Season by Season commentary, 1950-67
Click on the links below to read a commentary on the highlights of each of these seasons, with many photos.
You may have to wait for a few seconds for the images to appear.
Also, please remember that the quality of newspaper photographs, especially if taken under floodlights, was not always very high and that a scan of such a photo can’t be better than the original! The local press reports included far fewer photographs in the early 50s than in later years and this is reflected in the numbers of images reproduced here.
To see the team lineups and results, go to Results and teams, 1950-67 and click on the relevant seasonal link.
1950/1-Rooke rides to the rescue and Incorporation details
1953/4 -Rooke's reign turns sour
1955/6 -four minutes from Cup history
1958/9-Kelly's men make it at last
1959/60-Rooke returns to mediocrity
1960/1-goals galore, at both ends
1962/3-bright start frozen solid
1963/4 -three managers, one sensation
1964/5 -Hayward bides his time
1966/7 -off field rows, on field disasters