1975: Shrewsbury Town FC’s BOATING BALL BOY | Nationwide | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive

Nationwide’s Bernard Falk reports from Gay Meadow - the ground of Shrewsbury Town Football Club - ahead of a big game against Newport County. Lifelong Shrews fan Fred Davies is employed by the Shropshire club as a ball boy. Fred isn’t your typical ball boy, however - he’s 63 years old, and he is entrusted with the unusual but essential task of retrieving errantly struck balls from the nearby River Severn in his trusty coracle. Originally broadcast 9th April, 1975. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of tv to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic tv clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive -