A photographic history of Newbold Verdon Primary School.
Thanks to the former teachers and pupils for all the photographs within this blog they have kindly shared.
Newbold Verdon Primary School Mr.Staunton's Class 1985
Back Row: Sean Fowkes, Andy Faulknall, Hayley Law, Rachel Ogden, Sarah Pither, Jonathan Dobson. Adam Welsh, Alistair Collet, Neil Netted Middle Row: Nick Frankly, Richard Davis, Ben Field, Richard Watson, Ian Gardner, Daniel Tyers, Andrew Clark, Karl Hunter, Darren Breeze
Front Row: Mr.Staunton, Keeley Tassi, Hayley Taylor, Victoria Clarke, Susan Gibson, Vicky Bland, Sally Redshaw, Alison Moore, Delene Draper
Many thanks to Mike Staunton for providing this photograph and to Ali Moore for naming who she could remember.
Left To Right: Sarah Davidson, Zoe Rayner, The Guide, Mr.Staunton (behind the guide), Simon Long, Matthew Cockram, Daniel Hill, Matthew Alcock (in front), Jonathan Leach, Adam Humphreys Many thanks to Mike Staunton for this photograph
Newbold Verdon Primary School Mr.Staunton's Class 1993
Back Row: Matt King, Terry Ringe, Matt Cockram, Stephanie Smith, ? (Heather Iliffe), laura Machell, Tin Snow, Mr.Staunton Upper Middle Row: Chris Bennett, ?, Debbie Bailey, Laura Spradbury, Kate Adams, Ruth Wilkinson, Charlie Woodward, Libby Hatton Lower Middle Row: Kelly Leach, Christopher Davison, Craig Coleman, Stuart Rogers, Michael Mann, James Tudge, Adam Wykes, Stewart Brookes Bottom Row: Daniel Ingram, Graeme Morgan, Leanne Orgill, Philip West, Lynda Rastel, Emma Robinson, Amy Robinson, Jason Osborne, Laura Orgill, Emma Harvey
The Newbold Verdon Football ‘A’ Team 1991 Winners Of The Rice Bowl Trophy
The Team: Alex Kendrick, Jonathan Satchwell, Luke Draper , Adam Gibbons, Jamie Cockram, Carl Barney, Liam King, Ian Crowson, Darren Simms, Richard Hayes, Neil Bateman , Scott Harris, Gareth Heggs, And Ross Ward
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The school football team of the academic year 1990/1991 went through to the Rice Bowl County final. Their opponents were Countesthorpe Linden Primary School and the match was played in Countesthorpe. The final score was 6-2 to Newbold Verdon with Alex Kendrick scoring two, Ian Crowson scoring two, Scott Harris scoring one and Jamie Cockram scoring one.
Also worth noting is that one of the goals scored by Countesthorpe Linden Primary was by Sergio Pizzorno. Sergio is now better known as the guitarist for rock band Kasabian. "THE RICE BOWL”
The Rice Bowl, or to give it its full title “The Montague John Rice Trophy” was manufactured in Sheffield in 1919 and donated to Leicestershire Schools F.A. in March 1934. The presentation to the Association was made by the Rice family, owners of a local boot and shoe factory in Syston. Mr. M. J. Rice was a Director of Leicester Fosse and Leicester City FC. The trophy has been the pride of Leicestershire Schools F.A. ever since the first final in the 1934-35 season.
The first recorded final was in the spring of 1935 when the trophy was won by Clarendon Park School - now better known as St. John’s Primary School. In the first ten years the trophy only left the city once (despite the competition being open to primary schools in the city and county), when, in 1938 it was won by Kegworth Council School. Newry Junior School achieved the first-ever hat trick of victories in 1951/52/53 - Leicester City legend Graham Cross was in the latter team. The limelight then switched to the county with Newbold Verdon Primary School (coached by Benny Clinton) winning the trophy five years out of six in 1956/57/58/60/61 - they were beaten finalists in 1959! City schools dominated the sixties and seventies with wins by Overdale, Whitehall, Braunstone Frith, New Parks House and Scraptoft Valley Schools. The fiftieth anniversary of the Rice Bowl saw the final hosted by Leicester City FC, with Braunstone Frith beating Ravenhurst by two goals to one. For the last thirteen years the competition has been sponsored by “Dominoes Toys” of High Street, Leicester. This has enabled the final to be held at Filbert Street and, latterly, The Walkers Stadium. Newbold Verdon Primary School (coached by Mike Staunton) won the trophy again in 1991 to become the school who have won the tournament more times than any other school.
Winners Of The Rice Bowl 1956 - 1991 1956 Newbold Verdon 1957 Newbold Verdon 1958 Newbold Verdon 1959 New Parks House 1960 Newbold Verdon 1961 Newbold Verdon 1962 New Parks House 1963 Whitehall 1964 Holmfield 1965 Whitehall 1966 New Parks House 1967 Willowbrook 1968 New Parks House 1969 New Parks House + Willowbrook (shared) 1970 Humberstone 1971 Scraptoft Valley 1972 Braunstone Frith 1973 Braunstone Frith + Waterleys (shared) 1974 Grove 1975 Willowbrook 1976 Whitehall 1977 Humberstone + Riverside (shared) 1978 Stokes 1979 Alderam Richard Hallam 1980 Whitehall + Stokes 1981 Stokes 1982 Ald. Richard Hallam + New Parks House (shared) 1983 Sherrier 1984 All Saints 1985 Overdale + Fairfield (shared) 1986 Whitehall 1987 Kirby Muxloe 1988 Abington 1989 Danemill 1990 Braunstone Frith 1991 Newbold Verdon
Many thanks to Mike Staunton for providing this film and a detailed history of the cup.
