Quote Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanton View Post
They did play in black & white quarters. Dad lived on Beauchamp St in Riverside so could have been Ely but I think it was more likely Grangetown. I’ve got pictures of him playing at the pitch at the canton end of Sloper Road. I lost him in 2020, but he always talked about his time playing for them. I’m sure if I’d mentioned ‘shovel’ it would have brought a smile to his face.

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‘Shovel’ was Wayne Lovell, a ‘handful’ of a footballer who unfortunately passed away quite young.