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I developed a taste for football at an early age alternating between the delights of Johnny Haynes, George Cohen and an up-and-coming Rodney Marsh at Fulham, and the local Non-League scene. When I moved to the Harrow area in 1965 I took a look at all the nearby clubs and was immediately taken with the passion and humour on the terraces, not to mention the considerable talent on the pitch, at Wealdstone FC. Lower Mead Stadium, Wealdstones home, had the added advantage of being within walking distance for a boy keen to escape the confines of a rugby-playing school on Saturday afternoons. Within a year I had seen my new team lift the F.A. Amateur Cup at Wembley Stadium as well as witnessing what still remains the most exciting game I have ever attended, the F.A. Cup victory over Stevenage when the Stones turned a 5-3 deficit with some 10 minutes remaining into an unforgettable 6-5 victory. I was hooked for life ! In 1973 I set up a Programme Shop at Lower Mead to dispose of my collection and to raise funds for the club. When the Stones played away I was accompanied on the Supporters coach by Mick my mischievous but loveable black and white mongrel. Mick, resplendent in his Royal Blue coat and Wealdstone scarf , soon became a familiar sight around the Southern League and then Alliance (now Conference) grounds up and down the country. As we travelled around I got in the habit of purchasing an enamel badge for Micks coat. Within a few seasons his legs began to buckle under the weight of dozens of badges adorning that coat! It was those badges years later that made up the first Lapels display in the Wealdstone Club Shop.

 

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