safeway60 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Wire great has passed away....From an era when skill took precedent over grunt. .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I was very surprised his demise was not observed at the final in some way ,either a minute's silence or applause. Did he also have a brother who played for Warrington ? Danny ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Ally (Albert) Naughton came from Widnes as did brother Danny, both played for their home town Widnes prior to joining 'Wires and both achieved international status. He held the record RL transfer fee when Widnes sold him to Warrington for around £4,600 in 1949 - 1950 season. He took over from Harry Bath as landlord of the Britannia Inn, Scotland Rd. in 1956. There was also another brother Johnny Naughton who played for Widnes and may have played for Warrington?. Ally played 95 games for Widnes and scored 21 tries. He made 348 appearances for Warrington, scoring 167 tries. Great tribute (link below) from his home town newspaper, pity warrington couln't have done the same for his family!. http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/tributes-paid-widnes-rugby-legend-6118805 Picture: Credit to Darrell Cooper & Runcorn/Widnes Weekly News. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway60 Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Ally Naughton eventually became landlord of the pub at Boothstown on the busy junction on the East Lancs Road next to the old Kencast site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wireone Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Ally Naughton served the Wire with such distinction that his passing should have been marked with more than a terse press release. The current management are doing much that is good but the lack of acknowledgement of such a great servant speaks ill of their 'community' aspirations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway60 Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Perhaps it's because it's only we old farts remember him...If it had been a Wire *legend* like Andrew Johns there would have been a weeks official mourning. After all Johns played a massive three games for the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wireone Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Perhaps we old farts should be telling the club what we think. Incidentally I think Ally"s pub on the East lancs Road was called The Queens. The walls were full of photos of the great Bev and other great players of that era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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