The decade opened with many club members hard at work on the new ground at Castlecroft.  This willing band of volunteers typified the spirit existing in the club and this was probably our most successful period on the field as a result.  In 1951-2 we entered the F.A. Amateur Cup for the first time, all our teams won their respective cups in one season or another and in 1953-4 the 1st Xl did the "double", winning their league and the Senior Cup, a feat unequalled since.  In that season so many people wanted to play for the club that a fifth team was introduced.  There was a great deal of competition for places in all the teams and selection meetings were often lengthy affairs as a dedicated band of match managers gave reports on the teams and suggested changes.  Cecil Patten took his responsibilities very seriously and if he couldn't attend a selection meeting he would send in a written report on the game he had watched.  His comment on one player makes interesting reading, in the light of our current surplus of defenders: "Too clumsy for centre half, suggest we try him on the inside left"!

The social side of the club kept pace with success on the field.  Many members were worried about who was driving home after one of our cup wins.  Graham Birch thought himself safe when he fixed a lift with Johnny Haden who had only been drinking lemonade.  Alas this was not the case as John, either still euphoric from our cup win, or bloated on lemonade, drove straight across the Burntree Island on the Birmingham New Road!

The undoubted highlight of the early fifties was the Easter tour which started in 1952.  The venue was Burnham on Sea, with games against Burnham Town, Highgate United and Worl Old Boys.  Wives and families often accompanied the party, but this did not interfere with some "copious imbibing" which often involved the opposition. On one famous occasion, the Burnham captain, having partaken freely of liquid refreshment with the Old Wulfs, stood up to make the customary welcoming speech.  He got as far as "on behalf of Burnham Football Club" before falling flat on his face.  He was then carried from the room and put to bed.  Most of the tours were a success on the field as well and anyone who went on one will have many happy memories.

A great deal of the credit for this successful period in the club's history can be given to Noel Stokes who was captain from 1947 to 1955.  An Old Boy and master at the school, Noel was an out and out left winger (not politically though), gaining representative honours and in fact captaining the Association.  He continued in the long line of men totally dedicated to the club and his football.  Exactly how dedicated Noel was only came to light much later.  Reading a newspaper in which an American professor claimed to have proved that sex did not have a detrimental effect on athletic performance, Noel's wife Betty turned to him and said "Think of all the Friday nights you wasted".  Apparently this also had a connection with their courting days when "Pop" Ridley, Betty's father would knock on the floor from his bed on Friday nights, not as one might imagine to protect his daughter's innocence, but to warn Noel that he had a game for the Old Wulfs the next day and to get off home.

Perhaps Noel's greatest contribution to the club was when as master in charge of football at the School, he ensured that all good players from the school played for the club.  In this way people such as Peter Evans, Frank Shale, David George and Howard Nuttall were introduced into our teams and the club was in good shape for the future.