--- title: "John Fishwick Victor Ludorum Trophy 1933-35" url: "https://balshaws.org.uk/about-the-school/balshaw-s-donated-archives/john-fishwick-victor-ludorum-trophy-1933-35" school: "Balshaw’s Church of England High School" --- # John Fishwick Victor Ludorum Trophy 1933-35 Mr. Bob Fishwick called the school to donate his father's [Victor Ludorum Cup ](https://balshaws.org.uk/files/Archive/1933-35,_John_Fishwick_Victor_Ludorum_Cup.pdf)and various items to the archive. Bob sent a [short biography ](https://balshaws.org.uk/files/Archive/Bob_Fishwick,_Letter,_14th_June,_2021.pdf)of his father to [add detail](https://balshaws.org.uk/files/Archive/Bob_Fishwick,_Handwritten_letter,_14th_June,_2021.pdf) of his life. John Fishwick had been [Head Boy in 1934, only the fourth of the new school](https://balshaws.org.uk/files/Archive/John_Fishwick_Prefect_board.jpg), and he was also great friends with[ Peter Granville Vause, the 1932 Head Boy](https://balshaws.org.uk/files/Archive/John_Fiswick_head_boy.jpg) and he often talked about him to his son Bob. Peter Vause played professional soccer for Blackburn/Blackpool/Rochdale in the years before the war. John Fishwick won the [Victor Ludorum Trophy three times from 1933 - 1935](https://balshaws.org.uk/files/Archive/John_Fishwick,_Leyland_Guardian,_1935.pdf), a feat for which he was rewarded with the permanent presentation of the Victor Ludorum Trophy engraved to him. His prowess in sport is shown by his [Balshaw's School Colours Badge](https://balshaws.org.uk/files/Archive/John_Fishwick_Colours.JPG) showing he played Football, Rugby, Athletics and Cricket for the School! Bob also sent a photo of his father outside [10 Stannifields Lane, Leyland](https://balshaws.org.uk/files/Archive/John_Fishwick.jpg) – he was about 14 years old and so at Balshaw's at the time. 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