chief wiggum Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 68 today Many happy returns Roy, proper Wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jturner Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 The standout memory of Greavsie is his winning goal against Spurs in the 2nd Division. 32,000 on Burnden that day, what a great day for Bolton Wanderers that was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBWFC Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Happy Birthday Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted April 4, 2015 Moderators Share Posted April 4, 2015 the photo...chelsea away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Stalwart of the club in the 70s would go as far to say as the heartbeat of that great Ian Greaves team. Happy Birthday Greavsie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Who was his testimonial against? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Who was his testimonial against? Did he have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites man Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 The standout memory of Greavsie is his winning goal against Spurs in the 2nd Division. 32,000 on Burnden that day, what a great day for Bolton Wanderers that was. It was on Match of the Day too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COYW Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 The standout memory of Greavsie is his winning goal against Spurs in the 2nd Division. 32,000 on Burnden that day, what a great day for Bolton Wanderers that was. We played them four times that season. Twice in the FA Cup and twice in the league. There were 32,000 on for the FA Cup replay at Burnden. 34,000 were in attendance for the league game. Bonus points if you remember how many were on for league game at White Hart Lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Did he have one? According to that little snippet in the picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 We played them four times that season. Twice in the FA Cup and twice in the league. There were 32,000 on for the FA Cup replay at Burnden. 34,000 were in attendance for the league game. Bonus points if you remember how many were on for league game at White Hart Lane. 50000. On the same day as the FA Cup semi finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jturner Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Greavsie had a testimonial against an All Stars team a few days after one of the promotion near misses in either 76 or 77 so it was a bit flat to put it mildlyThe crowd at Tottenham was just over 50,000 their biggest league crowd for 3 years.Yeah they got lower crowds against Arsenal and Man Utd the last couple of season.I was on WHite Hart Lane that day, kin Don McAllister scored their goal.Id love to see the Burnden match on Tv if anyone has a link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COYW Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 50000. On the same day as the FA Cup semi finals. 08 April 1978 FA Cup semi-finals Arsenal v Orient (at Stamford Bridge) = 49,698 WBA v Ipswich (at Highbury) = 50,922 Second Division Tottenham Hotspur v Bolton Wanderers = 50,097 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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COYW Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 The attendance for the league game at White Hart Lane was not only bigger than one of the FA Cup semi-finals but it was the biggest attendance in the country that day even though Man Utd, Liverpool, Leeds and Newcastle all had home fixtures in the First Division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted April 4, 2015 Site Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2015 His daughter was on my flight back from Amsterdam last week. Anyway, happy birthday Roy, top bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Boby Brno Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) I was there that day and it was a huge dissapointment. At the end of the day, it was just a minor blip as we went on to become champions. Ps. Happy birthday Greavo. Edited April 4, 2015 by Boby Brno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolton va va Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 That game at Spurs was hard work. It wasn't tickets & by the time a lot of Bolton fans got there, the away section was already full with loads of Spurs fans & we had to get in the ground through any open turnstile. We finished up in the opposite end & had to keep quiet. iirc, Whatmore had a perfectly good goal disallowed , but we finished as champions so fuck em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boby Brno Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I went to Ireland with Greavo and a few others for a pre season friendly against St. Pats. In Dublin (a last minute decision that cost me more than I'd bargained for) We went in a pub in Dublin that had loads of football programmes over the bar. Coincidentally, there was a Bolton programme with a photo of Greavo on the cover. The barman wouldn't have it that it was actually him. (I may have told this story before) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jturner Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 That photo is from the home league game against Spurs. Neil McNab scoring from a shot outside the box but it was disallowed, and thats the Spurs following on the Embankment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted April 4, 2015 Site Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2015 Remember us playing on whilst half their team were still celebrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyrays Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 That photo is from the home league game against Spurs. Neil McNab scoring from a shot outside the box but it was disallowed, and thats the Spurs following on the Embankment Only half the E mbankment JT as I was stood under tother floodlight smoking a number 6. ( compulsory for all 11 year olds at the time ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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