Two more shirts done...quite pleased with how the white shirt has come out..looks really good 

Alan Hudson in that unusual Chelsea red FA Cup kit, at home to Ipswich 1973.

6 minutes ago, Carshalton Blue said:

v Oldham ?

47 minutes ago, Carshalton Blue said:

Alan Hudson in that unusual Chelsea red FA Cup kit, at home to Ipswich 1973.

I remember Gunter Netzer praising Hudson after a game against England, saying something like, where have England been hiding this great player. Sadly Hudson only got 2 or 3 England caps. Absolute madness.

There was a story, that Bill Shankly went into the Stoke dressing room, ignored everyone else, shook Hudson's hand and said it was one of the best midfield performances he had ever seen, after Hudson had completely destroyed Liverpool whilst playing for Stoke.

4 hours ago, Osgood is Good said:

I remember Gunter Netzer praising Hudson after a game against England, saying something like, where have England been hiding this great player. Sadly Hudson only got 2 or 3 England caps. Absolute madness.

There was a story, that Bill Shankly went into the Stoke dressing room, ignored everyone else, shook Hudson's hand and said it was one of the best midfield performances he had ever seen, after Hudson had completely destroyed Liverpool whilst playing for Stoke.

I remember reading that. It was in Hudson's book.

On ‎19‎/‎09‎/‎2017 at 10:09, MKBlue said:

Peter Houseman's not in the pic mate. 3 non Chelsea players in there, both ends of the top row, and the chap in between Webb and Dempsey. Top row Droy, Hudson, Garland, Hinton. 2nd row Webb, Dempsey, Harris, Cooke. 3rd row The King, Baldwin, Boyle. Bottom row Phillips, McCreadie, Kember, Hollins, Mulligan and Bonetti. Hard for me to forget this team as it was my first season going to the match.

Ian Hutchinson is missing from both photos.

23 hours ago, charierre said:

v Oldham ?

Yes mate first game of the season.

23 hours ago, Carshalton Blue said:

I forgot about the porta cabin (old bill look out) in the corner of the North Stand terraces.

a couple of images of the oldest programme in my collection

8 hours ago, maddoo said:

a couple of images of the oldest programme in my collection

I was 2 weeks old

1 hour ago, sparkplug said:

I was 2 weeks old

a bit before my time sparkplug, its from a collection of programmes my uncle kept when he lived in Putney between 1955 and 1972.His daughter, my cousin, passed them on to me a few years ago.He passed away in 1983 and they are like gold dust to me.

On 23/9/2560 at 03:47, sparkplug said:

I was 2 weeks old

I was there.

Edited September 24, 20178 yr by maddoo

11 hours ago, maddoo said:

In 1957, the programme cost sixpence. 9 years later, a shilling. Daylight robbery!

On 23/9/2560 at 03:47, sparkplug said:

I was 2 weeks old

The old man, my uncles and me walking up Wandsworth Rd., over Vauxhall Bridge then along the Embankment to Stamford Bridge. When my little legs couldn't take it, I was lifted up on to the shoulders of one of 'em. Everybody walked in those days because nobody could afford a car. It was like one of those L.S.Lowry paintings. There were hundreds of us strolling along. It took bloody hours but the excitement of hearing the crowd roar (we always seem to get there late!), and thoughts of tiredness disappeared. Then my old man would shout out "Pass my nipper down the front will yer?" and I would get hoisted up and along, over the heads of everybody down to the front of the terraces like some rock star at a concert!

From the 1970 FA Cup replay.

On ‎20‎/‎09‎/‎2017 at 18:32, Carshalton Blue said:

Brilliant picture.

54 minutes ago, Boyne said:

From the 1970 FA Cup replay.

Martin Tyler would jizz if he commented on that!

Edited September 25, 20178 yr by bluehaze

Edited September 25, 20178 yr by bluehaze