Barry Nicklin
Barry was brought up in Fenton, and lived in the North Staffs area all his life. I first met him at Longton High, where his love of rugby came from the sports masters such as the legendary Arnold Copeland, Bill Jolley , Tom Spencer, and Rob Bailey.Click To Read More

John till
John played several games for Old Longtonians while still at Longton High School in the late 1950’s. He had played every game for the school’s very successful 1st XV for 3 seasons and was vice captain in his last year. Click To Read More

Marshall Carson
Marshall joined Old Longtonians in the fifties through his contact with former Presidents, Bernard Hallam and Dave Bourne, the former through Scouts and the latter through work. Click To Read More

Martin Hamer
Martin joined Old Longtonians on a wet Wednesday night in 1963 while playing for Trentham, when he had received a severe line-out lesson from Joe Holmes and Peter Henson, two of the most formidable second rows ever to wear the Longton shirt. Click To Read More

David Bourne
David is the sole surviving member of the post-war Old Longtonians, although the Club did exist briefly in the late 1930’s, and again during the immediate post-war period before its reformation in 1952. Click To Read More

Mick Wheat
Winner of the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sentinel Sports Awards
Mick Wheat has been the heart and soul of Longton Rugby Club for nearly 60 years. Click To Read More