Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Big Hitter]

Fantastic midfield/forward line. Goalie/Defence? Not so much.

Yes - I agree. Back row didn't seem to go on and achieve the success/ prominence of the front row players.

 

[Silent Blade]

Southampton v Blades 1925 FA Cup semi final at Stamford Bridge

 

[Freddie]

Southampton v Blades 1925 FA Cup semi final at Stamford Bridge
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1. Name the two players in the foreground.
2. What happened next?

 

[Bell4]

1. Name the two players in the foreground.
2. What happened next?

Billy Gillespie and John Terry ?

Fallowfield brought mcburnie on ?

Informed punt

 

[VM198]

1. Name the two players in the foreground.
2. What happened next?

Thought thad know't feller in't dark strip(red shirts), call thi'sen a Blade.
The legendary Billy Gillespie.
Other fella looks like George Hardwick's dad.
Blades won 2-0, OG(Parker) & Tunstall,

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[ghandi]

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Cockney????....Londoner but I would think Cockney was used with poetic licence for alliterative purposes.

 

[DifferentClass]

Time for a bit of good old guess who.

This pic contains one player who would go onto play for the Blades and an ex-pig. Both are considered legends at the club they were playing for at the time, as is the third bloke. The Blade should be easy, the Wendy's a bit harder. The third bloke has no Blade or pig connections but is fairly well known.

Winner gets nowt but the thrill of being called a smartarse on the internet.

 

[Sean Thornton]

McAlle, Mellor, Cherry?

 

[Rooks]

Weatherall, ? , McCall

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Southampton v Blades 1925 FA Cup semi final at Stamford Bridge
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No red and white stripes?

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Sean McCarthy? Alongside McCall and Wetherall?

 

[Silent Blade]

Time for a bit of good old guess who.

This pic contains one player who would go onto play for the Blades and an ex-pig. Both are considered legends at the club they were playing for at the time, as is the third bloke. The Blade should be easy, the Wendy's a bit harder. The third bloke has no Blade or pig connections but is fairly well known.

Winner gets nowt but the thrill of being called a smartarse on the internet.

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Lee Sinnott, Gavin Oliver and Stuart McCall. Easter Monday 1988. Blades 1 Bradford 2. Wally Downes sent off in the 8th minute after his return from suspension

 

[Silent Blade]

No red and white stripes?

Saints first choice kits were red and white stripes too!

 

[Silent Blade]

Blades and Blackpool captains at the New Zealand tour in Summer 1965

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[United Aren't Back.]

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1973?

 

[Chingo]

 

[Bert]

1973?

Bert thinks it 1972, but John Harris's cardy is 1958.

 

[Greenwich Blade]

Bert thinks it 1972, but John Harris's cardy is 1958.

I'm going with 1972 as well.

 

[Blade1959]

I'm going with 1972 as well.

1971/72

 

[Rooks]

Lee Sinnott, Gavin Oliver and Stuart McCall. Easter Monday 1988. Blades 1 Bradford 2. Wally Downes sent off in the 8th minute after his return from suspension

I heard that Wally Downes was sent off because of the the Wimbledon v Portsmouth rivalry in the 80's and intended to tackle Mick Kennedy, He got the wrong person and apologised to him, the Referee heard him and sent him off, Silent Blade can you throw any light on this ?

 

[Greenwich Blade]

I heard that Wally Downes was sent off because of the the Wimbledon v Portsmouth rivalry in the 80's and intended to tackle Mick Kennedy, He got the wrong person and apologised to him, the Referee heard him and sent him off, Silent Blade can you throw any light on this ?

I remember thinking at the time that Wally Downes had immediately rushed over to the stricken Bradford player in an apologetic way. I also remember the Kop not being impressed with the red card or indeed the refereeing performance in general, serenading the ref with "Cheat! Cheat!" including a most vociferous blast at full-time.

 

[Silent Blade]

1973?

1971

 

[Silent Blade]

Bert thinks it 1972, but John Harris's cardy is 1958.

1971

 

[Silent Blade]

I'm going with 1972 as well.

Summer 1971

 

[Silent Blade]

I heard that Wally Downes was sent off because of the the Wimbledon v Portsmouth rivalry in the 80's and intended to tackle Mick Kennedy, He got the wrong person and apologised to him, the Referee heard him and sent him off, Silent Blade can you throw any light on this ?

Yes he tackled Karl Goddard waist high and then said after he thought Karl was Mick Kennedy

 

[Karaoke Blade]

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Those thighs

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Yes he tackled Karl Goddard waist high and then said after he thought Karl was Mick Kennedy

He was one dirty fucked

 

[Blad]