THE 25th anniversary of the opening of the Red and Black Club at Langsford Park saw old boys and club officers from as far back as the 1950s attend the buffet-disco last Saturday week.

Chairman Robin Fenner said there were more than 120 guests and memories of days past were both evocative and sportingly historical.

In an age where sporting misdemeanours make the headlines, perhaps the one story that links the past with the present happened in 1937. As a player, Ossie Millan, who is now 88 years young, was transferred from Calstock to Tavistock .

He continues: ?Feelings were obviously running high and I was carried off injured after only ten minutes of the match.

My mother, on seeing the incident, immediately ran onto the pitch to exact revenge on the guilty player by wielding her umbrella at the poor man. ?

Another story that will go down in local folklore came from Bill Petherick, who as a five-year-old, stood in total awe at the three bullocks that suddenly entered the old pitch at Russell Street five minutes into the second half.

Tavistock were winning by a goal to nil, when the Tavistock goalkeeper rushed to safety as the three wayward animals set up home in the goalmouth.

No amount of coaxing would remove them and the referee was forced to stop the game for 30 minutes until the animals were removed.

Tavistock went on to win that match 1-0, and everyone was waiting for the opposition to lodge a complaint that the Lambs had fielded three ineligible players.

Following the success of the evening, for those who had far to travel or were a little too elderly for the evening event, Robin has announced an afternoon tea and exhibition on Sunday November 18 from 3pm.

If you played for the club in the 30s 40s, 50s or 60s and would like to attend, Robin Fenner can be contacted on Tavistock 614974 or by email at [email protected]">[email protected]