Fryston Colliery Welfare AFC have a rich football heritage that takes in such players as Len Shackleton, Johnnie Downie and Jimmy Stephen when they were Bevin Boys and in later years includes Dave Penney who managed in the Football League and Derek Stokes who knocked goals in for Bradford City and Huddersfield Town... not forgetting those men who eventually triumph on May 22nd, 1963 and become local Legends in the process. David P. Waddington's book immerses the reader into a world that no longer remains but is never forgotten. Charting the life of a colliery-sponsored football team that rose against all-the-odds to bring home the ultimate prize of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup, the local equivalent of the FA Cup. It’s a tale that could have come straight out of the pages of a comic book, but is in fact, all true. It engrosses the reader as it follows the fortunes of a group of men that worked hard and played even harder! With plenty of quotes and pictures to enjoy, including all the facts and figures from the many campaigns the team played, this is highly recommended reading.
