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John Collins - Pride of the Valley

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,335
in General Charlton
Was privileged to meet John, and two of his sons, today when he donated to the museum a bell (converted from an air raid warden's alarm bell) and a rattle that were taken to both finals and both semi-finals in 1946 and 1947.

John was a teacher at Bexley Grammar so perhaps he taught a few lifers.

You can read more about him here and there's also a video on Valley Pass

https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5e1734994d7df/prideofthevalley-john-collins

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  • charente addick
    charente addick Posts: 3,819
    John, and his brother if I remember rightly, taught me at Bexley Grammar. Also, again if my memory isn’t failing me, he was a bit of a tough nut deputy head in my time.

    Good to know he is still thriving even though I’m sure I wasn’t his favourite student.
  • CharltonPete
    CharltonPete Posts: 353
    He and his brother were both at Bexley grammar when I went there 50 years ago great teachers and certainly had my respect. Great to see him still going to matches.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,921
    https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/87975/pride-of-the-valley
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,921
    Collins house won everything in my day, mainly due to my inspiring efforts i hasten to add...
  • Walt
    Walt Posts: 45
    As in my day in the second half of the sixties.  
  • charente addick
    charente addick Posts: 3,819
    I think I was in Prothero House. Used to love end of term house football matches and, of course, sports day in the summer.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,921
    charente addick said:
    I think I was in Prothero House. Used to love end of term house football matches and, of course, sports day in the summer.
    The matchball actually burst in our Collins v Prothero game when two players tackled.
  • Walt
    Walt Posts: 45
    Reffed a young uns match there one year and confidently blew for offside only to have a kid casually leaning against a post pointed out.  He was just having a breather 30 yards away from the rest of the players (except of course the keeper)!!
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,056
    AFKABartram said:
    charente addick said:
    I think I was in Prothero House. Used to love end of term house football matches and, of course, sports day in the summer.
    The matchball actually burst in our Collins v Prothero game when two players tackled.
    The mighty Michael Parry...

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