51 years to the day

[wakey]

19 minutes ago, Whitestar said:

The Newcastle Cup game was later, as i was at big school by then and didn't start till 75 so im guessing it was feb 76 and I'm not looking but i can remember a cartoon type drawing in the BEN of Ian Greaves dressed as a Chicago type gangster with the headline, St Valentine day massacre, so i assume it was feb 14 1976???

I reckon I might still have that BEN special somewhere!

[Farnywhite]

1 hour ago, Bertie said:

I know I’m rambling to myself but had to check my ailing memory - first game I saw was Bolton v Plymouth on 13/3/76.  Didn’t realise the Newcastle cup game was only the month before!  Anyhow, no idea on 1975.

Bertie that was the same first match I attended also Plymouth at 6 years old a run of the mill midweek game nil nil .
I still remember it though floodlights and walk down Manchester road .and a decent crowd on that night . I Managed to track down and buy the program for the game last year . 

Edited January 6, 2025 by Farnywhite

[Casino]

1 hour ago, Bertie said:

I know I’m rambling to myself but had to check my ailing memory - first game I saw was Bolton v Plymouth on 13/3/76.  Didn’t realise the Newcastle cup game was only the month before!  Anyhow, no idea on 1975.

 

1 hour ago, Whitestar said:

Signing Willie Morgan??

 

1 hour ago, Casino said:

Morgan, im almost certain was a deadline day, remember that, signing

 

25 minutes ago, Farnywhite said:

Bertie that was the same first match I attended also Plymouth at 6 years old a run of the mill midweek game nil nil .
I still remember it though floodlights and walk down Manchester road .and a decent crowd on that night . I Managed to track down and buy the program for the game last year . 

The plymouth game was morgans debut

I could swear it was a saturday though

[Casino]

[gonzo]

Was our first televised game v Blackpool or have I completely made that up?

[gonzo]

No I haven't 

 

[Dr. Feelgood]

2 hours ago, Bertie said:

3-3 Newcastle cup tie? I think.  (Started watching us in Feb ‘76 so just before my time 😀)

That was 1976 ... & the best game I ever saw.

[bwfc2003]

3 minutes ago, gonzo said:

No I haven't 

 

Wasnt it just the second half that was televised though ??

[Dr. Feelgood]

I did just search this. Good result but I don't recall it. Probably playing.

[Dimron]

Cloughy started at Forest exactly 50 years ago today.

The rest is history

[Bertie]

48 minutes ago, Casino said:

Yep - thought Plymouth was a Saturday.  I was 7 years old.  Can still remember bits and bobs from the game - iirc Hugh Curran scored a belter which I went mad about as my first ever goal…..was disallowed for some reason.  Emotional rollercoaster even then - set the scene for the next 50 years!

Good to know it was someone else’s first match as well @Farnywhite

Edited January 6, 2025 by Bertie

[victor meldrew]

2 hours ago, jeep said:

Last time Smelldew smiled, or said anything remotely positive?.......

You can fuck right off…

is that positive enough?😊

[SatanGreavsie]

2 hours ago, Casino said:

Well done

It was our first sunday but not the first of the day

or of the month, but they were in the Cup. Cambridge Oldham was the very first.

[SatanGreavsie]

and just seen that a week or two after that first one, we played in a game where, for the first time,  a player refused to play on a sunday for religious reasons.

footballsite - Sunday football is introduced into the Football League.

[TrickyTrotter]

2 hours ago, Duck Egg said:

Anyone off here there on the day? Before my time but I've heard due to Sunday trading rules, you gained access via a programme or similar that was the same price as a ticket?

 

Was there. Repent thy sins think one of the signs said outside.

Will still have the programme somewhere.  Will try and hunt it down.

[onefinfrandsen]

1 hour ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

That was 1976 ... & the best game I ever saw.

Great memories of that game, think it was my first experience of the burnden terrace.

[Whitestar]

What was the attendance that day?

Must have been over 40k on??

[Hoppy]

30 minutes ago, onefinfrandsen said:

Great memories of that game, think it was my first experience of the burnden terrace.

Reply at Elland road mid week went to both games

[Dr. Feelgood]

31 minutes ago, Whitestar said:

What was the attendance that day?

Must have been over 40k on??

46,584 iirc.

[onefinfrandsen]

10 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

46,584 iirc.

It was rammed, wonder if there were fans locked out, never heard anything to say there was.

[Farnywhite]

2 hours ago, Bertie said:

Yep - thought Plymouth was a Saturday.  I was 7 years old.  Can still remember bits and bobs from the game - iirc Hugh Curran scored a belter which I went mad about as my first ever goal…..was disallowed for some reason.  Emotional rollercoaster even then - set the scene for the next 50 years!

Good to know it was someone else’s first match as well @Farnywhite

I thought it was a Tuesday but that’s memory for you will have to dig the program out  I can’t remember the team that day but I thought there was a player called ray train playing that sticks in my mind with being young but could have that wrong 🤔

[bolty58]

There's a player in our team

And he is a goal machine

And his name is John Byrom, John Byrom John Byrom

John Byrom Byrom Byrom

John Byrom Byrom.

Still my favourite player of all time.

[Dr. Feelgood]

3 hours ago, Hoppy said:

Reply at Elland road mid week went to both games

Replay was at St. James's, Newcastle. Another draw. The Elland Rd. game was the 2nd replay. Neutral venue.

So busy the motorway blocked ,& people parked on the hard shoulder & went to the ground.

[bolty58]

1 hour ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Replay was at St. James's, Newcastle. Another draw. The Elland Rd. game was the 2nd replay. Neutral venue.

So busy the motorway blocked ,& people parked on the hard shoulder & went to the ground.

Me being one of them!

Leeds fans hanging around underpasses looking for it. Moody as fuck that night.

[Whitestar]

I was only young but apparently coach loads of Bolton never even got near the ground it was SO busy & loads missed the game.