1982: Six to win for Burnley then Holden strikes
Another great addition from Paul Spencer, a thrilling game from 1982. Scorecard is here..
Another great addition from Paul Spencer, a thrilling game from 1982. Scorecard is here..
Thanks to Anne and the BCTHIC archive for sending these cracking photos of the 1982 Holland Cup win in. You can view the post on their site here 14th September…
Another submission from BCTHIC (original post here) Early Breakthrough Lowerhouse opener Stan Heaton goes for the hook shot off Gary Robertson and is caught by Bob Whitaker. The Express dedicated…
Another great post from BCTHIC (Original post here) Lowerhouse skipper Alan Holden, forced to field four teenagers in a depleted side, led from the front on Saturday to put the…
Sent from in BCTHIC – (Original post here) Agony for skipper Alan Holden who is just inches away from a fine slip catch that would have stopped Church’s pro McArdle…
Anne Cochrane has just added the following images to BCTHIC archive, and Rosegrove played a team called DCC in 1982 – most of the Rosegrove team are well known, but…
The Second Eleven won the Matthew Brown Cup in 1982 photo of Peter Mawdsley with Jack Heyes, receiving the trophy. Sent in by Anne Cochrane
Some great photos sent in by Anne Cochrane whilst researching for this post on the BCTHIC website Lowerhouse CC players, Brian Higgin, Dave Keeley and Graham Bushell sample the delights…
By Paul Hargreaves Lowerhouse finally won the Lancashire League in 2005. This was a long 113 years after the league was first contested in 1892. In…
On Saturday, Nigel tweeted from the League twitter account that it was 38 years since our Junior Cup Win at home to Ramsbottom: On this day 38 years ago @LowerhouseCC…
A photo has appeared on Facebook from Michael John Bailey, with the caption “Must have been a big game at Lowerhouse?”. Do you know when this was? So far we…
Some fantastic outfits appearing in the Burnley Express before the Martini Cup final was washed out at East Lancs.
We some time ago posted the picture in this Burnley Express article but there is a great write up of the impact that Evan Gray was having down at the…
Evan Gray is presented by Jack Hayes a trophy including the ball he took his hatrick with, in his first game for the club in 1982.
Today we bring a write up of the 1982 season by the Burnley Express, where the club came within 1 point of winning the league. Still barren from proper silverware…
Todays entry into the History Books sees a BBQ run by the players and professional in 1982. Including a fresh faced Chris Bleazard and a happy looking Phil Astin in…
Lowerhouse opener Stan Heaton caught playing a hook shot without a helmet on in 1982 against Burnley! What would the juniors of today say?
Evan Gray who keeps in touch constantly was our professional in the 1982 season. He started off with a bang with a hatrick against Haslingden. Below is the cut out…
Photo from the Burnley Express in 1982 is a young Stan Heaton “shouldering arms” against Accrington professional Darryl Smith. One for him to show the juniors. Shirt unbuttoned 3 or…
An interesting piece to add to the History Books sees a write up in the Burnley Express about a game versus Todmorden. Over appealing and negative bowling contributed to some…
Another cracker sent in from 1982 presentation night. Featuring Jez Hope, Alan Holden, Stan Heaton and Roger Bromley on the back row with a young Chris Bleazard on the middle.
Lowerhouse came ever so close to the title in 1982 coming runners up to Rawtenstall by a measly point. (League table here). It did however provide the club with its…
Another photo from Alan Holden is the teams in a friendly between Read and Lowerhouse in 1982 – answers on a postcard for who features in this one (including a…
Lowerhouse began its second century as a Cricket Club in the 1963 season. If the health of a club is judged by both its past silverware and its likely future…
Notes by Anne Cochrane I note Evan liked our last item, and I thought he and others might like to see, or be reminded of, the attached snap published…
The attached snap was published in the Burnley Express which was taken on a Wednesday evening coaching session while Evan Gray was our pro in 1982, together with Bill Holt,…
The news in the Britain in 1982 was dominated by the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands and the ‘Iron Lady’s’ response to it. Football fans of that era will…