Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[St Albans Blade]

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Presume that penalty was saved?!?

 

[St Albans Blade]

Great FA Cup Moments #1.

Our recent 1925 winners

Didn't realise Mark Duffy (back row, centre) was playing for us way back then.

Come on you Blades!
Promotion to the top flight, FA Cup Winners and first ever qualification for Europe in the most bizzarely underwhelming and inconsistent season ever!!! Why not???

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Yes!
Including keepers from other clubs who've played against SUFC.

Great subject. The only opposition goalie I can remember getting an ovation from the old kop for 2 different teams was the great Pat Jennings, for both Spurs and Arsenal. Fantastic keeper.

 

[St Albans Blade]

Great FA Cup Moments #2.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Blades 2 (Woodward 2) Luton 1 (Jimmy Ryan) on 6th February 1971. Malcolm MacDonald had boasted in a newspaper article that he found centre backs in the 2nd division easy to play against. In that game Eddie Colquhoun had Macdonald in his pocket and then at the final whistle Eddie sarcastically slow-handclapped Malcolm off the pitch
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I’m heading for another failure here Silent but, didn’t Peter Shilton play in goal for Luton that match ?

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Great subject. The only opposition goalie I can remember getting an ovation from the old kop for 2 different teams was the great Pat Jennings, for both Spurs and Arsenal. Fantastic keeper.

Short answer, to see if there is enough interest to get a discussion going:
1. For United - Alan Hodgkinson
2. Opposition - Bert Trautmann

 

[Nearly Jimmy Hagan]

Rovrum was my first away game, but 1979 when the wall fell down. Won 2-1, Barry Butlin and Jeff Bourne scored.

I refuse to speak about my 2nd away game

Similar to me PB
If I remember right, that game at Rotherham was my 2nd away game & the one we refuse to speak about was my 3rd!

 

[Chingo]

Everton v liverpool 1924

 

[Woodwaaard]

I’m heading for another failure here Silent but, didn’t Peter Shilton play in goal for Luton that match ?

I am a child of that time
I haven't checked with the Internet but I have Shilton as Leicester rather than Luton
Please correct me if I'm wrong

 

[BadgersBigToe]

Every time i see those old floodlights it brings back so many memories, they were iconic.

When I was a young un I used to sit on the concrete block at the bottom of the one in the corner between Bramall Lane and John Street

 

[Rufus Smalls]

I am a child of that time
I haven't checked with the Internet but I have Shilton as Leicester rather than Luton
Please correct me if I'm wrong

True, I actually Wikkied Shilton’s career and he never played for Luton. Yes, Leicester at that time. I was only 8 in 1971 so my brain wasn’t fully developed back then

 

[Rufus Smalls]

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Reminds me of Darlington 1982 !

 

[Silent Blade]

I’m heading for another failure here Silent but, didn’t Peter Shilton play in goal for Luton that match ?

Tony Read. He scored 12 career goals for Luton as he had a spell as an outfield player

 

[DifferentClass]

Happy St. Patricks Day Blades!

Here's John Egan's dad in action- apparently the Maradona of Gaelic football. His son definitely takes after him in the looks department:

 

[Chingo]

How things have changed

 

[Big Hitter]

Great FA Cup Moments #1.

Our recent 1925 winners

Didn't realise Mark Duffy (back row, centre) was playing for us way back then.

Come on you Blades!
Promotion to the top flight, FA Cup Winners and first ever qualification for Europe in the most bizzarely underwhelming and inconsistent season ever!!! Why not???

Christ-- Billy Gillespie looks about 50 there,!

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

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Christ-- Billy Gillespie looks about 50 there,!

To be fair, most of them do.

 

[Silent Blade]

How things have changed

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Eddie Colquhoun, Alan Woodward, Colin Franks were smokers cos I saw them puffing outside the players entrance in John Street

 

[St Albans Blade]

Great subject. The only opposition goalie I can remember getting an ovation from the old kop for 2 different teams was the great Pat Jennings, for both Spurs and Arsenal. Fantastic keeper.

Ray Clemence, Liverpool & Spurs.
Gordon Banks, Leicester & Stoke & Eddie Colquhoun Testimonial XI when blind in one eye!
And there's at least one more who actually returned to us playing for Southampton and Newcastle

 

[Greenwich Blade]

Ray Clemence, Liverpool & Spurs.
Gordon Banks, Leicester & Stoke & Eddie Colquhoun Testimonial XI when blind in one eye!
And there's at least one more who actually returned to us playing for Southampton and Newcastle

Dave Beasant?

 

[St Albans Blade]

Happy St. Patricks Day Blades!

Here's John Egan's dad in action- apparently the Maradona of Gaelic football. His son definitely takes after him in the looks department:View attachment 156021

Isn't the #2 Glenn Cockerill?

 

[St Albans Blade]

Dave Beasant?

Not that I'm aware of.

Let's make this a cup weekend challenge to everyone out there...

Which Blade's staggering 27 year playing career is this?...

 

[St Albans Blade]

Happy St. Patricks Day Blades!

Here's John Egan's dad in action- apparently the Maradona of Gaelic football. His son definitely takes after him in the looks department:View attachment 156021

Isn't the #2 Glenn Cockerill?

 

[Silent Blade]

Not that I'm aware of.

Let's make this a cup weekend challenge to everyone out there...

Which Blade's staggering 27 year playing career is this?...

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Budgie

 

[St Albans Blade]

Budgie

And the winner is...

 

[Chingo]

Follow Budgie on fb , lives in Singapore now

 

[St Albans Blade]

Chico Hamilton anyone?

...and I never realised Admiral took Coventry-like kits to NASL clubs?!?

 

[DifferentClass]

Chico Hamilton anyone?

...and I never realised Admiral took Coventry-like kits to NASL clubs?!?

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Was a common Admiral template in the late 70s, believe we had the tracksuit version, black with red and white tramlines and player names on the back

 

[St Albans Blade]

25 years ago today?!?

 

[Cappy]