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Bedworth
46 of 710  Sat 27th Oct 2012 8:16am  

Now the City are back in Division Three
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
47 of 710  Sat 27th Oct 2012 11:33am  

On 27th Oct 2012 7:27am, TonyS said: Aren't you going to enlighten us Dreamtime, with his name? Thumbs up
A bit before your time I imagine. But the players name is Toseland I have to go into the census sheets to trace his exact name and particulars. An uncommon name so it should not be too difficult, bare with me on this one, I am not very clever with 'leg work'. Wave Just adding to the above, going by a census page in an ancestry book compiled for us by our eldest granddaughter, there are two other Toselands other than my grandfather and they are a George H and a Simon G and that is all I can find. I did have an uncle, Bill but he was in London serving in the Royal Guards and I do know he was not into soccer. I will have to leave the rest to the experts TonyS. Thumbs up Not very helpful am I ?
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MisterD-Di
Sutton Coldfield
48 of 710  Sat 27th Oct 2012 3:05pm  

Dreamtine: Ernie Toseland played 22 times for City between 1925 and 1928, scoring 11 goals. He joined City from Higham Town and left for Manchester City. There is a picture of him on the 1928-29 team photo in the book 'Coventry City - A Complete Record 1883-1991' by Jim Brown and others. According to Wiki, he was born on 17 March 1905 and died on 19 October 1987. He had a distinguished career at Manchester City, playing in 2 FA Cup finals in 1933 and 1934, winning the latter.
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Dougie
Wigan
49 of 710  Sat 27th Oct 2012 3:57pm  

Dreamtime, I did google Toseland 1935 after you uploaded the photo this morning Smile this is the link Big grin things you can get from google "but they're not always right" this will be Wink Thumbs up P.S. We still have an old man in the bowling club that will answer to the name of "Twinkle Toes O'Brien" but I never knew the player he got the name from until today Big grin Thumbs up Thanks
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MisterD-Di
Sutton Coldfield
50 of 710  Sat 27th Oct 2012 3:58pm  

Dougie: As a follow-up, there are two bits of football trivia regarding that Manchester City team in 1937-38. I believe they were the first and only defending champions in the top flight to be relegated. And also the only team to have been relegated having scored more goals than they conceded. A little more on Toseland's City career. His debut was on 5th September 1928, scoring in a 2-4 defeat at Watford. His final game as on 23rd February 1929 in a 1-1 draw at home to Luton.
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
51 of 710  Sat 27th Oct 2012 4:18pm  

On 27th Oct 2012 3:05pm, MisterD-Di said: Dreamtine: Ernie Toseland played 22 times for City between 1925 and 1928, scoring 11 goals....
Thank you for all the information MisterD-Di, I have come to a dead end here as I have no record of an 'Ernie'. Obviously there are more Toselands than we knew of. Unless of course we have a skeleton in the cupboard we did not know about. My grandfather did have a link with Northampton during some stage in his early life (he was born in Weedon) but most of his life was spent in Coventry. Wave
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
52 of 710  Sat 27th Oct 2012 4:36pm  

On 27th Oct 2012 3:57pm, Dougie inactive said: Dreamtime, I did google Toseland 1935....
Thanks Dougie, very interesting link. Mmm, noticed Ernie was born in Northampton, that's about the only link we have with him. As I am the only Toseland left now (maiden name) and third generation - the plot thickens does it not? Wave
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heritage
Bedworth
53 of 710  Wed 21st Nov 2012 10:26am  

With the City doing well a couple more extracts from my 1936-37 Littlewoods Football Annual.
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Baz
Coventry
54 of 710  Fri 23rd Nov 2012 9:19pm  

There was a programme on the other day, one of these game shows that asked the person. What was the original name of the Coventry City Football Club? Out of the three names given, Singers football club was the right name. Was that right? Blush
Always looking forward to looking at the past.

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Positively Pottering
East Midlands
55 of 710  Fri 23rd Nov 2012 9:28pm  

Spot on Baz. There's an area at The Ricoh where the more verbal of fans sit/stand known as Singers Corner.
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Baz
Coventry
56 of 710  Fri 23rd Nov 2012 9:30pm  

Thanks Bad Boy. Thumbs up Thumbs up
Always looking forward to looking at the past.

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Positively Pottering
East Midlands
57 of 710  Fri 23rd Nov 2012 11:21pm  

I'm told there is a plaque in a turfed area on the site of the Highfield Road pitch (I can't bring myself to go and see it for myself) with an inaccurate inscription relating to The Singers FC. Whoever designed it clearly hadn't done their research, instead of bicycles, there are sewing machines adorned on it. Unbelievable. Oh my
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MisterD-Di
Sutton Coldfield
58 of 710  Sat 24th Nov 2012 12:23am  

You are correct, Bad Boy. It is an appalling monument and an insult to the memory of the club's spiritual home. I raised this on a thread entitled Highfield Road on this forum in December last year. Since them it has also been mentioned by a club historian in the Coventry Telegraph, but as far as I'm aware, this abomination is still there.
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Midland Red

59 of 710  Sun 25th Nov 2012 4:53pm  

Sad to hear of the passing today (25 Nov) of former Sky Blues manager Dave Sexton at the age of 82 Sad Wiki entry
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Positively Pottering
East Midlands
60 of 710  Sun 25th Nov 2012 6:42pm  

I posted on this site how I got to go to Highfield Road for the first time at the age of 7. As my sons grew up they both wanted to go to watch The City and I wrote to the club to explain that I was bringing them to see their first ever game. Dave Sexton (the manager at the time) wrote back and invited them to meet the players before and after the game and sit in the VIP area. He was lovely, a really nice man. Rest in peace Dave.
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