Description:Back row (left to right): Rob Price, Neal Gardner, Peter Owen, Colin Leese (captain), Ben Williams, Keith Malkin, Dave Lipscomb, Richard Pratt.
Front row: Matthew Rose, Chris Shenton, Ben Nield, Rob Steventon, Chris Plant, James Norman, Dan Bourne.
Missing from the photograph are Richard Jones and Scott O'Brien who were playing for Port Vale and West Bromwich Albion at the time. This was a strong school team that during the four years at Walton Priory had won the regional cup three years out of four and had lost in the final in the other year. However, the team shown here was not the exact team and was hastily put together one dinner time in order for the photograph to be taken.
Alleyne's Grammar School was founded in 1558 by Rev. Thomas Alleyne. The Masters and Fellows of Trinity College Cambridge were made trustees. The first school building was located near to St. Michael's Church and was used until 1843. At this time there were 38 pupils, including borders.
A new school building, Cambridge House, was erected on Station Road, with an endowment of £15 per annum. In 1889 the school moved again, to new premises at Oulton Cross built on land given by Lady Forester of Meaford Hall. The school was officially opened by Lord Granville on 17 June 1889. A new block was added in 1908.
In 1924 Staffordshire Education Committee became responsible for the school's maintenance. Girls were first admitted in September 1944 and in 1951 a long standing scheme of expansion raised capacity to 350 pupils. In 1969 it merged with Granville Secondary Modern School to form the comprehensive Alleyne’s High School. Since the three-tier school system was introduced in Stone in 1976, Alleyne’s has taken students aged 13 to 19.