85,000 Attendance. Amazing any of those wartime cup finals ever got played when you consider the risks from the Luftwaffer, plus V1 and V2 Rockets later on.

Yes, amazing attendances given the risks. Guess that the people of the time saw going to football as well as cinema, theatre etc as a break and too take their minds of the atrocities.

85,000 Attendance. Amazing any of those wartime cup finals ever got played when you consider the risks from the Luftwaffer, plus V1 and V2 Rockets later on.

Not as dangerous as might be thought, the Luftwaffe had been reduced to almost nothing by 1944 and although the threat of the V1 and V2 was a real one the strength and quality of misinformation that had found its way back to the Germans had been such a success that bombs aimed at central London were in fact falling short by many miles, the most dangerous place to live in the flying bomb days was the corridoor between South East London and Dover, so in this respect Wembley was as safe as anywhere else in the home counties. History lecture over.

Not as dangerous as might be thought, the Luftwaffe had been reduced to almost nothing by 1944 and although the threat of the V1 and V2 was a real one the strength and quality of misinformation that had found its way back to the Germans had been such a success that bombs aimed at central London were in fact falling short by many miles, the most dangerous place to live in the flying bomb days was the corridoor between South East London and Dover, so in this respect Wembley was as safe as anywhere else in the home counties. History lecture over.

Spot on MKB.  Plenty of V1 & V2 sites in Peckham and Dulwich.

Not as dangerous as might be thought, the Luftwaffe had been reduced to almost nothing by 1944 and although the threat of the V1 and V2 was a real one the strength and quality of misinformation that had found its way back to the Germans had been such a success that bombs aimed at central London were in fact falling short by many miles, the most dangerous place to live in the flying bomb days was the corridoor between South East London and Dover, so in this respect Wembley was as safe as anywhere else in the home counties. History lecture over.

A bit off subject but the website below has a map showing where bombs were dropped in London in the period 7 October 1940 to 6 June 1941. Looks like a couple of bombs landed in or near the ground.

 

http://bombsight.org/#15/51.5050/-0.0900

Spot on MKB.  Plenty of V1 & V2 sites in Peckham and Dulwich.

That was no accident :-)

Not as dangerous as might be thought, the Luftwaffe had been reduced to almost nothing by 1944 and although the threat of the V1 and V2 was a real one the strength and quality of misinformation that had found its way back to the Germans had been such a success that bombs aimed at central London were in fact falling short by many miles, the most dangerous place to live in the flying bomb days was the corridoor between South East London and Dover, so in this respect Wembley was as safe as anywhere else in the home counties. History lecture over.

Kraut apologist.

A bit off subject but the website below has a map showing where bombs were dropped in London in the period 7 October 1940 to 6 June 1941. Looks like a couple of bombs landed in or near the ground.

http://bombsight.org/#15/51.5050/-0.0900

One of those bombs close to the ground landed on the now defunct Chelsea and Fulham Railway Station. It never reopened after the war

 

The 1985 Chelsea Team Photo!

Chelsea v Fulham on April 7 1984: David Speedie celebrating a goal with Joey Jones and Kerry Dixon!

 

The 1985 Chelsea Team Photo!

OK - I'll give it a go:

BacK; Niedzwiecki, Spackman, McLaughlin, Dixon, Rougvie, Lee, Francis

Middle: Jasper, Shearer, ?????, Millar, Pates, Conoville, ?????

Front: Nevin, McAndrew?, Speedie, Bumstead, Wood, ?????, Jones

On floor: McAllister, Priest, Dublin , ?????

OK - I'll give it a go:

BacK; Niedzwiecki, Spackman, McLaughlin, Dixon, Rougvie, Lee, Francis

Middle: Jasper, Shearer, ?????, Millar, Pates, Conoville, ?????

Front: Nevin, McAndrew?, Speedie, Bumstead, Wood, ?????, Jones

On floor: McAllister, Priest, Dublin , ?????

Good go mate! I think the the one in the second row next to shearer is Terry howard? And at a guess the one between Wood and Jones is Jerry Murphy? Also thought next to Canoville was possibly Clive Wilson but i think he may of been a come a bit later? 

Clive wasn't at Chelsea until 1987! He was playing for Manchester City at this stage. 

I think it is Dublin next to Canners and maybe a guy called Robyn Best at the front.

I knew. Do r

I knew Rougvie, Kerrygold and a few of the others were tall, but I didn't realise they were that flaming tall

OK - I'll give it a go:

BacK; Niedzwiecki, Spackman, McLaughlin, Dixon, Rougvie, Lee, Francis

Middle: Jasper, Shearer, ?????, Millar, Pates, Conoville, ?????

Front: Nevin, Gordon Davies, Speedie, Bumstead, Wood, ?????, Jones

On floor: McAllister, Priest, Dublin , ?????

Just came to me.

I think it is Dublin next to Canners and maybe a guy called Robyn Best at the front.

 

think thats robert issacs the fella that was cut at wall betwwen darren wood and keith jones

Gordon Davis, good call backbiter.  I thought Bobby Issacs but wasn't sure so opted for Murphy? Memory slowly fading!

think thats robert issacs the fella that was cut at wall betwwen darren wood and keith jones

That is robert issac defo

Think the bloke in the middle row is jerry murphy?

keith dublin next to canners

Think the bloke in the middle row is jerry murphy?

 

jerry murphys not in there mate thats terry howard and john millar next to him the only one i'm not sure about is the fella on the front row at the right pretty sure its something watson

Edited January 11, 201511 yr by joker1968

jerry murphys not in there mate thats terry howard and john millar next to him the only one i'm not sure about is the fella on the front row at the right pretty sure its something watson

Willie Watson is who you maybe thinking of, think he went after end 83/84. Think it might be Martin Nolan.