The Invincibles

On 8th April, 2006, Shene Old Grammarians 2nd XI completed their league season unbeaten.

With a playing record of: P18 W15 D3 L0 F72 A18 Pts48
they won their division's Championship by a margin of 15 points.

On that final day of the season, they won 3-1 at Barn Elms. In the interests of good taste, no pictures are published here of what took place later that evening. However, here are some snaps of the 2nd XI heroes while they were still (almost) sober...

Back row: Nelson, Bell, Double, Batchelard, Brown, Nurse, Millard, Neville, Barr
Front Row: Boorman, Chapman, Bailey (Capt), Griffin, Clargo, Crisp, Davey Wall


 

Dan Barr

Leading Scorer Matt Bell

Jonny Boorman

Who ate all the pies?

With the championship in the bag, Shene field a one-legged player with a very bad case of piles.

Brownie can't resist posing for the camera, even though Shene are taking a vital free kick

Having seen the ref do the hokey-cokey (see later pics), the Shene boys decide to have a go themselves

General amusement as Belly gets over-excited and wets himself

...you put the champagne in, the champagne out...

Boorman, Wall and Crisp get the hang of it

Blimey - and this was only half-time

Despite being beyond treatment, Shene players queue for the Therapy Room

Tom Crisp before his makeover

Daggers with his "I'm a native Noo Yawker" look

Andy Double

Gavin Chapman

Have they no shame? Skipper Bailey sports a Leicester City hat, while Millard urinates in the general direction of Craven Cottage

Did you get that haircut for a bet, Dan?

The ref joins in the fun by doing the hokey-cokey - "You put your whole self in..."

Mark Griffin

"Six foot two, eyes of blue - Ian Millard's after you." What opposing centre forwards saw every time they looked over their shoulder

Daggers, confused by the change of ends at half time, goes in the wrong direction while the ref continues to do the hokey-cokey

Julien in the pink

Pistol Pete

Wall and Crisp get engaged

Batchelard shows his age with the beginnings of a dodgy comb-over

It's like an aerial ballet as salmonesque Shene players leap and soar to attack a corner kick

Custodian of the onion bag (soon to be veteran of the sick-bag), Shene II's No. 1 - Tom Clargo

Tina Turner's and Barry Manilow's love child

The first of many for Clargo

Pete Wall