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[Greenwich Blade]

Proper away kit

The very best. Ever.

 

[XH536]

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Stamford Bridge official Att. 85,000.
Surely those on the roof didn't go through the turnstiles but shinned up the fall pipes. Drain pipes to you none construction wallahs, despite drainpipes being the earthenware/plastic ones underground.
Whatever it's a pretty amazing sight and one no H&S worker should be confronted with, so as to retain their sanity.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Harry Johnson (footballer, born 1876) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Harry's dad was a winner of trophies with United, also born January 4.
Also called Harry.

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[Digs blade]

How many of them got a career out of the game.

Only Battersby and Anthony to my memory

 

[Tickhill Blade]

How many of them got a career out of the game.

Only Battersby and Anthony to my memory

Dean Henderson probably the most successful

 

[derbysufc]

Silent.
Just had a work mate round at mine. He's a derby fan but also followed chelsea since 1960s .
He's dropped me this programme off .
I'm attaching 3 images .
There's a couple if blades names j don't recognise.
Shiels and hartle.
3 big names in the chelsea team.
Christmas 1963.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Silent.
Just had a work mate round at mine. He's a derby fan but also followed chelsea since 1960s .
He's dropped me this programme off .
I'm attaching 3 images .
There's a couple if blades names j don't recognise.
Shiels and hartle.
3 big names in the chelsea team.
Christmas 1963.

Shiels and Hartle both reserve players. Hartle played a fair number of games, never made a position his own, very skilful but generally regarded as a bit lightweight. Shiels was signed from Irish football as a prospect, never quite made it. With Pace occupying his position, he never had much of a chance, and then Mick Jones appeared on the scene.

 

[bornablade]

John Harris was trying to get the balance right on the two wings. Len Allchurch and John Docherty on the right before Alan Woodward was introduced and took over the number 7 shirt.

On the left wing it was Ron Simpson and Barry Hartle. It was the signing of Gil Reece that gave us a more permenant number 11.

Denis Shiels seemed to be a consistent member of the Central League team.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Remember Barry Hartle running slap bang into that wall at Lincoln, jeez, I can hear it now…

 

[Blackheath Blade]

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I used to work with Jason Tee for about 10 years when he joined my department at HSBC. Smashing lad.

 

[Programmechap2]

How many of them got a career out of the game.

Only Battersby and Anthony to my memory

Only Battersby and Anthony ever played for the first team and then only managed about 10 appearances between them. Our youth policy was dire in the early to mid 90s.

 

[ancientblade]

John Harris was trying to get the balance right on the two wings. Len Allchurch and John Docherty on the right before Alan Woodward was introduced and took over the number 7 shirt.

On the left wing it was Ron Simpson and Barry Hartle. It was the signing of Gil Reece that gave us a more permenant number 11.

Denis Shiels seemed to be a consistent member of the Central League team.

john docherty was a tricky little winger but was a victim of the lane boo boys barry hartle usually played 2nd fiddle to ronnie simpson on the left

 

[Greenwich Blade]

john docherty was a tricky little winger but was a victim of the lane boo boys barry hartle usually played 2nd fiddle to ronnie simpson on the left

As a Brentford fan, Rick Wakeman told me that for a while Sheffield United were his second team after we signed Docherty from them as he was keen to watch his progress. The red and white stripes and 1889 formation helped with this. He knows his football, does Rick.

 

[XH536]

Shiels and Hartle both reserve players. Hartle played a fair number of games, never made a position his own, very skilful but generally regarded as a bit lightweight. Shiels was signed from Irish football as a prospect, never quite made it. With Pace occupying his position, he never had much of a chance, and then Mick Jones appeared on the scene.

Barry HartleTotal Apps.117 goals 21
Dennis Shiels Total Apps.32 Goals 10

 

[XH536]

john docherty was a tricky little winger but was a victim of the lane boo boys barry hartle usually played 2nd fiddle to ronnie simpson on the left

John Docherty Total Apps. 47 Goals 13

 

[Rufus Smalls]

As a Brentford fan, Rick Wakeman told me that for a while Sheffield United were his second team after we signed Docherty from them as he was keen to watch his progress. The red and white stripes and 1889 formation helped with this. He knows his football, does Rick.

Rick Wakeman gives a call out to Brentford FC on his profile on the inside sleeve of Yes’s Fragile album (and what a fantastic album it is !)

 

[Greenwich Blade]

Rick Wakeman gives a call out to Brentford FC on his profile on the inside sleeve of Yes’s Fragile album (and what a fantastic album it is !)

 

[dn5 shaun]

What happened to Miss Sheffield United?

She had a hip replacement in 1987

 

[Bladesthorpe]

Barry HartleView attachment 177297Total Apps.117 goals 21
Dennis ShielsView attachment 177298 Total Apps.32 Goals 10

I remember Shiels he came with another Irish lad, Harry Orr. Neither of them did much but couldn't half sup guiness.

 

[bornablade]

Denis Shiels 10 goals in 32 appearances is a surprise.

We'd have him playing up front today with that return.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

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As a massive Yes fan, I’m chuffed that you mentioned Rick having the Blades as his second team.

 

[Greenwich Blade]

As a massive Yes fan, I’m chuffed that you mentioned Rick having the Blades as his second team.

He was in the Directors' Box (old John Street one) when Brentford beat us 2-0 in 1979/1980. As a starry-eyed Yes fan myself, I spent the whole night looking up into the box from the EDS pen wondering if the guy in the electric blue suit with long blond hair was Mr Wakeman. Decades later I was able to ask him and he confirmed that it was indeed him: "We beat you two-nil and you were rubbish. You had one player who was miles better than the rest of the team, from South America..." That'll be Alex Sabella, then.

 

[DifferentClass]

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Never knew Dean Henderson played outfield!

 

[Trigger Blade]

How many of them got a career out of the game.

Only Battersby and Anthony to my memory

Just had the same thought, and even those two were at a lowly level, the “failure” rate is very high.

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[Bert]

 

[bornablade]

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1963. Rest of the World v England. 100 years of the FA. England won 2-1.

I'll leave it to Bert to say who scored the winner

 

[Bert]

1963. Rest of the World v England. 100 years of the FA. England won 2-1.

I'll leave it to Bert to say who scored the winner

It was that bloke who, when he scored a lot of goals for Chelsea as a teenager got dropped by Ted Drake, who didn't want him getting too carried away.

He was out for 6 weeks and when he returned he scored 4 goals in his first match.

 

[HarryHaslam]