Eddie Mac v Spuds.

 

 

 

Tommy Langley beats team-mate Peter Osgood  to score v Ipswich. May 1979.

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Edited November 29, 20205 yr by erskblue

 

 

    Happy Birthday to Steve Finnieston.    66 years old today.

 

Shoot Magazine 1977.

Scottish Footy Cards Twitter.

 

 

 

Posted before but a great picture. The West Stand looks like it goes on forever.

Steve Finnieston, about to come on as sub v Ipswich. Jan 1978.

9 hours ago, erskblue said:

Steve Finnieston, about to come on as sub v Ipswich. Jan 1978.

He scored after he came on .We won 5-3 😀

From a 4-5 away win at Birmingham on 31st Dec 1977 up to and including a 2-2 home draw with Man Utd on 7th Feb 1978.

We played 7  games, scoring 25 goals  and conceding 20 goals !

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26 Sep 1970     Chelsea v Ipswich Town     L     2-1     League Division One
 

Ipswic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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9 hours ago, erskblue said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My first game at the bridge, what a debut!!!

On 30/11/2020 at 06:20, erskblue said:

Shoot Magazine 1977.

Scottish Footy Cards Twitter.

 

 

 

It was sad how his Chelsea career just fizzled out after that great promotion season. And like most players who leave Chelsea, he didn't do much afterwards either.

On 29/11/2020 at 13:40, erskblue said:

 

 

We know why the Bridge redevelopment was never completed, but what happened to that 'Cross Route motorway'?!

The ‘Cross Route Motorway’ was based on ripping out the Clapham - Willesden railway line.  The lines survives today and carries more passenger traffic than it did in the early-mid 70’s.

2 hours ago, Backbiter said:

It was sad how his Chelsea career just fizzled out after that great promotion season. And like most players who leave Chelsea, he didn't do much afterwards either.

He suffered from injuries early 77/78

He ended up playing for Sheff Utd with Alex sabella from Argentina but I think he gave up after a short time

35 minutes ago, Richard P said:

He suffered from injuries early 77/78

He ended up playing for Sheff Utd with Alex sabella from Argentina but I think he gave up after a short time

Think it was an Achilles Tendon injury that forced Steve to retire aged just 25.  

On 29/11/2020 at 07:50, erskblue said:

Tommy Langley beats team-mate Peter Osgood  to score v Ipswich. May 1979.

A couple of things strike me about this photo. The first is just how much of a gap there was between the East Stand, which you can just see on the left, and the Shed terrace. It makes it look as if the players are kicking a ball about in the park - albeit with mounted Police and an Ice Cream van looking on.

The second perfectly demonstrates the huge 'crown' on the pitch back then. You can't even see the far touchline and the ground falls away closer to the camera too. This was always evident if you stood behind the East Stand and looked up through the old tunnel towards the pitch.

2 hours ago, Ewan Hoozarmi said:

A couple of things strike me about this photo. The first is just how much of a gap there was between the East Stand, which you can just see on the left, and the Shed terrace. It makes it look as if the players are kicking a ball about in the park - albeit with mounted Police and an Ice Cream van looking on.

The second perfectly demonstrates the huge 'crown' on the pitch back then. You can't even see the far touchline and the ground falls away closer to the camera too. This was always evident if you stood behind the East Stand and looked up through the old tunnel towards the pitch.

I think it was done regarding drainage, although the pitch used to be bald and dry down the middle but soft to the sides. Amazing how hard the pitch was towards the end of the season and never saw it watered before a game with an old fashion hose!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few from Sept 84 v  Leicester City.

 

 

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A Happy Birthday to Nigel Spackman, 60 today.

Chad on Twitter.

 

 

 

Nigel Spackman scoring the winner v Arsenal Sept 1985.

 

4 hours ago, erskblue said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few from Sept 84 v  Leicester City.

 

 

Great pictures.  Awful away Leicester kit at the time.  

Looking at the photos of the East Stand the seats looked fairly full.  I was in The Shed that day which was also fairly full.  This would indicate an "actual" crowd of circa 25 - 28,000??  Without looking it up I would guess the "reported" crowd was around 17,000.  Got to love Uncle Ken!