Newspaper Clippings - Dick Butler - page 45
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Shields E ) BEW8 ) Gazette , Friday , May t May 9 , n ke M Dick Butler Cup will be known tomorrow Cup winner DICK BUTLER ( above ) , of Bedford Avenue , South Shields , has been a supporter of senior football in the town for the e 1975 -15 vinos N1 a a He has always been deeply involved with the game and he possesses beautifully - kept scrap books containing cuttings and 1 a photographs dealing largely with South Shields , and he e also meticulously keeps his own record books covering appearances and goal scorers . He was a disappointed man in 1930 when the original Shields club moved to Gateshead , but he and the town e rejoiced in 1936 when a new club was formed with the e extensive assistance of the Shields Gazette . History repeated S itself last year when South Shields FC deserted the town in preference for Gateshead , but unlike the six - year gap in the thirties , this time a new club - South Shields Mariners - was formed within a matter of months , and a place was found in the Northern Alliance . thick end of half a century , and he still talks fondly of such teams as Sheffield Wednesday , Manchester United , Spurs , Chelsea and Liverpool visiting Horsley Hill in the old Second Division days . Shields , of course , won the championship , and Dick commented : " I think the new club is a smashing club . Everybody is so friendly . I felt I wanted to do something for them , so I bought this cup for their " Player of the Year " . S Dick , ( pictured here with his cup ) , a regular home and away supporter , will be one of the quests at the club's championship celebration tomorrow night when the identity A r , of the " Player of the Year " will be announced and the Dick Butler Trophy presented . |
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