Who was the manager.....?

[Silent Blade]

Home : Joe Mercer,big win against Charlton Athletic,think it was his last game as manager
Away : John Harris,Scunthorpe United at the Old Show ground,a draw i think,went on a football special train

Charlton match was 20th December 1958. John Harris became our manager on 20th April 1959 but Archie Clark was still our caretaker manager when we played at Scunthorpe on March 28th 1959

 

[Silent Blade]

John Harris, not sure of the year, 71/72,? It was the promotion year from Division 2. Blades 3 Oxford 0. Hooked for life, I will never forget the first time i saw the pitch and stadium when I came up the steps at the Bramall Lane upper tier end as a 9 year old. Thanks Uncle Sid !

November 28th 1970.

The day after my maternal grandmother died

 

[blade.i.am]

November 28th 1970.

The day after my maternal grandmother died

QPR 14 November 1970, 1-1. Sat in the BLUT. Crowd just short of 20000 apparently.

 

[Silent Blade]

QPR 14 November 1970, 1-1. Sat in the BLUT. Crowd just short of 20000 apparently.

 

[Silent Blade]

.....when you saw the Blades for the first time?
For me it was John Harris in a home game v Newcastle. 2-0 down ,i think and won 3-2 with a late Tony Wagstaffe penalty. Hooked for life!

Wagstaff did score the winner but it wasnt a penalty. Woodward scored our first with a penalty

 

[FYT]

November 28th 1970.

The day after my maternal grandmother died

Yeeesss! That adds up, bloody hell! Sorry about your G'ma Silent !

 

[dazzlingblade]

porterfield, 4th sept 1982, 2-1 win at home to preston

 

[Tyler Durden]

Thanks Silent. Typo.

One of the earliest typos in English printed form appeared in the poem "The Faerie Queen" in 1590.
Elizabeth I was the reigning monarch at the time, she was 56 years old (57 after the 7th September). It was also the year that Hans and Zacharias Janssen invented the compound microscope.

See I can do this shit too

 

[torridon]

Ken Furphy, 26th April 1975 vs Leicester City won 4-0.

 

[DaveBassettsgoneonholiday]

Harris '72. I have no clue who we played but know I was allowed to go as I'd started school.
I can though remember walking up the steps of Gangway 7 on John Street and seeing the pitch for the first time.....a totally awesome sight to a four year old..... and still is to a 49 year old (although Kop now rather than John Street)... I've always known this is where I belong

 

[Kentblade]

Teddy Davidson, but to far back to remember who we played.UTB

 

[gavtheblade]

Somebody's testimonial in 88/89 I think.
First league game was against Liverpool and 'that deano goal.'
So it's Harry Bassett for me.

 

[2ndtenorblade]

John Harris 1st game of 1960-61 season.

 

[GodricBlade]

Ken Furphy - just. He got the bullet soon after.
My dear old dad was a big Wednesday fan but took me to the Lane to watch the game as it was the first season of the South Stand.
I wish he was here today - I'd take the piss out of him something rotten

 

[metalblade]

 

[away ends always empty.]

Porterfield 81/82

 

[metalblade]

John Harris early 60's can't remember who against Doc Pace up front & Joe Shaw centre half.

 

[Goodpinchofclough]

Kendall in a 3-1 home to Oxford!
My 3rd or 4th game was that game at the old Wembley vs Palace

 

[corneto]

john harris leicester at home dec 6th 1969,won 1-0

 

[stringer]

Spackman

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

Ken Furphy, 26th April 1975 vs Leicester City won 4-0.

Ditto for me!

For my daughter's first first team game, Chris Wilder v Charlton 2-1 win, March 2017.

 

[DifferentClass]

Sir Harry Bassett.

Sometime in 1994. I forget the match but the old John Street was still standing.

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

Just look at that tooth. It looks like someone kicked his old one out and after a quick search, they pulled a tombstone out of Hutcliffe Wood and knocked it into the socket. Poor, ugly fucker.

pommpey

In one of the United player autobiographies (forgot which one) they mention about Squirrel in the club canteen, had tommy sauce or brown sauce on everything then would lick the bottle top ... ergh!!!

 

[Billyblade]

Martin Peters.
1981 was when I started attending

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

.....when you saw the Blades for the first time?
For me it was John Harris in a home game v Newcastle. 2-0 down ,i think and won 3-2 with a late Tony Wagstaffe penalty. Hooked for life!

John Harris 1 - 1 verses Hull City 1969, Tuesday night at Easter. I was hooked and had a season ticket the next season in the Bramhall Lane Stand.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Just look at that tooth. It looks like someone kicked his old one out and after a quick search, they pulled a tombstone out of Hutcliffe Wood and knocked it into the socket. Poor, ugly fucker.

pommpey

Pompey, that was a fucking fang!

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Pompey, that was a fucking fang!

Sorry Pommpey, should read Pommpey.

 

['Doc' Pace my hero]

John Harris
1962 FA Cup Quarter final v Burnley
L 0-1
Ball bounced off side of Ray Pointer's head and went in. Played with 10 men for most of match, Gerry Summers tore a muscle and stood on the wing with his leg strapped up, no subs in those days.

At least that was the first one I remember.

I was at the front,not far from the cricket scoreboard near the kop,fairly close to where the railings collapsed,it was so foggy i couldn't see a bloody thing.

 

[stringjunior]

Ian Porterfield

Good to see you back BTW brownie

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Martin Peters.
1981 was when I started attending

Good lad for sticking with it as there wasn't much there to encourage you.