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They played lacrosse at The Manning but it had been discontinued before I arrived. Mixed feelings about that. I hated all and every type of sport and lacrosse was Bl**dy dangerous. However, in addition to cracking Pickleface's ankle with a hockey stick, I could have decapitated her with a lacrosse stick! Hmm! ;)

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Football was the High School's winter game.  In 1914 the powers that be decided to switch codes; this was not universally popular with the boys and there was a tradition of organizing football teams despite official disapproval.

 

The photo' (immediate post war) is one of these unofficial XIs, "Nottingham United". Unfortunately there is no indication of where it was taken, but it would be nice to know.

 

I agree that it is probably a county(ish) location (Long Eaton did pop into my mind) but I cannot believe they would have travelled too far afield for their matches.

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