I know it's been on before ! But it's a really clear image, even people walking behind the East stand

Edited July 10, 20206 yr by The Rising Sun

Edited July 11, 20206 yr by erskblue

v Burnley in Aug 1965 at The Bridge. 1-1 draw.

'Barry Bridges puts an excellent chance wide of the post.' Original caption.

Some umbrellas up on the terraces by the looks of it.

 

Edited July 11, 20206 yr by erskblue

Here's the Hollins brothers and the photo explanation below

September 1965

An eventful day for Dave Hollins, who captained United at Stamford Bridge as his brother John led out the home side.

However, the referee took exception to Dave's all-black strip, making him change into a more conventional green goalkeeper's top (complete with a Chelsea club badge - pictured).

Things then got even worse for Hollins, stretchered off shortly after conceding a 38th minute equaliser and replaced between the sticks by Dave Hilley for the remainder of the first half. United played on with ten men - substitute Frank Clark remaining unused - and Hollins recovered sufficiently to return for the second half, during which there was no further scoring. 

https://www.nufc.com/advent2019/2019-advent-24.html

'23rd October 1965. Chelsea inside forward Bobby Tambling is left open mouthed as Leicester City goalkeeper Gordon Banks makes an acrobatic save, at Stamford Bridge.'

That's the original photo caption.

From some French article

On ‎10‎/‎07‎/‎2020 at 22:05, The Rising Sun said:

I know it's been on before ! But it's a really clear image, even people walking behind the East stand

Cheers for picture and I hadn't noticed before the people walking behind the East Stand.

From Twitter.

Posted on 'Old London'

Edited July 12, 20206 yr by erskblue

https://www.theirishworld.com/when-gaa-came-home-to-the-chelseas-stamford-bridge/

When GAA came home to The Bridge.

.For well before Stamford Bridge became synonymous with the ‘Boys from the King’s Road’, GAA had already made its mark there in 1896 – the year the London County Board was officially founded.

Stamford Bridge opened as a sporting arena on 28 April 1877, and for the first 27 years of its existence was used almost exclusively for athletics meetings by the London Athletic Club.

But on Easter Monday (4 April) 1896, the ground played host to the ‘Great Gaelic invasion of London’.

Two hurling teams representing Munster and Leinster, along with a team of athletics, made the trip over.

The 3,000 attendance was below what had been hoped for, but “the presence of meaningful Gaelic games inspired those present to greater effort”, wrote Pat Griffin in his book Gaelic Hearts A History of London GAA 1896-1996.

In his book Wherever the Firing Line Extends: Ireland and the Western Front, author Ronan McGreevy noted that a football game between an ‘Ireland’ team and the London Exiles also took place that day.

The Ireland team included Laurence Roche, who won an All Ireland medal with Limerick in 1896 (the final wasn’t played until 1898).

From Dromin, Roche would go on to become the most prominent GAA athlete and official to both join and recruit for the British Army during the First World War.

The athletics part of the ‘invasion’ wasn’t without note either. A certain John Joseph Flanagan, from Kilbreedy, Co Limerick, smashed James Mitchell’s four-year record for throwing the 15-lb hammer.

Flanagan went on to win three Olympic gold medals in a row for the hammer (1900, 1904, and 1908).

On March 1905, Chelsea Football Club was born and a few months later moved into the new Stamford Bridge stadium.'

Almost a forgotten game this and it was a great night. That season was for most of us was the first time we'd seen CFC in Europe and there were some memorable moments. David Rocastle's (rip) sublime chip, the night when about six blokes became first time fathers every few minutes there was a tannoy announcement ha ha. John Spencer's solo goal, the anarchy in Bruges the semi final second leg I couldn't make it and gave up trying to find a pub showing it. It was on a minor cable channel can't remember it's name it wasn't Bravo. Look at the goals and the way the MH was a proper end and compare it to what it is now. Commentary by Statto or as he's known these days Erskblue 😁

 

3 hours ago, Boyne said:

Proper away win.

3 hours ago, bluehaze said:

Almost a forgotten game this and it was a great night. That season was for most of us was the first time we'd seen CFC in Europe and there were some memorable moments. David Rocastle's (rip) sublime chip, the night when about six blokes became first time fathers every few minutes there was a tannoy announcement ha ha. John Spencer's solo goal, the anarchy in Bruges the semi final second leg I couldn't make it and gave up trying to find a pub showing it. It was on a minor cable channel can't remember it's name it wasn't Bravo. Look at the goals and the way the MH was a proper end and compare it to what it is now. Commentary by Statto or as he's known these days Erskblue 😁

 

That was an epic win. Huge night at the Bridge.

6 hours ago, bluehaze said:

Almost a forgotten game this and it was a great night. That season was for most of us was the first time we'd seen CFC in Europe and there were some memorable moments. David Rocastle's (rip) sublime chip, the night when about six blokes became first time fathers every few minutes there was a tannoy announcement ha ha. John Spencer's solo goal, the anarchy in Bruges the semi final second leg I couldn't make it and gave up trying to find a pub showing it. It was on a minor cable channel can't remember it's name it wasn't Bravo. Look at the goals and the way the MH was a proper end and compare it to what it is now. Commentary by Statto or as he's known these days Erskblue 😁

 

Cheers for posting it.

Not my greatest commentary though, to be honest.

 

From bounder.friardale.

I was intrigued by this picture of us playing at White Hart Lane.

We are playing Burnley on Wed 15th Febr1956 at 14:15

A 4th Rd 4th Replay. Yes 4th Replay. We won 2-0 ,but went out to Everton in the 5th Rd on Sat 18th at Goodison.

The 1921 FA Cup Final at The Bridge.

A well used long jump sand pit to the side of the goal, by the look of it.

Stamford Bridge 1954. Original caption

Photo negative must have been be wrong way round !

https://caxonblog.com/2017/02/19/tales-from-an-old-gold-adversary/#jp-carousel-5236

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