paget rangers juniors
Coldfield
The club was established in 1938 by pupils of Paget Road School in Erdington,
Birmingham and was accepted into the Intermediate Division of the Birmingham
Juvenile Organisation Committee. In their first two seasons Paget enjoyed
instant success, winning the league title on both occasions; however the
outbreak of the 2nd World War brought a halt to progress. Following the outbreak
of peace, Paget joined the Birmingham Youth and Old Boys AFA, before moving to
the Central Amateur League in 1949 and then the Worcestershire Combination (now
Midland Combination) in 1950. In 1951 Paget Rangers purchased a site on
Springfield Road in Walmley for a cost of £550. Springfield Road was to be
Paget’s home for the next 42 years. The 1950s was a decade of consolidation for
The Bears, before experiencing their first major success in 1960 when a unique
quadruple was achieved. Paget won the Midland Combination League Title, The
Midland Combination League Cup, The Birmingham Junior Cup and the Sutton
Coldfield Charity Cup. Paget went on to retain the league title again in 1961.
Further success followed in 1967 when Paget Rangers defeated Alvechurch to win
the Midland Combination League cup (Alvechurch had beaten Paget in the previous
year’s final). In 1970 Paget won the Midland Combination Premier Division for
the third time, following that success with a second-place finish in 1971. In
1971 the club erected floodlights at Springfield Road, becoming the first
Midland Combination club to have floodlights in the process. The switching on of
the lights was marked by a visit of Aston Villa to Springfield Road, drawing a
crowd in excess of 2000.
