dave122

Guys,you have made my day,no my year.
What fantastic memories,I started going to home games at around 1978/79.I was 13 at the time and I went to Bishop Ramsey School in Ruislip.
In fact most of my friends at school were Chelsea and by the time we hit the early 80s we had a regular little group of between 10-15 school kids meeting at about 12-00 to travel up to The Bridge and stand in the middle of The Shed.Then a few of us started going to away games,we had the bug big time.
Always remember Cambridge away,walking through those fields trying not to step on cows dung and having the whole ground with Chelsea.City away and Portsmouth away stick out.
My older brother is Cockneymark,he's done a few uploads on youtube.

Does anyone remember Spurs away one year in the 80s and I think West Hams game was called off and a mob of them turned up and the old bill put them in a little pen behind the goal.Also remember Wednesday away and the train was rammed and we all go off at Chesterfield much to the old bills annoyance.
Those away days in the 80s were something else,the numbers were huge,it was like a Viking invasion every other Saturday.
Man City away when we took 8-10 thousand was one that I will never forget.

Guys,you have made my day,no my year.
What fantastic memories,I started going to home games at around 1978/79.I was 13 at the time and I went to Bishop Ramsey School in Ruislip.
In fact most of my friends at school were Chelsea and by the time we hit the early 80s we had a regular little group of between 10-15 school kids meeting at about 12-00 to travel up to The Bridge and stand in the middle of The Shed.Then a few of us started going to away games,we had the bug big time.
Always remember Cambridge away,walking through those fields trying not to step on cows dung and having the whole ground with Chelsea.City away and Portsmouth away stick out.
My older brother is Cockneymark,he's done a few uploads on youtube.

Does anyone remember Spurs away one year in the 80s and I think West Hams game was called off and a mob of them turned up and the old bill put them in a little pen behind the goal.Also remember Wednesday away and the train was rammed and we all go off at Chesterfield much to the old bills annoyance.
Those away days in the 80s were something else,the numbers were huge,it was like a Viking invasion every other Saturday.
Man City away when we took 8-10 thousand was one that I will never forget.

Does anyone remember Spurs away one year in the 80s and I think West Hams game was called off and a mob of them turned up and the old bill put them in a little pen behind the goal.Also remember Wednesday away and the train was rammed and we all go off at Chesterfield much to the old bills annoyance.
Those away days in the 80s were something else,the numbers were huge,it was like a Viking invasion every other Saturday.
Man City away when we took 8-10 thousand was one that I will never forget.

> 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

Not to forget when Kerry stuck the volley in at the Clock End.Never been to a game like that for atmosphere and sheer numbers.
Does anyone know the attendance that day?

Guys,you have made my day,no my year.
What fantastic memories,I started going to home games at around 1978/79.I was 13 at the time and I went to Bishop Ramsey School in Ruislip.
In fact most of my friends at school were Chelsea and by the time we hit the early 80s we had a regular little group of between 10-15 school kids meeting at about 12-00 to travel up to The Bridge and stand in the middle of The Shed.Then a few of us started going to away games,we had the bug big time.
Always remember Cambridge away,walking through those fields trying not to step on cows dung and having the whole ground with Chelsea.City away and Portsmouth away stick out.
My older brother is Cockneymark,he's done a few uploads on youtube.