1 minute ago, erskblue said:

Yeah my old man was called up in 1960, He'd had it deferred until he finished his apprenticeship in the Clydeside shipyards.

So did his lifelong best mate and they both served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

They both played a lot of football during their time in the army !  This happened when an officer was informed they had both played at Junior (Non League) Level in Scotland.

My Dad had his call up deferred a year as well so he could he finish his apprenticeship as a carpenter and joiner. After leaving the army went back to Scotland for a while and then moved down to London where he met my Mum. 

My Dad didn't play football for the RE but did box for them. Also swam for the RE and was a champion. 

My Dad and I guess your Dad would have been in the same boat was old enough to be called up but not old enough to vote. Daft. The voting age wasn't reduced from 21 to 18 until 1970.

17 hours ago, Boyne said:

My Dad had his call up deferred a year as well so he could he finish his apprenticeship as a carpenter and joiner. After leaving the army went back to Scotland for a while and then moved down to London where he met my Mum. 

My Dad didn't play football for the RE but did box for them. Also swam for the RE and was a champion. 

My Dad and I guess your Dad would have been in the same boat was old enough to be called up but not old enough to vote. Daft. The voting age wasn't reduced from 21 to 18 until 1970.

I'd forgotten the voting age wasn't reduced to 18 until 1970.

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The Moscow Dynamo game from 1945. I still shake my head at the number of supporters on 'unofficial viewing positions'  watching this game.

Sir Stanley Matthews  at The Bridge. Eddie Mac is on the ground in the bottom picture.

Edited March 19, 20206 yr by erskblue

The Shed in full voice.

So you can stuff your Kop and your Stretford End.

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A vintage edition of 'The Big Match' from 20th Jan 1979.

It's featuring highlights of our 3-2 away win at Man City.

It's on BT Sport 1 next Wed 25th March, from 4am-5am.

Just in case anybody wants to record it.

3 hours ago, Boyne said:

Classic photo, classic strip. classic team, and that was a classic season.

 

Charlie Cooke, My first ever 'Chelsea hero'.

Watched a classic match v Palace at The Bridge from April 1972.

I'd recorded from BT Sport on a 'Chelsea classics programme'.    I kicked every ball.

We won 2-1 you'll be pleased to know. The match report from bounder. friardale confirms it.

Posted before but worth posting again. Three fine players.

1 hour ago, Boyne said:

Looks like the photo was taken right at the start of a new season.

Lots of grass on the pitch, blue skies.

On 16/03/2020 at 07:31, erskblue said:

Looks like Brian the mechanic from Corrie, 6th row and 3rd from the left! 

6 minutes ago, In the Net said:

Looks like Brian the mechanic from Corrie, 6th row and 3rd from the left! 

Good spot!

6 hours ago, erskblue said:

Classic photo, classic strip. classic team, and that was a classic season.

 

That was a classic game, as well - 5-3 win at Fulham, Dixon hattrick ( and a Gordon Davies hattrick for them, a year before he signed for us).

6 hours ago, Backbiter said:

That was a classic game, as well - 5-3 win at Fulham, Dixon hattrick ( and a Gordon Davies hattrick for them, a year before he signed for us).

The goals from this game. Here you go.

CFC AWAY - FULHAM 3 CHELSEA 5 83 - 84  

 

4th November 1970, European Cup-Winners Cup, Chelsea v CSKA Sofia, Chelsea goalkeeper Peter Bonetti leaps acrobatically to save a shot during the match. Looks like Paddy Mulligan standing near the ref.

Against Aston Villa in 1957. We won 4-2. Greaves scoring.

3 hours ago, erskblue said:

The goals from this game. Here you go.

CFC AWAY - FULHAM 3 CHELSEA 5 83 - 84  

 

I was there!

Gordon Davies.

Chelsea fans queuing for the opening game of the 1946/47 season. This was the first league season after World War 2.

The game took place on Saturday 31st August 1946 .

We beat Bolton 4-3 and the crowd is officially given as 62,850.

Tommy Lawton scored two of our goals and Nat Lofthouse scored two of theirs.

Both were great centre forwards at their respective peaks.

v Newcastle at The Bridge in 1982/83.