COBBLERS PAST
Frank was born in Leeds on 26th January 1940. Upon leaving school, his first job was as an apprentice fireman, tasked with starting up the fires on steam trains—a tough, physical role that perhaps laid the foundation for the strength and determination he’d later show on the pitch. His football career began with Halifax Town […]
Ex-Cobbler Garry Thompson has had an autobiography written by Bill Howell. ‘Don’t believe a word’ ‘Don’t Believe A Word’ – The Garry Thompson Autobiography A Brummie by birth but raised in Coventry, Garry Thompson burst onto the footballing scene at a time when Britain’s pioneering black footballers had to fight against some appalling racial abuse […]