography from Bristol Rovers History Group website
Hope this is useful
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Post by Colyton Gas on Aug 1, 2023 19:39:09 GMT
Edward Thomas Skuse. Born, 1900, Bristol. Died, 1951, Cardiff. Début: 20.9.19 v Brighton. Career: Whitehall Old Boys; 2.6.19 Bristol Rovers; October 1920 Welton Rovers. The second child of baker Edward Skuse (1875-1937) of 3 Station Avenue, Fishponds, and his Somerset-born wife Olive Hambleton (1875-1950), who married at Holy Trinity, Stapleton on 18th January 1898, Ted Skuse was baptised at St Mary’s, Fishponds on 21st February 1900 and married Hilda Morgan (1904-80) in Cardiff in the spring of 1923. Having scored 33 goals for Rovers in wartime between 1917 and 1919, including four in one game against Bristol Dockers and hat-tricks against Bristol City, in a 5-1 victory at Ashton Gate, and Bristol YMCA, he played at centre-forward in Rovers’ 3-1 Southern League defeat at Brighton. Biography from Bristol Rovers History Group website Hope this is useful Will forward this to his Granddaughter.Brill ,thanks. |
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