First nine away in the 1960's

[ZLB]

Hi Freddie, I was bored, so rather than dismantling the Corby trouser press, I took your data and added the sixties.

Season...…………..P...…..W......D...….L...…....F-A
2019-20...………...9..........3...…6.......0...……11-7...………Everton 2-0, Norwich City 2-1, Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0

2006-07 (R)...…..9..........3...…1.......5...…….3-9...……….Newcastle United 1-0, Watford 1-0, Wigan Athletic 1-0

1993-94 (R)….,..9....…...0...…3.......6...…….7-19
1992-93...…….…..9....…..1...…1.......7...…….7-17...……...Chelsea 2-1
1991-92...………...9....…..1...…1.......7...…...13-23...……..Tottenham Hotspur 1-0
1990-91...…...…...9..........0...…2.......7...…….4-19

1975-76 (R)..…...9....…..0...…0.......9...…….4-26...………We drew the next one!!
1974-75 (6th)....9...…...2...…2.......5...……11-20...…….West Ham United 2-1, Luton Town 1-0...Slightly better early season away form and we would have been Champions of England.
1973-74...……..….9....…..3...…1.......5...……..9-15...…….Chelsea 2-1, Tottenham Hotspur 2-1, Stoke City 2-1
1972-73...……..….9...…...2...…2.......5...……10-19...…….Birmingham City 2-1, West Bromwich Albion 2-0
1971-72...……......9...…....5...…0.......4...…....11-13...…….Everton 1-0, Arsenal 1-0, Nottingham Forest 3-2, Leicester City 1-0, West Ham United 2-1

1967-68 (R)….….9....…..0...….3.......6...…...10-23
1966-67...…..…….9.....….2...….3.......4...……...8-17...……..Fulham 1-0, Southampton 3-2
1965-66...……..….9....…..2...….3.......4...……...8-17...……..Liverpool 1-0, Northampton Town 1-0
1964-65...……..….9.....….3...….1.......5...……...9-18...……..Stoke City 1-0, Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Fulham 2-1
1963-64...……..….9.....….5...….2.......2...…….15-14...…….West Ham United 3-2, Stoke City 2-0, Aston Villa 1-0, Burnley 2-1, Leicester City 1-0
1962-63...……..….9.....….2...….2...….5...…….10-18...…….Aston Villa 2-1, Blackburn Rovers 2-1
1961-62 (5th)….9....…..1...….1.......7...……...8-24...……..Blackburn Rovers 2-1

So that makes 1963-64 our best points (and goals scored) haul from the first 9 league away games since 1961- but not unbeaten like this season.

Must be some 'memries' there for the older Blades!

* Interesting facts part 688 *

1961-62...Dreadful run for the first 9 away games, but won 5, drawn 3 and lost 4 after that....finishing 5th in the table...and reached the quarter final of both cup competitions.

1967-68... Didn't win away until March 13th 1968, and then won four (Fulham, Wolves. Liverpool and Burnley). Bizarrely the home form collapsed at the same time - with the last six games being … won 0, drew 1, and lost 5. This coming after a great 3-2 home win on TC's debut.

 

[Freddie]

Nice one! Who’s our number 3 and 4 in the pic?

 

[Radders]

Nice one! Who’s our number 3 and 4 in the pic?

Bernard Shaw and David Munks(?)

 

[metty]

Nice one! Who’s our number 3 and 4 in the pic?

No 4 Looks like Frank Barlow to me.

 

[Radders]

No 4 Looks like Frank Barlow to me.

Yes, I wondered whether it might be him

 

[Radders]

If it's the away game at Maine Road in 67/68 then it would be Munks.

 

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

Playing bumpsey-bums with Mike Summerbee on 6th May 1967 I think - score 1-1. The Birch of course looking on. Colin Bell in the background with Ken Mallender I think.

 

[Tony]

Hi Freddie, I was bored, so rather than dismantling the Corby trouser press, I took your data and added the sixties.

Season...…………..P...…..W......D...….L...…....F-A
2019-20...………...9..........3...…6.......0...……11-7...………Everton 2-0, Norwich City 2-1, Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0

2006-07 (R)...…..9..........3...…1.......5...…….3-9...……….Newcastle United 1-0, Watford 1-0, Wigan Athletic 1-0

1993-94 (R)….,..9....…...0...…3.......6...…….7-19
1992-93...…….…..9....…..1...…1.......7...…….7-17...……...Chelsea 2-1
1991-92...………...9....…..1...…1.......7...…...13-23...……..Tottenham Hotspur 1-0
1990-91...…...…...9..........0...…2.......7...…….4-19

1975-76 (R)..…...9....…..0...…0.......9...…….4-26...………We drew the next one!!
1974-75 (6th)....9...…...2...…2.......5...……11-20...…….West Ham United 2-1, Luton Town 1-0...Slightly better early season away form and we would have been Champions of England.
1973-74...……..….9....…..3...…1.......5...……..9-15...…….Chelsea 2-1, Tottenham Hotspur 2-1, Stoke City 2-1
1972-73...……..….9...…...2...…2.......5...……10-19...…….Birmingham City 2-1, West Bromwich Albion 2-0
1971-72...……......9...…....5...…0.......4...…....11-13...…….Everton 1-0, Arsenal 1-0, Nottingham Forest 3-2, Leicester City 1-0, West Ham United 2-1

1967-68 (R)….….9....…..0...….3.......6...…...10-23
1966-67...…..…….9.....….2...….3.......4...……...8-17...……..Fulham 1-0, Southampton 3-2
1965-66...……..….9....…..2...….3.......4...……...8-17...……..Liverpool 1-0, Northampton Town 1-0
1964-65...……..….9.....….3...….1.......5...……...9-18...……..Stoke City 1-0, Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Fulham 2-1
1963-64...……..….9.....….5...….2.......2...…….15-14...…….West Ham United 3-2, Stoke City 2-0, Aston Villa 1-0, Burnley 2-1, Leicester City 1-0
1962-63...……..….9.....….2...….2...….5...…….10-18...…….Aston Villa 2-1, Blackburn Rovers 2-1
1961-62 (5th)….9....…..1...….1.......7...……...8-24...……..Blackburn Rovers 2-1

So that makes 1963-64 our best points (and goals scored) haul from the first 9 league away games since 1961- but not unbeaten like this season.

Must be some 'memries' there for the older Blades!

* Interesting facts part 688 *

1961-62...Dreadful run for the first 9 away games, but won 5, drawn 3 and lost 4 after that....finishing 5th in the table...and reached the quarter final of both cup competitions.

1967-68... Didn't win away until March 13th 1968, and then won four (Fulham, Wolves. Liverpool and Burnley). Bizarrely the home form collapsed at the same time - with the last six games being … won 0, drew 1, and lost 5. This coming after a great 3-2 home win on TC's debut.

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Are you Silent Blades long lost brother?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Hi Freddie, I was bored, so rather than dismantling the Corby trouser press, I took your data and added the sixties.

Season...…………..P...…..W......D...….L...…....F-A
2019-20...………...9..........3...…6.......0...……11-7...………Everton 2-0, Norwich City 2-1, Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0

2006-07 (R)...…..9..........3...…1.......5...…….3-9...……….Newcastle United 1-0, Watford 1-0, Wigan Athletic 1-0

1993-94 (R)….,..9....…...0...…3.......6...…….7-19
1992-93...…….…..9....…..1...…1.......7...…….7-17...……...Chelsea 2-1
1991-92...………...9....…..1...…1.......7...…...13-23...……..Tottenham Hotspur 1-0
1990-91...…...…...9..........0...…2.......7...…….4-19

1975-76 (R)..…...9....…..0...…0.......9...…….4-26...………We drew the next one!!
1974-75 (6th)....9...…...2...…2.......5...……11-20...…….West Ham United 2-1, Luton Town 1-0...Slightly better early season away form and we would have been Champions of England.
1973-74...……..….9....…..3...…1.......5...……..9-15...…….Chelsea 2-1, Tottenham Hotspur 2-1, Stoke City 2-1
1972-73...……..….9...…...2...…2.......5...……10-19...…….Birmingham City 2-1, West Bromwich Albion 2-0
1971-72...……......9...…....5...…0.......4...…....11-13...…….Everton 1-0, Arsenal 1-0, Nottingham Forest 3-2, Leicester City 1-0, West Ham United 2-1

1967-68 (R)….….9....…..0...….3.......6...…...10-23
1966-67...…..…….9.....….2...….3.......4...……...8-17...……..Fulham 1-0, Southampton 3-2
1965-66...……..….9....…..2...….3.......4...……...8-17...……..Liverpool 1-0, Northampton Town 1-0
1964-65...……..….9.....….3...….1.......5...……...9-18...……..Stoke City 1-0, Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Fulham 2-1
1963-64...……..….9.....….5...….2.......2...…….15-14...…….West Ham United 3-2, Stoke City 2-0, Aston Villa 1-0, Burnley 2-1, Leicester City 1-0
1962-63...……..….9.....….2...….2...….5...…….10-18...…….Aston Villa 2-1, Blackburn Rovers 2-1
1961-62 (5th)….9....…..1...….1.......7...……...8-24...……..Blackburn Rovers 2-1

So that makes 1963-64 our best points (and goals scored) haul from the first 9 league away games since 1961- but not unbeaten like this season.

Must be some 'memries' there for the older Blades!

* Interesting facts part 688 *

1961-62...Dreadful run for the first 9 away games, but won 5, drawn 3 and lost 4 after that....finishing 5th in the table...and reached the quarter final of both cup competitions.

1967-68... Didn't win away until March 13th 1968, and then won four (Fulham, Wolves. Liverpool and Burnley). Bizarrely the home form collapsed at the same time - with the last six games being … won 0, drew 1, and lost 5. This coming after a great 3-2 home win on TC's debut.

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Is it me or does the first picture look like it’s in reverse?

Got the Kop corner on the right leading into John Street - that should be on the left surely?

 

[Radders]

Is it me or does the first picture look like it’s in reverse?

Got the Kop corner on the right leading into John Street - that should be on the left surely?

Yes, not only was the world monochrome in those days but also flipped horizontally.

 

[Tony]

Nope think it's the Lane end before our "Brand New Stand"

 

[Freddie]

Playing bumpsey-bums with Mike Summerbee on 6th May 1967 I think - score 1-1. The Birch of course looking on. Colin Bell in the background with Ken Mallender I think.

This is 67-68 and we lost 5-2. City were champions and we got relegated.

 

[ZLB]

This is 67-68 and we lost 5-2. City were champions and we got relegated.

Correct. Woodward and Reece for the Blades. Stan Bowles scored twice on his debut. That’s Summerbee scoring in the pic.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Nope think it's the Lane end before our "Brand New Stand"

That was my first thought - but the West wing corner was at an angle and there was a glass side.

Whatever - someone putting the negative in the wrong way round has properly messed with my mind.