Back: 1 P Mollard, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7 G. Black .
Front: 1 , 2, 3, 4 Major J. A. Clarke, 5 , 6, 7.
This photo, presumably taken in 1944 is we think a football team made up of men working in the woodlands and Sawmills during the second world war, possibly including men from the Royal Engineers. The men were supporting the war effort and played football at Broadwell. They had sawmills at Cannop and Howbeach. The water tower in the background is the water tower on the Wynnols Hill P.O.W. camp. Note the bird emblems on the players shirts.
In the back row, 2nd from the left is Gordon Panting. Gordon worked for the Forestry Commission all his working life.
Thanks to Ivor Ellis and Royston Pritchard.
Thanks to Chris Warren for the following (Jan 2007): "The team is Broadwell Woodpeckers A.F.C. The cups are probably the Lydney and District Hospital League Cups. Woodpeckers won both Divisions One and Two that year". "Broadwell Woodpeckers played in the Whitecross & District & St Johns League during season 1942-43. But no records exist after the 1943-44 season".
" Berry Hill HG is the Berry Hill Home Guard"..

"Below are the League Tables:"

LYDNEY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL LEAGUE 1943-4

DIVISION 1.........Pl..W.D.L.F..A..Pts
WOODPECKERS........12 11 0 1 55 14 22
BREAM..............12 .9 2 1 42 19 20
STAG ROVERS........12 .7 1 4 32 21 15
ELLWOOD............12 .4 0 8 23 21 .8
BROADWELL ATH......11 .3 2 6 24 27 .8
BLAKENEY...........10 .2 2 6 20 50 .6
BERRY HILL HG......11 .1 1 9 12 52 .3
RAF XI.............Withdrew

DIVISION 2.........Pl..W.D..L.F..A..Pts
WOODPECKERS........14 12 0 .2 71 14 24
PILLOWELL ATH......14 .8 3 .3 36 16 19
COALWAY............14 .8 1 .5 39 36 17
AYLBURTON ROVERS...14 .5 4 .5 39 32 14
STAG ROVERS RES....14 .3 5 .6 31 31 11
PARKEND UNITED.....14 .5 1 .8 37 45 11
BREAM RESERVES.....14 .5 1 .8 38 51 .9*
LYDNEY BOYS CLUB...14 .2 1 11 12 74 .5