The game was hastily arranged, but remember, it wasnt unusual for fa cup replays to be played 3 days after the first match. From memory the crowd was a dissapointing 8/9000. I think you are over egging the rangers contribution as well but they still had about 2500 down although no doubt most of them were "exiles" living down here

Might have even been as low as 6000 and I reckon Rangers only had 1000 or so it being a few days later and midweek.

Renfrew Juniors  (My local Scottish non league side which gave us Charlie Cooke) are moving from their home of 103 years Western Park.

 

They are moving west just along the A8 road a couple of hundred metres to a new purpose built ground in the Renfrew Blythswood Industrial Park. It is hoped that the new ground will be completed by the end of February.

 

Wasn't sure where to put this.

 

Oh and Renfrew Juniors also play in Blue

That same Charlie Cooke is in Melbourne next week and a few of the Chelsea boys here are lucky enough to be going out to dinner with him

 

Canners next month.....and last night I got about 5 yards from Ray Wilkins (the Jordan coach) who was being interviewed by Jordanian TV after their 5-1 win.

 

Finally some Chelsea royalty making it down here.

1956

 

The Britannia pub 1978

 

The Mitre 1974

 

The Neil Gwynne 1978

 

The Rising Sun 1978, what year did this become the Stamford Arms?

 

The Swan Fulham Broadway 1978

 

When i was dating my now mrs, she lived around the corner from here for a while so we used to go there quite a bit back in 98.

 

The Wilton Arms 1974

 

I dont remember these pubs some of you probably will..

 

Live & Let Live 1973

 

 

The Clarence 1974

 

The Salisbury Tavern 1974, is this now The Finborough Arms?

 

 

The Adelaide

 

The Balloon.
Once called “The Ferret and Firkin in the balloon up the creek”, Lots Road.

Great pics CB. Stamford Bridge Arms about 83 not 100% on that. And was The Adelaide in Worlds End?.

The Jolly Malsters, used to love this pub in the early 90s.

 

I dont remember these pubs some of you probably will..

 

Live & Let Live 1973

 

 

The Clarence 1974

 

The Salisbury Tavern 1974, is this now The Finborough Arms?

nah that's not the fin, its the salisbury, down parsons green.

nah that's not the fin, its the salisbury, down parsons green.

It reminded me of the Finborough

fins  shut in 2006, someone's house now!

Edited January 17, 201511 yr by croydonblue

fins  shut in 2006, someone's house now!

Its been reopened for months now mate lol!

 

https://twitter.com/FinboroughArms

Bit of a naughty boys pub the Adelaide. Was a regular at the Nell Gwynn- also liked it when it became come the revolution

CB: Great picture from 1956 mate

Its been reopened for months now mate lol!

 

https://twitter.com/FinboroughArms

o god another micro brewery pub, with some tosser with a beard behind the ramp! 

The Mitre 1974

Two minutes walk from my house when I was a kid. Used to drink in there when I was 16, no ID requested in those days.

Then graduated to White Horse (before it was known as Sloney Pony) and Jolly Brewers at Parsons Green, then the Durrell Arms, and ended up in the Lord Palmeston on the New Kings Rd, when the ex Wrestler (zakash I think, was the landlord). Some right lads in there on match days, and away coaches used to drive past as they parked up near the gas works, and pub regularly emptied as everyone popped outside to welcome the visiting fans.

o god another micro brewery pub, with some tosser with a beard behind the ramp! 

Not a fan then mate haha

Bit of a naughty boys pub the Adelaide. Was a regular at the Nell Gwynn- also liked it when it became come the revolution

Used to love the Adelaide mate.