Post by Dave on Jul 31, 2016 9:24:17 GMT
This team photo is the 1960 Nutbush Rovers side that was taken at the King George V Playing fields
The name Nutbush Rovers came about because there was am amalgamation of two clubs — Shiphay Colts and Queensway Rovers.The road that joins Shiphay and Chelston is Nut Bush Lane, hence Nutbush Rovers.
Nutbush Rovers later amalgamated with a club known as Southfield.
Both names were then discarded and the new club was called Paignton United, which still exists today, but the merger of youth and experience took Paignton all the way to the Premier Division where it became a force in local football back then.
NUTBUSH ROVERS: Taken at King George V playing fields, Watcombe on Saturday, September 10, 1960, when they played Stoke and Maidencombe United and drew 4-4. Standing, from left, Dave Phillips, Jim Ivins, Colin Brooks, Ken Barrett, Ken Satterley and Pete Radford. Kneeling, from left, Dave Moore, Peter Northcott, Richard Turl, Johnnie Yeo and Mike Pearce