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Irwell Springs Fc

Sharon Jones

Sunday, September 13th, 2015

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Football history tells its tales
Of childhoods hope and dreams
And there the same in black and white
The boys of Irwell Springs

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Leather Casey’s caked like mud pies
Knitted shirts that scratched and scratched
A standing terrace cheering on
A love for football can’t be matched

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 The boys that shine out from the photo
Titherington Lord Hunt Taylor Coupe
Banham Banham Ratcliffe Whittaker
Bold Thomas Thompson mayor of Bacup

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Farewell the sands of time that fastened
Farewell to lovers whence we stole
A willin’ heart and willin’ lips
We cannot leave but we must go

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 The best of years we gave, and freely
The money spent and rarely wise
But there within each heart it trembles
The roar goes up ‘neath blood red skies

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 There’s none so loved as this the passion
Borne in each soul held dearly there
Yea when was asked so freely given
The Irwell Springs Fc so fair

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 Farewell the days of youth oh slender
Fragments held by silver threads
The kings that brought us honour, glory
The crown of victory upon each head

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 But now the time for dreaming over
The Kings all turned to silent sleep
Their swords disguised as football boots
That pierced defences quietly sheathed

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 All peaceful now but ne’er forgotten
The scent of glory but remains
For sure affection never wither
Irwell Springs Fc the same

10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 Our time is measured counted finely
What riches given must be returned
But lo! Behind the gates of heaven
Irwell Springs Fc forever there…

Notes

Bacup Borough Fc sprang forth from Irwell Springs Fc

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Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/irwell-springs-fc/