Which secondary school did you attend?

I was in the I.R.A. Which made it awkward when talking to my relatives in Ulster.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
Kingsway for a bit and then woods lane.

There weren’t many city fans, but the ones that were went to games.
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When was that? When I was at Primary School in Cheadle Hulme (Lane End 1966-1971) the split was very much in favour of City. Had I stayed in CH I would have gone to Woods Lane with most of the rest of the class.

Actual Secondary Schools were Brookway and then Smithills Grammar for 6th form.
 
cyan said:
When was that? When I was at Primary School in Cheadle Hulme (Lane End 1966-1971) the split was very much in favour of City. Had I stayed in CH I would have gone to Woods Lane with most of the rest of the class.

Actual Secondary Schools were Brookway and then Smithills Grammar for 6th form.
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I’m a bit younger than that ;) I was in high school from 2005-2010. I think it reflects the period of time. There were not many city fans at all in school. Even now from my experience most of the people around my age group are United fans.

The main difference being that most city fans I know go to the match, where as most United fans I know watch on the tele.
 
Chorlton Grammar School and Lunatic Asylum.

Halfway through it turned into Chorlton High School. We had an input of girls and it became a tad more civilised.

About 50% City and Rags. I would say 90% of the sound lads were City, although in fairness there was a minority of decent Rags.

I hated the fucking place with the passion of 1000 blazing suns. My main regret in life is that I didn't break in one night and burn the shithole down.
 
Big Swifty said:
I attended Burnage Whatever-it-is-now when it was Buenage High School, many years ago now.

Former pupils wer Roger Byrne (Man Utd, killed at Munich), Wes Brown, Jason & Daren Beckford.

Can't think of anyone else.
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I went to its predecessor, Burnage Grammar School, 1963 to 1969.
Other Alumni included Alan Badel the actor, Norman Foster, the architect and Michael Croft, founder of the National Youth theatre and in my time Rob Behrens, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, the Smithson brothers, Mike, an ex Lib Dem MP and John, a BAFTA winning film director and Ian Wilson of Sad Cafe fame.

I loathed every minute I was there.
 
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Marklr said:
Same here. I was at Yew Tree from 78 to 83. Do you remember any of the teachers? "Brass Neck"? "Vampire/Werewolf"?
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Brass neck sounds familiar. Dont remember the other. I remember the headmaster Mr Hockly?? Was called batman as he used to wear a black robe all the time.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
I went to its predecessor, Burnage Grammar School, 1963 to 1969.
Other Alumni included Alan Badel the actor, Norman Foster, the architect and Michael Croft, founder of the National Youth theatre and in my time Rob Behrens, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, the Smithson brothers, Mike, an ex Lib Dem MP and John, a BAFTA winning film director and Ian Young of Sad Cafe fame.

I loathed every minute I was there.
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Ian Wilson mate.I was at Burnage Grammar 1964 to 1969.
 
55yr old teenager said:
Brass neck sounds familiar. Dont remember the other. I remember the headmaster Mr Hockly?? Was called batman as he used to wear a black robe all the time.
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Hockley left the year I started, I think. "Brass Neck" was the French teacher, Mr Graham. He played a brass instrument in the school band and had a long neck. "Vampire" was Mr Thomas the maths teacher...proper scruffy twat of a teacher. Looked like a werewolf, so he got called.... "Vampire" (we got our Hammer Horror characters a bit mixed up back then). The kids would go by his classroom doing wolf howls.
 
Stand Grammar Boys school via 11 plus, best that it's long gone as the majority of teachers were dodgy. Luckily great for football and a mix of City, Utsmd, Bolton and Bury fans , some graduated to oxbridge, some to borstal. Mark E Smith and some bloke from 10cc went there.
 
Boteler grammar school, Warrington, 1974-1979. The school was formed in 1526 so it'll be our 500th anniversary in a couple of years!
 
Derby High, Bury. Had to pass the 11+ and it was non fee paying. Good school to be fair. Best teachers were Mr Das, Mrs Fonseca and Mr Mawson.
 
BrianW said:
I hated the fucking place with the passion of 1000 blazing suns. My main regret in life is that I didn't break in one night and burn the shithole down.
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My mate Jimmy Williamson at Wardley Grammar tried this the weekend after a History lesson about the Reichstag Fire of 1933.. Mr. Cowgill had explained that the key thing in setting fire to a big building was to "get the staircases" and that's what Jimmy tried on the Saturday night. Spectacularly unsuccessful and only caused him some singed fingers. He'd asked for my help but I liked school and left him to it alone.
 
flyer said:
I was there, 1971 - 75 Leonard Skinner was the Head Teacher, Fred was the woodwork / tech drawing teacher, can't remember the name of the games teacher, big bloke, pretty fair. We were a good team in 75
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Ken Munday was the games teacher. I was there from 1970 to 1978. Skinner (Len Carney) played for Liverpool, probably round about 1890.
 
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