The familiar shout of ‘How’s That?’

from Micky Pate as he appeals for an offside decision from the referee is music to the ears of Bideford soccer fans who in the past two weeks have had the opportunity of judging the paces of the close season signings made by player-manager Ray Goddard.

Pictured are the two teams that played in the Robins’ final trial last Saturday. Players who are not included are Ray Goddard, Tom Robinson, Bill Harrower, Cecil Knox, Paddy Blatchford and Laurie Miller.

In the Blues team are: Green, King, Salter, Commins, Heagarty, Rivers, Hocking, Slade, D Jones, G Gidley, Miller

The Reds: McGill, Hodge, Pate, Salter, F Gidley, Price, Denton, Barnes, T Jones, Drew, Shortridge.

Gazette article dated 20 August 1954