Newton has never been part of Warrington & it used to be quite an important place in 17th- 19th centuries. I lived in Hermitage Green in the 70s/80s & Merseyside started just north of the village & Hermitage Green Lane & the stream that runs beside it were the Merseyside /Cheshire boundary. Warrington RDC used to look after outlying districts of Warrington before 1974 .

I agree RD. It's irrelevant which authority governs you, electoral boundaries, the logo on the lorry that empties your bins etc. These change all the time.

If you live within the signs on the road that says "Welcome to Warrington" that counts.

Gerry Lowe was certainly born in Warrington. He played in the pack in both challenge cup finals we got to in the 50's including the famous Odsal replay. Must be worth a mention at prop.

I’m sure John Lowe at scrum half and mark Hilton at prop deserve a mention

Mark Hilton is from Wigan!!!

That's reminds me....TED WHITE!
How I forgotten him!! He played in the 50 cc up win over the Smellies.

He had the cruelest luck braking his leg in the 54 semi and missing out over both the Wembley final and replay at Odsell.
He is one of the few men if any, to have received a 54 winners badge even though he didn't play...I don't think unused subs could get one back then....not sure on that though, if anyone knows??

He's a Wire born and bred and one tough prop

I wonder id Jack Steele remembers the same as me but the Ted. White I remember was a mobile attacking second rower who was injury prone. He may have played prop but I don't remember.
A great player but, as i said, injury prone. Look at his appearances per year.

Remember him but only vaguely as the supporting cast to a young boy's dream of Bevan, Price , Helme, Naughton, Challinor, Bath, Ryan etc.. Unfortunately, to a young boy the pack were the supporting cast and the stars were the ones you watched. Of course they could do no wrong and the referee was a short sighted, colour blind, totally biased, unprincipled, totally corrupt, illegitimate person alive. Funny how times don't change.

Was Austin Heathwood born in Warrington?

I remember Ted White as a second rower too. Anyway he made his Warrington debut in 1952 so couldn't have played in the 1950 cup final. The pack that day was Derbyshire, Fishwick, Fisher, Bath, Lowe, Palin. No substitutes in those days.

Arh. Thanks for that. Us young upstarts no nowt.
However he did receive a winners medal even though he didn't play in 54.

Owner Simon Moran
Coach Paul Cullen

1 Paul Ford..?
2 Mike (Spider) Kelly
3 Jim Challinor
4 Laurie Gilfedder
5 Mark (Fozzy) Foster
6 Bobby Fulton
7 Gerry Helme
8 Tony Humphries
9 John Thursfield
10 Mark Thomas
11 Bob Eccles
12 Ted White
13 Harry (Moggy) Palin

Res
Ronnie (Rhino) Duane
Ian (I can't give to one and not the other) Duane
Andy Hallbrook
Alan (Action) Rathbone

Any idea on Paul Ford?
Was he from Warrington or is it Derek Finnigan we go with...Tbh I rarely remember him playing much first team....he was almost always A team ever present.

I cannot see how he got a cup winners medal if he didn't play in the final.
He may have got a championship medal on the grounds that he played in several of the rounds during the competition.

He broke his leg in the semi, and was given a winners medal. He told me himself.
I knew Ted. He lived on Vale Ave. That's why I kicked myself for forgetting about him.

He may not have received a Wembley medal(I don't know) but the cup was won at Odsell...and he did get a winners medal.

Old thread but does any one have any memories of Ali Brindle? It’s his 80th this year and any help would be appreciated as I’m trying to put something together for him. Warrington born prop from 1957/1969.