11 a side, full pitch Newcastle Corinthian League Cup.
For anyone who follows golf the pitches were at Close House which is now a prestigious golf course and hotel. Had our wedding reception there in ‘82.
Once around a dozen football, rugby and hockey pitches there. All gone now. On a Saturday afternoon there would be the best part of 200+ people involved in sport. Now there’s probably about a dozen golfers.
And on the other side of the city my son and his wife have just bought a house on a small estate that was built on a pitch where I played in a cup final around the same time.
