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Pictures From The Past - June 15

Welcome to this week's collection of nostalgia photos from the pages of the Shropshire Star.

Published Jun 15, 2018

Let there be light... Oswestry Town Football Club in action under floodlights at their ground. This picture was taken on Wednesday, September 16, 1970, and recorded a historic event as it was Oswestry's first floodlit match. The floodlights had cost £5,000. A total of 1,271 fans saw them beat Ormskirk 2-1 at the Town's ground in Victoria Road, Oswestry.

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