23 retro pictures of 1970s & 1980s Preston sports teams, from dance & swimming to netball, boxing & football
By Jack Marshall
Published 22nd Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Updated 14th Feb 2024, 10:18 BST
Joining a local sports club can be one of the best decisions you can make.
The people you meet, the experiences you have, and the life-lessons you learn make being part of a team one of life’s great experiences, defined by friendship and fitness. Here we take a look at a few of the best retro pictures of Preston-based sports teams from down the ages...
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Superb bowling by Colin Walmsley (6-12) enabled St Cuthbert Mayne to gain a comfortable nine wicket victory over Broughton in the Preston Cricket Club Schools final at West Cliff in Preston. Broughton could only muster 62 all out and St Cuthert Mayne (pictured) passed this total for the loss of one wicket Photo: RETRO
The Mayor of Preston, Coun Ian Hall, taking a dip in Saul Street municipal baths' new £12,000 learner pool, after officially declaring it open. The pool is named after baths superintendent Tom Aldridge who started work with the authority almost 40 years ago Photo: RETRO
St Joseph's primary school netball team which won the Preston Primary Schools Netball Tournament. Natalie Campbell (captain), Debbie Davies, Lisa Dawson, Marianna Blackburn, Jackie Morgan, Julie Mather, Debbie Flynn and Lesley Bennett, and Miss Margaret Melling. The team beat St Wilfrid's, Longridge 8-6 in the final Photo: RETRO
A small school with big sporting ambitions - that is All Hallows RC High. Although only having two full-time physicall education teachers the school, situated in a beautiful corner of Penwprtham, Preston, is beginning to compete with the area's bigger outfits And for the boys under 14s and under 16s basketball teams pictured above, that means winning! Photo: RETRO