Sham 69 did not have the art school background of many English punk bands of the time, and brought in football chant backup vocals and an implicit political populism. The Pursey/Parsons/Tregunna/Cain line up then remained stable until 1979, when Ricky Goldstein took over on drums for the band's fourth album. Albie Maskell) remained for the group's first single in 1977 before being replaced by Dave Tregunna. John Goode) and Neil Harris were replaced by Dave Parsons, and drummer Billy Bostik (a.k.a. Original guitarists Johnny Goodfornothing (a.k.a. The 12 November 1976 issue of NME noted that Sham 69 was rehearsing in 1976, although only Pursey would remain from this early line-up twelve months later. secured the Athenian League title in 1969. It originally said Walton and Hersham '69 but had partly faded away, and made reference to when Walton & Hersham F.C. 'Sham 69' is said to have derived from a piece of graffiti that co-founder Jimmy Pursey saw on a wall. Sham 69 formed in Hersham, Surrey in 1975, although originally known (according to some sources) as Jimmy and the Ferrets. Although subsequently going through a number of line-up changes, Sham 69 remained active and were still playing gigs as of 2022. In 1987, Pursey and guitarist David Parsons reformed the band, joined by new personnel. The original unit broke up in 1979, with frontman Jimmy Pursey moving on to pursue a solo career. The group's popularity saw them perform on the BBCвЂ™s Top of the Pops, and they appeared in the rockumentary film, D.O.A. They were one of the most successful punk bands in the United Kingdom, achieving five top 20 singles, including ' If the Kids Are United' and ' Hurry Up Harry'. Sham 69 are an English punk rock band that formed in Hersham in Surrey in 1975.

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