Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[XM657]

My Grandad and Dad ( when he was 10)went on the team bus with Albert once to Blackpool. I seem to remember it was for a training camp for a couple of days ( think 1940’s Dubai) .... there was a mix up with rooms capacity and Albert , my Grandad and my Dad all ended up sleeping in the same double bed

Albert also offered the chance for my Dad to be a ball boy , which he refused as he was ‘ too shy ‘ ( think 1940’s Limahl). I remember listening to that one in disbelief, I’d have given my left conker to be a ball boy !

Fantastic memory, proves the saying "life is stranger than fiction".
Understand your dad, my grandmother made some sheaf's of flowers for Senior Atkins, Chairman at Lane, to be presented to Kiev (believe it was). Brought them home for me to deliver thinking I could get my foot in the door at Lane. Same result as your dad, god was she livid don't think I was spoken too for a while.

 

[TJ blade]

Although I had been going to the Lane for several years this was the first year I had actually had a season ticket and was looking forward to us doing well. By Christmas we had sold Jones and Birchenall and, unsurprisingly, we were relegated at the end of the season. I was well and truly on the roller coaster.

Dick Wraggs decision another toss pot of a chairman!!

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[Silent Blade]

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Len and Eddie McCreadie. Chelsea 1 (Tambling) Blades 1 (Birchenall) in November 1966. Bill Punton's debut

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Len and Eddie McCreadie. Chelsea 1 (Tambling) Blades 1 (Birchenall) in November 1966. Bill Punton's debut

Brilliant. Been trying to work out the player in the background but it's a bit too fuzzy. Thought it might be John Hollins, but not sure.

 

[Silent Blade]

Brilliant. Been trying to work out the player in the background but it's a bit too fuzzy. Thought it might be John Hollins, but not sure.

Yes

Match Results for season 1966 - 1967

www.bounder.friardale.co.uk

 

[spongebobblade]

You even managed to miss a player off that picture, who put in the worst 45 minute performance of any SUFC player I have ever witnessed and that’s over many games and many years.

Step forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin and nobody who saw him that night would ever have believed he would go on to play Premier League football. Or Bash, or Billy for that matter.

Those of us who went that night wouldn’t have believed any of them would have gone on to have a football career, never mind in the premier league

 

[Tony]

Those of us who went that night wouldn’t have believed any of them would have gone on to have a football career, never mind in the premier league

Especially nos 6 & 10.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[DaveBassettsgoneonholiday]

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There should be a 12 year old (ish) blurry me in that photo sat just above the Hull players head.

edit: Cutbush, Kenworthy,Richardson for Utd ?
Not Keith Edwards for Hull surely ?

 

[Worksop II]

There should be a 12 year old (ish) blurry me in that photo sat just above the Hull players head.

edit: Cutbush, Kenworthy,Richardson for Utd ?
Not Keith Edwards for Hull surely ?

Looks like him to me

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Full-time after twice-replayed 1961 FA Cup semi-final against Leicester. Blades finally succumbed 2-0.

 

[S6 Blade]

bit of a random one and the answer is probably in here but being over 720 pages and not many of the photos are titled its hard to find but does anyone have any photos of Alan Kelly from the coventry fa cup game in 98? working on a project and cant find that many of him apart from these 3. I was wondering if anyone had one when he was on supporters shoulders at the end of the game?

 

[Blackheath Blade]

It is some how more pleasing without the cladding and paint.

Looks like some eastern European power station, same design as that monstrosity at the bottom of Charter Row.

 

[Knackered Blade]

bit of a random one and the answer is probably in here but being over 720 pages and not many of the photos are titled its hard to find but does anyone have any photos of Alan Kelly from the coventry fa cup game in 98? working on a project and cant find that many of him apart from these 3. I was wondering if anyone had one when he was on supporters shoulders at the end of the game?
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Is it a coincidence that Kelly and Ogrizovic have the same kit? Imagine the scenario. Both goalkeepers in the same penalty area in the last minute of the match, one looking for a last minute equaliser. Confusing for the referee or what?

 

[S6 Blade]

Is it a coincidence that Kelly and Ogrizovic have the same kit? Imagine the scenario. Both goalkeepers in the same penalty area in the last minute of the match, one looking for a last minute equaliser. Confusing for the referee or what?

it happens quite a lot now to be fair. lots of teams that use the same manufacturer have the same keeper kits. I've seen it before where both keepers are in the area wearing the same kit

 

[XM657]

Looks like some eastern European power station, same design as that monstrosity at the bottom of Charter Row.

Which won an Architectural Award in the sixties. Sorry no details was told that by H.E. Mottram's son, who's name escapes me. There was another son, Ken, who was a spec. house builder.

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Opened in 1971.

My first time in Crucible was watching "Pinocchio" with my school class on Saturday 13th January 1973. After the show, my dad picked me up and told me that we won at Watford by 1-0 (FA Cup) and Keith Eddy scored the goal.

and then suddenly his nose grew? We’d lost 5-0 at Palace!

 

[Cerberus Blade]

I understand Albert was quite a character both on and of the field, took no prisoners when games got a tad spicy. May have seen him play, certainly no definite recollection, only a lad at time. My earliest recollections of United were family and folks conversations. Two names that caught my imagination after Hagan were Rickett and Nightingale.
I am always amazed how many members of this site have connections, one way or another, to many of the past players. Would be very interesting to hear any stories there are to tell however innocuous they may be.

Rickett had bandy legs and Nightingale had a beautiful singing voice. That’s all I know about them.

 

[corkysbeard]

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Is that the old sheff utd supporters/travel club shop/office what's he's just about to run past in the 1st photo?...

 

[XM657]

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Wow!!! these jog the old grey matter, John St, Kop entrances/ exits. Photos around 1970'ish? I have an aluminium Gate Number Plate no. 22, no idea where it was, would love to know.

 

[Digs blade]

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The old classic scarf draped down from the trouser pocket. At least I think that’s what it is

 

[XM657]

Rickett had bandy legs and Nightingale had a beautiful singing voice. That’s all I know about them.

Bandy legs I knew, but not Albert being a forerunner for Colin Grainger Maybe Paisley Blade could throw a little more light on his singing abilities?

 

[Silent Blade]

Wow!!! these jog the old grey matter, John St, Kop entrances/ exits. Photos around 1970'ish? I have an aluminium Gate Number Plate no. 22, no idea where it was, would love to know.

Not heard of this film until tonight. Watch from 42 mins 54 seconds

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Not heard of this film until tonight. Watch from 42 mins 54 seconds

Wow! No messing around with loyalty points to see a game in those days! Is the film as a whole any good?

 

[Silent Blade]

Wow! No messing around with loyalty points to see a game in those days! Is the film as a whole any good?

Dunno, youtube doesnt have captions for this film. Looks like Hatton scored the goal and it looks like Trenton Wiggan is playing.

 

[bornablade]

Dunno, youtube doesnt have captions for this film. Looks like Hatton scored the goal and it looks like Trenton Wiggan is playing.

Written by Barry Hines who wrote Kes (Kestrel for a Knave)

Barry Hines lived at Broomhill for a period of time and used to go and watch the Blades.

He wrote Threads and I'm pretty sure there's a scene featuring Bramall Lane.

 

[Speedracer]

Is it a coincidence that Kelly and Ogrizovic have the same kit? Imagine the scenario. Both goalkeepers in the same penalty area in the last minute of the match, one looking for a last minute equaliser. Confusing for the referee or what?

I have to be really careful here to protect the guilty, but I was at that game with a group of lads, invited by a local Coventry business, & we all had far too much to drink. The hospitality lounge had huge sliding glass windows & was near where the players came out after the game, & one of our party approached Alan Kelly & addressed him in a mock stupid voice & pretended to interview him, & asked, "Alan, I noticed you were wearing the same footy goalkeeper kit as the Coventry 'keeper, did you in fact buy it from the same footy goalkeeper shirt shop?" I guess you had to be there but Kelly's face was a picture, still makes me laugh now.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Bandy legs I knew, but not Albert being a forerunner for Colin Grainger Maybe Paisley Blade could throw a little more light on his singing abilities?

Aye, it’s reight worram tellin’ thi. He used to sing in Berkeley Square precinct, just off Eccy road.