Blades 2 Northampton 2 New Years Day 1966

[Silent Blade]

Keith Kettleborough's last game for us before moving to Newcastle. Northampton were in 4th division in 1961 and climbed to the top division in 1965 but were back in the 4th in 1969!

 

[raul]

Listen to those vintage SCF's after KK misses in the second half. If I'd been old enough I'd have been ashamed.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Keith Kettleborough's last game for us before moving to Newcastle. Northampton were in 4th division in 1961 and climbed to the top division in 1965 but were back in the 4th in 1969!

State o' t' pitch 'n' all and we were booing!

Plus ca change........

 

[metalblade]

I never knew that game was on the tele, last time I saw a keeper charged into the goal that was, he should have gone to ground after catching the ball. We were a bit fortunate that Hodgy got away with not looking behind him ............... now which numpty did that last season ???

 

[BladeFisher]

Keith Kettleborough's last game for us before moving to Newcastle. Northampton were in 4th division in 1961 and climbed to the top division in 1965 but were back in the 4th in 1969!

The interesting bits for me are:
The pre BL stand
The footie rattles
and my old favourite the white railings!

 

[louthblade]

Anyone got the full team

Hodgy, Mick Jones, Len Badger?, Geoff Salmons? KK

 

[metalblade]

7 G Reece
8 K Kettlebrough
9M Jones
10 T wagstaffe
11 B Hartle
??
I would imagine the defence was L Badger, G Shaw, G Summers R Mathewson and Richardson.

 

[louthblade]

I thought Gil Reece might be 10 looked a bit chunky for Tony Wagstaffe he was nowhere bear as big as Barry.

Could be Bernard Shaw at left back

 

[metalblade]

I thought Gil Reece might be 10 looked a bit chunky for Tony Wagstaffe he was nowhere bear as big as Barry.

Could be Bernard Shaw at left back

could well be Bernard at LB, I think Reece was at #7 pre Woodward

 

[metalblade]

Could have been both Wagstaff's playing at that time.

 

[Darren]

could well be Bernard at LB, I think Reece was at #7 pre Woodward

I think the full team is

1. Hodgkinson
2. Badger
3. Mallender
4. B. Wagstaff
5. J. Shaw
6. Matthewson
7. Reece
8. Kettleborough
9. Jones
10. T. Wagtsaff
11. Hartle

 

[louthblade]

Cheers Darren. Ahh Ken Mallender one of hard men

 

[JJ Sefton]

I actually have about 45 minutes of this match on DVD.

 

[metalblade]

I think the full team is

1. Hodgkinson
2. Badger
3. Mallender
4. B. Wagstaff
5. J. Shaw
6. Matthewson
7. Reece
8. Kettleborough
9. Jones
10. T. Wagtsaff
11. Hartle

That could be the team Darren but that wasn't the usual starting line up, in Nov 65 the one's who had played every game were .....
Hodgy
Badger,
Mallender,
Munks,
J Shaw,
Kettleborough,
Jones ................... all on 16
Reece was one game less on 15
Docherty 12
Birchenhall 11
Mathewson 11
B Wagstaff 8
T Wagstaff 4
Hartle 1
Woodward 1
seems like Munks was first name on the teamsheet before Mathewson or B Wagstaff , T Wagstaff was only played when Birchenhall was not playing Reece had won the L wing spot from Hartle and Woodward would win the R wing spot from Docherty.

 

[Darren]

That could be the team Darren but that wasn't the usual starting line up, in Nov 65 the one's who had played every game were .....
Hodgy
Badger,
Mallender,
Munks,
J Shaw,
Kettleborough,
Jones ................... all on 16
Reece was one game less on 15
Docherty 12
Birchenhall 11
Mathewson 11
B Wagstaff 8
T Wagstaff 4
Hartle 1
Woodward 1
seems like Munks was first name on the teamsheet before Mathewson or B Wagstaff , T Wagstaff was only played when Birchenhall was not playing Reece had won the L wing spot from Hartle and Woodward would win the R wing spot from Docherty.

The only one I wasn't certain about was Matthewson. All the others are mentioned on the commentary. 6 could be Munks.

 

[Silent Blade]

The interesting bits for me are:
The pre BL stand

The BLUT stand was used for the first time in the home game against Sunderland in October 1966. Dont know when the club demolished the old BL end to built the stand but it must have been done very quickly. My dad said he regularly stood at the BL end

 

[Silent Blade]

could well be Bernard at LB, I think Reece was at #7 pre Woodward

Woody made his league debut in the 3-1 defeat at Anfield in Sept 1964 and was a regular for the rest of the season. He didnt play in any league matches for the first few months of the 1965-66 season (not sure if it was due to an injury) and John Docherty was wearing the number 7 shirt. Gil Reece rarely wore the number 7 shirt but he did in the Northampton game

 

[Silent Blade]

The only one I wasn't certain about was Matthewson. All the others are mentioned on the commentary. 6 could be Munks.

Munks broke his leg in the 6-2 defeat at Arsenal in Nov 65 so a quick return to the team was unlikely

 

[metalblade]

Munks broke his leg in the 6-2 defeat at Arsenal in Nov 65 so a quick return to the team was unlikely

Looks like it was Mathewson at #4 then my reference was from the Utd v Everton programme 13th nov 1965 up to that point Munks was ever present in the first team. the Arsenal game was on the Saturday 6th Nov.

 

[Racy]

Munks went to Portsmouth I can remember him coming back 70/71 season think we beat them 5-0 .

Shame about that injury he was going the right way before that.

 

[Silent Blade]

Munks went to Portsmouth I can remember him coming back 70/71 season think we beat them 5-0 .

Shame about that injury he was going the right way before that.

He left us in 1969 close season. We won 5-1 at Fratton Park in Aug, won 5-0 at home in October, won 5-1 again at Fratton Park (Munks scored for Pompey) in Sept 70, lost 2-0 at Fratton Park in FA Cup 3rd round in Jan 71 but a week later we beat them 2-0 at BDTBL

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

The BLUT stand was used for the first time in the home game against Sunderland in October 1966. Dont know when the club demolished the old BL end to built the stand but it must have been done very quickly. My dad said he regularly stood at the BL end

He was probably one of those who moaned when the kop lads and lasses streamed round for the second half!

I wonder if he remembered George on the Lane End? I certainly do - bigger moaner than Beighton!

 

[Mad Mick]

I remember this game well, thanks for putting it on the forums. I was on the Bramall Lane end and saw Jones barge Coe into the net. I was not more that a few yards away behind the goal. We were amazed it was given.
Great memories.

 

[Darren]

Just checked the team. I was correct except Matthewson was 4 and B. Wagstaff 6