1974-75 match reports and photos (50 years ago today)

[ancientblade]

salmons and currie were both sold to pay for the south stand it definetly needed doing but it cost us 8 years in the wilderness

 

[Silent Blade]

20/7/1975

Pre season friendly at Sousse (Tunisia)

L'Etoile Sportive 4 (Kammoun, Cherif, Aziza, Bakoa) Blades 1 (Field)

 

[Silent Blade]

23/7/1975

Pre season friendly

Nantes (France) 2 (Michel, Amisse) Blades 1 (Guthrie)

 

[Silent Blade]

26/7/1975

Pre season friendly

AS Ostende (Belgium) 1 (De Haag) Blades 3 (Woodward 2, Guthrie)

27/7/1975

Heracles Almelo (Holland) 1 (Kerwin) Blades 1 (Field)

 

[Bell4]

We know what happened that season - but why ? Following on from our one of our very best

 

[Silent Blade]

We know what happened that season - but why ? Following on from our one of our very best

The last report in this thread will be the first league match of the 1975-76 season. Am not going to create a thread of the 1975-76 season.

 

[Bell4]

The last report in this thread will be the first league match of the 1975-76 season. Am not going to create a thread of the 1975-76 season.

Why

 

[Silent Blade]

Why

Too depressing!

 

[Bell4]

Too depressing!

Go for it

Rough with the smooth

Many people (that may be a blessing ) have no idea how we went from European contenders to cannon fodder - plus it was start of the total mismanagement that plagued us for years

 

[ancientblade]

Go for it

Rough with the smooth

Many people (that may be a blessing ) have no idea how we went from European contenders to cannon fodder - plus it was start of the total mismanagement that plagued us for years

because we signed a 3rd division lump of a striker and changed our style to suit him and the cost of the new south stand robbed us of being able to spend on the 2 quality players we needed to have a crack at the first division title after playing some fantastic football in the 74/75 season

 

[Silent Blade]

2/8/1975

Anglo-Scottish Cup Group C

Blades 3 (Badger, Eddy pen, Woodward) Blackburn 1 (Beamish)

My dad and I stood in the John Street Terraces East. Dont really remember looking at the South Stand. It was a hot day, I thought Chris Guthrie was a good threat in the air. The new shirts looked uncomfortable for our players to wear in this weather and I didnt think we really dominated the match , the score looked a bit flattering.

 

[Silent Blade]

6/8/1975

Anglo-Scottish Cup Group C

Blackpool 1 (Walsh pen) Blades 1 (Speight)

Didnt go to the match. Dont remember that we were top of the group table after two games and Manchester City (our opponents in a few days time) had no chance of qualifying to the next stage because they had lost 1-0 to both Blackpool and Blackburn

We were top of the table with 4 points ( 2 points for a win against Blackburn the previous Saturday plus a bonus point for scoring 3 goals in a match also a point for drawing at Blackpool). Blackpool in 2nd place with 3 points, Blackburn in 3rd place with 2 points, Manchester City bottom of the group table with zero points.

 

[Silent Blade]

9/8/1975

Anglo-Scottish Cup Group C

Manchester City 3 (Royle, Marsh, Leman) Blades 1 (Woodward)

Didnt go to the match but remember watching the highlights of the match on YTV in the next day at my twin uncles' house in Hartley Brook Road.

Blackburn beat Blackpool 3-2 in the other group match and they qualified for the next stage of the competition. Strange that the team we beat 3-1 finished top of the table but the team that beat us 3-1 finished bottom!

Manchester City v Sheffield United Anglo Scottish Cup 1975/76 – City Til I Die

 

[Bell4]

2/8/1975

Anglo-Scottish Cup Group C

Blades 3 (Badger, Eddy pen, Woodward) Blackburn 1 (Beamish)

My dad and I stood in the John Street Terraces East. Dont really remember looking at the South Stand. It was a hot day, I thought Chris Guthrie was a good threat in the air. The new shirts looked uncomfortable for our players to wear in this weather and I didnt think we really dominated the match , the score looked a bit flattering.

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Went to that game and sat in the BL upper tier .

Thought we were on to a winner with big Chris - the world looked great at that moment in time - whoops

 

[Silent Blade]

15/8/1975

 

[Silent Blade]

16/8/1975

Blades 1 (Eddy pen) Derby 1 (George)

South Stand being used for the first time but my dad and I preferred to have another season ticket to sit in the BLUT. A girl from Chesterfield (she was in the same year at me at Mary Hare school) came with us but she didnt recall going to the match when I reminded her a few years ago that she came to the match with me and my dad.

In the first half Jim Brown saved a Bruce Rioch penalty (I admit I dont remember this moment). Midway in the 2nd half we were awarded a penalty in which Keith Eddy converted. It was all looking good in the lovely sunshine, the Admiral kit and leading the league champions by a goal until with 4 minutes left Charlie George hit a stunning equaliser at the Kop End.

Disappointing that we were denied a win late in the game but I thought we were going to stay in the first division for a long time!

Jim Brown saves Bruce Rioch's penalty













From the middle pages


From the programme

 

[MiserableBlader]

We signed David Bradford from Blackburn Rovers for £10,000. Third time in 5 months Ken Furphy signed a player from his previous club!

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He played out of position on the left wing to fill the massive void of Salmons (and his long throw -the first I can remember at the club)
He had a trick to beat the defender by using his right foot to knock the ball off his left, down the line past him and beat him.
The interesting thing about that is I am sure I saw McAtee do it playing out of position on the right wing in one of his first games in the Man City first team at the end of the season, creating a goal. (MOTD)
Wonder how and when he learnt about that.
TC was also part of that team of course.
But never saw him (McAtee) do it at the Lane.

 

[Silent Blade]

19/8/1975

We lost 3-1 at home to Arsenal, I found out the score from the older pupils at Mary Hare in the next morning. I wasnt expecting us to have a miserable season. We won only two league games before April (v Burnley and Villa at home in September and February respectively) and I dont have the enthusiasm to create a full thread of the 1975-76 match reports and photos in this forum. I did attend the home games when I was home for the weekend or during the school holidays, I even saw Jimmy Johnstone's debut at Stoke, I was at the awful 3-0 FA Cup defeat at Leicester too.

I wasnt sure if the sacking Ken Furphy in October was the right decision. My dad agreed with the decision and he had high hopes of Jimmy Sirrel saving our season. He was wrong as we went from bad to worse despite that we won four and drew once in the last six games (I was at the Leeds game when Woody scored the superb winner and the 3-0 defeat at Boro)

 

[ancientblade]

19/8/1975

We lost 3-1 at home to Arsenal, I found out the score from the older pupils at Mary Hare in the next morning. I wasnt expecting us to have a miserable season. We won only two league games before April (v Burnley and Villa at home in September and February respectively) and I dont have the enthusiasm to create a full thread of the 1975-76 match reports and photos in this forum. I did attend the home games when I was home for the weekend or during the school holidays, I even saw Jimmy Johnstone's debut at Stoke, I was at the awful 3-0 FA Cup defeat at Leicester too.

I wasnt sure if the sacking Ken Furphy in October was the right decision. My dad agreed with the decision and he had high hopes of Jimmy Sirrel saving our season. He was wrong as we went from bad to worse despite that we won four and drew once in the last six games (I was at the Leeds game when Woody scored the superb winner and the 3-0 defeat at Boro)

i was at that leicester cup tie in 76 silent 3k blades fans crammed in like sardines in that corner at filbert st

 

[Racing Blade]

19/8/1975

We lost 3-1 at home to Arsenal, I found out the score from the older pupils at Mary Hare in the next morning. I wasnt expecting us to have a miserable season. We won only two league games before April (v Burnley and Villa at home in September and February respectively) and I dont have the enthusiasm to create a full thread of the 1975-76 match reports and photos in this forum. I did attend the home games when I was home for the weekend or during the school holidays, I even saw Jimmy Johnstone's debut at Stoke, I was at the awful 3-0 FA Cup defeat at Leicester too.

I wasnt sure if the sacking Ken Furphy in October was the right decision. My dad agreed with the decision and he had high hopes of Jimmy Sirrel saving our season. He was wrong as we went from bad to worse despite that we won four and drew once in the last six games (I was at the Leeds game when Woody scored the superb winner and the 3-0 defeat at Boro)

I also went to the Leicester game, which would have been my second away day. Odd what you remember from going as a kid. I can remember Jimmy Johnstone that day, plus Bob Lee bullying our defence....... and sitting in orange seats?? (We may have been in the home seating for some reason).

 

[Racing Blade]

There we go. I was right