11 hours ago, erskblue said:

Jorg Alberto in action for SV Hamburg. My younger son’s first ever favourite player.

His favourite ever non Chelsea player.

The Hammer was a great player. Scored some fine goals for Rangers.

19 hours ago, Boyne said:

The football programme came into being at the same time as the foundation of the Football League in 1888.

Originally intended for use as a scorecard, programmes consisted of a single sheet, bearing the date, team names and player positions. Aston Villa, one of the League`s founder members were one of the first clubs to publish a programme with their "Villa News and Record."

This was presented in the form of a journal, with a different number and volume for each season and the weeks therein. Programmes developed into a more substantial form prior to World War I, comprising 4 to 8 pages.

There have been many eye-catching programme cover designs, often reflecting the age in which they were produced. Immediately prior to World War II, a shortage of paper, due to the war effort led to the production of fewer match programmes.

The hardships endured in the immediate post-war period also saw few programmes produced, hence those from these periods tend to be rare.

www.footballprogrammecentre.co.uk

Edited March 6, 20224 yr by erskblue

The Ibrox Main Stand during construction. Late 1920s.

 

Compare and contrast!

The Ibrox home dressing room before a match. Late 1950s .

 

 

 

Scotland v England at Hampden in 1914.  Attendance: 127,307; gate receipt: £6,000.

Edited March 7, 20224 yr by erskblue

April 1955.  England 7 Scotland 2 with Wolves’ Dennis Wilshaw scoring four!

April 1947. England 1  Scotland 1.

Edited March 7, 20224 yr by erskblue

3 hours ago, erskblue said:

The Ibrox Main Stand during construction. Late 1920s.

 

Compare and contrast!

The Ibrox home dressing room before a match. Late 1950s .

 

 

 

Great picture of the dressing room. Back in the days when shirts were plain or just had the badge on them. For me a lot of modern shirts look garish. 

2 hours ago, Boyne said:

Great picture of the dressing room. Back in the days when shirts were plain or just had the badge on them. For me a lot of modern shirts look garish. 

Agreed and possibly why some of the retro shirts are so popular.

Jimmy Greaves in action v Uruguay in May 1964.

Waddell, Greig and McPhail.

8 hours ago, Boyne said:

Waddell, Greig and McPhail.

Boyne: What a great picture.  Early 1990s I think.

Mr McPhail was the Uncle of someone in the church I attend.

2 hours ago, erskblue said:

Boyne: What a great picture.  Early 1990s I think.

Mr McPhail was the Uncle of someone in the church I attend.

From 1991.  Three legends.

A great Rangers team. The printer put the wrong date!

51 minutes ago, Boyne said:

A great Rangers team. The printer put the wrong date!

Agreed and brilliant !😀
 

My old man always maintained, if Jim Forrest (the No 9 and a goal scorer and that day) hadn’t been made a scapegoat for the defeat at Berwick in Jan 1967.

 Rangers would have won many more trophies and stopped the Celtic dominance from 1965/66 til 1973/74.

Edited March 8, 20224 yr by erskblue

57 minutes ago, Boyne said:

From 1991.  Three legends.

Cheers. Mr McPhail brought out a book in the late 1980s. Its title was ‘Legend.’

A brilliant read.

 

Edited March 8, 20224 yr by erskblue

Paul Jewell scores Wigan’s  goal in the Division 3 match against Bournemouth at Springfield Park.7th March 1987.

The game was abandoned after 61 minutes due to the driving snow with the score at 1-1.

1 hour ago, erskblue said:

Paul Jewell scores Wigan’s  goal in the Division 3 match against Bournemouth at Springfield Park.7th March 1987.

The game was abandoned after 61 minutes due to the driving snow with the score at 1-1.

Remember when we played Wigan in the FA cup in the mid 80s? Their scorers were Jewell and Newell. They took us to a replay.

Just realised the three Wigan players in the photo are wearing short sleeved tops!

Long sleeves are for wimps

Two legendary strikers.

Eusebio against AC Milan in the 1963 European Cup Final at Wembley.

Edited March 10, 20224 yr by erskblue

9 hours ago, Boyne said:

A bit different from when it looked like this in the mid 1970s. A couple of years before the redevelopment started.