Another classic game from the memory bank, Everton at home in the second leg of the League Cup semi final.

 

If memory serves well, we queued up on a freezing cold Sunday morning for tickets and the queue was huge, took us hours to get tickets, and for the only time in my life we had tickets for the south terrace of the Manchester Road Paddock.

 

If folk thought Newcastle was a big crowd then this was something entirely different, you couldn't bleeding move in Burnden Park that night, it was crammed to the rafters.

Around 51,000 squeezed into Burnden, Everton were given the home section of the Embankment, which now was accustomed to having segregation barriers down the middle.

 

My view from the South side of the Manny Road terrace was piss poor, I was virtually nestled against the barrier to the Lever End.

 

I can't recall too much of the match to be honest, but remember Duncan MacKenzie's penalty miss and a problem with the floodlights on the Embankment.

 

The stick out memory for me personally of the night was at the end and a small party of Evertonians in the Manchester Road Wing stand celebrating and singing "Que Sera Sera"

 

Bastards robbed us of our Wembley dream when a cup final meant something to the ordinary fan. Never liked them since that day and never eaten an Everton toffee since.

I was in the wing stand, probably the only time, ever

 

One of the young reserves at the time got us tickets for the big games, which saved queuing

 

Don't remember the Everton fans but do remember the floodlights blowing

 

Massive come down from the away leg

 

When whatmore scored, I nearly burst my banks

Praying for the whole floodlight system to break. The faulty light was the Embankment one nearest Burnden Paddock. I'm fairly sure Bolton fans were on that side but no idea why the two halves of embankment were swapped over.

Praying for the whole floodlight system to break. The faulty light was the Embankment one nearest Burnden Paddock. I'm fairly sure Bolton fans were on that side but no idea why the two halves of embankment were swapped over.

Allocation of tickets Micky as the larger section held 9,000 and smaller section usually reserved for the away fans held 6,000.

 

If Everton were a big club, they'd have filled the entire Embankment like Newcastle did the previous year..........cue Pablo........

 

What was their left winger called, Ronnie Goodlass ? My dad wound me up and said he only had one arm hence why the mard sod had his hands up his sleeves all the match.

I was also told he only had one hand. I don't think anyone ever say him without his sleeves being six inches longer than his arms.

I was on the Embankment... Bob feckin Latchford!!

Praying for the whole floodlight system to break. The faulty light was the Embankment one nearest Burnden Paddock. I'm fairly sure Bolton fans were on that side but no idea why the two halves of embankment were swapped over.

They also gave them Manny Road paddock North that night

For some reason I was in the manny road

 

For about the 2nd time ever

 

Memory says north.

 

I was a Lever Ender, really

I was only 6, but remember asking our kid why (on walking back to moor lane via manny road etc), why those Everton lads were on the floor, I suspect his answer of they were drunk and taking a rest might have been a tiny lie

Edited February 15, 20179 yr by Wullie

Manny Rd North for me and remember it well.

They also gave them Manny Road paddock North that night

Are you sure mate or did those fuckers just infiltrate our end ?

Are you sure mate or did those fuckers just infiltrate our end ?

Am sure they had Manny Road N that night - we used to always watch from there and that game ended up on Enbankment instead

I was on the Burnden Terrace. I don't know how folk on here remember games from so long back in such detail - it was 40 years ago!

I was on the Burnden Terrace. I don't know how folk on here remember games from so long back in such detail - it was 40 years ago!

I've been accused by very close friend ones of being autistic amongst many things mate.

 

Simply have a great memory from the past and happy memories.

 

Still not convinced though with Everton having the Manny Road North, they must have just got infiltrators who were twatted by the likes of Bolty, Leigh White, Vava and Co.

 

What annoys me though, is neither my dad or I can remember where we parked that night. I could swear blind we parked near the bridge on Weston St due to being in the Manny Road South terrace.

We used to do edbros pilot works back then

 

Or big games, Bromwich Street

 

So, it should've been Bromwich Street, but can't remember

We used to do edbros pilot works back then

Or big games, Bromwich Street

So, it should've been Bromwich Street, but can't remember

We always did Lever St and parked outside Edbros (stopping off en route for toffees at the paper shop on Bridgeman St, next to the Lodge Bank, I bet Ronnie Phillips remembers the shop) but got the feeling we went down Green Lane that night.

 

Now, call me a fucking freak of nature, but as a tot in 74/75, I remember vividly going into the shop near the Lever End before the United and Sheffield Weds games.

And this isn't a piss take but I do remember getting those toffee whirls, in the days when we got quarters of an ounce and before Cheese was an enjoying cunt to his parents.

Edited February 15, 20179 yr by miamiwhite

I'm looking at my ticket right now. Block B, Row Y, Seat 138 of the Manny Road Stand.£2

 

I remember it like it was last week. I think that the reason the memories are so clear is that it was such an event in those days particularly for a 13 year old

 

I remember queuing for tickets with my Dad and my memory (possibly wrong) is that by the time we got to the front of the queue the only tickets left were them - it was either the back row or the second to back row so we only just squeaked in. He was a committed Burnden Paddock man with the occasional match in the Burnden stand. We were right opposite the 18 yard line at the North end of the stand and I don't remember Everton fans in the paddock in front of us. I do remember it being very dark and the floodlight failure would explain that but we couldn't see that from so far back in the stand. I also remember how difficult it was to get back to the car as he always parked at my aunts house in The Haulgh and it took fucking ages to walk back there

Miami, I can still remember particular goals and events from games decades ago.

No doubt forgot plenty but some things just stick.

 

At one time, as teenager and into early twenties, I used to know when we'd scored in an away game when I wasn't there; not everytime but quite often.

 

As clear as a bell can remember going to the pub t celebrate my brother's engagement. That night we played Hartlepool away.

On the way I got one of my feelings and told my dad to put the car radio on, radio manc.

"I think we've scored I said"

"Alright but who scored" my dad replied.

"Either tony Kelly or Michael brown"

The station came to life just as (Wagg) said over to Hartlepool where Bolton have scored.

Can still remember the reporter saying its actually two in a minute or so, goals from Kelly and brown.

Everyone in the car looked at me like I was a fuckin alien or something.

 

Weird, but I just knew.

I just remember hairs on the back of my neck on end as the teams came out, atmosphere like no other I can recall. Bob Latchford header and a terrible penalty at the embankment by McKenzie. We didn't really have a sniff that I can remember and that was unusual at home in those days.

I just remember hairs on the back of my neck on end as the teams came out, atmosphere like no other I can recall. Bob Latchford header and a terrible penalty at the embankment by McKenzie. We didn't really have a sniff that I can remember and that was unusual at home in those days.

didn't we have a goal disallowed? Was stood on a crate at the back of the burnden terrace and must have moved about 20 yards with the sway of the crowd, hated Latchford after that game was convinced we were going to Wembley

I love threads like this. It reminds me how my dad engrained BWFC into my soul

 

I remember vividly how gutted my dad was that night, absolutely convinced he was going to Wembley again when it was a really big thing no matter what competition.

 

His dad had been to the 26 and 29 FA Cup finals and he'd been to the 53 and 58 games and was determined to see us win twice there like his dad. He was devastated

We always did Lever St and parked outside Edbros (stopping off en route for toffees at the paper shop on Bridgeman St, next to the Lodge Bank, I bet Ronnie Phillips remembers the shop) but got the feeling we went down Green Lane that night.

Now, call me a fucking freak of nature, but as a tot in 74/75, I remember vividly going into the shop near the Lever End before the United and Sheffield Weds games.

And this isn't a piss take but I do remember getting those toffee whirls, in the days when we got quarters of an ounce and before Cheese was an enjoying cunt to his parents.

Can't say I remember the shop S as I am a Halliwell lad originally but agree you do have a touch of rain man about you!

I love threads like this. It reminds me how my dad engrained BWFC into my soul

I remember vividly how gutted my dad was that night, absolutely convinced he was going to Wembley again when it was a really big thing no matter what competition.

His dad had been to the 26 and 29 FA Cup finals and he'd been to the 53 and 58 games and was determined to see us win twice there like his dad. He was devastated

Same here mate, my grandad went to the early cup finals and always got out his ticket stubs when we visited him.

 

My dad went to the semis in the 50's but never got tickets for the finals.

 

My dad went to the '86 and '89 shit cup finals at Wembley, but for the real stuff, when I hired a couple of charabancs for the '95 play offs v Reading, I made sure my dad and his mates were guests of honour on our outing.

 

Every fucker was smoking weed, except my old fella and his muckers but they still enjoyed the passive fumes flying about that day.

 

They bloody loved it, especially in the Green Man pre match when all the old songs came out.

 

Absolutely bloody brilliant memories pal.

Can't say I remember the shop S as I am a Halliwell lad originally but agree you do have a touch of rain man about you!

It was next to the Lodge Bank P, pretty sure an old railway bridge was there in those days, SM may know better though.

 

Re the Rain Man, only a certain few games stand out in my memory from the 70's.

 

Vividly remember the Stoke cup match, same with Utd in 74/75.

 

Some daft reason I remember the penalty miss v Villa in the early 74/75 season, think it was Paul Jones who missed then scored from the rebound but it was disallowed due to it hitting the bar and no one touched it before Jones stroked home the rebound.

 

Will never forget the entire ground shouting "Ball is a reject" v Southampton in 76/77 when we beat them 3-0. Ball gave the v sign to the Paddock and got booked.

 

One what bugs me though is 77/78 v Blackpool, Reidy one on one with their keeper and got brought down in front of the Lever End.

Did we get a penalty and did we miss it ?

The Everton game

 

Greaves, lever end from about a yard

 

Bit of controversy whether it crossed the line

 

We may have parked on the greyhound track

I was in the Embankment. don't think Everton had the manny rd north as I remember. Whatmore blazed over a couple of great chances that night. Biggest disappointment watching Bolton until we lost to a disinterested Chelsea reserves on the final day of 1998.