Battling with dementia.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9123901/Frank-Worthingtons-dementia-battle-left-Peter-Reid-heartbroken-wants-action.html

Some great tales in this article but tragic for Frank and his family.

 

3 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Nearly...the one I'm thinking of had 2 racing blue & white stripes, one on each side.  It carried on down the shorts.  

Bolton's had some ahem 'interesting' kits over the years, remember the white blue and red stripe anniversary kit? 

48 minutes ago, DavidLeesMullet said:

I seem to remember Marco Gabbiadini could knock a few classics in too, though I don't remember him scoring that many. 

Worthington's strike rate for us was pretty good something like 38 goals in 92 appearences so about 1 in 2 1/2.

How many pens?

49 minutes ago, DavidLeesMullet said:

Bolton's had some ahem 'interesting' kits over the years, remember the white blue and red stripe anniversary kit? 

The kits in 70s were more individual looking at them quarters, hoops and the cov and boro kits . York even had a big V in the shirt for some reason . 

1 minute ago, Farnywhite said:

The kits in 70s were more individual looking at them quarters, hoops and the cov and boro kits . York even had a big V in the shirt for some reason . 

Think Bristol Rovers use to play in white and blue quarters many moons ago. Bolton use to play in chocolate and blue quarters in the early days (Not to mention the pink shirts with blue (?) spots). 

Have an old subbuteo catalogue somewhere with some interesting kit combinations. 

11 minutes ago, Farnywhite said:

The kits in 70s were more individual looking at them quarters, hoops and the cov and boro kits . York even had a big V in the shirt for some reason . 

It was a Y

41 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

How many pens?

35 in 84 league according to Wiki

 

Dont remember him taking pens for us  - but may be wrong 

Don't know why but always liked the wine coloured RBK bolton kit from the mid 2000s

28 minutes ago, Casino said:

It was a Y

🙄 that makes sense 

13 minutes ago, Farnywhite said:

🙄 that makes sense 

Oooh you bitch!!!, why aren't Man Urinal players wearing a large C on the front of their shirts then?, :lol:!!! 

3 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said:

I remember buying the Norwich Umbro shirt from an advert in Shoot magazine.  Wearing a football kit in those days wasn't taken as allegiance to that club, it was just something impressive to wear for playing footie on the park instead of the usual t-shirts.  The West Ham and Coventry shirts were great too, in fact they all were!

I was a keeper from being a young lad right through til I gave up playing

Always wanted the Ray Clemence green keepers shirt. If not, then the dark blue Jim McDonagh one. Some keepers, including Clemence wore a yellow one. My mum bought me a kit from Tobutt’s for Xmas one year. It was a Wolves kit. Well it’s a yellow shirt.....

3 hours ago, Farnywhite said:

🙄 that makes sense 

If it's any consolation, Burnley had a kit sporting a big fuck off V about the same time.

1 hour ago, leigh white said:

If it's any consolation, Burnley had a kit sporting a big fuck off V about the same time.

Think there may be a difference between a V and a chevron. Was it not just a V-neck?

15 hours ago, MickyD said:

Think there may be a difference between a V and a chevron. Was it not just a V-neck?

It was the Chevron top.

19 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

Some keepers, including Clemence wore a yellow one.

It used to be that yellow keeper shirts could only be worn by people with a goalkeeper England International cap.

18 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

It used to be that yellow keeper shirts could only be worn by people with a goalkeeper England International cap.

Never knew that

16 hours ago, Mr Grey said:

In the 70's for xmas, me and our kid got a football kit each for xmas, no badge on, just the kit colours in a flat box with the team name on, they were pretty shit, I got Liverpool and he got Wolves... I cant ever remember wearing the fucker, im hoping I burnt the fucker the following bonfire night, the same year I got a wig-wam and a cowboy outfit 🤷‍♂️ 

Remember the kit in a flat box but didn’t remember the team name being on it

43 minutes ago, MancWanderer said:

Never knew that

... & Norwich players, natch.

4 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

Never knew that

Im not sure its true, unless we are talking for a short time after the early 70s

Green blue red or white only for league games

 

Yellow and black were allowed for internationals

Here’s another “rule” I recall from years ago... or I’ve dreamed it up.

Flags in the corners (and half-way line once upon a time) were to be a plain colour without any writing or logo except PNE who, because they won the first League Championship, were granted the right to display their club badge.

Anyone confirm or otherwise?

On 31/01/2021 at 17:23, DavidLeesMullet said:

Don't know why but always liked the wine coloured RBK bolton kit from the mid 2000s

I liked that kit. The home RBK kit is my favourite BWFC of all time.

1 hour ago, Naytch said:

I liked that kit. The home RBK kit is my favourite BWFC of all time.

Think mine has to be the white umbro home kit from the late 70s (Either blank or the B. E. N. one) though there are a few kits from later on I like