http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkfvJp5awJc

31 minutes ago, Clarence Carter said:

The week before this game we beat Fulham 4-1 away.

After Burnley we beat Bradford 5-0 in our next home game. We later beat Exeter 4-1 and Chester 5-0 at home.

What a season that was.

I'd forgotten that Fulham game. Rochdale in the cup was the week after Burnley wasnt it? McAteers debut and goal?

53 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

I'd forgotten that Fulham game. Rochdale in the cup was the week after Burnley wasnt it? McAteers debut and goal?

Yeah you're bang on the money, a 4-0 home win and McAteer goal.

3 hours ago, Clarence Carter said:

The week before this game we beat Fulham 4-1 away.

After Burnley we beat Bradford 5-0 in our next home game. We later beat Exeter 4-1 and Chester 5-0 at home.

What a season that was.

That Chester 5-0 sticks in my memory because at 15 it was the first ever time I left early and missed a goal 

Walking up Manny Road and heard the cheer 

Was gutted 

Lesson learnt

2 hours ago, Duck Egg said:

I'd forgotten that Fulham game. Rochdale in the cup was the week after Burnley wasnt it? McAteers debut and goal?

I remember Wilf McGuinness reporting on the Rochdale match on GMR & saying that Bolton had uncovered a real gem in McAteer. 

19 hours ago, Zico said:

That Chester 5-0 sticks in my memory because at 15 it was the first ever time I left early and missed a goal 

Walking up Manny Road and heard the cheer 

Was gutted 

Lesson learnt

Got the vs from graham barrow

Made it all the sweeter

The 5-0 against Chester was very late season and straight after that horrible 2-1 defeat at Valley Parade. It was 0-0 until late in the game. We then won four on the spin and got over the line. 

Graham Barrow was a Bolton hating cunt going back to his Wigan mid-80s days. Always seemed to want to pick a fight rather than play a pass.

This may well already be on here but you can't watch this too often.

Bolton 3 - 0 Preston

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A16FnYJhu/

That third goal brings out the chills and tingles.

Just kept going, and going..

59 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

This may well already be on here but you can't watch this too often.

Bolton 3 - 0 Preston

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A16FnYJhu/

All 3 games against Preston that season, Ricketts came off the bench and scored. I worked with loads of PNE fans at the time, and they fucking hated him.

Seeing Nat celebrating doesn't half bring a lump to my throat. 

On 25/05/2025 at 16:44, Zico said:

That Chester 5-0 sticks in my memory because at 15 it was the first ever time I left early and missed a goal 

Walking up Manny Road and heard the cheer 

Was gutted 

Lesson learnt

Didnt we score 4 in the last 8 minutes in that game ?

 

Once again ...Just for fun ....

 

 

3 hours ago, burnden said:

 

That is quality ! Great find . 

11 hours ago, Krimzon said:

Once again ...Just for fun ....

 

 

Cringe.

26 minutes ago, Traf said:

Cringe.

Not at all. After losting 0-10 to them at home over the last 3 seasons, that win was very worthy of celebrating. It also felt like Schumacher had broken a curse. Meant nothing in the grand scheme of things of course, but it was a noteworthy moment.

Edited May 30, 20251 yr by Cheese

Would've been a bit better if the shower of spineless cunts had put a shift in for the rest of the season.

We had no right winning that match either, it was the worst game of football in the history of the game.

 

2 hours ago, Cheese said:

Not at all. After losting 0-10 to them at home over the last 3 seasons, that win was very worthy of celebrating. It also felt like Schumacher had broken a curse. Meant nothing in the grand scheme of things of course, but it was a noteworthy moment.

I completely agree, at that moment it was a delight.

Looking back not so much.

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

Would've been a bit better if the shower of spineless cunts had put a shift in for the rest of the season.

We had no right winning that match either, it was the worst game of football in the history of the game.

 

Spot on. It got the Wigan monkey off our backs but meant nothing in the long run.

19 hours ago, burnden said:

 

Superb find!!

Obviously I’d love my Dad to be still alive (sadly at 105 it would be wishful thinking) but it’s stuff like this that rings so many bells about stuff he told me

By 1945 he’d been transferred from Gib to N Africa and as the war came to an end he got more leave home. If it was ‘long’ leave of a week or so he came back to Bolton, if it was ‘short’ leave he went to London. Remember him saying that in 45/46 he spent a lot of leave in London and saw us playing at a few grounds. Would love to show him this and ask if he was there. My happy place says he was there 😀

On 13/05/2025 at 00:16, Krimzon said:

 

The next installment ....

 

 

just came up in my memories- 14 years ago today 😄  shocking finish but ace first touch

 

 

 

As well as loving all the old BWFC stuff on here I’m watching a lot of ‘The Big Match Revisited’ on ITV4

Currently on the 75/76 season and tonight’s big game is Chelsea vs Carlisle in the old Div2

I’ll hold my hand up to being an old fucker. Ray Train playing for Carlisle. Only 18,000 on at Stamford Bridge with half empty terraces and that weird old stand. Brian Moore referring to an 18 year old Ray Wilkins as ‘Butch’. Love it. So many memories

On a slightly serious note, done a lot of dementia training over the last couple of years, and constant provoking of memories is actually very good for you. I’ll take the footy ones…

30 min amatuer documentary on the Burnden disaster . Respectfully done with some photos and footage I hadnt seen before ....

 

Ive posted this before but I get requests for it so here it is again . 

A classic Glorious defeat ....