GARRETT Eddie born 15.03.1939

Born in Nethermill, Dumfriesshire in 1939, Garrett began his football career with local East of Scotland League club Glenafton Athletic where a string of hardworking performances up front brought him to the attention of his nearest professional club, Queen of the South, for whom he signed in 1958.

He was not the biggest of strikers but he could put himself about and his quick temper and robust attitude saw him make 68 appearances for Queens scoring 23 goals - including the winner in a 1-0 victory over Celtic at Parkhead.

In 1963 he was released from Palmerston Park and moved over the border to Carlisle United but things didn`t go so well at Brunton Park and he made only one Football League appearance before moving to Wales in 1964/5 season and signing for Rhyl on semi-professional terms.

On leaving Belle Vue in 1967 he went on to play Welsh League football for Llandudno, Nantlle Vale and Bethesda for whom he played in a 6-1 Welsh Cup defeat at Ninian Park, Cardiff in 1970/71.

A former manager at Llandudno Swifts and Rhyl Reserves - who he guided to the Welsh Alliance League title in 1988/89 - Garrett took over the helm at Prestatyn for the 1993/94 Welsh Alliance campaign and over the next three seasons he established the Seasiders as a force to be reckoned with.

An Alves Cup win in 1994/5 and two runners-up spots in 1994/95 and 1995/96 made him the club's most successful post-war manager at Welsh League level until Dave Fuller's unbeaten side of 2005/6 took the crown from him.

A diehard Queens follower, his house in Prestatyn is named Palmerston after the club's home ground and is appropriately number nine in the street. This year he was honoured at a gathering of former players to mark the Queens' 90th anniversary celebrations.

LEAGUE CAREER

Season	Club	Division	Appearances	Goals	Notes
1950s	Glenafton
1958-63	Queen of the South	Scottish League	88	29
1963/64	Carlisle United	Four	1	0
1964/65	Rhyl	Cheshire League	-	-
1967/68	Llandudno	Welsh League (North)	-	-
1969/70	Nantlle Vale	Welsh League (North)	-	-
1970/71	Bethesda Athletic	Welsh League (North)	-	-

 

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BUCKLE Herbert Edward William born 28.10.1924 - died 00.00.1990

Season 1960/1 saw London-born Ted Buckle take the helm.

A seaman who served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War, Buckle was - and still is - by far the most experienced ex-professional footballer ever to have been involved with Prestatyn Town.

After demob from the Navy in 1946, Buckle signed as a professional with Manchester United and spent four years at Old Trafford making 20 first division appearances and scoring six goals. Unhappy at being a fixture in the Central League side, in 1949/50 he moved across Lancashire to join Everton and became a big hit with the Toffees.

In a six year career at Goodison Park, the robust forward clocked up 97 appearances, hitting the net 31 times before moving south to Exeter City in 1955. Then in the Third Division South, Exeter proved a happy hunting ground for Buckle where he made 65 appearances in two seasons, scoring 12 goals, before the lure of the north took him back to Lancashire, this time as a semi-pro with Wigan Athletic in the Lancashire Combination.

After leaving Wigan he became manager of Midland League Worksop Town before arriving in North Wales in late 1959.

For more on Ted Buckle visit the Post War History  page.

 

Season	Club	Division	Appearances	Goals	Notes
1945/46	Manchester United	First	5	3
1946/47	Manchester United	First	3	1
1947/48	Manchester United	First	5	2
1948/49	Manchester United	First	7	-	transferred
1948/49	Everton	First	26	6
1949/50	Everton	First	22	5	relegated
1950/51	Everton	Second	15	12
1951/52	Everton	Second	14	5
1952/53	Everton	Second	19	3	promoted
1953/54	Everton	First	1	-
1954/55	Exeter City	Div 3 South	28	5
1955/56	Exeter City	Div 3 South	37	7
1956-1959	Wigan Athletic	Lancashire Combination
1960/61	Prestatyn Town	Welsh League (North)