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[Eddie Macs blue and white]

1980-81

[erskblue]

Morning Eddie. Watch your latest offering later.

[Peckham Blue]

Eddie Macs blue and white, on 09 February 2012 - 06:26 AM, said:

1980-81

Hey Rangers fans, history lesson time. Look at your away support (if you can find it) !

[MKBlue]

Peckham Blue, on 09 February 2012 - 08:50 AM, said:

Hey Rangers fans, history lesson time. Look at your away support (if you can find it) !

To be fair mate there's probably more QPR there than they used to bring to Loftus Rd.

[shedhead]

GarryJones, on 06 February 2012 - 08:14 PM, said:

Btw - That Sheff Weds game...

Date: Saturday, 4th January 1975
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 3
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 24,679
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)

Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Hay, 7 Charlie Cooke, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Peter Houseman
Scorers Droy 75, Garland 76, Droy 85
Penalty Missed Hollins 18 (Over bar)
Manager Ron Suart

Sheffield Wednesday Fox, Rodrigues, Shaw, Thompson, Dowd, Knighton, Potts, Wylde, Joicey (Mullen), McIver, Sunley
Scorers Thompson 33 (Pen), Shaw 60
Manager Steve Burtenshaw

Thanks for the stats. Not sure about that crowd number The Shed was, I recall, packed and I am sure the rest of the ground was too.

How the hell do any of you lot remember so much? I can't seem to recall that much just a memory of excitement and intense passion for our team. As for scores my mates just laugh at me as I can't even remember games this season let alone 40 odd years ago.

I still go to aways and recommend all old timers do that if only because it is more like the old days as opposed to home games which can be like a funeral even when we are winning.

[Peckham Blue]

shedhead, on 09 February 2012 - 09:09 PM, said:

Thanks for the stats. Not sure about that crowd number The Shed was, I recall, packed and I am sure the rest of the ground was too.

How the hell do any of you lot remember so much? I can't seem to recall that much just a memory of excitement and intense passion for our team. As for scores my mates just laugh at me as I can't even remember games this season let alone 40 odd years ago.

I still go to aways and recommend all old timers do that if only because it is more like the old days as opposed to home games which can be like a funeral even when we are winning.

I remember John Hollins putting a penalty almost onto the district line behind the North Stand (and a lot of fighting).

[GarryJones]

> How the hell do any of you lot remember so much?

Lots comes from memory.

Some comes from www.statto.com that has every result and league table ever in English football. (And most other countries). It has dates, tables, league positions on any date. You can even look at games played on a particular day. For intance 34 years ago 11th February 1978. http://www.statto.co...ults/1978-02-11 And it has a season progress level indicator that shows how a team moved up or down a league.

For instance us in 80-81
http://www.statto.co...elsea/1980-1981

Then there is this with every teamsheet and goalscorer for every Chelsea match. Goal minutes, names of referees and managers.

http://www.bounder.f...co.uk/index.htm

For instance
Chelsea (3) 6 Newcastle United (0) 0
Date: Saturday, 25th October 1980
Competition: Football League Division 2 Position 3
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 22,916
Referee: Eric A Read (Bristol)
Chelsea 1 Petar Borota, 2 Mike Nutton, 3 Dennis Rofe, 4 John Bumstead, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Gary Chivers, 7 Phil Driver, 8 Mike Fillery, 9 Colin Lee, 10 Clive Walker (12 Ian Britton 78), 11 Peter Rhoades-Brown
Scorers Lee 15, Fillery 34, Walker 43, Lee 46, Chivers 51, Lee 86
Manager Geoff Hurst

Newcastle United Carr, Carney, Withe, Martin, Boam, Halliday, Shinton, Cartwright, Waddle (Koenen 53), Rafferty, Wharton
Manager Arthur Cox

Newcastle game listed here.
http://www.bounder.f...s/1980.htm#2994

Edited by GarryJones, 09 February 2012 - 11:21 PM.

[GarryJones]

Ok. Not Chelsea vintage but I think this deserves a mention:
Check the league division 1 table from 1928-1929.

Note which team had the best defensive record in the league! (least amount of goals).

http://www.statto.co...1928-1929/table

Now that is pretty vintage! - Probably the most amazing football statistic ever recorded.

Edited by GarryJones, 09 February 2012 - 11:28 PM.

[Peckham Blue]

GarryJones, on 09 February 2012 - 11:27 PM, said:

Ok. Not Chelsea vintage but I think this deserves a mention:
Check the league division 1 table from 1928-1929.

Note which team had the best defensive record in the league! (least amount of goals).

http://www.statto.co...1928-1929/table

Now that is pretty vintage! - Probably the most amazing football statistic ever recorded.

Unfortunately for them they had the worst attack.

[GarryJones]

> Unfortunately for them they had the worst attack.

Yep. But if you can find another statistic like this I'll be surprised. Mind you this comes close:
http://en.wikipedia....998_Allsvenskan

Swedish top league 1998. AIK win the league but average less than one goal a game. They win the league having scored the least number of goals of all the teams in the league!

To get this back on track. Chelsea vintage footage?. What's the earliest video footage we can find?

I have this Chelsea v Stoke Charity match 1918.
http://www.britishpa...helsea+football

Edited by GarryJones, 10 February 2012 - 01:11 AM.

[GarryJones]

And some more classic stuff.

Our first Semi-Final win since 1915.
http://www.britishpa...helsea+football
Played at villa Park

Chelsea Drum Majorettes 1964
Stamford Bridge Stompers! (In colour).
http://www.britishpa...helsea+football

Chelsea v Liverpool 1937
6-1 opening day of season.
http://www.britishpa...helsea+football

Election night of 1966.
q/f replay 1966 Hull (Div 3) V Chelsea
Hull's goal is a cracker!
Great away support!
http://www.britishpa...helsea+football

Darlington's first match at home to a first division team for 30 years.
Darlington v Chelsea 4th Round Replay 1958.
Darlington (The Quakers) are in the lower realms of Division III fighting off relegation*
One of the most "amazing 6 minutes ever in a cup-tie". A fluke!
http://www.britishpa...helsea+football

*This was a very special season in the lower leagues.
Up until 1920 professional football was a Northern affair. The only southern teams in the first two divisions were Arsenal, Chelsea, Clapton Orient, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bristol City. Side by side with the Football league was the Southern League and many of these teams were at least as good as teams in the Football League. In 1920-21 the Southern League was incorperated into the Football League as Division III. In 1921 it was renamed Division III South and Division III North was formed consisting of the best and biggest non-league Northern clubs. Some teams on the regions border could find themselves changing leagues because of geographical reasons fairly often. Only the champions were promoted so many teams spent the entire 31 seasons (36 years) trapped in one of these leagues. In 1957-58, these two leagues were to be split and go nationwide. So the bottom half of the Div III South joined the bottom half of Div III North to form Division IV and the higher placed teams formed Div III except of course the champions who were promoted. So Darlington were trying to climb into the top half of the league to avoid Div IV. Their little cup run took some of the focus off and eventually they failed to make it. However they had got a 3-3 draw at the Bridge and the above is the replay. Quite a game.

Edited by GarryJones, 10 February 2012 - 04:18 AM.

[erskblue]

Great Garry, cheers.

[Eddie Macs blue and white]

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Edited by Eddie Macs blue and white, 07 March 2012 - 08:17 PM.

[MelbourneBlue]

GarryJones, on 09 February 2012 - 11:27 PM, said:

Ok. Not Chelsea vintage but I think this deserves a mention:
Check the league division 1 table from 1928-1929.

Note which team had the best defensive record in the league! (least amount of goals).

http://www.statto.co...1928-1929/table

Now that is pretty vintage! - Probably the most amazing football statistic ever recorded.

Not only that, the Champions recoded only 3 away wins!

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Eddie Macs blue and white, on 08 February 2012 - 06:29 AM, said:

1978-79
Seeing as it is a bit cold outside, this should warm the hearts, oh and a message for the real Mancs, where were you when you were sh*te?

Who was Stride, our left back?
No recollection of him whatsoever

[erskblue]

Cracking picture of our Bonnie Prince Charlie

[Backbiter]

Shatner, on 10 February 2012 - 06:16 PM, said:

Who was Stride, our left back?
No recollection of him whatsoever

David Stride. Came through the youth. Took over from Sparrow/ Wilkins but never did a lot. Eventually moved on to Millwall, I think. Quite small and pretty tough, but hardly a memorable player.

[shedhead]

just watched that Chelsea v Derby game and what it brought back was the joy I used to feel at getting a draw and NOT losing.

[GarryJones]

David Stride. Born 14 March 1958

Always worked hard and ran a lot. Gutsy but not really talented. He didn't go forward a lot and did not score in any of his 35 games for us.

David joined Chelsea as an apprentice, signing professional forms in January 1976. In 78 he had a spell on loan with the Memphis Rogues of the North American Soccer League. He was reserve team captain for quite a few games and made his first team debut in the 1-1 at Birmingham on 23rd September 1978. He played 32 league games during the 1978/79 ill-fated campaign. After playing 3 games in the 79-80 season we sold him to the Rogues. In 1981, Memphis sent him to the Minnesota Kicks. In Autumn 81, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1982, he moved to the Jacksonville Tea Men. Following the 1982 NASL season, Stride returned to England to play for Millwall in January 83 and then moved on to Leyton Orient. In 1985, he returned to the United States to play for the Dallas Sidekicks of Major Indoor Soccer League.

Here he is during the 0-0 draw against Southampton on 28th December 1978.

Edited by GarryJones, 10 February 2012 - 09:56 PM.

[VINCI PER NOI]

Eddie Macs blue and white, on 10 February 2012 - 06:17 AM, said:

1972-73

Fantastic stuff - not only a magnificent goal from Ossie, but the debut of Ian Britton, one of my heroes from the 'seventies. Throw in an interview with Brian Clough, too, and and it's a great thirty minutes.

Edited by VINCI PER NOI, 11 February 2012 - 12:35 AM.