Banksy (55 page)

2. Me, aged about nine, during my days as a coal liberator. My idea of bliss was a slice of bread and dripping.

3. Mam and Dad out walking in Sheffield city centre. Needledd to say, the car was not theirs!

4. Dad doing a bit of on-course turf accounting at Doncaster. For the steelworkers and coal miners of Sheffield, a trip to Doncaster was a major undertaking.

5. Me at fourteen. The jerkin I am wearing was at the time the height of Sheffield fashion.

6. On holiday in Scarborough. I was aged about sixteen. Dad is obviously in the holiday mood - he’s taken off his jacket and tie.

7. Mam and Our Jack at Scarborough.

8. In goal for Tinsley County Secondary School. Immediately to my left is Bob Pashley, who went on to play for Bolton Wanderers and both the Sheffield clubs. Far right on the back row (next to the teacher) is David ‘Bronco’ Layne, who became a free-scoring centre forward with Sheffield Wednesday. Centre front with the ball at his feet is Terry Wheighway, who was on the books of Sheffield United. The lad on my immediate left became the only person I’ve ever known to have a full-length photograph of himself in a passport.

9. Tinsley Rec, where my career as a goalkeeper began. When it rained, it was like a quagmire. When it was cold, the pitch became so icy that the teams had trouble turning round at half time.

10. A dispatch rider with the Royal Signals in Germany. I still have the helmet and wear it if ever I go to Hampden Park for a Scotland-England game.

11. Below: My debut for Leicester City reserves against Southend United in 1959. A City supporter ran into the goalmouth and took this photograph. Notice what appears to be a very healthy crowd for a match against Southend reserves!

12. The 1961 FA Cup final. Terry Dyson (out of picture) scored for Spurs. The other players are Bobby Smith (partly obscured by the far post), Colin Appleton, Cliff Jones and Ian King.

13. During the big freeze of 1962-63. Displaying all the benefits of Ursula’s numerous hot dinners, I collect the ball under pressure from Ray Crawford of Ipswich Town. Braziers filled with burning coke kept the frost at bay but, as you can see from the pitch, not for long.

14. The 1963 FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. I manage to punch clear from Liverpool’s Ian St John. There was only one team in this game - Liverpool - and they lost 1-o.