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Rochdale Hornets

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Terry

Terry Report 22 Mar 2005 16:25

I have recently found out from an obituary that my grandad (edward collins) used to play for Rochdale Hornets in some capacity. He was born on c1891. Any info concerning this would be appreciated as I never knew him. Thanks Terry

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Unknown Report 22 Mar 2005 16:30

browse their centennial brochure here ... http://www.liffordhosting*com/~rochdale/index_orig.htm as ever change the * to a dot ...

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Unknown Report 22 Mar 2005 17:24

YOU MIGHT GET LOTS OF INFO FROM ROCHDALE OBSERVER NEWSPAPER.DRAKE STREET ,ROCHDALE.THEY USED TO DO LOADS OF COVERAGE ALL MY LIFE WHEN I LIVED THERE HIS OBIT WAS PROBABLY COVERED AS WELL WITH PHOTOS ALSO MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS.HORNETS WAS MILNROW ROAD

Terry

Terry Report 22 Mar 2005 20:33

Thanks for the helpful suggestions. I'll dig deeper when time allows. Terry