IN MEMORY OF...
...THOSE TOWN SERVANTS WHO DIED ON THIS DAY
May 22
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2008
Aged 72 |
Jack SMITH
Second top scorer in Town's first ever promotion season of 1962/63, Jack later returned to the club as youth team manager. He retired to Kent where he ran a tearoom in Broadstairs. |
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1998
Aged 60 |
Fred THOMPSON
Reserve wing-half Freddy signed pro forms for Town in September 1955, but he had only made 20 League appearances by the time he joined Trowbridge in February 1962. In the 1970's he worked for Town as a scout. |
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1981
Aged 78 |
Dick RUSHTON
Reserve wing-half Dick made just seven League appearances after arriving at the County Ground in June 1930. After quitting the professional game, he worked as a gas fitter in Wolverhampton. |
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