Mylander - Issue 83

31 From inside the community Caption: Back row, left to right: Mr G. Seaman, Vice-Chairman; Pete Kelly, P. “Botch” Ellis, goalkeeper Roger Wooley wearing glasses, Michael Twidell, Peter Balls and Ronnie Brown. Front row (from left): David “Rusty” Russell, Brian “Beef” Lawrence, Dennis Barrett, his brother Michael “Mixie” Barrett, and John Sherman. Dennis Barrett later signed for the U’s. “Mixie” Barrett also played for Severalls in the Saturday Colchester and East Essex Premier League for whom he was a prolific goalscorer, and was a talented cricketer both as a bowler and batsman with Colchester and East Essex. Others on the Mile End Rangers books were Brian and David Balls (brothers of Pete), Michael “Dougie” Douglas, Brian Lomax, Bob Russell (brother of “Rusty”), Roy Foley, Bob Townes, Les Ward and Norman Hinson. Every player lived in Mile End. Nobody called it Myland in those days! Photograph taken by freelance photographer F. Heiduk of 55 Causton Road.