When I were a lad I did a few decent sporting things, such as swimming for Bolton and taking 5 for 5 for school, but my very favourite was my analysis in a 3rd team game, c1977

 

10-8-2-1

 

 

I hated conceding runs and the maidens were the last 8 overs.

Managing The Hare & Hounds Football Team to 2nd in the Bolton Sunday League was very nice, should of won it really. We had the worst disciplinary record too

Scored an amazing solo effort for the wanderersways XI 2001. I ran like Forest Gump from the left back position to the edge of the box the miss hit a screamer to the keepers right.

 

Caused an all out brawl in the excelsior snooker club in south shore playing for the squirrel 'B' team after telling a ginger bloke to shut his mouth the ginger cunt. A scene out of the Wild West ensued and we were subsequently thrown out of the league.

Once scored from the centre circle. Their manager was the ref and gave it offside. Kicked off.

League Player of the Year, Bolton Winter Fives 1988/89

Win the pop and crisp league cricket league with Daisy in 2008

 

Div 1 winners with the Gardeners Arms in the Rochdale Sunday League

 

Inter league wins with the BDCA playing on Southport and Blackpool as a teenager,

 

League title with Westhoughton Rangers

 

Best ever was wheni got my maiden 50 int first team for daisy as a 17 year old, my gramps was there and I pointed the bat at him.

 

Won young player of the year at cricket back to back in the 90's too

 

Now I'm just shit

 

Edit: couple of wins I'm the westhoughton and Atherton pool league too!

Edited April 10, 201412 yr by superjohnmcginlay

Syncronised swimming gold medal

 

LA Olympics 1984

 

 

Won a few things

 

But nothing has meant more then watching my lad pick up his first football trophy a few months back. I proper filled up.

Decided to run the rivi pike race in 2005. Me and another bloke must have done about 8 practice runs before the actual event and he murdered me every time.

 

On race day, coming towards the bottom of the hill I saw he was only about 10 metres ahead of me. At that point I was determined to beat the cunt. Caught up with him on the final straight and a sprint finish ensued. Loads of friends and family at the finishing line cheering us on. Beat him when it mattered and remind him regularly till this day!

Playing at Burnden as a schoolkid in a cup final.

Paul Jones telling me I'd had a great game afterwards.

Works team in London used to play in the Chelsea and District Darts League, and they had a west london wide KO competition that included players from county teams. 501, one leg.  I got drawn against some fucker who'd just won some national amateur event at Pontins or summat, and in the warm up he threw 3 bulls in 3 darts. I beat the fucker.

I think that was the night I spewed up all over the front of Viscount Lindley's furniture shop on the King's Road. I bet he still hates me.

As manager of the said football team was walking into The Hare & Hounds early on a Sunday and being asked "Who we playing today BB?"

Me: "Little Hulton away"

One of the lads: "Fucking hell, not them loonies"

Me: "Them lads are sat in their pub and have just been told they're playing against you lot, they're shitting it because it's them verses a Breightmet team on their turf, we are the only Breightmet team in the Sunday League and all of Breightmet are looking at your result in the BEN on Tuesday, we are Breightmet so go and get OUR points"

 

We won 2-1

The annual inter-form 5-a-side at secondary school. It was pretty much dominated in years 1-4. Anyway the 5th year comp was the one everyone wanted to win. Out of 7 teams I don't think we were in the top 3 - we done shag all in the first 4 years.

Anyway we managed to win all our 6 games including a last minute penalty winner by myself. I scored 6 in a 7-6 thriller and finished as the tournaments highest scorer.

Never felt as proud as the day we all got called up in front if the rest if the school to collect our medals.

I was even hailed as the schools best player.

 

Alas the phrase that 'form is temporary and class is permanent' applies very much to me.... More the former than the latter.

Winning the champions league with Bolton.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On football manager.

Did the Great North Run twice. Ran for School but wasn't amazing.

 

Can't say I've ever won anything of note but me and my mate used to hussle a lot of unsuspecting males at pool of a Saturday afternoon in the 90s.

Winning a penalty for Bolton Wanderers under 16s at Lancaster City's ground before hobbling off with an ankle injury from the keepers challenge.

Captaining Kearsley under 14s in Mervyn Porter semi finals v Heaton. Defending just 48 (20 overs) we won by 7 runs and I bowled 5-5-0-3 not a single run off 30 balls.

 

Playing for Lancashire....at Tenpin Bowling

Studs first on Gary Nevilles ankle for Bolton school boys v Bury

 

Leading goal scorer Boys Fed 87

Hospital Cup final , Grundy Hill.

Bolton Marathon,

Potting the black to win Bolton 1st div pool league.

Knocking xxxx out of Chelsea after legging it across Burnden Park from the embankment.

Studs first on Gary Nevilles ankle for Bolton school boys v Bury

 

Leading goal scorer Boys Fed 87

We have a winner!

We have a winner!

Seconded !!!

Northern Schools Doubles tennis champion at the annual Ampleforth championships 1990ish

 

Part of Marple GC's Junior Derbyshire & Cheshire league winning golf team early 90's

 

Bobby Charlton Soccer School individual Penalty tournament champion (David Beckham won't he skills comp) from hundreds of kids. Late 80's or Early 90's again no doubt

 

Fair to say I peaked early. Thank you knees, booze and birds.

I'm a proud blue/white grade in thai boxing at the moment.

Have I ever mentioned I got Freddie Flintoff out first ball in a Lancashire Knockout game

Nutmegged Michael Tonge (Leeds) in what was supposed to be us year 7's being thrown to the year 11 lions.

 

Scored from the halfway line with my left foot against Stretford Vics in the under 13's.

 

Captaining us to promotion the following season from Salford League Division Two and Allardyce presenting me with our trophy, still got the photo somewhere.

 

Sin binned for scrapping with Joel Tomkins (now with Saracens) in a schools RL match.

 

Missing a penalty at Craven Cottage at half time in front of 7,000. Leigh vs Fulham yoof game rather than mongkick.

Winning Contribution to School Sports Award at Wigan Sports Awards last year