Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Tunstall Fred]

Reading. Keeper is Steve Death

Rather than Bobby Hatton,could that be Barry Butlin?

 

[Silent Blade]

Rather than Bobby Hatton,could that be Barry Butlin?

Correct, Hatton and Speight didn't play together so the photo would be 1979-80. Speight left us in Summer 1980 and Hatton came in.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Correct, Hatton and Speight didn't play together so the photo would be 1979-80. Speight left us in Summer 1980 and Hatton came in.

My mistake. From the physique and the tash, it looked like Hatton to me.

 

[Sean Thornton]

My mistake. From the physique and the tash, it looked like Hatton to me.

If I was Hatton, I would look for you, I would find you, and I would kill you....

 

[HighfieldBlade]

If I was Hatton, I would look for you, I would find you, and I would kill you....

 

[Silent Blade]

1st October 1969. Sheffield United's Tony Currie making his England Under-23 debut against Wales, at Ashton Gate.

 

[JJ Sefton]

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[georgebernardshaw]

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West Brom?
Carlin, Addison?
Edit: those bloody awful white shorts.

 

[Tunstall Fred]

West Brom?

Willie Carlin far right?

 

[Sean Thornton]

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Bottom of Commercial Street meeting Sheaf Street.

 

[Kevin Arnott]

Reading. Keeper is Steve Death

First half he was Steve Notverywell

 

[JJ Sefton]

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Any idea what match?

 

[Davalon]

I never knew we had that little stand where the clock is

 

[bromtom]

I never knew we had that little stand where the clock is

Why don't we do that now and then Deadbat can have his seat back.

 

[XM657]

Why don't we do that now and then Deadbat can have his seat back.

Was the press box. It had a windowed front where the roof was then the open section at the front, seems they took the windows out temp. allowing for the national press to follow Norwich's cup progress.

 

[Davalon]

Was the press box. It had a windowed front where the roof was then the open section at the front, seems they took the windows out temp. allowing for the national press to follow Norwich's cup progress.

What year was that game? If you know of course.

 

[Harrisblade]

West Brom?
Carlin, Addison?
Edit: those bloody awful white shorts.

Bernard Shaw and Carlin???

 

[XM657]

Press box photos over the years, mainly 50's

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

West Brom?
Carlin, Addison?
Edit: those bloody awful white shorts.

Relegation white shorts.

 

[Silent Blade]

West Brom?
Carlin, Addison?
Edit: those bloody awful white shorts.

Correct

 

[XM657]

What year was that game? If you know of course.

6th R FAC March 28 '59 drew1-1 after leading 1-0 at HT. Lost replay 3-2. Getting back to Press Box looking at this photo it's obvious it was original till WW2, only changing after the war ended.

 

[Silent Blade]

Any idea what match?

Blades 1 (Addison) 1 West Brom 1 in February 1968. John Kaye, John Talbot and I think Dick Shepperd the WBA players

 

[Davalon]

6th R FAC March 28 '59 drew1-1 after leading 1-0 at HT. Lost replay 3-2. Getting back to Press Box looking at this photo it's obvious it was original till WW2, only changing after the war ended.View attachment 57002

Thanks

 

[Radders]

Thanks

When the present John Street stand was built I remember reading that they made that triangular bit on the roof to represent the old press box that used to be there.
Presumably they were thinking of the wartime one as in XM657's post.

 

[DaveBassettsgoneonholiday]

6th R FAC March 28 '59 drew1-1 after leading 1-0 at HT. Lost replay 3-2. Getting back to Press Box looking at this photo it's obvious it was original till WW2, only changing after the war ended.View attachment 57002

That does seem a bit grand for a football stadium press box to me. Saying that,I have no idea what the norm would have been in that era. Was ours unique and would it have been used for the cricket, hence why it presumably looks a bit bigger and more spacious if you're going to be stuck in it all day ?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Great old picture, showing where I stood on the Kop.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]