Mr "Andy" Hicks - snooker

The first Mr Nasty of Grange Hill

5) Mr (Bobby) Robson

6) Roland 'Browning' Scholten - Darts

7) Booby Zammora - Football

8) Alan Humphries - Football

I've had to Wiki this as Grange Hill started way after I left school and I've only ever seen the odd episode .

9) Miss ( Chris ) Gayle - cricket

I do recall the PE teacher who reminded me of one of my teachers tough !

10) 'Clare' Scott Gemmill

Lets do one that's more your era then David....

Names that featured in World War 2

1) Kingsley (Wood) Black - Football

(Secretary of the state for air)

Well , continuing the Grange Hill theme , the " Houses" at my school were named after WWII characters , usually do gooder types . One example '

2) Group Captain ( Justin) Leonard Cheshire - rugby

Leonard Cheshire opened lots of children's homes with his wife who was called something Ryder ( not Jesse Ryder the cricketer ) He was also a fighter pilot.

Apolgies for continuing with this , but I did not realise that Sue Ryder was Baroness Ryder of Warsaw until I looked it up just now. I had heard of her in her own right but didn't realise that she was the Ryder of Ryder - Cheshire after which a house at my school was named .

3)...Churchill Downs.........Kentucky Derby ,, I know its a venue but it is a major sports event,,,

4) Mark ( Michael ) Clark WWII General and Aussie cricketer

5)...Reg Bomber Harris,,,Cyclist,,,Air Marshal Arthur Harris

6) Colin Montgomery (A bit of leeway with the spelling )

7) Keith Miller - WWII fighter pilot and Aussie cricketer

" Pressure is a Messchersmit up your arse , not facing Trevor Bailey in a Test Match "

8) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - Football

9) Ian Smith - NZ cricketer and former RAF pilot , later PM of Rhodesia

" We Hiv the Hippiest Blicks in Ifrica "

10) Private (Angus) Fraser (Dads Army set in WW2)- Cricket


Members of Band Aid 1984


1) Charlie (Boy) George - Football

2) Paolo 'Francis' Rossi - Football

3,,,Ian Midge URE...........Football

4) Luke (Paul) Young - football

5) Paul Welller - Football

6) Stirling (John) Moss - (Culture Club) - F1

7) Clive 'Keren' Woodward - Rugby / Bananarama

8) Rick ( Peter) Parfitt -cricket

Going back to my school days , there was a House at my junior school called " Saville " House ( Two lls) The Houses were named after local roads. I don't remember Jimmy ever turning up at prize giving, though I'm sure he would have enjoyed dangling little girls on his knee ( alllegedly) when presenting them with prizes

9) Glenn (Mike) Gregory - Darts/Heaven 17