Boldmere, like Birmingham City, Fulham, Southampton, Everton and Bolton Wanderers were formed in the late 19th century. The ‘Mikes’ share a common denominator with some professional clubs in that they were formed from a church. Since then there have been literally hundreds of players that have turned out for the ‘Mikes’.
This book will capture a feeling of a bygone age through eyewitness accounts by former managers, players and supporters. It chronicles when Boldmere won a competition in Europe in 1939, years before Celtic and Manchester United won the European Cup. The ‘Golden Generation’ was the 1948 Boldmere team who played in front of thousands of fans home and away and reached the semi-final of the FA Amateur Cup when they played Barnet at Arsenal’s Highbury Stadium in front of 27,000 fans.
This book also covers the Midland Combination Championship winning teams of the 1980s and the Boldmere teams that won the Walsall Senior Cup.
In the summer of 2008 Boldmere St Michaels celebrates its 125th anniversary as a football club.
