35 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

This is such a terrific thread - thanks for all the contributions chaps (Boyne and erskblue in particular!)

Not a problem. Glad you enjoy it. Just enjoy the general history of football. 

9 minutes ago, Nibs said:

I second that - great stuff lads.

Love looking back to when football was less complicated and not the game (business) driven by money it has sadly become. 

The footballers of yesteryear were hero's to us kids with the Shoot & Goal pictures cut out and stuck on bedroom walls and fans could relate to them, cos they weren't on £200k a week and driving Bentleys and Lamborghini's (and looking at Frank "Elvis" Worthington) a couple of pages back driving a Triumph Dolomite and enjoying a pint with his steak & chips! 

Agreed re footballers of yesteryear. They weren’t so far away from the supporter.

Glad you enjoy it.As said I try not to ‘take over’ this thread with the pictures I post.

Simply If I see a decent or interesting picture I post it.

5 minutes ago, Nibs said:

I second that - great stuff lads.

Love looking back to when football was less complicated and not the game (business) driven by money it has sadly become. 

The footballers of yesteryear were hero's to us kids with the Shoot & Goal pictures cut out and stuck on bedroom walls and fans could relate to them, cos they weren't on £200k a week and driving Bentleys and Lamborghini's (and looking at Frank "Elvis" Worthington) a couple of pages back driving a Triumph Dolomite and enjoying a pint with his steak & chips! 

Love this Nibs ... here is my bedroom wall from 1978 LOL

You can see Ray in his England kit, the 1978 squad pic, Ian Britton, all three of the Wilkins brothers, Peter Bonetti ... and the pics that are washed out by the lighting are Ray Lewington (top) and Steve Finnieston, both a similar Q&A to Frank Worthington's from earlier in the thread, albeit probably nowhere near as interesting 🙂

My mum (RIP) made the Chelsea cushion in the bottom left corner - she was pretty handy with a sewing machine. She also made the Clanger and the Gonk on the top shelf LOL.

Cushion in more detail :

She also made the quilt on the bed, which I still have. Blue for Chelsea and green for the army was the deliberate colour scheme !

 

Time warp stuff indeed ... 🙂 

 

A bit different. This picture was posted in a Facebook football page today with the question: what links this hill with some football grounds in the U.K.? Will post a clue later if needed.

10 minutes ago, Boyne said:

I’d the privilege of watching Davie and Ray Wilkins in the same Glasgow Rangers team in 1987/88 and 1988/89.

17 minutes ago, Boyne said:

A bit different. This picture was posted in a Facebook football page today with the question: what links this hill with some football grounds in the U.K.? Will post a clue later if needed.

Salter gate, Bloomfield Rd ...it's the kop

1 minute ago, charierre said:

Salter gate, Bloomfield Rd ...it's the kop

Cheers mate. 

 Shoot magazine launches with Bobby Moore as the cover star.

13th Aug 1969

 

 Ray Wilkins features on the Shoot cover for 25th August 1979.

 

Can’t see this being allowed on a Football Annual Cover these days !

 

Photo From: Soccer Monthly, June 1979

Anyone  remember this magazine.?   It was issued from either Aug or Sept 1978 to possibly 1981 .

8 hours ago, erskblue said:

Photo From: Soccer Monthly, June 1979

Anyone  remember this magazine.?   It was issued from either Aug or Sept 1978 to possibly 1981 .

I checked this magazine was published from Sept 78 until October 1980. .

I might, just might, have a few copies in the loft somewhere.

 

(Daniel Bertoni of Argentina scoring from a free kick v England on 12th June 1977,.   A ‘friendly’ match, ending in a 1-1 draw. Such a friendly that both sides ended with 10 men. Trevor Cherry fouled Bertoni. When Bertoni got up he punched Terry and knocked some teeth out. The pair, who had been booked before, were immediately sent off. The Argentinean Federation suspended Bertoni for four matches and also exonerated Cherry..

 

Edited September 22, 20205 yr by erskblue

A few days later Scotland, also on a South American Tour, faced Argentina.

Just like the match v England, it was a tight match with many fouls and the result was one-all tie.
Both sides scored their goals through penalty kicks.

With  13 mins remaining Scotland were awarded their penalty kick from which Don Masson scored.
Three mins later, Argentina were awarded a penalty kick of their own, Daniel Passarella scoring.

And just like the match v England two players were sent off.

In the 56^thmin Argentina’s Vicente Pernia punched Scotland’s Willie Johnston in retaliation after a foul.

To be fair Pernia had kicked and fouled Johnston from virtually the kick off.

The Scot was the victim in this game.
Both players were sent off.

 

 

Photo From : World Soccer, August 1977 (June 18, 1977, Argentina 1-Scotland 1)

(Kenny Dalglish, Scotland v Czechoslovakia. 21st Sept 1977.  Hampden Park. A World Cup Qualifier, 3-1 Scotland.    Jordan, Hartford and Dalglish were the Scotland scorers.

Chris Waddle.    Some player for Newcastle, Marseille and England.   Posted on Twitter

 We beat Bolton 4- 3 at The Bridge.  
The first league matches for seven years.     1946.    The Football League on Twitter.

Edited September 22, 20205 yr by erskblue

4 hours ago, erskblue said:

 We beat Bolton 4- 3 at The Bridge.  
The first league matches for seven years.     1946.    The Football League on Twitter.

Looks like we had the biggest crowd of the day with just over 61,000 in attendance. Not bad for a club which is supposed to have no history.

Ibroz, 1972. Rangers v Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup. Rangers went on to win the trophy.

6 hours ago, Boyne said:

Ibroz, 1972. Rangers v Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup. Rangers went on to win the trophy.

Official Attendance was 80,000. My old man always reckoned there was at least 20,000 more inside Ibrox that night.

Football Monthly soccer album    Twitter. Football Retro Plus

 

 

 

 

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Duncan McKenzie: Here vaulting a Mini.

 

Sandy Jardine turns to celebrate one of his three goals for Rangers during their 6-1 win over Airdrie at Ibrox in August 1975.

Sandy hadn’t scored since late December 1974.