Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[bornablade]

Xmas Eve 1973. Woody got another on Boxing Day, scoring the winner at Old Trafford, and scoring again against Chelsea on New Year's Day

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...and was never considered for England. Unbelievable.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Xmas Eve 1973. Woody got another on Boxing Day, scoring the winner at Old Trafford, and scoring again against Chelsea on New Year's Day

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3 others besides Woody who played for United in the list

 

[Silent Blade]

3 others besides Woody who played for United in the list

Adding a boyhood Blade fan too

 

[LSF]

Adding a boyhood Blade fan too

Peter Kitchen?

 

[Silent Blade]

Peter Kitchen?

Yes

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Some classic games to grace many a Christmas morning in the 70’s .........

 

[XM657]

mick jones was never used by revie as he played for us especially on corners mick used to start his run from corner of 18 yard box and woody would hit the corner at pace bang on to his forehead 12 yards out no better example of that than the goal against man utd boxing day 66 nearly broke back of net on kop end stepney never moved great centre forward of the time was mick jones was devastated when we sold him to leeds

Yes, remember the devastation well, and as you well know, it became a regular occurrence for many a year after. Sigh!!!!

 

[ancientblade]

revie wanted birchenhall as well as mick jones in september 67 but wraggy didnt want both sell both of em but then sold sherman to chelsea

 

[Peezablade]

Extract from The Windsor Magazine, An illustrated monthly, Dec 1898 to May 1899.

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[Silent Blade]

Big Ada

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Big Ada

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Not that big by today’s standards?

 

[sitwell]

Xmas Eve 1973. Woody got another on Boxing Day, scoring the winner at Old Trafford, and scoring again against Chelsea on New Year's Day

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Quite sad that I could give you the first name of almost every one of those players ,and apart from us I couldnt name you a first team of any other team in the world.

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Quite sad that I could give you the first name of almost every one of those players ,and apart from us I couldnt name you a first team of any other team in the world.

By the time I was 10 , I could name the preferred First Xl of almost all the teams in the top flight and many of those in Div. 2 .

Just saying , like .

 

[sitwell]

By the time I was 10 , I could name the preferred First Xl of almost all the teams in the top flight and many of those in Div. 2 .

Just saying , like .

And every car on the road

 

[XM657]

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Am I struggling to pinpoint exactly where this is. Am I right in assuming that the street off to the right with the 'Stones, Cannon Ales' sign is Cherry St. If so how do the cars get onto the, into town track on the left of the road? Was there a cross over point to left of photo or are these cars to take passengers to Meadow Head. Calling all transport enthusiasts and folk who experienced the system.
Notice a bus on the left of photo. What's it trying to do? Looks in an unusual position.
The vehicle behind car 367, on Cherry St, resembles a railway carriage. Strange.
Great photo, SB, tram loads of nostalgia and questions.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

I think you are right in saying that is Cherry Street off to the right. My only input is that tram cars had a driving position at either end and the pantograph (the arm connecting the tram to the electricity supply) was swung round at the terminus, the seats were flipped over to face the direction of travel and the tram then used a crossing point to travel back into town. Presumably there was a crossing point somewhere on Shoreham Street as you suggest. The only other thing I can recall was that in damp or icy conditions the pantograph arm often crackled and created a shower of sparks as it was moved round!!

 

[wavy-blade]

How many of us on here have walked down this central gangway to watch the match , good / better old days .

 

[blade too long]

Or walked to the other end past the pavillion

 

[georgebernardshaw]

How many of us on here have walked down this central gangway to watch the match , good / better old days .
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“The Ledge”, of fond memory...

 

[ancientblade]

Or walked to the other end past the pavillion
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used to be a few skirmishes in front of the old cricket pavilion between united and away fans can remember leeds fans doing that route a couple of times from lane end trying to get on kop and both times coming off second best only time they managed it was at easter 74 when 10k of the b******s congregated on the kop 2 hours before kick off

 

[blade too long]

Remember our 3-0 win one night. As I came into the ground was nearly hit by a Leeds fan who "fell" off the wall near the stairwell that used to be in the corner.
Was a night of battles all over both on and off the pitch

 

[blade too long]

I thought it was our first home game back after promotion when it happened ...but I'm old and get dates mixed up

 

[Silent Blade]

I thought it was our first home game back after promotion when it happened ...but I'm old and get dates mixed up

Southampton was the first one

 

[dn5 shaun]

no idea how to make this bigger ............ i am 58 after all

 

[blade too long]

Southampton was the first one

first midweek fixture

Round​	date​	place​		Opponent	Results​
1. Round​	14/08/1971​	​	H​	​	Southampton FC	3:1 (2:0)​	​
2. Round​	17/08/1971​	​	H​	​	Leeds United	3:0 (0:0​

unusual to get 2 home games first 2

 

[Silent Blade]

first midweek fixture

Round​	date​	place​		Opponent	Results​
1. Round​	14/08/1971​	​	H​	​	Southampton FC	3:1 (2:0)​	​
2. Round​	17/08/1971​	​	H​	​	Leeds United	3:0 (0:0​

unusual to get 2 home games first 2

And?

 

[blade too long]

And?

Nothing just remember it was early, 2nd game .had to look it up .can't remember the order we played games. Probably thought first was away as its normally away home away etc
Can't remember who scored the 3 second half goals without looking it up

 

[Isar]

no idea how to make this bigger ............ i am 58 after all

That division 2 looks good.
I was at Wolves for our final divison 3 game.

 

[dn5 shaun]

That division 2 looks good.
I was at Wolves for our final divison 3 game.

so was i great atmosphere and a great performance, plenty of battling that night as there always is at wolves. although their just women and kiddy beaters these days