In part two of our series, we pick another range of photographs from Wisbech and Fenland Museum’s exhibition marking 100 years of the Fenmen.
![Wisbech Standard: Wisbech Town fielded a team against a Leicester City 'A' side in the 1940s after their new ground was named Fenland Park.]( "Wisbech Standard: Wisbech Town fielded a team against a Leicester City 'A' side in the 1940s after their new ground was named Fenland Park.")
Wisbech Town fielded a team against a Leicester City 'A' side in the 1940s after their new ground was named Fenland Park. (Image: Archive)
![Wisbech Standard: Wisbech player-manager Bert Blackshaw talking to some Norwich City players and the referee before his benefit match against the Canaries during the 1940s.]( "Wisbech Standard: Wisbech player-manager Bert Blackshaw talking to some Norwich City players and the referee before his benefit match against the Canaries during the 1940s.")
Wisbech player-manager Bert Blackshaw talking to some Norwich City players and the referee before his benefit match against the Canaries during the 1940s. (Image: Gordon Smith)
![Wisbech Standard: Wisbech Town's youth team came together outside Wisbech East station before starting their tour of Germany in the 1950s.]( "Wisbech Standard: Wisbech Town's youth team came together outside Wisbech East station before starting their tour of Germany in the 1950s.")
Wisbech Town's youth team came together outside Wisbech East station before starting their tour of Germany in the 1950s. (Image: Archive)
![Wisbech Standard: Wisbech Town chief Oscar Hold welcomes ex-England international Jesse Pye to the club in the 1950s]( "Wisbech Standard: Wisbech Town chief Oscar Hold welcomes ex-England international Jesse Pye to the club in the 1950s")
Wisbech Town chief Oscar Hold welcomes ex-England international Jesse Pye to the club in the 1950s (Image: Archive)
![Wisbech Standard: The Wisbech Town team that won the Cambs Invitation Cup in the 1954-55 season.]( "Wisbech Standard: The Wisbech Town team that won the Cambs Invitation Cup in the 1954-55 season.")
The Wisbech Town team that won the Cambs Invitation Cup in the 1954-55 season. (Image: Archive)
![Wisbech Standard: The Wisbech Town FC team that played Reading after the Second World War.]( "Wisbech Standard: The Wisbech Town FC team that played Reading after the Second World War.")
The Wisbech Town FC team that played Reading after the Second World War. (Image: Archive)
![Wisbech Standard: Wisbech Town's grandstand, donated to the club in 1923, was demolished in the 1990s due to not meeting fire and safety standards.]( "Wisbech Standard: Wisbech Town's grandstand, donated to the club in 1923, was demolished in the 1990s due to not meeting fire and safety standards.")
Wisbech Town's grandstand, donated to the club in 1923, was demolished in the 1990s due to not meeting fire and safety standards. (Image: Archive)
![Wisbech Standard: A new dawn at Wisbech Town FC as a new board of directors were elected in the 1990s. From left: George Lake, Jack Chilvers, Eddie Anderson, Bert Roseberry, Roger Green, John Petch and Ian Jones.]( "Wisbech Standard: A new dawn at Wisbech Town FC as a new board of directors were elected in the 1990s. From left: George Lake, Jack Chilvers, Eddie Anderson, Bert Roseberry, Roger Green, John Petch and Ian Jones.")
A new dawn at Wisbech Town FC as a new board of directors were elected in the 1990s. From left: George Lake, Jack Chilvers, Eddie Anderson, Bert Roseberry, Roger Green, John Petch and Ian Jones. (Image: Archive)
![Wisbech Standard: The Wisbech Town FC first team that played in the Jewson Eastern League in the 1992-93 season.]( "Wisbech Standard: The Wisbech Town FC first team that played in the Jewson Eastern League in the 1992-93 season.")
The Wisbech Town FC first team that played in the Jewson Eastern League in the 1992-93 season. (Image: Archive)
We will be publishing more photographs in a series of articles marking a century of Wisbech Town FC.
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