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Walking Football Update - 2+ Years on Walking football wins over older men to new form of the beautiful game Guardian Article Feb 2015 Tracey Humphries Chris Humphries Ageing Well Manager Volunteer Tracey.Humphries@ageuknorthstaffs.org.uk
Walking football wins over older men to new form of the beautiful game Guardian Article Feb 2015
Tracey Humphries Chris Humphries Ageing Well Manager Volunteer Tracey.Humphries@ageuknorthstaffs.org.uk 01782 200739 (Office) / 07557 102108 (Mobile)
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Walking football wins over older men to new form of the beautiful game
Article written by: Matthew Weaver of The Guardian Newspaper Tuesday 10 February 2015 13.09 GMT
One of the Chesterton regulars is George Jackson, a former professional with Stoke City. He played 12 times for the club, including a man-of-the-match performance against a Manchester United side that included the legendary trio of George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law. Soon after, he snapped a cruciate ligament which brought an early end to his promising career.
1972 Stoke City League Cup Winners Squad
As a 73 year old with a serious heart condition, retired electrician Keith Salmon thought his football playing days were well behind him. He had to give up five-a-side games in his 50s when the pace became too much, and he’d grown used to taking it easy. “If I wasn’t doing this then ’d be sitting around at home reading the paper or watching the television, being bone idle,” he said.
Walking football wins over older men to new form of the beautiful game
Article written by: Matthew Weaver of The Guardian Newspaper Tuesday 10 February 2015 13.09 GMT
Walking football wins over older men to new form of the beautiful game
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Tracey Humphries Ageing Well Manager Tracey.Humphries@ageuknorthstaffs.org.uk 01782 200739 (Office) / 07557 102108 (Mobile) Chris Humphries Walking Football Project Volunteer stokeychris@btinternet.com (subject: Walking Football) www.ccwf.club