now another name you never heard of

Played for Barnsley,
Jack Owen,
this time i do know the year
it was 1942
i played for Birdwell rovers
we lost 6-5 to woolleycoll,at worsboro bridge ground
i was 14,got a2/6 saving stamp as runners up, i threw mine away in disgust
but the Barnsley intermediate league,were to play hallamshire league
and i got picked as reserve,
we played against Barnsley Res,at oakwell
Jack owen, was the Barnsley C/F
he scored a cracker from half way line into ponty end
that was 1942
you will never guess where i met that man again in 1948
well at iwas at the dip board coal face at Barrow
he got called up and went to war in elalamein
when i told him i was joining upin1949
he did his best to stop me
, JACK OWEN, from Royston
a good player