![]() The couple enjoy trips out to Trentham, Jackson's Nurseries and Rudyard Lake, while Colin still follows the fortunes of the Vale. ![]() They won 2-0 and blotted Matthews out that day." Colin doesn't like me saying it but he was like Stanley Matthews that day. She said: "The most exciting game for me was the FA Cup match against Blackpool at Vale Park in 1954. June, aged 89, told StokeonTrentLive that they had lived a 'life full of football' - although she missed Colin's first professional game against Brighton as she was working at Electrical Ordinance in Broad Street in Hanley. June's father was a Vale fan who 'wouldn't have let Colin over the doorstep' if he had played for Stoke, while Colin's dad was a Stoke fan who ended up watching both teams after his son signed for Vale. ![]() He was a member of the legendary team of 1953/54 that reached the FA Cup semi-finals and won the Third Division (North), which also included Tommy Cheadle and Roy Sproson. The couple on their wedding day (Image: Pete Stonier / Stoke Sentinel) ![]()
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