On Friday 15th March a very special event was held, welcoming back the 1974 University of Bath Football team which had stormed to victory, against all odds, in the UAU Football Championship, with the final held in March 1974 at the St Andrew’s home of Birmingham City.
Eight of the original 1974 team, with their partners, returned to the University of Bath, along with further alumni from the 1974-76 period, to mark this historical anniversary and to see their teammates once again
Some of the squad from 1974 elected to play a game of walking football in the University’s Founders Hall against players from the current University squad, overseen by Head of Football Che Wilson (won by the alumni!) while others opted for the gentler option of a spot of yoga. This was followed by a short stroll around the campus and a lively gathering, lunch and presentation in the Claverton Rooms, where a display of biographies and photos by the University Archivist, Lizzie Richmond, comparing the ‘then’ and ‘now’ was much admired – especially the longer hairstyles of the team in 1974!
FULL story at source: https://www.teambath.com/2024/03/19/former-university-of-bath-footballers-remember-momentous-win-50-years-on/
Author: The Walking Football
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