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my memory of going over the snake that day is going over the snake very slowly
1971-72 (55 years ago today) match reports and photos
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My memory is of getting in the ground very early (a school friend's father had kindly taken me, along with his son)
Standing such a long time in the warm sun was so alien to me that I fainted and had to be taken to the front ( we were on the side terrace) to watch the game with a far better view as it turned out!
Standing such a long time in the warm sun was so alien to me that I fainted and had to be taken to the front ( we were on the side terrace) to watch the game with a far better view as it turned out!
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5/10/1971
League Cup 4th round
Blades 3 (Currie, Woodward 2 (1pen)) York 2 (Swallow, Topping)
I remember the match very well for some reasons. The attendance was nearly 30,000!
Attacking the Lane End, Barry Swallow went round the Blades defence to sweep a cross past John Hope to give York the lead after a free kick was partially cleared.
Not long after, TC made it 1-1.
And then we had a penalty and Woody sent the keeper the wrong way to give us the lead at half time
We needed another goal to make it a safe passage for us to go to the next round of the cup but York equalised after a scramble in the penalty box and Chris Topping was the first to the loose ball to blast it into the net.
My dad and I saw a tearful boy a few seats away from us in the front row of the BLUT. His dad warned him that they would leave the ground if he doesnt stop crying.
The equaliser seemed to take a knock on our players drive to find the winner until in the last minute Woody hit an unstoppable from 25 yards to the roof of the net! Wonderful scenes! Woody said it was the best goal he ever scored
Well done to York for making us work all the way!
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League Cup 4th round
Blades 3 (Currie, Woodward 2 (1pen)) York 2 (Swallow, Topping)
I remember the match very well for some reasons. The attendance was nearly 30,000!
Attacking the Lane End, Barry Swallow went round the Blades defence to sweep a cross past John Hope to give York the lead after a free kick was partially cleared.
Not long after, TC made it 1-1.
And then we had a penalty and Woody sent the keeper the wrong way to give us the lead at half time
We needed another goal to make it a safe passage for us to go to the next round of the cup but York equalised after a scramble in the penalty box and Chris Topping was the first to the loose ball to blast it into the net.
My dad and I saw a tearful boy a few seats away from us in the front row of the BLUT. His dad warned him that they would leave the ground if he doesnt stop crying.
The equaliser seemed to take a knock on our players drive to find the winner until in the last minute Woody hit an unstoppable from 25 yards to the roof of the net! Wonderful scenes! Woody said it was the best goal he ever scored
Well done to York for making us work all the way!
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have to admit i dont remember this one silent but i must have been there never missed a home game in those days
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Remember that cracker from woody…….
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stoke home game next isnt it silent bit of a disaster that one 
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7/10/1971
Mick Heaton signs for Blackburn Rovers.
Mick Heaton signs for Blackburn Rovers.
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9/10/1971
Blades 2 (Woodward (pen), Currie) Stoke 3 (Ritchie, Smith, Conroy)
Got into the BLUT early and I was on my own for about a hour because my dad wanted to watch the races at a nearby bookies.
Early in the game we were awarded a penalty at the Kop End. Woody did his usual business by sending the keeper the wrong way and this time it was against the best keeper in the world at the time, Sheffield born and bred, Gordon Banks.
At the time I thought "we probably will stay at the top of the league after this match"
Midway through the first half, ex-Wendy, John Ritchie equalised with a low shot . He hardly showed any emotion as he trotted off back to the centre circle
After half time Dennis Smith put Stoke into the lead after a corner.
After that we played great football searching for the equaliser and we were rewarded by a lovely goal by TC whose shot swerved over Banks.
Not long after that TC chased after the ball that was going towards the byline on the right wing. The ref thought TC kept the ball "live" by bringing the ball into the box and shot from a tight angle into the net despite Stoke players hardly making the effort to block the shot
The Blades fans cheered as if we had scored and the ref seemed to give a signal for goal until the linesman attracted attention by keeping his flag up in the air and staying still next to the corner. The ref then followed the linesman's advice. The crowd showed their anger at the linesman and the ref. I joined in the abuse too although I knew from my view in the BLUT that the ball seemed to go out of play (not sure if it was fully over the line) before TC pulled the ball back in.
When Peter Dobing came on as sub for Stoke, I kept a close watch at his "funny" running style as in the previous night my dad did an impression of Dobing's running style and he was spot on!
Near the end Terry Conroy broke away on the right (he looked offside to me) and banged in the winner. I was distraught at the end of the game as we were no longer at the top of the league.
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Blades 2 (Woodward (pen), Currie) Stoke 3 (Ritchie, Smith, Conroy)
Got into the BLUT early and I was on my own for about a hour because my dad wanted to watch the races at a nearby bookies.
Early in the game we were awarded a penalty at the Kop End. Woody did his usual business by sending the keeper the wrong way and this time it was against the best keeper in the world at the time, Sheffield born and bred, Gordon Banks.
At the time I thought "we probably will stay at the top of the league after this match"
Midway through the first half, ex-Wendy, John Ritchie equalised with a low shot . He hardly showed any emotion as he trotted off back to the centre circle
After half time Dennis Smith put Stoke into the lead after a corner.
After that we played great football searching for the equaliser and we were rewarded by a lovely goal by TC whose shot swerved over Banks.
Not long after that TC chased after the ball that was going towards the byline on the right wing. The ref thought TC kept the ball "live" by bringing the ball into the box and shot from a tight angle into the net despite Stoke players hardly making the effort to block the shot
The Blades fans cheered as if we had scored and the ref seemed to give a signal for goal until the linesman attracted attention by keeping his flag up in the air and staying still next to the corner. The ref then followed the linesman's advice. The crowd showed their anger at the linesman and the ref. I joined in the abuse too although I knew from my view in the BLUT that the ball seemed to go out of play (not sure if it was fully over the line) before TC pulled the ball back in.
When Peter Dobing came on as sub for Stoke, I kept a close watch at his "funny" running style as in the previous night my dad did an impression of Dobing's running style and he was spot on!
Near the end Terry Conroy broke away on the right (he looked offside to me) and banged in the winner. I was distraught at the end of the game as we were no longer at the top of the league.
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We regularly got higher crowds than Everton, Spurs, Newcastle, Man City, West Ham, Chelsea and Leeds and matched or bettered Arsenal and Liverpool on occasions. What happened? We have so been left behind. 
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WowWe regularly got higher crowds than Everton, Spurs, Newcastle, Man City, West Ham, Chelsea and Leeds and matched or bettered Arsenal and Liverpool on occasions. What happened? We have so been left behind.
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yeah remember the game well we all thought we had won it with tc's goal but not to be im afraid
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Star reports the following Monday
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14/10/1971
Colin Addison to become player manager of Hereford United.
Colin Addison to become player manager of Hereford United.
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Fascinating read fellas. In 72 my Mum was pushing me out at Jessops and my love affair with United didn't start until my first game in 1980, (home v Pompey 1-0, Mike Trusson volley in front of the Kop) but great to read the stories.
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16/10/1971
Southampton 3 (Channon 2, Jenkins) Blades 2 (Dearden, Flynn)
The night before my friend, Mark, who lived three doors away from me and his dad, Melvyn, came to my house to discus the route Melvyn will be driving to Southampton in the next morning. On the map, it seemed that Southampton were at the other side of the world and it was decided that we leave for 6am. I probably slept in Melvyn's car for most of the way and I was surprised that we already arrived in the city by 11am! Four hours to kill! Dont remember what we did for most of the next four hours but on arriving outside the Dell stadium I was surprised how small the ground was. The court where the ticket office, the car park and the players entrance wasnt what I had expected for a 1st division ground.
The photos below were probably in the 1990s and I can assure you that the ticket office had a better makeover than when I went there in 1971, 1973 and 1976
The four of us stood in the side terraces probably as shown in the photo below (or maybe on the other side) and the first thing I noticed were the floodlights that looked like the ones you see at military bases!
For years I hadnt realised that Woodward missed the game due to an injury which ended a run of 148 consecutive league starts.
I do not remember Mick Channon's opener (below)
But I remember Billy Dearden's equaliser after he chased after a bouncing ball and he hit it over keeper Eric Martin.
The the Saints raced to a 3-1 lead, Tommy Jenkins usually impressed me with his fast wing play whenever I saw him on MOTD, and he scored their 3rd goal after rounding past John Hope. Flynn reduced the arrears shortly before half time.
The 2nd half was goalless and I was frustrated that our brilliant start were halted by three successive losses in the league.
Southampton 3 (Channon 2, Jenkins) Blades 2 (Dearden, Flynn)
The night before my friend, Mark, who lived three doors away from me and his dad, Melvyn, came to my house to discus the route Melvyn will be driving to Southampton in the next morning. On the map, it seemed that Southampton were at the other side of the world and it was decided that we leave for 6am. I probably slept in Melvyn's car for most of the way and I was surprised that we already arrived in the city by 11am! Four hours to kill! Dont remember what we did for most of the next four hours but on arriving outside the Dell stadium I was surprised how small the ground was. The court where the ticket office, the car park and the players entrance wasnt what I had expected for a 1st division ground.
The photos below were probably in the 1990s and I can assure you that the ticket office had a better makeover than when I went there in 1971, 1973 and 1976
The four of us stood in the side terraces probably as shown in the photo below (or maybe on the other side) and the first thing I noticed were the floodlights that looked like the ones you see at military bases!
For years I hadnt realised that Woodward missed the game due to an injury which ended a run of 148 consecutive league starts.
I do not remember Mick Channon's opener (below)
But I remember Billy Dearden's equaliser after he chased after a bouncing ball and he hit it over keeper Eric Martin.
The the Saints raced to a 3-1 lead, Tommy Jenkins usually impressed me with his fast wing play whenever I saw him on MOTD, and he scored their 3rd goal after rounding past John Hope. Flynn reduced the arrears shortly before half time.
The 2nd half was goalless and I was frustrated that our brilliant start were halted by three successive losses in the league.
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