> If anyone could find a picture from the 2-0 win against Wexham in October of 1981 I would be forever indebted to you.

You mean the 2-0 at the Bridge?

I have some pictures! - But no video. Chelsea have their own copy of the video as I described a couple of pages ago.

I'll upload pictures tomororow if that's all you want.

Edited February 6, 201214 yr by GarryJones

>.......... but if you've been to Hull and back, on a rainy Tuesday night, it sure learns you to appreciate the good times.

Hmmm. I dunno about you but I thought I was the only one who went to Hull and back on the Tuesday night.

As follows.....

We drew 0-0 with Hull on Monday 18th January in the 1982 FA Cup 3rd Round. The replay was 72 hours later on Thursday 21st January - There was a national railstrike announced for Wednesday and Thursday. On the Monday night it turned bitterly cold and a snow blanket swept the country. The snow continued to fall on the Tuesday morning. Not only this, we were banned from all away games and received no tickets. So on the Tuesday morning I went up to Hull by train. By chance I sat with Arthur Scargill on the train (who travelled 2nd class, good man).

When I got to Hull I jumped in a taxi and went to the ground. The taxi driver asked me some questions. We chatted away and I asked him to wait. The tickets were on sale (I had phoned the club in the morning). It was a bitterly cold Tuesday evening with horrible rain and as far as I know I was the only Chelsea fan there. I held out money and got one ticket without having to speak. I put it in my sock and went to another window. There I introduced myself as the President of the Ipswich branch of the Hull City's supporters' club. I got 82 tickets, paid cash and turned to go back to my taxi. The taxi driver was standing behind me. We went back to the cab. Now he started getting very personal. He said he was on to me as a Chelsea fan and that he knew I was from London and that Chelsea were banned. I maintained I was from Ipswich and that there was a team of builders from Hull working on a building site plus som Hull dockers in Felixstowe who were coming up for the Chelsea game. As I was about to get out at Hull he asked to see my train ticket to prove I had come from Ipswich. I said I had travelled via London. I got out the cab, paid the fare, gave a tip and walked into the station.

I had about 30 minute till the last train out of Hull. The last train to move anywhere for 3 days as the train strike was to go ahead. I phoned a few people from the telephone booth to tell them of my success. Cathy, Matt, Terry Last and a few more. I took a few orders and I told them what time I would be back in London. Then I saw the taxi driver with a policeman walking through the station. I hung up and ducked back out of the rear of the station. I crossed the road and hid by a burger bar in the shadows. I was panicking. I hid 60 tickets in the lining of my jacket. I thought if I get stopped I can hand over 20 and say that's all I have. As we were banned I was actually not allowed to have those tickets and I'd bought them under a false pretext. I was unsure of the legal status in British law but I didn't want to find out. If a policeman decided to take the tickets away he his going to do that.

I waited till there was a minute left for my train. I ran full pelt into the station, I already knew the platform and where the gate was. I sprinted at it holding my rail ticket out. This was the last train to roll in the UK for 3 days. The guard held the gate open and shouted "run". The train started to move. I opened the door - lots of practice from my London commute after oversleeping and nearly missing trains in the morning rush hour - and jumped in. Made it. Success! - But - The train stopped. My heart raced. Had the policeman been there and flagged the train down having seen me? Before I could move the door opened again. I prepared to hand-over 20 tickets to the police in the hope I could keep the rest. A young lass in got in and smiled. They had held the train for her. The train pulled out of Hull. I was in the clear. Chelsea mission accomplished for the lads back home. I don't know if the police were still around or what they would have done. Didn't matter at the time. With 83 tickets on me I had pulled it off. Having travelled behind enemy lines and pulled off a covert action I allowed myself a beer or two on the mainline connecting train from Doncaster. I fell asleep.

Arriving back at Kings Cross at 10 to 1 I jumped off the train and started the walk towards the gates. Then I heard a familiar sound. "He's a boy, He's a boy, He's a boy, He's a boy." It was my reception committee; Terry Last, Wayne and boys from around the home counties. I done my orders and we had a coffee in the all nighter outside the station. Someone - Fuzzy Wayne, I think said "You can't ban a Chelsea fan" - I am unsure if that was ever said before but a week later badges and tee-shirts appeared. Not that I lay claim to any credit for it but my mission epitomises the phrase even if it was not coined that night. I went back to Kent by night bus to Bromley and then a 4 mile walk. Arriving home at 4-30 in the morning in a rural Kent completely covered in snow.

Wednesday I was on the morning bus at 7 and with a couple of changes got to work in the city about 9.30. Met up with Cathy, she got her quota of tickets. These late nights and early mornings were helped by the Original Lucozade. (Thank God for that drink). After work I did 2 buses over to Fulham and then Wandsworth. Sold my tickets in the usual Chelsea hotspots, York Tavern being my last port of call. Tweeky had also got hold of a few so most of the lads in there had them. Then back to Kent via 4 buses. Home around midnight. Up at 5 and on the morning bus up town. 2 buses to Charing Cross and the tube to Victoria and then the National Express Coach Station. Met up with Cathy, Matt and other mates. Sold a few more tickets. Made sure everyone had one. We changed in Sheffield and went for a beer there. Arriving in Hull in the evening. I met Kenny Salford and a few others and done my last tickets. In the ground.

This was in spite of - a ban - a snowstorm - a trainstrike - poor team performances - 72 hour notice of a game - subzero temp - a belief by many that the game would not be played. In contrast I saw Chelsea fans leaving the ground on TV today when Man Utd scored their 3rd in the 3-3 draw. Don't they realise if they are going to support Chelsea then that's what they should be doing. SUPPORT.

What does Support mean?

1. To bear the weight of, especially from below.

2. To hold in position so as to keep from falling, sinking, or slipping.

3. To be capable of bearing; withstand:

And these fans are none of that. They do not have the right to hold a Chelsea flag or wear a Chelsea shirt. That right has to be earned. The way we earned it in days gone by. I have now decided to write my book. These last few days have convinced me. There is a story that must be told. Supporting Chelsea is a chore and a privilege. When the team need it and are suffering your support is most needed. When they bang goals in its nice for you to be able to jump around like a moron for a few minutes but you can not just take the cherries out of the cake. You have to get behind the team when they are playing bad and making mistakes. Show them love. Show them understanding and guide them to great honour. In short - Be there for them!

So what of that rainy night in Hull? We won 2-0. And we went on to reach our only cup q/f between 1972 and 1992.

I had to double check this.

> .......... but if you've been to Hull and back, on a rainy Tuesday night, it sure learns you to appreciate the good times.

Maybe I stand corrected. I thought you were referring to 1982. (When I was the only one there on the Tuesday to buy tickets - with the game being played on a Thursday).

However I see that these games were also played on Tuesday nights in Hull:

8th November 1975 drew 1-1

25th October 1988 lost 3-0

So, maybe the above posting I just wrote was uncessary after all?

Cheers for now.....

PS

Any upload of Chelsea Soton 1977 when we lost 3-0 at the Bridge coming?

Total and 100% RESPECT.

Hi Garry

Unfortunately when I started chasing the games from the TV companies the BBC were the worse.

Most of the action archived were only goals in colour. They kept very few match highlights. The games they sent me all cut short, so I missed the last goal against Hereford. I was able to stitch The Crystal Palace game till the end and I got the last goal of the 3-1 West Ham defeat. The Leeds game also fell short.

There are a few games considered lost forever, whatever that means such as the game at White Hart Lane in the League Cup Semi-Final....So far I have only got Chris Garlands goal.

The Blackpool away and Southampton FA Cup Replay of 1976-77 also seem to have disapeared forever.

I always thought I saw a 2-2 away draw with Bolton, we wore all Red (am I right??) in 76-77, but that game has not surfaced either, maybe it was a news item I saw.

> I always thought I saw a 2-2 away draw with Bolton, we wore all Red (am I right??) in 76-77, but that game has not surfaced either, maybe it was a news item I saw.

Not sure if it was all red.

The Bolton v Chelsea: The way I remember is that Brian Moore talked about the game and said it was the game of the day and that in any other cicrcumstances the game would have been shown.

However this was 26th February 1977 and some of these games were on instead,

Aston Villa 3-0 Port Vale

Cardiff City 1-2 Everton

Derby County 3-1 Blackburn Rovers

Leeds United 1-0 Manchester City

Liverpool 3-1 Oldham Athletic

Middlesbrough 4-1 Arsenal

Southampton 2-2 Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wndrs 1-0 Chester City

In other words, FA CUP 5th round matches. Its possible a little clip may have been shown on the news but I don't think so. The top two in Division II just would not have held that much interest on 5th Round day.

Now I remember. Peter Osgood was caught for drunk and disorderly after that Tottenham away match. I think they showed the goals on the news. I can only find this at the moment.

http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//ITN/1972/01/06/FS060172001/?s=&st=0&pn=1

>.......... but if you've been to Hull and back, on a rainy Tuesday night, it sure learns you to appreciate the good times.

Hmmm. I dunno about you but I thought I was the only one who went to Hull and back on the Tuesday night.

As follows.....

We drew 0-0 with Hull on Monday 18th January in the 1982 FA Cup 3rd Round. The replay was 72 hours later on Thursday 21st January - There was a national railstrike announced for Wednesday and Thursday. On the Monday night it turned bitterly cold and a snow blanket swept the country. The snow continued to fall on the Tuesday morning. Not only this, we were banned from all away games and received no tickets. So on the Tuesday morning I went up to Hull by train. By chance I sat with Arthur Scargill on the train (who travelled 2nd class, good man).

When I got to Hull I jumped in a taxi and went to the ground. The taxi driver asked me some questions. We chatted away and I asked him to wait. The tickets were on sale (I had phoned the club in the morning). It was a bitterly cold Tuesday evening with horrible rain and as far as I know I was the only Chelsea fan there. I held out money and got one ticket without having to speak. I put it in my sock and went to another window. There I introduced myself as the President of the Ipswich branch of the Hull City's supporters' club. I got 82 tickets, paid cash and turned to go back to my taxi. The taxi driver was standing behind me. We went back to the cab. Now he started getting very personal. He said he was on to me as a Chelsea fan and that he knew I was from London and that Chelsea were banned. I maintained I was from Ipswich and that there was a team of builders from Hull working on a building site plus som Hull dockers in Felixstowe who were coming up for the Chelsea game. As I was about to get out at Hull he asked to see my train ticket to prove I had come from Ipswich. I said I had travelled via London. I got out the cab, paid the fare, gave a tip and walked into the station.

I had about 30 minute till the last train out of Hull. The last train to move anywhere for 3 days as the train strike was to go ahead. I phoned a few people from the telephone booth to tell them of my success. Cathy, Matt, Terry Last and a few more. I took a few orders and I told them what time I would be back in London. Then I saw the taxi driver with a policeman walking through the station. I hung up and ducked back out of the rear of the station. I crossed the road and hid by a burger bar in the shadows. I was panicking. I hid 60 tickets in the lining of my jacket. I thought if I get stopped I can hand over 20 and say that's all I have. As we were banned I was actually not allowed to have those tickets and I'd bought them under a false pretext. I was unsure of the legal status in British law but I didn't want to find out. If a policeman decided to take the tickets away he his going to do that.

I waited till there was a minute left for my train. I ran full pelt into the station, I already knew the platform and where the gate was. I sprinted at it holding my rail ticket out. This was the last train to roll in the UK for 3 days. The guard held the gate open and shouted "run". The train started to move. I opened the door - lots of practice from my London commute after oversleeping and nearly missing trains in the morning rush hour - and jumped in. Made it. Success! - But - The train stopped. My heart raced. Had the policeman been there and flagged the train down having seen me? Before I could move the door opened again. I prepared to hand-over 20 tickets to the police in the hope I could keep the rest. A young lass in got in and smiled. They had held the train for her. The train pulled out of Hull. I was in the clear. Chelsea mission accomplished for the lads back home. I don't know if the police were still around or what they would have done. Didn't matter at the time. With 83 tickets on me I had pulled it off. Having travelled behind enemy lines and pulled off a covert action I allowed myself a beer or two on the mainline connecting train from Doncaster. I fell asleep.

Arriving back at Kings Cross at 10 to 1 I jumped off the train and started the walk towards the gates. Then I heard a familiar sound. "He's a boy, He's a boy, He's a boy, He's a boy." It was my reception committee; Terry Last, Wayne and boys from around the home counties. I done my orders and we had a coffee in the all nighter outside the station. Someone - Fuzzy Wayne, I think said "You can't ban a Chelsea fan" - I am unsure if that was ever said before but a week later badges and tee-shirts appeared. Not that I lay claim to any credit for it but my mission epitomises the phrase even if it was not coined that night. I went back to Kent by night bus to Bromley and then a 4 mile walk. Arriving home at 4-30 in the morning in a rural Kent completely covered in snow.

Wednesday I was on the morning bus at 7 and with a couple of changes got to work in the city about 9.30. Met up with Cathy, she got her quota of tickets. These late nights and early mornings were helped by the Original Lucozade. (Thank God for that drink). After work I did 2 buses over to Fulham and then Wandsworth. Sold my tickets in the usual Chelsea hotspots, York Tavern being my last port of call. Tweeky had also got hold of a few so most of the lads in there had them. Then back to Kent via 4 buses. Home around midnight. Up at 5 and on the morning bus up town. 2 buses to Charing Cross and the tube to Victoria and then the National Express Coach Station. Met up with Cathy, Matt and other mates. Sold a few more tickets. Made sure everyone had one. We changed in Sheffield and went for a beer there. Arriving in Hull in the evening. I met Kenny Salford and a few others and done my last tickets. In the ground.

This was in spite of - a ban - a snowstorm - a trainstrike - poor team performances - 72 hour notice of a game - subzero temp - a belief by many that the game would not be played. In contrast I saw Chelsea fans leaving the ground on TV today when Man Utd scored their 3rd in the 3-3 draw. Don't they realise if they are going to support Chelsea then that's what they should be doing. SUPPORT.

What does Support mean?

1. To bear the weight of, especially from below.

2. To hold in position so as to keep from falling, sinking, or slipping.

3. To be capable of bearing; withstand:

And these fans are none of that. They do not have the right to hold a Chelsea flag or wear a Chelsea shirt. That right has to be earned. The way we earned it in days gone by. I have now decided to write my book. These last few days have convinced me. There is a story that must be told. Supporting Chelsea is a chore and a privilege. When the team need it and are suffering your support is most needed. When they bang goals in its nice for you to be able to jump around like a moron for a few minutes but you can not just take the cherries out of the cake. You have to get behind the team when they are playing bad and making mistakes. Show them love. Show them understanding and guide them to great honour. In short - Be there for them!

So what of that rainy night in Hull? We won 2-0. And we went on to reach our only cup q/f between 1972 and 1992.

I had to double check this.

> .......... but if you've been to Hull and back, on a rainy Tuesday night, it sure learns you to appreciate the good times.

Maybe I stand corrected. I thought you were referring to 1982. (When I was the only one there on the Tuesday to buy tickets - with the game being played on a Thursday).

However I see that these games were also played on Tuesday nights in Hull:

8th November 1975 drew 1-1

25th October 1988 lost 3-0

So, maybe the above posting I just wrote was uncessary after all?

Cheers for now.....

PS

Any upload of Chelsea Soton 1977 when we lost 3-0 at the Bridge coming?

Garry, it was indeed the 1988 game I referred to, a miserable and wet night if I remember and up at 4am for work the next day. On the bright side wasn't that our last defeat until Leicester away on the day of the Hillsborough disaster? Of course I could have used Scarborough or Wigan as a reference point for miserable midweek nights, hundreds of miles from home but Hull and back has a ring to it.

> ..........but Hull and back has a ring to it

"To Hull and Back" was an episode of Only Fools and Horses - first screened on 25 December 1985. It was the first feature-length edition of the show, and the fourth Christmas special.

Garry Jones & Eddie Macs blue and white

Thanks again for all these clips.

Cheeky ask...

The only game I saw us win in the 1974/75 season was in the FA Cup against Sheffield (Wed/Utd? I can never remember.) and even then it was from 0-2 down. It was a horrific season which at one point I blamed myself for as I was sure my attendance was the cause of us not winning. Stopped going for a few of games and realised we were just rubbish so started going again to watch us lose, and lose and draw and lose....

An upload of that anyone?

As for current fans. I don't get the booing not when we are 4th place. What would they do if we were in the relegation zone shoot the players?

Edited February 6, 201214 yr by shedhead

Sheff Weds Fa Cup 3rd Round, 4th January 1975. Home. Won 3-2

Season 74-75 we had a bad home record more than anything:

Home + Away

P42 W9 D15 L18 F42 A72 Pts33

Home

P21 W4 D9 L8 F22 A31 Pts17

Away

P21 W5 D6 L10 F20 A41 Pts16

That was the best away record in the bottom half of the table. Even Ipswich who came 3rd that season only won 6 and drew 3 (15 pts with 2pts a win).

The full scorecard for the 3rd round on 4th January was:

Arsenal 1-1 York City

Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Bolton Wanderers 0-0 West Bromwich Albion

Brighton and Hove A 0-1 Leatherhead

Burnley 0-1 Wimbledon

Bury 2-2 Millwall

Chelsea 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Coventry City 2-0 Norwich City

Everton 1-1 Altrincham

Fulham 1-1 Hull City

Leeds United 4-1 Cardiff City

Leicester City 3-1 Oxford United

Leyton Orient 2-2 Derby County

Liverpool 2-0 Stoke City

Luton Town 0-1 Birmingham City

Manchester City 0-2 Newcastle United

Manchester United 0-0 Walsall

Mansfield Town 1-0 Cambridge United

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Oldham Athletic 0-3 Aston Villa

Peterborough United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers

Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Blackpool

Preston North End 0-1 Carlisle United

Sheffield United 2-0 Bristol City

Southampton 1-2 West Ham United

Southend United 2-2 Queens Park Rangers

Stafford Rangers 0-0 Rotherham United

Sunderland 2-0 Chesterfield

Swindon Town 2-0 Lincoln City

Wolverhampton Wndrs 1-2 Ipswich Town

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Middlesbrough

I remember Brighton v Leatherhead and I think Chris Kelly got Leatherheads winner.

I also remember the Everton fan in school didn't turn up for school until they had beaten them in the replay a few days later. Altringham were made to play somewhere else, I think it might have been played at Old Trafford. I think the other televised games were City v Newcastle, Liverpool v Stoke, Forest v Spurs and Soton v West Ham. Possibly Wolves v Ipswich. I don't remember seeing Chelsea Sheff Weds on TV.

> As for current fans. I don't get the booing not when we are 4th place. What would they do if we were in the relegation zone shoot the players?

You make the mistake of calling everyone who watches Chelsea a fan. If we drop into relegation zone these zombies will have move on to another team. They will stand with you and dance like morons when we score and they will brag to all and sundry in city winebars that they follow "The Chelsea". They'll be there celebrating if we win more trophies but don't ever expect to see any of them on a rainy night in Hull (and especially not if its just to buy tickets) to watch mediocre players giving it their best shot. These so called fans will pay good money for the entertainment of watching Chelsea win but they do not support us and they are the first to leave and moan when Chelsea support is at its most needy.

Edited February 6, 201214 yr by GarryJones

I remember the next round, we were at a very cold and snowy York with a huge turnout. I travelled up on the old Supporter's Club coach, mainly because we could get on at Mitcham and claim the back seat before picking up at the Bridge. We met a coach load of Wimbledon on their way home from Leeds and were amazed at their result that day. Also went to the replay of that one at Selhurst and Wimbledon played well that night.

I'd always thought that this was the same season that Tooting and Mitcham knocked Swindon out in a replay at Sandy Lane, another one of those games when loads of us went from school, and watched the local Chelsea scrapping with our country cousins on Figges Marsh after the game, gonna have to find out when that was now.

Sheff Weds Fa Cup 3rd Round, 4th January 1975. Home. Won 3-2

Season 74-75 we had a bad home record more than anything:

Home + Away

P42 W9 D15 L18 F42 A72 Pts33

Home

P21 W4 D9 L8 F22 A31 Pts17

Away

P21 W5 D6 L10 F20 A41 Pts16

That was the best away record in the bottom half of the table. Even Ipswich who came 3rd that season only won 6 and drew 3 (15 pts with 2pts a win).

The full scorecard for the 3rd round on 4th January was:

Arsenal 1-1 York City

Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Bolton Wanderers 0-0 West Bromwich Albion

Brighton and Hove A 0-1 Leatherhead

Burnley 0-1 Wimbledon

Bury 2-2 Millwall

Chelsea 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Coventry City 2-0 Norwich City

Everton 1-1 Altrincham

Fulham 1-1 Hull City

Leeds United 4-1 Cardiff City

Leicester City 3-1 Oxford United

Leyton Orient 2-2 Derby County

Liverpool 2-0 Stoke City

Luton Town 0-1 Birmingham City

Manchester City 0-2 Newcastle United

Manchester United 0-0 Walsall

Mansfield Town 1-0 Cambridge United

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Oldham Athletic 0-3 Aston Villa

Peterborough United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers

Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Blackpool

Preston North End 0-1 Carlisle United

Sheffield United 2-0 Bristol City

Southampton 1-2 West Ham United

Southend United 2-2 Queens Park Rangers

Stafford Rangers 0-0 Rotherham United

Sunderland 2-0 Chesterfield

Swindon Town 2-0 Lincoln City

Wolverhampton Wndrs 1-2 Ipswich Town

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Middlesbrough

I remember Brighton v Leatherhead and I think Chris Kelly got Leatherheads winner.

I also remember the Everton fan in school didn't turn up for school until they had beaten them in the replay a few days later. Altringham were made to play somewhere else, I think it might have been played at Old Trafford. I think the other televised games were City v Newcastle, Liverpool v Stoke, Forest v Spurs and Soton v West Ham. Possibly Wolves v Ipswich. I don't remember seeing Chelsea Sheff Weds on TV.

> As for current fans. I don't get the booing not when we are 4th place. What would they do if we were in the relegation zone shoot the players?

You make the mistake of calling everyone who watches Chelsea a fan. If we drop into relegation zone these zombies will have move on to another team. They will stand with you and dance like morons when we score and they will brag to all and sundry in city winebars that they follow "The Chelsea". They'll be there celebrating if we win more trophies but don't ever expect to see any of them on a rainy night in Hull (and especially not if its just to buy tickets) to watch mediocre players giving it their best shot. These so called fans will pay good money for the entertainment of watching Chelsea win but they do not support us and they are the first to leave and moan when Chelsea support is at its most needy.

That Chris Kelly, didn't the press label him the "Leatherhead Lip"?

> If anyone could find a picture from the 2-0 win against Wexham in October of 1981 I would be forever indebted to you.

You mean the 2-0 at the Bridge?

I have some pictures! - But no video. Chelsea have their own copy of the video as I described a couple of pages ago.

I'll upload pictures tomororow if that's all you want.

Garry, I don't think you'll get any argument from anybody if you upload your whole collection, along with Eddie Mac's stuff it feels like I'm catching up on part of my life that I thought had gone forever, eternally grateful mate and keep 'em coming. It seems with every new post I'm remembering bits and pieces of my youth following the boys wherever I could afford to get to and every home game, great stuff.

Edited February 6, 201214 yr by MKBlue

There are a few games considered lost forever, whatever that means such as the game at White Hart Lane in the League Cup Semi-Final....So far I have only got Chris Garlands goal.

The Blackpool away and Southampton FA Cup Replay of 1976-77 also seem to have disapeared forever.

So there's no footage out there of that Hudson freekick from by the far right corner flag that seemed to go through about six pairs of legs? I remember seeing it on the TV back then.

And I can't see why anyone would want to watch the Southampton game again - miserable night, that was.

I have a very good mate who works in the football department at BBC sport, who's a fanatical Chelsea fan, who might be able to help with tracking down old archive material, but I don't think there's anything from the BBC that you haven't tracked down. I'm sure the Spuds and Soton cup games were on ITV.

My input in this thread is statistics, memories, photos and a few link to videos anyone can find. Use itnsource, british pathe for odd things and youtube for the rest. Other people are uploading clips from other sources. (Mainly Eddie Mac).

The Hudson free-kick was amazing, I really would like to see that again, I think it might have been shown on Sportsnight with Coleman. The reason I'd like to see Soton again is I think their is a shot of me in the shed. And of course the reception Osgood got, we even clapped when he scored against us. 0-0 at 90 minutes, lost 3-0 aet.

>I remember the next round, we were at a very cold and snowy York with a huge turnout. I travelled up on the old Supporter's Club coach, mainly because we could get on at Mitcham and claim the back seat before picking up at the Bridge. We met a coach load of Wimbledon on their way home from Leeds and were amazed at their result that day. Also went to the replay of that one at Selhurst and Wimbledon played well that night.

Wrong season mate. In 74-75 we went out to Birmingham 1-0 in the 4th Round on 25th January.

"The Big Match" showed

04/Jan Wycombe Wanderers 0 Middlesbrough 0 [FA Cup 3rd Round]

25/Jan West Ham United (Jennings) 1 Swindon Town 1 (Eastoe) [FA Cup 4th Round]

I'd always thought that this was the same season that Tooting and Mitcham knocked Swindon out in a replay at Sandy Lane, another one of those games when loads of us went from school, and watched the local Chelsea scrapping with our country cousins on Figges Marsh after the game, gonna have to find out when that was no

The Swindon v Tooting and Mitcham was as follows.

Swindon v T&M 3rd January 1976 - 2-2

T&M v Swindon 6th January 1976 2-1

T&M then went on to Bradford and lost 2-1 on 24th January.

That day (Round 4 1976) saw us at York. We won 2-0. (Out to Palace in the 5th).

> ..........but Hull and back has a ring to it

"To Hull and Back" was an episode of Only Fools and Horses - first screened on 25 December 1985. It was the first feature-length edition of the show, and the fourth Christmas special.

And a classic

.

Edited February 7, 201214 yr by Eddie Macs blue and white

And a classic

Sailing down a canal in Holland, shouting an AJAX greeting!

My input in this thread is statistics, memories, photos and a few link to videos anyone can find. Use itnsource, british pathe for odd things and youtube for the rest. Other people are uploading clips from other sources. (Mainly Eddie Mac).

The Hudson free-kick was amazing, I really would like to see that again, I think it might have been shown on Sportsnight with Coleman. The reason I'd like to see Soton again is I think their is a shot of me in the shed. And of course the reception Osgood got, we even clapped when he scored against us. 0-0 at 90 minutes, lost 3-0 aet.

>I remember the next round, we were at a very cold and snowy York with a huge turnout. I travelled up on the old Supporter's Club coach, mainly because we could get on at Mitcham and claim the back seat before picking up at the Bridge. We met a coach load of Wimbledon on their way home from Leeds and were amazed at their result that day. Also went to the replay of that one at Selhurst and Wimbledon played well that night.

Wrong season mate. In 74-75 we went out to Birmingham 1-0 in the 4th Round on 25th January.

"The Big Match" showed

04/Jan Wycombe Wanderers 0 Middlesbrough 0 [FA Cup 3rd Round]

25/Jan West Ham United (Jennings) 1 Swindon Town 1 (Eastoe) [FA Cup 4th Round]

I'd always thought that this was the same season that Tooting and Mitcham knocked Swindon out in a replay at Sandy Lane, another one of those games when loads of us went from school, and watched the local Chelsea scrapping with our country cousins on Figges Marsh after the game, gonna have to find out when that was no

The Swindon v Tooting and Mitcham was as follows.

Swindon v T&M 3rd January 1976 - 2-2

T&M v Swindon 6th January 1976 2-1

T&M then went on to Bradford and lost 2-1 on 24th January.

That day (Round 4 1976) saw us at York. We won 2-0. (Out to Palace in the 5th).

Thanks for that Garry, I'm trying to figure out where I'd gone wrong with my dates, but gave up when I realised it's practically the whole lot.

Here is a good reference. These are the games covered by The Big Match. Most of these should be available.

The Big Match

1968-1969

All editions of "The Big Match" during this season were broadcast in 405-line black & white on VHF only. Some programmes showed two matches including all FA Cup editions.

10/Aug No programme due to industrial action, intended to show Spurs v Arsenal, showed repeat of 1968 European Cup final instead

17/Aug No programme due to industrial action, intended to show Chelsea v WBA, showed repeat of 1968 League Cup final instead

24/Aug Queens Park Rangers 1 (Bridges) Manchester City 1 (Doyle) *Brian Moore stated in his book that this was his first LWT match

31/Aug Chelsea 2 (Birchenall, Osgood) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Greaves, Jones)

07/Sep Oxford United 1 (Evanson) Fulham 0

14/Sep West Ham United 2 (Peters, Hurst) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Gilzean, Greaves) *archived

21/Sep Chelsea 1 (Tambling) West Ham United 1 (Peters)

28/Sep Arsenal 0 Sunderland 0

05/Oct Watford 1 (Low) Luton Town 0

12/Oct Arsenal 2 (Court, Radford) Coventry City 1 (Hunt)

19/Oct Chelsea 3 (Baldwin 3) Leciester City 0.

26/Oct Queens Park Rangers 2 (Leach, Wilks) Manchester United 3 (Best 2, Law)

02/Nov West Ham United 4 (Moore, Peters, Hurst, Redknapp) Queens Park Rangers 3 (Leach 2, Bridges)

09/Nov Millwall 2 (Posse 2) Middlesbrough 0

16/Nov West Ham United 4 (Dear 2, Woolett, Peters) Leicester City 0

23/Nov Arsenal 0 Chelsea 1 (Houseman)

30/Nov Intended match Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers was postponed, showed T&M

07/Dec Arsenal 3 (Radford, Court, Graham) Everton 1 (Ball)

14/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 1 (England) Manchester City (Lee)

21/Dec Luton Town 2 (Lewis, Allen) Plymouth Argyle 0

28/Dec Abandoned match - Crystal Palace 1 (Woodruff) Blackpool 1 (Suddick) *Abandoned after 43 mins

04/Jan Charlton Athletic 0 Crystal Palace 0 [FA Cup 3rd Round]

11/Jan Queens Park Rangers 1 (Clarke) West Ham United 1 (Dear) *archived

18/Jan Charlton Athletic 2 (Treacey, Tees) Derby County 0

25/Jan Arsenal 2 (Sammels, Robertson) Charlton Athletic 0 [FA Cup 4th Round] *ATV covered Spurs home tie v Wolves.

01/Feb Queens Park Rangers 0 Everton 1 (Husband) LWT log incorrectly lists Arsenal 1 Forest 1

08/Feb Watford 5 Rotherham United 1 *One of only 4 fixtures played today due to bad weather, cameras turned up at the last minute

15/Feb Queens Park Rangers 1 (Clarke) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Greaves)

22/Feb West Ham United 1 (Sissons) Liverpool (Hunt) *archived, ATV covered Charlton home game v Aston Villa

01/Mar Showed Granada coverage of Manchester City 1 (Lee) Tottenham Hotspur 0 [FA Cup QF]

08/Mar Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Morgan) Everton 1 (Royle)

15/Mar League Cup Final - Arsenal 1 (Gould) Swindon Town 3 (Smart, Rogers 2) *Networked highlights

22/Mar FA Cup SF *Networked highlights of Man City/Everton

29/Mar West Ham United 0 Manchester United 0

05/Apr Crystal Palace 3 (C. Jackson, Kember, Sewell (pen)) Portsmouth 1 (Jennings)

12/Apr Arsenal 1 (Graham) Leeds United 2 (Jones, Giles) *archived, Leeds keeper Sprake hits Gould (caught on camera)

19/Apr Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Greaves) West Ham United 0

26/Mar FA Cup Final *Networked live, Sunday "Big Match Special" showed highlights plus Alf Ramsey feature

Season 1969/70

All "Big Match" programmes up to 8th November 1969 were broadcast in 405 line black & white on VHF only. The programme went out at 3:15pm on Sundays this season and now showed action from three matches.

09/Aug Arsenal 0 Everton 1 (Hurst)

16/Aug Millwall 1 (Weller) Charlton Athletic 1 (Crawford)

23/Aug Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Pearce, Chivers)

30/Aug Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Crystal Palace 1 (Hoy)

06/Sep West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Pearce) *Recorded in colour for test purposes.

13/Sep Tottenham Hotspur 0 Manchester City 3 (Bowyer, Bell, Oakes)

20/Sep Arsenal 2 (Graham, Sammels) Manchester United 2 (Best, Sadler)

27/Sep Chelsea 3 (Birchenall 2, Baldwin) Arsenal 0

04/Oct Queens Park Rangers 4 (Clarke, Clement, Bridges 2) Middlesbrough 0

11/Oct Tottenham Hotspur 0 Wolverhampton W. 1 (Curran) *Recorded in colour

18/Oct Chelsea 2 (Osgood, Cooke) West Bromwich Albion 0 *Recorded in colour

25/Oct Luton Town 1 (Tees) Torquay United 1 (Ryan(og)) *Anglia cameras were at Hull.

01/Nov Crystal Palace 1 (Bartram) Arsenal 5 (Armstrong, Radford 3, Graham) *Recorded in colour.

08/Nov Arsenal 4 (George, Sammels 2, Armstrong) Derby County 0 *Recorded in colour

From 15th November 1969 LWT began broadcasting on 625 line PAL colour on UHF, "The Big Match" was now videotaped and broadcast in colour every week.

15/Nov Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Everton 1 (Husband)

22/Nov West Ham United 3 (Hurst 2, Peters) Derby County 0

29/Nov Intended match Tottenham Hotspur v Everton was postponed, showed G/S

06/Dec West Ham Utd 0 Manchester City 4 (Lee, Bowyer 2, Doyle) *switched to b&w during 2nd half before last goal

13/Dec Fulham 3 (Richardson 2, Earle) Bristol Rovers 1 (Jarman)

20/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 0 West Ham United 2 (Peters, Hurst)

27/Dec Queens Park Rangers (Bridges 2) Birmingham City 1 (Page) *John Camkin commentated (Moore had flu), Hill presented.

03/Jan Chelsea 3 (Osgood 2, Hutchinson) Birmingham City 0 [FA Cup 3rd Round]

10/Jan Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Greaves, Morgan) Derby County 1 (Carlin)

Extended 90 min edition including the World Cup draw

17/Jan Arsenal 0 Chelsea 3 (Hollins, Hutchinson, Baldwin)

24/Jan Tottenham Hotspur 0 Crystal Palace 0 [FA Cup 4th Round]

31/Jan Watford 2 (Eddy, Endean) Leicester City 1 (Glover)

07/Feb Crystal Palace 1 (Hoy) Chelsea 4 (Osgood, Houseman, Dempsey, Hutchinson) [FA Cup 5th Round]

14/Feb Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Cooper(og)) Leeds United 1 (Lorimer)

21/Feb Queens Park Rangers 2 (Venables(pen), Bridges) Chelsea 4 (Osgood 3, Webb) [FA Cup QF]

28/Feb Millwall 1 (Kitchener) Huddersfield Town 0

07/Mar League Cup Final *Networked highlights

14/Mar Chelsea 5 (Webb, Houseman 2, Osgood, Hutchinson) Watford 1 (Garbett) [FA Cup SF] *Networked highlights

21/Mar Chelsea 2 (Hutchinson 2) Manchester United 1 (Morgan)

28/Mar Crystal Palace 1 (McCormick) Ipswich Town 1 (Woods)

04/Apr Chelsea 1 (Baldwin) Tottenham Hotspur 0

11/Apr FA Cup Final - Chelsea 2 (Houseman, Hutchinson) Leeds United 2 (Charlton, Jones) AET *Networked live, Sunday highlights

02/May Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Gilzean) Arsenal 0 *a late outstanding fixture played after all other teams had finished their season.

highlights of 28/Apr Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 0 [Fairs Cup Final L2] also shown on this edition.

Season 1970/71

01/Aug Reading 2 (Habbin, Cumming) Manchester United 3 (Edwards, Charlton 2) [Watney Cup QF]

15/Aug Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Gilzean 2) West Ham United 2 (Greaves, Bennett)

22/Aug West Ham United 2 (Howe, Hurst) Chelsea 2 (Weller 2)

29/Aug Chelsea 2 (Hollins, Mulligan) Arsenal 1 (Kelly)

05/Sep West Ham United 1 (Moore) Everton 2 (Royle, Husband)

12/Sep Orient 1 (Parmenter) Sunderland 0

19/Sep Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Chivers 2, Mullery)

26/Sep Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Chivers, Gilzean) Manchester City 0

03/Oct Fulham 1 (Earle) Plymouth Argyle 1 (Allen)

10/Oct Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Peters) Liverpool 0

17/Oct Queens Park Rangers 5 (Marsh 3, Venables, McCulloch) Birmingham City 2 (Latchford 2)

24/Oct Crystal Palace 1 (Taylor) West Ham United 1 (Howe)

An ITV technicians colour strike affected programmes until February, some highlights would now be recorded in black & white

31/Oct Arsenal 2 (Kelly, Radford) Derby County 0 *black & white.

07/Nov Crystal Palace 1 (Sewell) Leeds United 1 (Lorimer) *colour

14/Nov West Ham United 3 (Best 2, Moore) Wolverhampton W. 3 (McCalliog 2, Gould) *black & white.

21/Nov Luton Town 2 (Ryan, Givens) Portsmouth 1 (McCann)

Anglia were at Hull v QPR

28/Nov Arsenal 2 (Graham, Radford) Liverpool 0 *black & white

05/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Peters, Gilzean) Manchester United 2 (Law, Best)

12/Dec Watford 0 Luton Town 1 (Keen)

19/Dec Chelsea 2 (Osgood 2) West Ham United 1 (Lampard) *black & white

26/Dec Arsenal 0 Southampton 0 *Snow covered pitch.

02/Jan Crystal Palace 2 (McCormick, Birchenall) Chelsea 2 (Osgood, Baldwin) [FA Cup R3] *Brian Moore talks about Ibrox disaster.

09/Jan Chelsea 1 (Hudson) Manchester United 2 (Morgan(pen), Gowling)

16/Jan West Ham United 2 (Eustace, Brooking) Leeds United 3 (Giles, Hunter, Belfitt) *black & white

23/Jan Chelsea 0 Manchester City 3 (Bell 2, Bowyer) [FA Cup 4th Round]

30/Jan Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Chivers, Gilzean) Everton 1 (Royle)

06/Feb Arsenal 1 (Radford) Manchester City 0

ITV technicians colour strike now ended, all programmes in colour from now on

13/Feb Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Chivers, Gilzean) Nottingham Forest 1 (Moore(pen)) [FA Cup 5th Round]

20/Feb Queens Park Rangers 1 (Marsh) Hull City 1 (Wagstaff)

27/Feb League Cup Final - Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Chivers 2) Aston Villa 0 *Networked highlights

06/Mar Showed Granada coverage of Liverpool 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 [FA Cup QF]

13/Mar Crystal Palace 0 Arsenal 2 (Graham, Sammels)

20/Mar West Ham United 2 (Greaves 2) Ipswich Town 2 (Bell, Robertson)

27/Mar Arsenal 2 (Storey 2(1pen)) Stoke City 2 (Smith, Ritchie) [FA Cup SF] *Networked highlights, BBC covered the replay

also Dagenham v Slough [Amateur Cup Semi-Final]

03/Apr Arsenal 2 (Kennedy 2) Chelsea 0

10/Apr Gillingham 1 (Green) Fulham 3 (Johnson, Barrett, Conway)

17/Apr Crystal Palace 3 (Birchenall, Tambling, Queen) Manchester United 5 (Best 2, Law 3)

24/Apr Chelsea 2 (Smethurst, Feely) Coventry City 1 (Hunt)

01/May Arsenal 1 (Kelly) Stoke City 0

08/May FA Cup Final - Arsenal 2 (Kelly, George) Liverpool 1 (Heighway) AET *Networked live, Sunday highlights

Season 1971/72

14/Aug West Ham United 0 West Bromwich Albion 1 (T.Brown)

21/Aug Brentford 1 (Turner) Aldershot 1 (Grummett)

28/Aug Queens Park Rangers 1 (Marsh) Millwall 1 (Dunphy)

(This edition was also shown in Scotland)

04/Sep Chelsea 3 (Osgood 2, Hollins) Coventry City 3 (Rafferty, O'Rourke, Mortimer)

11/Sep Arsenal 2 (Graham, Storey) Leeds United 0

18/Sep Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Peters, Chivers, Mullery) Crystal Palace 0

25/Sep Charlton Athletic 2 (Went(pen), Treacey) Burnley 0

02/Oct Chelsea 3 (Baldwin, Houseman, Hollins) Wolverhampton W. 1 (McCalliog)

09/Oct West Ham United 1 (Hurst) Leicester City 1 (Cross)

16/Oct Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Arsenal 2 (Kennedy, Graham)

23/Oct Tottenham Hotspur 6 (Peters 2(1pen), Chivers, Mullery, Pearce 2) Nottingham Forest 1 (Richardson)

30/Oct Crystal Palace 0 West Ham United 3 (Coker, Bonds, Best)

06/Nov Tottenham Hotpsur 3 (Pratt 2, Chivers) Everton 0

13/Nov Arsenal 1 (Nelson) Manchester City 2 (Mellor, Bell)

BFI details are incorrect

20/Nov Millwall 3 (Bolland(pen), Possee, Bridges) Birmingham City 0

BFI details are incorrect

27/Nov Chelsea 1 (Cooke) Tottenham Hotspur 0

04/Dec West Ham United 0 Arsenal 0

11/Dec Arsenal 2 (Radford 2) Coventry City 0

18/Dec Crystal Palace 1 (Craven) Leeds United 1 (Lorimer)

01/Jan West Ham United 3 (Robson, Best, Hurst(pen)) Manchester United 0

08/Jan Millwall 0 Queens Park Rangers 0

15/Jan West Ham United 2 (Hurst, Best) Luton Town 1 (Givens) [FA Cup 3rd Round]

22/Jan West Ham United 3 (Lampard, Robson, Brooking) Derby County 3 (Hinton, Durban, Hector)

29/Jan Chelsea 4 (Osgood 2, Hollins(pen), Dempsey) Everton 0

05/Feb Reading 1 (Wagstaffe) Arsenal 2 (Morgan(og), Rice) [FA Cup 4th Round]

12/Feb Arsenal 2 (George 2 (1pen)) Derby County 0

19/Feb Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Chivers 2) Stoke City 0 +E/G *BFI details are incorrect

26/Feb Showed Granada coverage of Everton 0 Tottenham H. 2 (Gilzean, Peters) [FA Cup R5]

Brian Moore comm for LWT viewers

04/Mar League Cup Final - Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Stoke City 2 (Conroy, Eastham)

(Networked highlights)

11/Mar Tottenham Hotspur 0 Derby County 1 (Hinton)

18/Mar Orient 0 Arsenal 1 (Ball) [FA Cup QF]

25/Mar Brentford 2 (Docherty, O'Mara) Grimsby Town 0

01/Apr West Ham United 2 (Brooking, Coker) Tottenham Hotspur 0

08/Apr Chelsea 2 (Hollins, Osgood) Crystal Palace 1 (Blyth)

15/Apr Arsenal 1 (Armstrong) Stoke City 1 (Simpson(og)) [FA Cup Semi-Final] *also Stafford Rangers 3 Barnet 0 [FA Trophy final]

22/Apr Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (Murray(pen)) Bolton Wanderers 1 (G.Jones(pen)) *also Hendon 2 Enfield 0 [FA Amateur Cup Final at Wembley]

29/Apr Millwall 2 (Possy, Bridges) Preston North End 0 +England v West Germany

06/May FA Cup Final - Arsenal 0 Leeds 1 (Clarke)

Networked live, Sunday Cup final highlights now titled "How The Cup Was Won"

Season 1972/73

12/Aug Chelsea 4 (Osgood, Locke, Garland 2) Leeds United 0

*Harvey off injured, Lorimer went in goal for Leeds

19/Aug Fulham 1 (Went) Burnley 1 (James)

26/Aug Chelsea 2 (Osgood, Houseman) Manchester City 1 (Mellor)

02/Sep West Ham United 2 (Robson 2) Manchester United 2 (Best, Moore)

09/Sep Tottenham Hotspurs 2 (Peters(pen), England) Crystal Palace 1 (Knowles(og))

16/Sep Arsenal 0 Liverpool 0 *Jimmy Hill takes over as linesman.

23/Sep Brentford 1 (Docherty) Bournemouth 1 (Macdougall)

30/Sep Queens Park Rangers 3 (Givens 2(1pen), Bowles) Cardiff City 0

07/Oct Tottenham Hotspur 4 (Pratt 2, Gilzean, Peters) Stoke City 3 (Ritchie 2, Bloor)

14/Oct West Ham United 3 (Brooking, Robson 2) Sheffield United 1 (Taylor(og))

21/Oct Crystal Palace 2 (Craven 2) Arsenal 3 (George(pen), Radford, Rice)

28/Oct Arsenal 0 Manchester City 0

04/Nov West Ham United 2 (Robson, Brooking) Wolverhampton W. 2 (Kindon 2)

11/Nov Millwall 3 (S.Brown, Wood 2) Brighton & Hove Albion 0

18/Nov Crystal Palace 2 (Craven 2) Leeds United 2 (Jones, Giles)

25/Nov Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Chivers) Liverpool 2 (Heighway, Keegan)

02/Dec West Ham United 1 (Brooking) Newcastle United 1 (Craig)

09/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Peters) Arsenal 2 (Storey, Radford)

16/Dec Crystal Palace 5 (Mulligan 2, Rogers 2, Whittle) Manchester United 0

23/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Chivers, Perryman) Sheffield United 0

30/Dec Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Derby County 1 (O' Hare)

06/Jan West Ham United 0 Liverpool 1 (Keegan)

13/Jan Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Chelsea 2 (Osgood 2) [FA Cup 3rd Round]

Jimmy Hill comm (Moore fell ill but did present).

20/Jan Chelsea 0 Arsenal 1 (Kennedy)

27/Jan Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0

03/Feb Chelsea 2 (Osgood 2) Ipswich Town 0 [FA Cup 4th Round]

10/Feb Watford 1 (Morrissey(pen)) Blackburn Rovers 3 (Endean, Field, Napier)

17/Feb Crystal Palace 3 (Possee, Whittle, Rogers) Stoke City 2 (Greenhoff, Smith)

24/Feb Yorkshire coverage of Sheffield Wed. 1 (Coyle) Chelsea 2 (Garner, Osgood) [FA Cup R5]

No London home cup ties.

03/Mar League Cup Final - Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Coates) Norwich City 0 *Networked highlights

10/Mar Fulham 1 (Mitchell) Carlisle United 0

17/Mar Derby County 0 Leeds United 1 (Lorimer) [FA Cup QF]

LWT coverage with Brian Moore commentating. (Wolves v Cov)

24/Mar Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Chivers) Manchester United 1 (Graham)

31/Mar Crystal Palace 2 (Phillip, Cannon) Chelsea 0

07/Apr Arsenal 1 (George) Sunderland 2 (Halom, Hughes) [FA Cup SF] *Networked highlights

14/Apr Arsenal 1 (Storey) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Chivers) + Walton & Hersham 1 (Connell) Slough Town 0 [FA Amateur Cup F at Wembley]/M

21/Apr Millwall 0 Queens Park Rangers 1 (Givens)

28/Apr West Ham United 1 (Rice(og)) Arsenal 2 (Kennedy, Radford)

05/May FA Cup Final *Networked live, Sunday highlights

This was Hill's final season on the programme before he joined 'Match of the Day' on BBC1.

Season 1973/74

17/Aug Arsenal 1 (Hornsby) Wolverhampton W. 3 (McCalliog, Dougan 2) [FA Cup 3rd/4th PO]

at Highbury Friday night (tx Sunday)

25/Aug Arsenal 3 (Kennedy, Radford, Ball) Manchester United 0

01/Sep Chelsea 1 (Hollins(pen)) Sheffield United 2 (Currie, Woodward)

08/Sep Crystal Palace 2 (Blyth, Cannon) Middlesbrough 3 (Hickton, Mills, Taylor)

15/Sep Oxford United 0 Sunderland 1 (Tueart)

22/Sep West Ham United 1 (Robson) Leicester City 1 (Worthington)

29/Sep Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Coates) Derby County 0

(Studio guest Malcolm Allison failed to turn up after his Palace side lost 4-0)

06/Oct Queens Park Rangers 1 (Bowles) Chelsea 1 (Mancini(og))

13/Oct Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Gilzean, Chivers) Arsenal 0

20/Oct Orient 2 (Queen, Fairbrother) Luton Town 0

27/Oct West Ham United 0 Derby County 0

03/Nov Fulham 2 (John Conway, Busby) Bristol City 1 (Tainton)

10/Nov Queens Park Rangers 3 (Bowles, Francis, Venables) Coventry City 0

17/Nov Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0

24/Nov Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Chivers(pen)) Wolverhampton W. 3 (Powell, Palmer, Hibbitt)

01/Dec Brighton & Hove Albion 2 (O'Sullivan, R.Howell) Bristol Rovers 8 (Bannister 3, Fearnley, Warboys 4)

08/Dec West Ham United 2 (Brooking, Doyle(og)) Manchester City 1 (Lee)

15/Dec Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Leeds United 2 (Jordan, Jones)

22/Dec Queens Park Rangers 3 (Clement, Givens, Bowles) Newcastle United 2 (McDermott, Moncur)

29/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Pratt, Chivers) West Ham United 0

05/Jan Chelsea 0 Queens Park Rangers 0 [FA Cup R3]

12/Jan West Ham United 2 (Bonds, Holland) Manchester United 1 (McIlroy)

19/Jan Orient 2 (Queen, Fairbrother) Sunderland 1 (Belfitt)

26/Jan Arsenal 1 (Kennedy) Aston Villa 1 (Morgan) [FA Cup R4

02/Feb West Ham United 0 Birmingham City 0

09/Feb Showed other region's games -

*Intended match Spurs v Liverpool PP'd less than an hour before KO.

16/Feb Luton Town 0 Leicester City 4 (Earle 2, Worthington, Weller) [FA Cup R5]

23/Feb Gillingham 2 (Yeo, Wilks) Exeter City 1 (Bowker)

02/Mar League Cup Final

Networked highlights

09/Mar Bristol City 0 Liverpool 1 (Toshack) [FA Cup QF] *Brian Moore commentated

16/Mar West Ham United 2 (Bonds 2(1pen)) Coventry City 3 (Cross, Alderson, Carr)

23/Mar Crystal Palace 3 (Possee 2, Rogers(pen)) Bristol City 1 (Whitehead)

30/Mar FA Cup SF

Networked highlights of Newcastle/Burnley

06/Apr Arsenal 0 West Ham United 0

13/Apr Millwall 3 (Clark, Wood 2) Crystal Palace 2 (P Taylor, Rogers(pen))

20/Apr Luton Town 3 (Faulkner, Anderson, Hindson) Millwall 0

also Bishop's Stortford 4 (Lawrence,Murphy,Leakey,Smith (pen)) Ilford 1 (Drabwell)

[FA Amateur Cup Final at Wembley]

27/Apr Showed matches from other regions

04/May FA Cup Final *Networked live, Sunday highlights

Season 1974/75

03/Aug West Ham United 1 (Bonds) Orient 0 [Anglo-Scottish Cup]

(No more TV games at West Ham until Nov due to OB van parking dispute with council)

10/Aug Orient 2 (Walley, Queen) Luton Town 2 (Husband, Butlin) [Anglo-Scottish Cup]

17/Aug Orient 0 Manchester United 2 (Morgan, Houston)

24/Aug Queens Park Rangers 0 Stoke City 1 (Hurst)

31/Aug Gillingham 0 Charlton Athletic 1 (Peacock)

07/Sep Fulham 0 York City 2 (Jones 2)

14/Sep Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0

21/Sep Arsenal 2 (Kidd 2) Luton Town 2 (Alston, Shanks)

28/Sep Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Neighbour) Middlesbrough 2 (Armstrong, Mills)

05/Oct Fulham 1 (Busby) Manchester United 2 (Pearson 2)

12/Oct Arsenal 2 (Kidd, Radford, Bowles 2) Queens Park Rangers 2 (Bowles 2(1pen))

19/Oct Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Perryman, Chivers) Arsenal 0

26/Oct Chelsea 3 (Droy, Garland, Hutchinson) Stoke City 3 (Greenhoff, Haselgrave, Robertson)

02/Nov West Ham United 3 (Robson, Boam, Paddon) Middlesbrough 0

09/Nov Chelsea 0 Leicester City 0

16/Nov West Ham United 5 (Bonds (pen), Brooking, Lampard, Jennings, Gould) Wolverhampton W. 2 (Richards, Kindon)

23/Nov Tottenham Hotspur 0 Birmingham City 0

30/Nov Crystal Palace 2 (Cannon, Chatterton) Charlton Athletic 1 (Powell)

07/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Bell(og), Chivers, Knowles) Newcastle United 0

14/Dec West Ham United 0 Manchester City 0

21/Dec Chelsea 1 (Hutchinson) West Ham United 1 (Gould) *Terry Mancini presented this edition with Terry Venables

28/Dec Millwall 0 Portsmouth 0

04/Jan Wycombe Wanderers 0 Middlesbrough 0 [FA Cup 3rd Round]

11/Jan Queens Park Rangers 0 Burnley 1 (Hankin)

18/Jan West Ham United 2 ((Jennings, Bonds(pen)) Queens Park Rangers 2 (Masson, Bowles(pen))

25/Jan West Ham United (Jennings) 1 Swindon Town 1 (Eastoe) [FA Cup 4th Round]

01/Feb Arsenal 2 (Ball 2(1pen)) Liverpool 0

08/Feb Luton Town 1 (R.Futcher) Newcastle United 0

15/Feb West Ham United 2 (Holland, Robson) Queens Park Rangers 1 (Clement) [FA Cup R5]

22/Feb Tottenham Hotspur 0 Leicester City 3 (Stringfellow, Worthington, Sammels)

01/Mar League Cup Final*Networked highlights

08/Mar Carlisle United 0 Fulham 1 (Barrett) [FA Cup QF]

15/Mar Charlton Athletic 2 (Curtis, Flanagan) Southend United 1 (Hales(og))

22/Mar Orient 1 (Heppolette) Aston Villa 0

29/Mar Arsenal 1 (Kelly) Stoke City 1 (Salmons)

05/Apr Fulham 1 (Mitchell) Birmingham City 1 (Gallagher) [FA Cup SF]

Networked highlights from Hillsborough

12/Apr Millwall 1 (Kitchener) Norwich City 1 (Butler)

19/Apr Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Perryman, Conn) Chelsea 0

26/Apr Arsenal 1 (Kidd) Tottenham Hotspur 0

03/May FA Cup Final - West Ham United 2 (A.Taylor 2) Fulham 0

Networked live, Sunday highlights

Season 1975/76

09/Aug Fulham 1 (Mullery(pen)) Chelsea 0 [Anglo-Scottish Cup]

16/Aug Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Perryman) Middlesbrough 0

23/Aug Chelsea 3 (Maybank 2, Bason) Carlisle United 1 (Barry)

30/Aug Queens Park Rangers 1 (Givens) West Ham United 1 (Jennings)

06/Sep Arsenal 1 (Stapleton) Leicester City 1 (Sammels)

13/Sep Queens Park Rangers 1 (Webb) Manchester United 0

20/Sep West Ham United 2 (T.Taylor, Best) Sheffield United 0

27/Sep Fulham 2 (Howe, Conway) Chelsea 0

04/Oct West Ham United 0 Everton 1 (Jones)

11/Oct Crystal Palace 3 (Evans, Kemp, Swindlehurst) Grimsby Town 0

18/Oct Luton Town 1 (Chambers) Fulham 0

25/Oct West Ham United 2 (Taylor, Gould) Manchester United 1 (Macari) *crowd crushing problem, 18 min stoppage.

01/Nov Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Neighbour, Young) Wolverhampton W. 1 (Daley)

08/Nov Queens Park Rangers 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0

15/Nov Charlton Athletic 1 (Hales) Sunderland 2 (Holden 2)

22/Nov Arsenal 3 (Ball, Greenhoff(og), Armstrong) Manchester United 1 (Pearson)

29/Nov West Ham United 1 (A.Taylor) Arsenal 0

06/Dec Chelsea 0 Bolton Wanderers 1 (Greaves)

13/Dec Queens Park Rangers 1 (Nutt) Derby County 1 (Rioch)

20/Dec West Ham United 3 (Jennings 3) Stoke City 1 (Bloor)

27/Dec Arsenal 2 (Ball, Kidd) Queens Park Rangers 0

03/Jan Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Duncan) Stoke City 1 (Mahoney) [FA Cup 3rd Round]

10/Jan Arsenal 0 Aston Villa 0

17/Jan Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Duncan) Manchester United 1 (Hill)

24/Jan Charlton Athletic 1 (Curtis(pen)) Portsmouth 1 (Piper) [FA Cup 4th Round]

31/Jan Chelsea 1 (Britton) West Bromwich Albion 2 (Martin, T.Brown)

07/Feb Crystal Palace 3 (Taylor(pen), Chatterton 2) Swindon Town 3 (Stroud, Syrett 2)

Swindon's Dave Moss missed pen

14/Feb Showed other region's FA Cup 5th Round ties

21/Feb West Ham United 1 (Brooking) Derby County 2 (George, Rioch)

28/Feb League Cup Final *Networked highlights

06/Mar Showed Tyne Tees coverage of Sunderland 0 Crystal Palace 1 (Whittle) [FA Cup QF]

Brian moore for LWT.

13/Mar Chelsea 1 (Finneston) Southampton 1 (Channon)

20/Mar Arsenal 6 (Ball 2(1 pen), Armstrong, Kidd 3) West Ham United 1 (Jennings)

27/Mar Queens Park Rangers 1 (Webb) Manchester City 0

03/Apr Crystal Palace 0 Southampton 2 (Gilchrist, Peach(pen)) [FA Cup SF] *played at Stamford Bridge

10/Apr Queens Park Rangers 4 (Francis 2(1pen), Givens, Bowles) Middlesbrough 2 (Boersma, Brine)

17/Apr Millwall 2 (Walker, McGrath) Peterborough United 0

24/Apr Queens Park Rangers 2 (Thomas, Bowles) Leeds United 0

01/May FA Cup Final *Networked live, Sunday highlights

Season 1976/77

21/Aug Arsenal 0 Bristol City 1 (Cheesley)

28/Aug West Ham United 0 Leicester City 0

04/Sep Millwall 3 (Salvage, Evans, Brisley) Chelsea 0

11/Sep Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Jones) Leeds United 0

18/Sep Chelsea 2 (Hay, Stanley) Bolton Wanderers 1 (Taylor)

25/Sep Fulham 4 (Slough, Evanson, Marsh 2) Hereford United 1 (Howe(og))

02/Oct Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (Fell) Crystal Palace 1 (Cannon)

09/Oct Charlton Athletic 3 (Hales 3) Hull City 1 (Galvin)

16/Oct West Ham United 0 Ipswich Town 2 (Woods 2)

23/Oct Queens Park Rangers 2 (McClintock, Bowles) Sunderland 0

30/Oct Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Pratt, McAllister, Osgood) Everton 3 (King, McNaught, Latchford)

06/Nov Arsenal 4 (Stapleton, Nelson, MacDonald(pen), Ross) Birmingham City 0

13/Nov Millwall 4 (Kitchen, Lee, Walker, Speasman) Luton Town 2 (West, Buckley(pen))

20/Nov Fulham 1 (Slough) Notts County 5 (Vinter 2, Carter, Busby, Howe(og))

27/Nov Tottenham Hotpur 2 (Osgood 2) Stoke City 0

04/Dec Fulham 5 (Mitchell 2, Maybank 2, Best) Oldham Athletic 0

Intended match QPR v Man Utd was pp'd.

11/Dec Chelsea 3 (Wilkins, Britton, Finneston) Wolverhampton W. 3 (Richards 2, Gould)

18/Dec Arsenal 3 (MacDonald 2, Brady) Manchester United 1 (McIlroy) *Elton John presented with Keegan & Channon

01/Jan Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Osgood(pen), Duncan) West Ham United 1 (Brooking)

08/Jan Wimbledon 0 Middlesbrough 0 [FA Cup 3rd Round]

15/Jan Crystal Palace 2 (Chatterton, Silkman) Grimsby Town 1 (Wigg)

Intended match QPR v West Ham was pp'd.

22/Jan Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Taylor) Ipswich Town 0

29/Jan Arsenal 3 (Stapleton 2, MacDonald) Coventry City 1 (Hutchison) [FA Cup 4th Round]

05/Feb Fulham 1 (Mitchell) Charlton Athletic 1 (Flanagan)

12/Feb Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Jones) Manchester United 3 (Macari, McIlroy, Hill)

19/Feb Arsenal 2 (Brady, Stapleton) West Ham United 3 (Taylor 2, Jennings)

26/Feb Showed Southampton 2 (Peach(pen), Holmes) Man Utd 2 (Macari, Hill) [FA Cup R5]

Brian Moore comm.

05/Mar Chelsea 2 (Swain, Wicks) Blackpool 2 (Ronson, Spence)

12/Mar League Cup Final *Networked highlights

19/Mar Showed other region's FA Cup QF's

26/Mar Fulham 3 (Mitchell, Maybank 2) Sheffield United 2 (Woodward, Edwards)

02/Apr West Ham United 2 (Robson 2(1pen)) Everton 2 (Goodlass, Pearson)

09/Apr Chelsea 2 (Finnieston, Sparrow) Luton Town 0

16/Apr Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Jones) Sunderland 1 (Holden)

23/Apr FA Cup SF Networked highlights of Man Utd/Leeds

30/Apr Chelsea 4 (Langley, Lewington, Wilkins, Finnieston) Sheffield United 0

07/May West Ham United 2 (Pike, Jennings) Derby County 2 (James, McGiven(og))

14/May Chelsea 4 (Finnieston 3(1pen), Britton) Hull City 0

21/May FA Cup Final *Networked live, Sunday highlights

Season 1977/78

20/Aug Millwall 0 Crystal Palace 3 (Evans, Hilaire, Chatterton)

27/Aug Chelsea 1 (Langley) Coventry City 2 (Powell, Wallace)

03/Sep Arsenal 3 (Stapleton 2, Brady(pen)) Nottingham Forest 0

10/Sep Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Jones) Fulham 0

17/Sep Queens Park Rangers 1 (Francis) Manchester City 1 (Royle)

24/Sep West Ham United 1 (Dobson(og)) Everton 1 (McKenzie)

01/Oct Orient 1 (Mayo) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Taylor)

08/Oct Queens Park Rangers 1 (Eastoe) Everton 5 (Latchford 4, McKenzie)

Stan Bowles missed pen for QPR.

15/Oct Crystal Palace 1 (Perrin) Southampton 2 (Boyer, Holmes)

22/Oct Watford 2 (Mercer, Downes) Newport County 0

29/Oct Arsenal 1 (Rice) Birmingham City 1 (Bertschin)

05/Nov Chelsea 1 (Aylott) Nottingham Forest 0

12/Nov West Ham United 3 (Robson(pen), Devonshire 2) West Bromwich Albion 3 (Wile 2, Cunningham)

19/Nov Tottenham Hotspur 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 0

26/Nov Queens Park Rangers 2 (Needham, Givens) Manchester United 2 (Pearson, Hill)

03/Dec Charlton Athletic 3 (Berry, Henderson(og), Flanagan) Sunderland 2 (Greenwood, Entwhistle)

10/Dec Arsenal 1 (Young) Leeds United 1 (McQueen)

17/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Hoddle 2) Crystal Palace 2 (Swindlehurst 2)

Studio guests Peter Cook, John Cleese & Elton John.

24/Dec No fixtures played

31/Dec West Ham United 3 (McDowell, Hales, Cross) Leicester City 2 (Kember, Sims)

07/Jan Chelsea 4 (Walker 2, Finnieston, Langley) Liverpool 2 (Johnson, Dalglish) [FA Cup R3]

14/Jan Luton Town 0 Oldham Athletic 1 (Taylor)

Gerald Sinstadt comm, Dickie Davies presented (Moore in Argentina for WC draw)

21/Jan Chelsea 5 (Swain 2, Finnieston,Wilkins, Langley) Ipswich Town 3 (Osborne, Wark, Mariner)

28/Jan West Ham United 1 (Bonds) Queens Park Rangers 1 (Howe) [FA Cup 4th Round]

04/Feb Fulham 1 (Greenaway) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Taylor)

11/Feb Chelsea 2 (Walker, R.Wilkins) Manchester United 2 (McIlroy, Hill(pen))

18/Feb Orient 0 Chelsea 0 [FA Cup 5th Round]

25/Feb West Ham United 2 (Taylor, Cross) Arsenal 2 (Macdonald 2)

Martin Tyler commentated, Moore was ill.

04/Mar Showed Granada coverage of Oldham A. 1 (Taylor) Tottenham H. 1 (McNab) *Brian Moore comm for LWT.

Note:- LWT cameras were at Chelsea v Liverpool which was beamed live to Sweden, the goals from this were shown on the following week's edition

11/Mar Showed HTV coverage of Wrexham 2 (McNeal, Whittle) Arsenal 3 (Stapleton, Sunderland, Young) [FA Cup QF]

Brian Moore commentated, at least for LWT viewers

18/Mar League Cup Final Networked highlights

25/Mar Queens Park Rangers 3 (James, McGee 2) Ipswich Town 3 (Wark, Burley, Mariner)

01/Apr Gillingham 0 Wrexham 0

08/Apr Arsenal 3 (Macdonald 2, Rix) Orient 0 [FA Cup Semi Final]

Networked highlights from Stamford Bridge

15/Apr West Ham United 3 (Robson 2, Cross) Derby County 0

22/Apr Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Taylor, Duncan) Sunderland 3 (Rowell, Lee 2)

29/Apr West Ham United 0 Liverpool 2 (McDermott, Fairclough)

06/May FA Cup Final - Arsenal 0 Ipswich Town 1

Networked live, brief highlights included on Sunday Grand Prix "World of Sport Special"

Season 1978/79

19/Aug Arsenal 2 (Brady 2) Leeds United 2 (Currie, Cherry)

26/Aug Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Duncan, Armstrong) Chelsea 2 (Swain 2)

02/Sep West Ham United 0 Fulham 1 (Margerrison)

09/Sep Watford 0 Swansea City 2 (Waddell, Moore)

16/Sep Chelsea 1 (Stanley) Manchester City 4 (Channon, R.Futcher 3)

23/Sep Arsenal 1 (Price) Manchester United 1 (Coppell)

30/Sep Chelsea 1 (Wicks) West Bromwich Albion 3 (Regis, Wile, T.Brown)

07/Oct Crystal Palace 3 (Hilare 2, Swindlehurst) Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (Horton)

14/Oct Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Ainscow(og)) Birmingham City 0

21/Oct Queens Park Rangers 1 (Gillard) Everton 1 (Latchford)

28/Oct Crystal Palace 0 Fulham 1 (Greenaway)

04/Nov West Ham United 3 (Lampard, Devonshire, Cross) Preston North End 1 (Thompson)

11/Nov Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Pratt) Nottingham Forest 3 (Anderson, Robertson, Birtles)

18/Nov Arsenal 2 (Brady 2(1pen)) Everton 2 (Ross, Dobson)

25/Nov Charlton Athletic 0 Fulham 0

02/Dec Arsenal 1 (Price) Liverpool 0

09/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Pratt) Ipswich Town 0

16/Dec Queens Park Rangers 2 (Hamilton 2) Manchester City 1 (Channon)

23/Dec Showed ATV's "Star Soccer" programme

30/Dec Arsenal 3 (Stapleton, Rice, Sunderland) Birmingham City 1 (Francis(pen))

06/Jan Showed Yorkshire coverage of Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Johnson) Arsenal 1 (Sunderland) [FA Cup 3rd Round]

13/Jan Arsenal 2 (Price, Stapleton) Nottingham Forest 1 (Robertson)

20/Jan Fulham 2 (Davies, Guthrie) Sunderland 2 (Bolton, Rowell)

27/Jan FA Cup R4 ties including Anglia's Ipswich 0 Orient 0 *Brian Moore commentating for LWT viewers +Y/M (LWT presumably intended to show PP'd Fulham v Man Utd)

03/Feb Tottenham Hotspur 0 Manchester City 3 (Kidd(pen), Barnes, Channon)

10/Feb Crystal Palace 1 (Walsh) Stoke City 1 (Irvine)

17/Feb Bad Weather, showed ATV's match *only 5 fixtures from all divisions played.

24/Feb Brentford 3 (Smith, Phillips 2(1pen)) Watford 3 (Pritchett(pen), Blissett, Jenkins)

03/Mar Chelsea 0 Liverpool 0

10/Mar Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Ardiles) Manchester United 1 (Thomas) [FA Cup QF]

No MOTD on BBC1 this weekend due to industrial action

17/Mar League Cup Final *Networked highlights

24/Mar West Ham United 5 (Devonshire, Robson, Lampard, McDowell 2) Newcastle United 0

31/Mar FA Cup SF

Networked highlights of Man Utd/Liverpool

07/Apr Orient 3 (Mayo, Coates, Moores) Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (Sayer, Chivers, Clarke)

14/Apr Tottenham Hotpsur 1 (Perryman) Queens Park Rangers 1 (Clement)

21/Apr Charlton Athletic 0 West Ham United 0

28/Apr Crystal Palace 2 (Swindlehurst, Murphy) Notts County 0

05/May Orient 0 Crystal Palace 1 (Swindlehurst)

12/May FA Cup Final - Arsenal 3 (Talbot, Stapleton, Sunderland) Man Utd 2 (McQueen, McIlroy) Networked live, highlights inc on Sunday Grand Prix show

Season 1979/80

All ITV regions (except Channel TV) were taken off the air in early August 1979 due to a strike which lasted for almost three months! (London viewers only had BBC1 and BBC2 from 10:07pm on 6th August until 24th October).

27/Oct Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Hoddle) Nottingham Forest 0

03/Nov Crystal Palace 2 (Walsh, Swindlehurst) Manchester City 0

10/Nov Luton Town 1 (Saxby) Queens Park Rangers 1 (Allen)

17/Nov Chelsea 3 (Fillery, Britton(2pens)) Charlton Athletic 1 (Tydman)

24/Nov Arsenal 0 Liverpool 0

01/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Hoddle) Manchester United 2 (Macari, Coppell)

08/Dec Crystal Palace 1 (Walsh) Nottingham Forest 0

15/Dec Chelsea 3 (Bumstead, Langley, Johnson) Swansea City 0

22/Dec Showed ATV & Granada matches *All but 4 fixtures this weekend were played on Friday night, there were no London home games on the Saturday

29/Dec Crystal Palace 1 (Francis(pen)) Middlesbrough 2 (Hedley, Hodgson)

05/Jan Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Ardiles) Manchester United 1 (McIlroy(pen)) [FA Cup 3rd Round]

12/Jan West Ham United 1 (Bonds) Watford 1 (Rostron)

19/Jan Brentford 2 (Phillips, Holmes) Sheffield Wednesday 2 (Hornsby, Mellor)

26/Jan Arsenal 2 (Nelson, Talbot) Brighton & Hove Albion 0 [FA Cup 4th Round]

02/Feb Tottenham Hotspur 0 Southampton 0

09/Feb West Ham United 2 (Pearson, Hazell(og)) Queens Park Rangers 1 (Goddard)

16/Feb Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Armstrong, Hoddle 2(1pen)) Birmingham City 1 (Bertschin) [FA Cup 5th Round]

23/Feb Crystal Palace 1 (Walsh) Everton 1 (Eastoe)

01/Mar Chelsea 1 (Walker) Cardiff City 0

08/Mar West Ham United 1 (Stewart(pen)) Aston Villa 0 [FA Cup QF]

15/Mar League Cup Final *Networked highlights

22/Mar Chelsea 1 (Britton) Orient 0

29/Mar Crystal Palace 0 Manchester United 2 (Jordan, Thomas)

05/Apr Queens Park Rangers 1 (Burke) Birmingham City 1 (Dillon)

12/Apr Arsenal 0 Liverpool 0 [FA Cup SF] - at Hillsborough, 1st replay was on BBC1

19/Apr Chelsea 1 (Chivers) Notts County 0

26/Apr Crystal Palace 0 Liverpool 0

03/May Chelsea 3 (Fillery, Walker 2) Oldham Athletic 0

10/May FA Cup Final - West Ham United 1 (Brooking) Arsenal 0

Networked live & Sunday highlights

Season 1980/81

"The Big Match" was moved to a Saturday night slot for this season.

09/Aug West Ham United 0 Liverpool 1 (McDermott) [Charity Shield] *Networked Saturday night highlights from Wembley

16/Aug Southampton 2 (Channon 2) Manchester City 0 *LWT covered this none-London match (Kevin Keegan's league debut for Saints)

23/Aug Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Crooks, Hoddle) Brighton and Hove Albion 2 (Smith 2)

30/Aug Chelsea 1 (Chivers) Queens Park Rangers 1 (Langley)

06/Sep Tottenham Hotspur 0 Manchester United 0

13/Sep Crystal Palace 1 (Lovell) Ipswich Town 2 (Wark, Gates)

20/Sep West Ham United 3 (Cross, Barnes, Brooking) Watford 2 (Fossett, Jackett)

27/Sep Arsenal 1 (Rix) Nottingham Forest 0

04/Oct Crystal Palace 0 West Bromwich Albion 1 (Regis)

WBA manager Ron Atkinson wired up to speak to Brian Moore during the match

11/Oct Charlton Athletic 2 (Hales, Robinson) Sheffield United 0

18/Oct Arsenal 2 (Gatting, Young) Sunderland 2 (Rowell, Cummins)

25/Oct West Ham United 2 (Neighbour, Walsh(og)) Bolton Wanderers 1 (Kidd)

01/Nov Crystal Palace 1 (Nicholson) Manchester United 0

08/Nov Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Hoddle(pen), Crooks) Wolverhampton W. 2 (Atkinson, Richards)

15/Nov Luton Town 3 (Stein 2, Moss) West Ham United 2 (Brooking 2)

22/Nov Arsenal 2 (McDermott, Stapleton) Everton 1 (Wright(pen))

29/Nov Crystal Palace 2 (Walsh, Sealy) Manchester City 3 (Reeves, Gow 2)

06/Dec Chelsea 0 Swansea City 0

13/Dec Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Archibald, Hoddle) Manchester City 1 (Boyer)

20/Dec Arsenal 2 (Rix, Vaessen) Manchester United 1 (Macari)

27/Dec West Ham United 2 (Holland, Allen) Orient 1 (Chiedozie)

03/Jan Queens Park Rangers 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 [FA Cup 3rd Round]

10/Jan Charlton Athletic 3 (Tydeman, Hales, Walker) Hull City 2 (Robertson, Edwards)

17/Jan Crystal Palace 0 Wolverhampton W. 0

24/Jan Showed other region's FA Cup 4th Round ties including Yorkshire coverage of Barnsley 1 (Aylott) Enfield 1 (Burton)

31/Jan West Ham United 5 (Goddard, Pike, Lampard, Devonshire 2) Preston North End 0

07/Feb Chelsea 3 (Droy, Mayes 2) Cambridge United 0

14/Feb Showed Southern coverage of Southampton 0 Everton 0 [FA Cup R5] *poss Brian Moore comm. for LWT (David Bobin for Southern)

21/Feb Fulham 3 (Davies, Doyle(og), Lock(pen)) Portsmouth 0

28/Feb Watford 1 (Poskett) West Ham United 2 (Cross 2)

07/Mar Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Miller, Roberts) Exeter City 0 [FA Cup QF]

14/Mar Showed other region's games

21/Mar Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Crooks, Archibald) Aston Villa 0

28/Mar Arsenal 1 (Sunderland) Liverpool 0

04/Apr Charlton Athletic 1 (Madden) Huddersfield Town 2 (Brown, Kindon)

11/Apr Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Archibald, Hoddle) Wolves 2 (Hibbitt, Carr(pen)) [FA Cup SF]

played at Hillsborough, Tyler commentated

18/Apr Crystal Palace 0 Brighton and Hove Albion 3 (Gregory 2, Smith)

25/Apr Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Hoddle) Liverpool 1 (Gayle)

02/May Showed other region's games

09/May FA Cup Final - Spurs 1 (Hutchison(og)) Man City 1 (Hutchison) AET

Networked live & Sunday highlights

Season 1981/82

"The Big Match" was back on Sunday afternoon's for this season.

29/Aug West Ham United 1 (Stewart(pen) Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (McNab(pen))

05/Sep Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Villa) Aston Villa 3 (Donovan 2, Mortimer)

12/Sep Crystal Palace 2 (Walsh 2) Charlton Athletic 0

19/Sep Queens Park Rangers 1 (Stainrod) Crystal Palace 0

26/Sep Arsenal 0 Manchester United 0

03/Oct Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Hazard, Falco 2) Nottingham Forest 0

10/Oct Showed HTV coverage of Swansea City 2 Arsenal 0 *Brian Moore commentating.

17/Oct Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (Foster, Case, Ritchie) Liverpool 3 (Dalglish, R.Kennedy, McDermott)

24/Oct Watford 3 (Bolton, Barnes, Blissett) Norwich City 0

31/Oct West Ham United 3 (Neighbour, Goddard, Stewart(pen)) Middlesbrough 2 (Woof, Thomson(pen))

07/Nov Tottenham Hotpsur 1 (Crooks) West Bromich Albion 2 (Hughton(og), Jol)

14/Nov Fulham 1 (Brown) Walsall 1 (Penn)

21/Nov Chelsea 1 (Lee) Grimsby Town 1 (Ford)

28/Nov Arsenal 1 (McDermott) Everton 0

05/Dec Southampton 3 (Moran, Keegan, Armstrong) Manchester United 2 (Stapleton, Robson)

(this was LWT coverage)

12/Dec Showed ATV coverage of Leicester 1 (Lineker) Watford 1 (Jenkins)

Brian Moore at World Club Championship match.

19/Dec Showed Granada's match Intended match was postponed, few fixtures played this weekend.

26/Dec Queens Park Rangers 0 Chelsea 2 (Walker, Mayes)

02/Jan Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Crooks) Arsenal 0 [FA Cup 3rd Round]

Granada covered Watford 1 (Lohman) Man United 0.

09/Jan Intended match postponed, showed other region's matches including Granada's Oldham 1 (Palmer) Watford 1 (Jenkins)

16/Jan Intended match postponed, showed TVS coverage of Brighton 1 West Ham United 0

23/Jan Luton Town 0 Ipswich Town 3 (Brazil, Gates 2) [FA Cup 4th round]

Moore comm. for LWT, Harrison for Anglia.

30/Jan West Ham United 3 (Goddard, Cross 2) West Bromwich Albion 1 (King)

06/Feb Watford 1 (Blissett(pen)) Chelsea 0

13/Feb Chelsea 2 (Rhoades-Brown, Lee) Liverpool 0 [FA Cup 5th Round]

20/Feb Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Hoddle 2(1pen)) Manchester City 0

27/Feb Arsenal 0 Swansea City 2 (Kennedy, R.James(pen))

06/Mar Queens Park Rangers 1 (Allen) Crystal Palace 0 [FA Cup QF]

13/Mar League Cup Final - Spurs 1 (Archibald) Liverpool 3 (Whelan 2, Rush) AET

Networked highlights

20/Mar Crystal Palace 3 (Smillie 2, Mabbutt) Luton Town 3 (Antic, Stein, Moss(pen))

27/Mar Fulham 4 (Brown 2, Davies, O’Donnell) Carlisle United 1 (Robson)

03/Apr Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Crooks, Wilson(og)) Leicester City 0 [FA Cup SF] *played at Villa Park.

10/Apr West Ham United 1 (Goddard) Swansea City 1 (R.James)

17/Apr Luton Town 3 (Stein 3(2pens)) Newcastle United 2 (Mills, Trewick(pen))

24/Apr Southampton 2 (Channon, Keegan (pen)) Liverpool 3 (Rush, Whelan 2) *this was LWT coverage.

01/May Charlton Athletic 1 (Mehmet) Watford 1 (Jenkins)

08/May West Ham United 1 (Cross) Manchester United 1 (Moran)

15/May Fulham 3 (Davies 2, Coney) Preston North End 0

22/May FA Cup Final - Spurs 1 (Hoddle) QPR (Fenwick) 1 AET *Networked live & Sunday highlights

Season 1982/83

"The Big Match" was on Saturday night's again for this season.

21/Aug Tottenham Hotspur 0 Liverpool 1 (Rush) [Charity Shield] *Networked Saturday night highlights from Wembley

28/Aug Watford 2 (Armstrong, Rice) Everton 0

04/Sep Showed Granada coverage of Everton 3 (Sheedy, Wright, McMahon) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Archibald)

11/Sep Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Mabbutt) Manchester City 2 (Baker 2)

18/Sep Queens Park Rangers 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2 (McCulloch, Bannister)

25/Sep Fulham 3 (Davies 2, Coney) Leeds United 2 (Thomas, Graham)

02/Oct Luton Town 1 (Hill) Manchester United 1 (Grimes)

Anglia also showed this but with Gerry Harrison commentating.

09/Oct West Ham United 3 (Martin, Pike, Clark) Liverpool 1 (Souness)

16/Oct Arsenal 2 (Sunderland, Woodcock) West Bromwich Albion 0

23/Oct Chelsea 3 (Bumstead, Pates, Robson) Charlton Athletic 1 (Hales)

30/Oct West Ham United 3 (Goddard, Stewart(pen), Pike) Manchester United 1 (Moran)

06/Nov Luton Town 2 (Moss, Walsh) Arsenal 2 (Rix, Talbot) *Anglia were at Norwich.

13/Nov Crystal Palace 1 (Mabbutt) Leeds United 1 (Connor)

20/Nov Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Archibald 2) West Ham United 1 (Van Der Elst)

27/Nov Arsenal 2 (Robson, Talbot) Watford 4 (Barnes 3, Jackett)

04/Dec Charlton Athletic 2 (McAllister, Simonsen) Newcastle United 0

11/Dec Luton Town 3 (Walsh, Stein 2) Manchester City 1 (Cross) *Anglia were at Ipswich

18/Dec Watford 2 (Jenkins, Taylor) Ipswich Town 1 (Mariner)

01/Jan West Ham United 3 (Cottee, Stewart(pen), Pike) Tottenham Hotspur 0

08/Jan Charlton Athletic 2 (Robinson, Hales) Ipswich Town 3 (Thijssen, Wark 2(1pen)) [FA Cup 3rd Round]

15/Jan Queens Park Rangers 2 (Gregory 2) Newcastle United 0

22/Jan Showed other region's matches

29/Jan Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Crooks, Gibson) West Bromich Albion 1 (Whitehead) [FA Cup 4th Round]

05/Feb Showed Granada coverage of Man City 2 (Tueart(pen), Cross) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Gibson, Brooke(pen))

12/Feb Showed other region's matches

19/Feb Showed Central coverage of Aston Villa 4 (Shaw, Morley, Gibson, Cowans) Watford 1 (Blissett(pen)) [FA Cup 5th Round]

26/Feb Watford 2 (Blisset, Rostron) Aston Villa 1 (Walters)

05/Mar Arsenal 0 Nottingham Forest 0

12/Mar Showed other region's FA Cup QF's

19/Mar West Ham United 1 (Bould(og)) Stoke City 1 (Thomas)

26/Mar Fulham 4 (Wilson 2, Davies, Lewington) Grimsby Town 0

02/Apr West Ham United 2 (Van Der Elst, Swindlehurst) Watford 1 (Callaghan)

09/Apr Luton Town 2 (Aylott, Moss) Aston Villa 1 (Shaw)

16/Apr Brighton & Hove Albion 2 (Case, Robinson) Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Mirocevic)

[FA Cup SF] *Networked highlights from Highbury

23/Apr Fulham 0 Leicester City 1 (Wilson)

30/Apr Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Archibald 2) Liverpool 0

07/May Fulham 2 (Wilson 2) Carlisle United 0

14/May Derby County 1 (Davison) Fulham 0

Brian Moore commentating on a match outside the region, Central were at Leicester (also shown)

21/May FA Cup Final - Brighton 2 (Smith, Stevens) Man Utd 2 (Stapleton, Wilkins) AET

Networked live, but no highlights this year on LWT

Edited February 6, 201214 yr by GarryJones

I copied the Chelsea games out of the above

The Big Match

1968-1969

31/Aug Chelsea 2 (Birchenall, Osgood) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Greaves, Jones)

21/Sep Chelsea 1 (Tambling) West Ham United 1 (Peters)

19/Oct Chelsea 3 (Baldwin 3) Leciester City 0.

23/Nov Arsenal 0 Chelsea 1 (Houseman)

1969-1970

30/Aug Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Crystal Palace 1 (Hoy)

27/Sep Chelsea 3 (Birchenall 2, Baldwin) Arsenal 0

18/Oct Chelsea 2 (Osgood, Cooke) West Bromwich Albion 0 *Recorded in colour

15/Nov Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Everton 1 (Husband)

03/Jan Chelsea 3 (Osgood 2, Hutchinson) Birmingham City 0 [FA Cup 3rd Round]

17/Jan Arsenal 0 Chelsea 3 (Hollins, Hutchinson, Baldwin)

07/Feb Crystal Palace 1 (Hoy) Chelsea 4 (Osgood, Houseman, Dempsey, Hutchinson) [FA Cup 5th Round]

14/Mar Chelsea 5 (Webb, Houseman 2, Osgood, Hutchinson) Watford 1 (Garbett) [FA Cup SF] *Networked highlights

21/Mar Chelsea 2 (Hutchinson 2) Manchester United 1 (Morgan)

04/Apr Chelsea 1 (Baldwin) Tottenham Hotspur 0

11/Apr FA Cup Final - Chelsea 2 (Houseman, Hutchinson) Leeds United 2 (Charlton, Jones) AET *Networked live, Sunday highlights

Season 1970/71

22/Aug West Ham United 2 (Howe, Hurst) Chelsea 2 (Weller 2)

29/Aug Chelsea 2 (Hollins, Mulligan) Arsenal 1 (Kelly)

19/Dec Chelsea 2 (Osgood 2) West Ham United 1 (Lampard) *black & white

26/Dec Arsenal 0 Southampton 0 *Snow covered pitch.

02/Jan Crystal Palace 2 (McCormick, Birchenall) Chelsea 2 (Osgood, Baldwin) [FA Cup R3] *Brian Moore talks about Ibrox disaster.

09/Jan Chelsea 1 (Hudson) Manchester United 2 (Morgan(pen), Gowling)

23/Jan Chelsea 0 Manchester City 3 (Bell 2, Bowyer) [FA Cup 4th Round]

24/Apr Chelsea 2 (Smethurst, Feely) Coventry City 1 (Hunt)

Season 1971/72

04/Sep Chelsea 3 (Osgood 2, Hollins) Coventry City 3 (Rafferty, O'Rourke, Mortimer)

02/Oct Chelsea 3 (Baldwin, Houseman, Hollins) Wolverhampton W. 1 (McCalliog)

16/Oct Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Arsenal 2 (Kennedy, Graham)

27/Nov Chelsea 1 (Cooke) Tottenham Hotspur 0

29/Jan Chelsea 4 (Osgood 2, Hollins(pen), Dempsey) Everton 0

04/Mar League Cup Final - Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Stoke City 2 (Conroy, Eastham)

(Networked highlights)

08/Apr Chelsea 2 (Hollins, Osgood) Crystal Palace 1 (Blyth)

Season 1972/73

12/Aug Chelsea 4 (Osgood, Locke, Garland 2) Leeds United 0

*Harvey off injured, Lorimer went in goal for Leeds

26/Aug Chelsea 2 (Osgood, Houseman) Manchester City 1 (Mellor)

30/Dec Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Derby County 1 (O' Hare)

13/Jan Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Chelsea 2 (Osgood 2) [FA Cup 3rd Round]

Jimmy Hill comm (Moore fell ill but did present).

20/Jan Chelsea 0 Arsenal 1 (Kennedy)

03/Feb Chelsea 2 (Osgood 2) Ipswich Town 0 [FA Cup 4th Round]

24/Feb Yorkshire coverage of Sheffield Wed. 1 (Coyle) Chelsea 2 (Garner, Osgood) [FA Cup R5]

No London home cup ties.

31/Mar Crystal Palace 2 (Phillip, Cannon) Chelsea 0

Season 1973/74

01/Sep Chelsea 1 (Hollins(pen)) Sheffield United 2 (Currie, Woodward)

06/Oct Queens Park Rangers 1 (Bowles) Chelsea 1 (Mancini(og))

17/Nov Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0

15/Dec Chelsea 1 (Osgood) Leeds United 2 (Jordan, Jones)

05/Jan Chelsea 0 Queens Park Rangers 0 [FA Cup R3]

Season 1974/75

14/Sep Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0

26/Oct Chelsea 3 (Droy, Garland, Hutchinson) Stoke City 3 (Greenhoff, Haselgrave, Robertson)

09/Nov Chelsea 0 Leicester City 0

21/Dec Chelsea 1 (Hutchinson) West Ham United 1 (Gould) *Terry Mancini presented this edition with Terry Venables

19/Apr Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Perryman, Conn) Chelsea 0

Season 1975/76

09/Aug Fulham 1 (Mullery(pen)) Chelsea 0 [Anglo-Scottish Cup]

23/Aug Chelsea 3 (Maybank 2, Bason) Carlisle United 1 (Barry)

27/Sep Fulham 2 (Howe, Conway) Chelsea 0

06/Dec Chelsea 0 Bolton Wanderers 1 (Greaves)

31/Jan Chelsea 1 (Britton) West Bromwich Albion 2 (Martin, T.Brown)

13/Mar Chelsea 1 (Finneston) Southampton 1 (Channon)

Season 1976/77

04/Sep Millwall 3 (Salvage, Evans, Brisley) Chelsea 0

18/Sep Chelsea 2 (Hay, Stanley) Bolton Wanderers 1 (Taylor)

11/Dec Chelsea 3 (Wilkins, Britton, Finneston) Wolverhampton W. 3 (Richards 2, Gould)

05/Mar Chelsea 2 (Swain, Wicks) Blackpool 2 (Ronson, Spence)

09/Apr Chelsea 2 (Finnieston, Sparrow) Luton Town 0

30/Apr Chelsea 4 (Langley, Lewington, Wilkins, Finnieston) Sheffield United 0

14/May Chelsea 4 (Finnieston 3(1pen), Britton) Hull City 0

Season 1977/78

27/Aug Chelsea 1 (Langley) Coventry City 2 (Powell, Wallace)

05/Nov Chelsea 1 (Aylott) Nottingham Forest 0

07/Jan Chelsea 4 (Walker 2, Finnieston, Langley) Liverpool 2 (Johnson, Dalglish) [FA Cup R3]

21/Jan Chelsea 5 (Swain 2, Finnieston,Wilkins, Langley) Ipswich Town 3 (Osborne, Wark, Mariner)

11/Feb Chelsea 2 (Walker, R.Wilkins) Manchester United 2 (McIlroy, Hill(pen))

18/Feb Orient 0 Chelsea 0 [FA Cup 5th Round]

04/Mar Showed Granada coverage of Oldham A. 1 (Taylor) Tottenham H. 1 (McNab) *Brian Moore comm for LWT.

Note:- LWT cameras were at Chelsea v Liverpool which was beamed live to Sweden, the goals from this were shown on the following week's edition

Season 1978/79

19/Aug Arsenal 2 (Brady 2) Leeds United 2 (Currie, Cherry)

26/Aug Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Duncan, Armstrong) Chelsea 2 (Swain 2)

16/Sep Chelsea 1 (Stanley) Manchester City 4 (Channon, R.Futcher 3)

30/Sep Chelsea 1 (Wicks) West Bromwich Albion 3 (Regis, Wile, T.Brown)

03/Mar Chelsea 0 Liverpool 0

Season 1979/80

17/Nov Chelsea 3 (Fillery, Britton(2pens)) Charlton Athletic 1 (Tydman)

15/Dec Chelsea 3 (Bumstead, Langley, Johnson) Swansea City 0

01/Mar Chelsea 1 (Walker) Cardiff City 0

22/Mar Chelsea 1 (Britton) Orient 0

19/Apr Chelsea 1 (Chivers) Notts County 0

03/May Chelsea 3 (Fillery, Walker 2) Oldham Athletic 0

Season 1980/81

30/Aug Chelsea 1 (Chivers) Queens Park Rangers 1 (Langley)

06/Dec Chelsea 0 Swansea City 0

07/Feb Chelsea 3 (Droy, Mayes 2) Cambridge United 0

Season 1981/82

21/Nov Chelsea 1 (Lee) Grimsby Town 1 (Ford)

26/Dec Queens Park Rangers 0 Chelsea 2 (Walker, Mayes)

06/Feb Watford 1 (Blissett(pen)) Chelsea 0

13/Feb Chelsea 2 (Rhoades-Brown, Lee) Liverpool 0 [FA Cup 5th Round]

Season 1982/83

23/Oct Chelsea 3 (Bumstead, Pates, Robson) Charlton Athletic 1 (Hales)

Edited February 6, 201214 yr by GarryJones

Btw - That Sheff Weds game...

Date: Saturday, 4th January 1975

Competition: F.A. Cup Round 3

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Attendance: 24,679

Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)

Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Hay, 7 Charlie Cooke, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Peter Houseman

Scorers Droy 75, Garland 76, Droy 85

Penalty Missed Hollins 18 (Over bar)

Manager Ron Suart

Sheffield Wednesday Fox, Rodrigues, Shaw, Thompson, Dowd, Knighton, Potts, Wylde, Joicey (Mullen), McIver, Sunley

Scorers Thompson 33 (Pen), Shaw 60

Manager Steve Burtenshaw

And in case you ever want a Chelsea scorer, lineup or whatever from a first team game The following link has it all. Every Chelsea match, attendence, lineup, scorer, everything about every game.

http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk/index.htm

Happy hunting..

The first game played at the Bridge?

Date: Monday, 11th September 1905

Competition: Football League Division 2 Position 3

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: F Gardner

Chelsea 1 Bill Foulke, 2 Robert Mackie, 3 Robert McEwan, 4 George Key, 5 James Watson, 6 John Robertson, 7 Martin Moran, 8 David Copeland, 9 Bob McRoberts, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan

Scorers Copeland 1st, Copeland 2nd, Windridge, Windridge, Windridge

Manager John Tait Robertson

Hull City Spendiff, Langley, Jones, Martin, Robinson, Gordon, Rushton, Spence, Wilson, Howe, Raisbeck

Scorer Howe

Penalty Missed Langley (Saved)

Manager Ambrose Langley

My first Chelsea game:

Date: Saturday, 20th November 1971

Competition: Football League Division 1 Position 8

Venue: Selhurst Park

Attendance: 34,637

Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley)

Crystal Palace Jackson, Payne, Wall, Kellard (Goodwin 8), McCormick, Blyth, Craven, Queen, Wallace, Taylor, Hughes

Scorers Hughes 43, Queen 80

Booked Queen 36

Manager Bert Head

Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 John Boyle, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 David Webb, 7 Charlie Cooke, 8 Tommy Baldwin (12 Steve Kember 24), 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Peter Houseman

Scorers Baldwin 11, Hudson 23, Osgood 62

Booked Osgood

Manager Dave Sexton

Forgive my last post as I am writing on the train

The Hudson goal maybe around, but I  have been unable to track it down.

Southampton, though it was a miserable result on a boggy pitch, but  i wanted it, unfortunately  ITV have lost or the film is damaged., same for the Spuds LC/SF

Only someone who had a video recorder in 1972 or 1977 will have that, and having a video back then was highly unlikely a bit like Tottenham winning the Premetship

As for the BBC, they are totally useless. The only place you can get the full highlights are from John Motson who kept all recordings of matches he commentated on.

Same with Crysta Palace FAC 1976, the highlights are available but you would do well to get hold of Jimmy Hill's accesment on the violence and Kung fu kick (which they also showed in slow motion for good measure.)

I have the news paper clips of all that if you want a read

My first match, accompanied.

http://www.bounder.f...69/19700317.jpg

And my first solo/with mates

http://www.bounder.f...71/19711211.jpg

first away

http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk/Match%20Reports/1971/19720415.jpg

and first out of London

http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk/Match%20Reports/1972/19721226.jpg

Edited February 6, 201214 yr by MKBlue