South Yorkshire Times, January 26th, 1934

Passing of Wombwell Football Club

The passing of the Wombwell Football Club which, according to a decision taken by the shareholders at a meeting on Tuesday, is to go into voluntary liquidation, is a distinct loss to the town. Never, in the course of its twelve years’ history, has the club made any great display in League football – chiefly because the money to obtain and keep really good players was never available, but the effect of the town having a club whose name figured in the national newspapers every week was to advertise Wombwell in remote places where hitherto not even the name of the town was known.  As Coun. T. Newsome said at the abandonment meeting their failures were discussed in football circles just as eagerly as were their successes.

Now often, when the name of Wombwell has been mentioned in distant places, have people replied “Oh, yes, that is where the football team comes from.”  And in an indirect way it was all to Wombwell’s good.  What prospects are there of another Midland League club arising in its stead?  None.  I should say, for a few years.  But if any other body should think of starting under new auspices they would not encounter any insurmountable encumbrance.  Looking through the list of claims unpaid, I noticed that there was only £80 which could properly be described as “F. A.” debts. That was the amount owing in players’ wages.

The collapse of the football club, by the way, has brought a new personality into the limelight.  Norman Ernest Allott (picture), who was appointed liquidator with instructions to carry through the winding-up proceedings. Mr. Allott has taken up work at the offices of his uncle, Mr. A. E. Allott, accountant, and property agent, of Church Street Chambers, Wombwell.  He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Allott who celebrated their golden wedding during Christmas. For some years he has been residing with his parents at Scarboro’ and for a long time has been engaged as a tutor in company law.  He intends to settle in Wombwell, and we shall probably see a lot of him.  I believe he is keenly interested in sports.