On 18/05/2019 at 08:31, erskblue said:

Above cutting from Mon, 27th December 1976 at 15:00

55,003 saw it, officially !

I was one of them, interesting to see Millwall V Charlton also attracted a large crowd of 20000 and 30000 at Bolton as well. In fact some pretty healthy crowds all round. Back then going to football at Christmas really was the done thing.

On 04/06/2019 at 13:11, Boyne said:

I can only recognise a couple of the players: Keith Jones and I think it's Phil Priest in the front row. Anyone recognise other players?

Phil Priest remember that name in youth or reserves, wasn't he a striker? can't remember him playing for first team

2 hours ago, chi blue said:

Phil Priest remember that name in youth or reserves, wasn't he a striker? can't remember him playing for first team

He was a midfielder with supposed promise but didn’t make it at Chelsea

5 hours ago, chi blue said:

Phil Priest remember that name in youth or reserves, wasn't he a striker? can't remember him playing for first team

The keeper Grant Lunn is one of the players who is alleging abuse at the hands of Gwyn Williams. He's a witness in the racism allegations made against him and Rix.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/08/chelsea-racism-allegations-white-players-gwyn-williams-graham-rix

What a goal  !

Zola celebrates !

The wee magician has just scored the winner v Stuttgart, about a minute after coming on as a sub for Flo.

The 1998 ECWC Final 16th May 1998

22 minutes ago, Boyne said:

Whose number four with the Stretch Armstrong arms? 

Doug the Thug?

20 minutes ago, Ewell CFC said:

Whose number four with the Stretch Armstrong arms? 

Doug the Thug?

It's Colin Pates after scoring in the 4-3 win over Everton at Goodison in December 1984.  Gordon Davies scored a hat-trick.

1 minute ago, Boyne said:

It's Colin Pates after scoring in the 4-3 win over Everton at Goodison in December 1984.  Gordon Davies scored a hat-trick.

I was there. Remember going up in a mates motor- go north from Liverpool town centre and the sign posts tell you Everton is around the Scotland Road area, just outside the city centre- EFC have never actually been based there- Goodison’s a couple of miles up the road in Walton.

One of the geysers in the car whose now no longer with us piped up with “ So Everton aren’t in Everton. Where the .... are Liverpool then, Lower Morden?”

13 hours ago, Boyne said:

It's Colin Pates after scoring in the 4-3 win over Everton at Goodison in December 1984.  Gordon Davies scored a hat-trick.

No footage of this game exists. Not that I can find anyway.

Shame !

14 hours ago, Boyne said:

Sat, 22nd December 1984

29,887 saw it.

Our scorers: Gordon Davies 9th 40th and 76th mins and Colin Pates in 61st min. He's pictured celebrating above.

 v Forest 1st Jan 1985 Cheers to bounder friardale site, again.

That was a really decent Everton at the time ,in fact for a couple of seasons to be fair , they placed some superb football .

i always enjoyed going there especially in the seats as that terrace was about 2 feet deep ! ?

18 hours ago, F1905 said:

That was a really decent Everton at the time ,in fact for a couple of seasons to be fair , they placed some superb football .

i always enjoyed going there especially in the seats as that terrace was about 2 feet deep ! ?

Agreed they were a really decent side from mid way through 1983/84 ,or that season as we call it...

Until about 1988/89 ?

1 hour ago, erskblue said:

Agreed they were a really decent side from mid way through 1983/84 ,or that season as we call it...

Until about 1988/89 ?

Didn't Everton win league in 85 and 87, remember a mate of mine found an Everton grey away shirt left behind in a school changing room around 84, he couldn't find whose it was and sold it to me for £5 as I liked the shirt, wore it down the park next day for football training, it didn't seem right wearing another teams shirt, so next day sold it to someone else at school, went back to my le coq sportif Chelsea shirt.

Edited June 10, 20197 yr by chi blue

4 hours ago, erskblue said:

Agreed they were a really decent side from mid way through 1983/84 ,or that season as we call it...

Until about 1988/89 ?

Good team. Quite a few Scots, Welsh and Irish players.

4 hours ago, erskblue said:

Agreed they were a really decent side from mid way through 1983/84 ,or that season as we call it...

Until about 1988/89 ?

Good team. Quite a few Scots, Welsh and Irish players.

2 minutes ago, Ewell CFC said:

Good team. Quite a few Scots, Welsh and Irish players.

Bit like the Liverpool teams of the 80s. More Celts than English players, I'd say: Hansen, Lawrenson, Souness, Rush. Whelan, Houghton, Nichol ...

With a Rebel Yell.