A Sunday afternoon in Brigg during the late 1970s and 1980s saw many people visiting the Recreation Ground to watch local football, with Brigg Servicemen FC very much to the fore.
Sadly, despite operating continuously in the Scunthorpe League since its formation in the 1960s, the Servicemen will not be competing during the 2015/16 season.
We bumped into Paul Fox Scunthorpe Sunday Football League secretary Keith Dixon a few weeks ago during the beer festival at the Nelthorpe Arms and he told us that the new league handbook would include a section devoted to the league's 50th anniversary.
The other day he kindly presented us with a courtesy copy and we really enjoyed reading A Brief History of the First 50 years. A good many Brigg teams are mentioned and there's a picture of Geordie Fox, long-serving secretary of Brigg Servicemen, receiving an award.
We gather that Lee Fielden, former Brigg Town cricketer, from Barnetby, has been busy researching information for the historic review.
The new season sees AFC Brigg playing in division two. Paddy Ellis is the club secretary, and home games are at Scawby Playing Fields, West Street.
The Jolly Miller has a team in division six, operating from Wrawby Playing Fields, Vicarage Avenue.
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