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All messages are acknowledged.   The last contact displayed was made was on the 28th February 2021.  A selection of past messages is shown in the ‘Postbag’ section below.  

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    The website is a great idea.  If there is anything I can do to help, please don’t hesitate to ask.  Barry Rider

     

    It is lovely to see the development of this site.   I was a member of the Senior team around 1967 along with Eric Allinson, with whom I am still in contact, and Dick Raymond who was playing at left back.  Eric went on to have a long career in senior football with Dulwich Hamlet, Bromley and Hendon.  Before joining the Club, I had played for Heathcote Youth Club alongside other junior Rangers including Jimmy Neighbour, who went on to play for Spurs, and Steve Kirby who later played for Clapton and also managed Ridgeway Rovers which had a young lad called David Beckham.   Dave Hammond

     

    What a lovely surprise after all these years.  Peter Perryman

     

    Fantastic website.  I’m a hoarder so I have lots of memorabilia to share if it might be helpful.  Eric Allinson

     

    Great site. Many names I recognise from the past who were playing playing for Rangers’ teams before I joined in 1972.  Garry Meader

     

    I was a member of the Rangers’ senior team around 1969 and 1970. I recall the club tours of Belgium and in particular the billboards with the description ‘top London amateurs’ on them.  That game was preceded by a the brass band march to the stadium and cold water to wash with after the game.  Good memories and a great and fitting site for a great institution.  Jimmy Martin

     

    Excellent site! It helped me with the Essex County F.A. site with regard to the 1967-68 Andrews Cup.  Phil Sammons (ECFA)

     

    I have recently seen the Rangers’ website.  I was surprised at just how many of the Club’s players went on to have professional careers, many of whom I played against.  It brought back fond memories.  Good luck with the site and I hope you continue to have lots of ‘hits’.  Brendon Batson

     

    Well…  Well…  Well!  The Rangers are now online.  Fantastic!   After I stumbled across the website I spent three hours on an immediate tour of great memories.  Although he remains modestly unaccredited on the site, only Dick Raymond can be sitting on this much information.   I have some photos and memorabilia I can pass on, if you let me know.  How about a Walthamstow Rangers reunion.  Colin Arnott

     

    Have just been told about this excellent website.  Congratulations!  This brought a tear to my eye today.  Great pictures from the past .. not enough of me though! I have some other earlier Handbooks and Guardian reports which I will be pleased to send.   Andy Manston

     

    Just found the Walthamstow Rangers site. Sat for about an hour looking through the various sections, it brought back some very fond memories. The Rangers were a very positive factor on my football career, so thanks to all those involved especially Colin Arnott who was the manager of our team. Once again many thanks.   Bobby Wiles

     

    Great to come across this website. It brought back some wonderful memories.   Dave Stocker

     

    Thanks for the website, my wife came across it while searching my surname. It brought back lots of happy memories of playing for the club from the U13s in 1963/64 onwards, I moved to the Monoux School in 1962/3.  After all these years I still have my old shirt, medals and a copy of the team photograph shown on the website. Reading the section on the Tours I remember vividly going to Belgium and ended up coming home with a walking stick and broken ankle as a result. My mother who is 94 still uses that stick! It would be great to hear from any of the others from the George Monoux School and Walthamstow Rangers at that time period.  Thanks once again for all your efforts, it is very much appreciated.  Mike Titheradge

     

    What a find,  great site.  Well done to all.    George Berryman

     

    What a trip down memory lane. I was great mates with John Pitman and went to a few Rangers matches in my early teens both went to George Monoux. Lost touch after I joined the Army and moved from Walthamstow, although I often wonder how he is. I believe he became a brickie. I then noticed Andy Manston who I went to St Andrew school with. My late father used to say he was a great little footballer just hope he grows a little. A few other names ring a bell, Watts and Notley for example. Great site love it.     Ian Houlsham

     

    I lived out in Essex but ended up playing with Rangers for a few seasons in the mid 60’s thanks to my Dad who drove me up every weekend.  So many great memories from those years.  Made so many friends and my Dad ended up as a team manager in 1966/67.  A great club run by great people.   Graham Dennis

     

    I have just come across this site and have been looking at it with my son.  It brings back so many amazing and fond memories of both my dad Jim Butler and myself playing for this wonderful club which was a great part of my childhood and it is so nice to look back at all those memories.  My best wishes to all who I got to meet and play with, and special wishes to Bobby Wiles.    Lee Butler 

     

    Wonderful website, well done. I`m in the photo of U’12`s team in 1963/4…  as with both Rangers teams at the time, all the players were at the George Monoux School.  Our side managed by Colin Arnott and Del Finch. I’m also in team that won the Andrews Cup (which was Essex County FA U’16 competition).  I shall be seeing Graham Arnott again soon after about a 40 year gap and am sure we will talk about Rangers.  Ian Jackson