by moonbeam » Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:31 pm
In 1954 Stephen Recreation Lawn Tennis Club had a womens team in second place in the 11th Division and a second womens team in 7th place in the 15th Division. They had a mens team in 8th place in the 12th Division and got into the 3rd round of the Junior Calcutta Cup. All in the West of Scotland Tennis Leagues. So they were quite an established tennis club. In those days there were a lot of "works" tennis teams. Albion Motors, Clyde Paper,Pressed Steel, Babcock & Wilcox, Templetons Carpets,Anchor Mills,Hallside Steel Works, Kirkintilloch Miners Welfare,Yarrow, Barcley Curle,Drysdales,Brown & Polson,Rolls Royce,Singer,Mechans,India of Inchinnan,Ferguslie Mills,Harland & Wolff.Stewarts & LLoyds, Scottish Gas, J&P Coates cStaff Club, etc etc.all "works" tennis teams. Plus a few churches also had tennis courts and played in these leagues.I recall the prison officers at Barlinne had a tennis club which was called "Civil Service" and you played at Barlinne. Any more I wonder?