The photograph shows Norman Deeley challenging for the ball as goalkeeper Ray Potter reached across him and Maurice Setters close at hand.

The photograph shows trainer Jackie Maund (who had been well known at Villa Park in his playing days) giving a toning-up massage to Billy Green, with Les Horne and Freddy Morris alongside at Fellows Park.

Team mascot Alan Vurlam retired, with his last game being against Charlton. The photograph shows him being presented with a football by Ernie Thomas, watched by Bill Moore and the players.

The E. C. C. won the match. The photograph shows the Chillington team: German, Sheldon, Carless, Jarvis, George, Wooler; BEddows, Turner, Bacon, Ford and Frisby.

Alan was due to face his former side, Aston Villa, at Fellows Park. A later caption, when he was playing for Tamworth says that he was close to scoring against Banbury.

Wolverhampton Nuclear Disarmament Group organised a ceremony in memory of the children who died in the atomic bomb explosion at Hiroshima in Japan. The photograph shows Councillor F. Wolverson, deputy mayor of Bilston, speaking after laying a wreath.

The photograph shows Private David Corlett of Warner Street in Codsall loading a mortar bomb into a barrel, alongside Private D. Howard of Gunstone Hall Farm in Codsall. Private Colin Whitehouse of Hilton Street in Springfields is mentioned.

Two “chinths”, which were presented to the Battalion in Mandalay in 1925, were used at all ceremonial occasions. The photograph shows Anne Hickton, the granddaughter of Alderman Sir Cliff Tibbitts looking up at one of the figures.

Sergeant Beckett’s wife and family had joined him on the ship for the return home. Athens and Bilston are mentioned. The photograph shows (from left) Angela Beckett, Sergeant James holding Mary, Johnnie and Margaret.

During demolition and alteration work, an old gas chandelier was found from Wolverhampton’s first cinema, which opened in 1909. The photograph shows Bill Blower holding the item.