Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Pintor75]

that was a terrible decision silent geoff salmons was a brilliant winger and we never replaced him of course the building of the south stand affected things but we really should have signed francis lee in 75 instead of the cheaper option of chris guthrie who was never good enough for that level

Agree, Salmons was a very underrated player, Johnstone & Willie Hendersom were well past there sell by date

 

[Silent Blade]

Agree, Salmons was a very underrated player, Johnstone & Willie Hendersom were well past there sell by date

Henderson played for Wendy not us

 

[HarryHaslam]

HH, is there any info on the team photo as it seems to be in a twilight zone between seasons 1956/57 and 1957/58.
Love the 'clogger' boots on the front row, only Alf upgraded to the 'continental' style.
Bought a pair, never played in, of the Addidas off a lad at school around '57. his dad was a director at the Lane and if memory serves they weren't in the shops at the time. My grandfather was certain I would get my ankles broken, he also said that when I cut the tops off my old style boots previously.

No mate don’t have any info on the pic.

 

[Pintor75]

Henderson played for Wendy not us

I know that, saw him play there, came down before johnstone, JJ only played 11 fimes for us, didn't do much tbh

 

[Big Hitter]

HH, is there any info on the team photo as it seems to be in a twilight zone between seasons 1956/57 and 1957/58.
Love the 'clogger' boots on the front row, only Alf upgraded to the 'continental' style.
Bought a pair, never played in, of the Addidas off a lad at school around '57. his dad was a director at the Lane and if memory serves they weren't in the shops at the time. My grandfather was certain I would get my ankles broken, he also said that when I cut the tops off my old style boots previously.

Just trying to name them all- Not sure of front row. Lad between Wragg and Howitt - is it Waldock? Also extreme right on front row??

 

[Silent Blade]

Just trying to name them all- Not sure of front row. Lad between Wragg and Howitt - is it Waldock? Also extreme right on front row??

Yes, Ronnie Waldock. Howard Johnson on far right

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Just trying to name them all- Not sure of front row. Lad between Wragg and Howitt - is it Waldock? Also extreme right on front row??

It is Waldock. I have no idea who the guy on the right is; I can’t find a central defender from the other 10.
PS Silent Blade posted 5 seconds before me - and, as ever, is right

 

[Silent Blade]

HH, is there any info on the team photo as it seems to be in a twilight zone between seasons 1956/57 and 1957/58.
Love the 'clogger' boots on the front row, only Alf upgraded to the 'continental' style.
Bought a pair, never played in, of the Addidas off a lad at school around '57. his dad was a director at the Lane and if memory serves they weren't in the shops at the time. My grandfather was certain I would get my ankles broken, he also said that when I cut the tops off my old style boots previously.

Probably the FA Cup 5th round replay at Sunderland in February 1956. We had the same line up in the 2-0 win at Birmingham in Xmas Eve 1955 but I think we wore red and white stripes if we were playing Birmingham so Sunderland is the likely answer

 

[HarryHaslam]

Probably the FA Cup 5th round replay at Sunderland in February 1956. We had the same line up in the 2-0 win at Birmingham in Xmas Eve 1955 but I think we wore red and white stripes if we were playing Birmingham so Sunderland is the likely answer

Wasn’t Sunderland as we didn’t play in the white shirts in that game.

 

[HarryHaslam]

What about Barnsley away? Don’t know the team for the game but we played in this kit at theirs in Sept 1956. We also played at theirs earlier in the year in the County Cup but I don’t know what kit we played on that day or the team selected.

 

[Silent Blade]

What about Barnsley away? Don’t know the team for the game but we played in this kit at theirs in Sept 1956. We also played at theirs earlier in the year in the County Cup but I don’t know what kit we played on that day or the team selected.

Wragg left in Summer 1956

 

[HarryHaslam]

Wragg left in Summer 1956

Maybe the county cup game then, other than that I’m stumped

 

[Silent Blade]

Maybe the county cup game then, other than that I’m stumped

Hagan played and scored in the 1955/56 County Cup game at Barnsley. If the match wasnt at the Sunderland replay then it would be the Xmas Eve game at Birmingham in 1955

 

[Silent Blade]

Wasn’t Sunderland as we didn’t play in the white shirts in that game.

You are right, I dismissed Bolton away in the previous round but maybe Bolton and us had to wear change strips cos of FA Cup rules?

 

[HarryHaslam]

You are probably right with Brum or Bolton as I’m not sure.

I did have something in the back of my mind about the County Cup, Donny beat us in the final and they played in red shirts so would make sense we played in White, Hagan would have played though?

 

[XH536]

Probably the FA Cup 5th round replay at Sunderland in February 1956. We had the same line up in the 2-0 win at Birmingham in Xmas Eve 1955 but I think we wore red and white stripes if we were playing Birmingham so Sunderland is the likely answer

4thR replay, Feb 22, Blades played in blue that game as they had at the Lane, Saturday the 18th.
At the lane.

At Roker Park

LtoR Blades, Iley, Burgin, Johnson no.5 & Tommy Hoyland.
FA Cup regs at that time, clash of colours both teams change.

 

[Silent Blade]

You are probably right with Brum or Bolton as I’m not sure.

I did have something in the back of my mind about the County Cup, Donny beat us in the final and they played in red shirts so would make sense we played in White, Hagan would have played though?

Team for the final was Thompson, Coldwell, Mason, Waldock, Gratton, Iley, Hoyland, Hagan, Wragg, Howitt, Hawksworth

 

[XH536]

You are probably right with Brum or Bolton as I’m not sure.

I did have something in the back of my mind about the County Cup, Donny beat us in the final and they played in red shirts so would make sense we played in White, Hagan would have played though?

Remember, Mercer was manager then, and with no ITK knowledge I don't believe Joe and Jimmy had the closest of relationships despite playing together in war time internationals.

LtoR from George VI Stan Cullis-AN Other-Tommy Lawton-Mercer-Sir James & Wizard of the Dribble

 

[Bert]

 

[Tickhill Blade]

The back-to-backs next to the Cricketers were demolished in 1965. The pub looks pretty much unchanged since then

 

[Silent Blade]

Tinsley, first work on the viaduct

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[Blackheath Blade]

Tinsley, first work on the viaduct
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Hi Silent. I lived and grew up in Tinsley in the 60's and 70's but don't recognise this road. This looks like the road that leads from Catcliffe up towards the Yorkshire Terrier at Brinsworth but happy to be corrected.

 

[Silent Blade]

Hi Silent. I lived and grew up in Tinsley in the 60's and 70's but don't recognise this road. This looks like the road that leads from Catcliffe up towards the Yorkshire Terrier at Brinsworth but happy to be corrected.

Am not sure myself, it was what it said in a Facebook group

 

[Trigger Blade]

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The back-to-backs next to the Cricketers were demolished in 1965. The pub looks pretty much unchanged since then

What’s the building on the next corner up from the Cricketers?

 

[XH536]

What’s the building on the next corner up from the Cricketers?

I don't know who occupied it but it is no.136 BL, and it's roof often appears on many match photos up to 1966 when the BL stand was built.

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[Blade1959]

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Liverpool 0-0 1976
Palace 0-0 1985
Hull 2-0 1977… 2nd goal, Bobby Campbell

 

[Tickhill Blade]

What’s the building on the next corner up from the Cricketers?

Think it might have been this: