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definitely tommo's testimonial and it was a combined Merseyside team we played,ended up 5-5.we had the division 2 trophy on show as well.

pissed down and am sure it was a friday night. something like 22,000 was on.

Looking back that sounds about right, it would be like us parading the 2nd Division trophy round Maine Rd before the game kicked off.

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while rothmans is the bible, i'm with you

 

 

my rothmans reference was to the 42,000 capacity for the 82/83 season but it still appears i'm wrong with it being 43,000

 

the 60,000 capacity up to 75/76 is one im still shocked by though. Burnden must have looked sparse in the late 60's/early 70's.

 

Villa park must have had a similar capacity in those days ?

 

 

i'm with mounts on the Everton match,only time i've ever cried after a game of foot the ball

esp when a small pocket of Pabber's dads were signing ''Que Sera'' in the manny road wing stand.......twats

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FA Cup :             58,692     PNE 1959

League Cup :     50,413     Everton 1977

League :            42,680     Sunderland 1975

               though it's just possible I was in the 50,708  for ManU in 1954

Posted

my rothmans reference was to the 42,000 capacity for the 82/83 season but it still appears i'm wrong with it being 43,000

 

the 60,000 capacity up to 75/76 is one im still shocked by though. Burnden must have looked sparse in the late 60's/early 70's.

 

Villa park must have had a similar capacity in those days ?

 

 

i'm with mounts on the Everton match,only time i've ever cried after a game of foot the ball

esp when a small pocket of Pabber's dads were signing ''Que Sera'' in the manny road wing stand.......twats

Sick of these tasks walking up stairs for stats. Reet, Villa park had a capacity of 60450 in 74/75 and 48000 in 83/84.

Posted

Liverpool in Cup, first year they won it in 1965. Think Ian Callaghan got the winner.

57,000 (subject to Rothman's confirmation). 

 

sheppards site will have to do

 

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sheppards site will have to do

 

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did anyone clock the crowd at the Newcastle away game ? 

 

a tad short of 60,000....that's very impressive for a division 2 match

 

did any of the older posters on here go up there ?

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did anyone clock the crowd at the Newcastle away game ? 

 

a tad short of 60,000....that's very impressive for a division 2 match

 

did any of the older posters on here go up there ?

They were promoted that year

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Anyone got a link to this website,i used to have it in my favourites but disappeared for some reason. 

 

http://www.bwfcstats.com

 

I wonder how many other clubs have a complete record of all their results and attendances from the very first game onwards?

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From the programme home to Coventry Nov 1978:

 

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Typical, not answering the question about the lack of cover over the Embankment. My Grandad always insisted it was due to the risk of sparks from the railway setting fire to a wooden roof, although my Dad who worked on the railways in the 1950's understood it was due to the ownership of the land behind the terrace belonging to the rail company rather than the club, so we couldn't build on it, or at least wouldn't pay to do so.
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Rough maths in my head

 

That would have 27k-ish without the embankment at all

 

Say 3k-4k on there post Normid

 

We're talking a 30k plus ground??

 

Capacity was 22k-ish post that wasn't it

 

Guessing they reduced the amount they'd "allow" on the terraces, but seems a lot of difference to me

 

Or am I being my usual thick self and have missed summat??

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Also who in their right mind ever sat in the burnden stand?

 

sat there with my mum n dad for a few years

 

we used to park on bromwich street so miles more convenient

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