Johan Cruyff dribbles past Argentina's goalkeeper before scoring at the 1974 World Cup.  The great man would have been 74 today.

Johan Cruyff and George Best,Oct 1976.A World Cup Qualifier which ended 2-2.

Best nutmegged Cruyff within 5 mins of the kick off !

 

Edited April 25, 20215 yr by erskblue

France v Uruguay during the 1966 World Cup Finals in The White City Stadium.

Had forgotten the White City Stadium was used for a match during the Finals.

 

 

Rome, 1950. 

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Herman Crespo has just scored for Parma.

The Hampden Park groundsman faces a huge pile of beer cans after the Scottish League Cup Final between Rangers and Celtic back in Oct 1970.
106,000 spectators had watched a 16 year old striker called Derek Johnstone, score the only goal of the game.

 

Terrace Images on Twitter.

Every high street quarter to five every Saturday.

 

 

Sir Alf Ramsay, Barry Bridges, Jack Charlton and Nobby Stiles at The Bridge. This was before an England v Scotland match in the mid 1960s.
 

Edited April 29, 20215 yr by erskblue

Never seen this picture before. Jaws scoring the winning goal in the 1973 Scottish Cup Final.

Ray Crawford of Colchester Utd scores v Leeds in the 1970/71 FA Cup. Colchester won 3-2 after leading amazingly 3-0!  One of the all time great FA Cup upsets.

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A bit different and I know that it's been posted before but two of the greatest sportsmen of all time.

Subbuteo version of a famous football punch-up.

Think this is before our time even for us old boys can't say I've even heard of Valiant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Germany training ahead of their friendly match v England at Wembley in March 1975.

 

Czechoslovakia's Pavol Michalík makes a save v West Germany in 1976. Not the Euro Final. Just like the photo.

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Edited May 1, 20215 yr by erskblue

Iceland not as picturesque as Oldham or Burnley though 😆

 

Great picture.

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On 30/04/2021 at 09:52, Boyne said:

Subbuteo version of a famous football punch-up.

 

Edited May 2, 20215 yr by erskblue

On 01/05/2021 at 13:15, bluehaze said:

Think this is before our time even for us old boys can't say I've even heard of Valiant.

 

 

Shoot! magazine did something similar to this. Had a whole box of those that my mum threw out when I went to Uni in the mid 80s. They'd be memorabilia gold now ...

Humbug Park, home of  Crossgates Primrose. A non League club in the East of Scotland. Great name for a home ground. 😀

 

Crossgates is a former mining village in Fife. It was where the late Stuart Adamson of Big Country fame grew up.

Edited May 2, 20215 yr by erskblue

On 30/04/2021 at 09:48, Boyne said:

A bit different and I know that it's been posted before but two of the greatest sportsmen of all time.

Slightly off topic, but my favourite photo of Ali is this one :

I just love how completely out of "boxing" context it is ... three timeless icons all together ... The Great Pyramid, the Sphinx and Muhammad Ali on a horse !

 

Edited May 2, 20215 yr by Sexyfootball

duplicate - please delete !

Edited May 2, 20215 yr by Sexyfootball

2 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

Shoot! magazine did something similar to this. Had a whole box of those that my mum threw out when I went to Uni in the mid 80s. They'd be memorabilia gold now ...

They did it in my day as well the 70's,😁

Shoot League Ladders 1977/ 78.

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