He's dead!
I used to work with Jonny Wilkinson's Grandad when he was the local Branch Manager of the small Norwich Union Branch office which was on the corner of King Street opposite Anglia TV for many years. He lived in Swardeston but died last year. Jonny came up for the funeral. I know that because I met him there and very pleasant he was too. Jonny's dad Philip also used to work for Norwich Union in Reading before becoming an Insurance Broker. He packed that up and became Jonny's manager once Jonny became slightly famous. I don't know that Jonny's Grandad ever played football for NCFC. I know he was a commando during the war but I believe he was a rugger man rather than a soccer man.
Posted By: Chicken on October 15th 2007 at 19:57:14
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- Read in a paper today that Jonny Wilkinson's Grandfather used to play for NCFC (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 15, 16:46:29
- The only Wilkinson listed in 'Canary Citizens' (NCFC) - Occams_Razor, Oct 15, 17:36:50
- That's a hell of a carear - 47 years!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 15, 17:56:38
- No, that's lifespan! (NCFC) - Occams_Razor, Oct 15, 20:50:41
- taken from newcastle website (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 15, 17:51:08
- That's a hell of a carear - 47 years!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 15, 17:56:38
- two entries on google search (NCFC) - pants, Oct 15, 16:59:39
- Phil Wilkinson, apparently (n/m) (NCFC) - Stoopish, Oct 15, 16:52:49
- yeah thats the name in the paper. cant find any record of him by "googling" tho (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 15, 16:54:29
- well, presuming he's around 80ish, he'd have played in the 40s? (n/m) (NCFC) - Stoopish, Oct 15, 16:56:30
- He's dead! (NCFC) - Chicken, Oct 15, 19:57:14
- well, presuming he's around 80ish, he'd have played in the 40s? (n/m) (NCFC) - Stoopish, Oct 15, 16:56:30
- yeah thats the name in the paper. cant find any record of him by "googling" tho (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 15, 16:54:29
- I thought i heard that his Grandparents live in Norfolk (NCFC) - Small, Oct 15, 16:49:34
- dunno, rachel off neighbours grandparents live about here somewhere (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 15, 16:50:17
- The only Wilkinson listed in 'Canary Citizens' (NCFC) - Occams_Razor, Oct 15, 17:36:50
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