![]() ![]() In the run-in to that season, Toby took a gamble hoping his side would win the league, but after a tricky end to the campaign, Wealdstone still had to beat neighbours Northwood on the last day to clinch the title. One of Toby’s favourites was made in 1997 when Wealdstone were leading the ICIS League Division Three. He was supplying a number of clubs in the Combined Counties League with their own badges and then, in 2002, a newly formed club were admitted into the division who were going to bring thousands of fans (and customers) with them.Įach badge in his collection has a story. ![]() What began as a hobby alongside his full-time job as a cabinet maker soon became much more. Toby, like Terry, made one badge and quickly found he was being asked to make more and more. An official from one of our opponents, Boston United, saw my production, liked it and asked if I could produce a badge for their club. It was also around that time that I decided to produce my first ever Wealdstone badge. “When Mick passed away a few years later, I decided to sell the badges off his coat in the club shop to help raise funds for them. I decided to try and buy an enamel badge on our various trips around the country to put on his coat as a memento of our visit. “After getting him a blue coat and a Wealdstone ‘silk’ scarf, he became established as our mascot. “I used to take him on the supporters’ coach to away games,” says Toby. ![]() His path to becoming a collector and badge maker began with his dog, Mick. Toby was a Wealdstone supporter who also ran the club shop. Terry’s badges fill a wall in his garage in Oxfordshire. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |