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Dave Skerratt - 16 times Scunthorpe Champion,
5 times Lincolnshire Champion, twice Lincolnshire Doubles Champion,
represented the county on numerous occasions at junior and senior level
and reached England number 71 in the national rankings



Dave Skerratt, Ray King, Neil Parkin and Pete Skerratt in 1979
Neil is also a mutlple Scunthorpe champion as well as county player. Ray was a regular playing for Scunthorpe in the 50's ,60's and 70's. Pete is by far our most successful player ever, numerous Lincolnshire titles and England no 4. Pete was the first player to play on tv when he lost in the final of the Daily Mirror open at the Royal Albert Hall in 1950.
While on national service in Germany Pete entered and won the German Open.



Mrs. Chambers presenting Handicap trophy to Ray Leong.

Ray Leong played with Dave Skerratt in the App Frod A team for many years. He was also a top player and always finished with a personal percentage above 90%.
Mrs. Chambers was the wife of John Chambers who had died a couple of years earlier in 1989. John used to play with the Baysgarth team in Barton and was a very popular figure in local table tennis.


Mrs. Chambers presenting to Tetsuo Kasahara and Neil Parkin.

Tetsuo Kasahara played in Japan and was ranked in their top 20.
He held a senior management position at Citizen on the Kingsway and after 15 years in retirement from table tennis, joined Hospital 'A' helping them win the Premier league. Tetsuo always had great battles with Dave Skerratt and they came out 50/50 winners.

TOMMO
Andy Thomson, former Scunthorpe junior and senior champion as well as Lincolnshire county player



App Frod players Geoff Creasey, Bernard F. Goy and Ray King - 1944

Bernard F. Goy went to live in Bournemouth.
Bernard & Ray both also played for the Scunthorpe Table Tennis Association.


Steve Barnes



A young umpire, John Mackey.
See 'World class umpire'



Rob Trevethick
Played in the all conquering British Telecom team



Anth Thomas


Sam Barnes



back row Chris Leneve, Frazer Bowers, ?, ?, Darren Rush
front ?, Aaron Rush, Laura Brown


Andy Kelly, receives his junior singles shield from former match secretary Andy Jarvis


Big Social

Finals Night - 1980

from left unknown, unknown, Gary Francis, Gary Hall, Nigel Newton, unknown, Roy Bowes, Andy Kelly, Whittaker, Steve Hare, Alan Dolan, unknown, Mick Harris, unknown, Stuart Temple and Janine Wicks


Mick Harris and Andy Kelly who played the 2007/8 and 2008/9 seasons in the Doncater league


James Stroud

James played many years in the league as a junior and senior, winning the league title on many occasions whilst playing with Dave Skerratt and Ray Leong. James was pictured here keeping his eye in at the sports club.

SSC Bangels - 2010/11

Nicola Massingham

SSC Bangels - 2010/11

Nicola Massingham

Scunthorpe Juniors - 2010/11

James Travis

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Thanks to Geoff Vause for the next few items which came from his copy of the Gainsborough leagues millennium handbook

The first item is a list of the Gainsborough open singles champions dating back till 1937.
Many names on this list either played or still play in our league.

The juniors are also interesting with our players generaly dominating from the 70's starting with the late Col Boyd taking the junior title in 1973


Gainsborough Senior Singles (Rose Cup) Gainsborough Junior Singles
Year Winner Runner up Year Winner Runner up
1937/38 N. Johnson
Rose Bros.		 C. Hinch
1938/39 C. Swift
Rose Bros.		 E. Thornhill
1939/40 C. Swift
Rose Bros.		 E. Whitfield
1940/41 E. Whitfield
PC Institute		 P. Greenfield
1941/42 C. Swift
Rose Bros.		 C. Hinch
1942/3 C. Swift
Rose Bros.		 E. Whitfield
1943/45 No Competition No Competition
1945/46 C. Swift
Rose Bros.		 C. Hinch
1946/47 E. Thornhill
Con. Club		 P. Greenfield 1946/47 P. Rose
B A Y C		 D. Parker
1947/48 C. Swift
Rose Bros.		 E. Whitfield 1947/48 K. Glover
Rose Bros.		 R. Madin
1948/49 E. Whitfield
W M C & I		 B. Jubb 1948/49 P. Rose
B A Y C		 K. Cooke
1949/50 M. Winfield
Rose Bros.		 E. Thornhill 1949/50 M. Winfield
Rose Bros.		 P. Parkin
1950/51 A. Fear
Youth Club		 B. Jubb 1950/51 A. Fear
Youth Club		 M. Winfield
1951/52 E. Whitfield
Marshalls		 B. Edlington 1951/52 No competition No competition
1952/53 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 C. Swift 1952/53 No competition No competition
1953/54 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 C. Swift 1953/54 No competition No competition
1954/55 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 A. Fear 1954/55 A. Patrick
Marshalls		 R. Smith
1955/56 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 A. Birks 1955/56 R. Courtenay
Marshalls		 B. Collins
1956/57 A. Fear
W M C & I		 M. Winfield 1956/57 K. Longstaff
Rose Bros.		 F. Otter
1957/58 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 T. Ginn 1957/58 T. Johnson
Pumfreys		 P. Bull
1958/59 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 S. Rockley 1958/59 J. Corden
Rose Bros.		 R. Hudson
1959/60 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 A. Patrick 1959/60 P. Bull
Willoughton		 R. Hudson
1960/61 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 K. Longstaff 1960/61 J. Bull
Willoughton		 S. Metcalf
1961/62 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 A. Patrick 1961/62 M. Parr
Rose Bros.		 A. Davy
1962/63 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 A. Patrick 1962/63 No Competition No Competition
1963/64 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 A. Patrick 1963/64 No Competition No Competition
1964/65 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 F. Otter 1964/65 R. Wood
Centenary		 B. West
1965/66 N. Slater
W M C & I		 T. Johnson 1965/66 P. Barratt
Whites Wood		 D. Mason
1966/67 N. Slater
Rose		 N. Slater 1966/67 P. Barratt
Rose Bros.		 D. Mason
1967/68 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 W. Kingston 1967/68 P. Hibberd
Mattersey Thorpe		 P. Barratt
1968/69 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 N. Slater 1968/69 M. Woodhead
Rose Apprentices		 B. Lowe
1969/70 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 D. McKenzie 1969/70 G. Marcroft
Rowing Club		 N. Taylor
1970/71 P. Spencer
Clayworth		 A. Patrick 1970/71 S. Allbones
Cent. Meth.		 A. Bullivent
1971/72 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 A. Patrick 1971/72 S. Allbones
Cent. Meth.		 K. Longstaff
1972/73 A. Patrick
Liberal Club		 N. Slater 1972/73 S. Allbones
Cent. Meth.		 A. Reed
1973/74 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 N. Slater 1973/74 C. Boyd
Scunthorpe Polish		 H. Szenher
1974/75 A. Patrick
Liberal Club		 N. Slater 1974/75 C. Burlinson
App. Frodingham		 P. Higginbottom
1975/76 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 L. Oram 1975/76 S. Cuthbertson
App. Frodingham		 D. Slater
1976/77 B. Edlington
W M C & I		 L. Oram 1976/77 S. Barnes
Liberal Corinthians		 K. Adlington
1977/78 N. Slater
Liberal Club		 N. Parkin 1977/78 K. Adlington
West Burton		 N. Parkin
1978/79 S. Cuthbertson
Liberal Club		 D. Skerratt 1978/79 D. Skerratt
Coop		 P. Barnes
1979/80 N. Parkin
Scunthorpe Polish		 S. Cuthbertson 1979/80 J. Skerratt
App. Frodingham		 P. Barnes
1980/81 S. Cuthbertson
Liberal Club		 K. Adlington 1980/81 G. Ashton
Marshalls		 A. Thompson
1981/82 N. Parkin
Scunthorpe Polish		 A. Patrick 1981/82 A. Kelly
App. Frodingham		 Miss J. Shippey
1982/83 A. Thompson
App-Frod		 N. Parkin 1982/83 A. Kelly
App. Frodingham		 Miss J. Shippey
1983/84 N. Parkin
Scunthorpe Polish		 A. Thompson 1983/84 M. Longstaff
Rose Forgrove		 P. Rodgers
1984/85 A. Kelly
Cross Keys		 C. Boyd 1984/85 C. Oldman
West Burton		 P. Rodgers
1985/86 C. Boyd
Scunthorpe Polish		 N. Parkin 1985/86 P. Rodgers
West Burton		 Miss C. Oldman
1986/87 B. Edlington
Liberal Club		 J. Williams 1986/87 J. Williams
Sturton By Stowe		 Miss C. Oldman
1987/88 A. Patrick
Liberal Club		 G. Ashton 1987/88 Miss C. Oldman
West Burton		 I. Coy
1988/89 M. Bartrop
West Burton		 P. Hunter 1988/89 P. Preece
West Burton		 Rodgers
1989/90 A. Oxley
Liberal Club		 A. Patrick 1989/90 Miss E. Timbrell
RBO Police		 P. Preece
1990/91 L. Robinson
United Services Club		 A. Patrick 1990/91 J. Daley
Salvation Army		 P. Preece
1991/92 L. Robinson
United Services Club		 N. Parkin 1991/92 R. Hutchinson
Co-op		 J. Daley
1992/93 N. Parkin
Liberal Club		 A. Patrick 1992/93 R. Hutchinson
Co-op		 Miss N. Allbones
1993/94 N. Parkin
Liberal Club		 A. Kelly 1993/94 B. Daley
Co-op		 Miss N. Allbones
1994/95 A. Kelly
United Services Club		 S. Barnes 1994/95 R. Hutchinson
United SC		 J. Edington
1995/96 N. Parkin
Liberal Club		 T. Green 1995/96 J. Edington
Gains. YC		 D. Swift
1996/97 W. Pettiford
United Services Club		 B. Taylor 1996/97 D. Swift
Aeigir		 J. Edington
1997/98 T. Green
Liberal Club		 W. Pettiford 1997/98 D. Swift
United SC		 G. McLeod
1998/99 T. Cook
United Services Club		 G. Adlington 1998/99 D. Swift
United SC		 G. McLeod

photo 'g' features former Scunthorpe league players Gary Hutchinson (3rd left) Tony Patrick (4th left) Terry Green (8th left) Geoff Vause (9th left) Norman Slater (3rd right) Brian Taylor (7th right) and Neil Parkin (8th right).
This was Gainsborough finals night 1978.

photo 'h' features former Scunthorpe league players Norman Slater (2nd left)Tony Patrick (6th right) Ian Brookes (7th right) and Neil Parkin (far right).This picture is from their presentation night 29th April 1994.