Ah ,will it be the Lyle and Scot or the Pringle jersey I wear to the football this week ?

The choice (expensive choice!) for some football supporters during that season.

15 hours ago, erskblue said:

Ah ,will it be the Lyle and Scot or the Pringle jersey I wear to the football this week ?

The choice (expensive choice!) for some football supporters during that season.

I used a golf shop that stocked loads of jumpers in Shirley, between Bromley and Croydon. 1983 they charged around 30£ for a plain design and around 45£ for a pattern one. Marking up the papers and doing a paper round after meant I could visit quite regular with birthday and Xmas!! Thankfully it was only 2.00£ U16s and 20p to transfer to the benches!

8 hours ago, Richard P said:

I used a golf shop that stocked loads of jumpers in Shirley, between Bromley and Croydon. 1983 they charged around 30£ for a plain design and around 45£ for a pattern one. Marking up the papers and doing a paper round after meant I could visit quite regular with birthday and Xmas!! Thankfully it was only 2.00£ U16s and 20p to transfer to the benches!

I can really relate to this. I used to save every penny so I could look the part for Saturday. For the Derby game I wore my new light blue Pringle jumper v neck, beige farah slacks, Lacoste windsheeter and diadora trainers. I remember being really cold on the terraces, they scored late on and things warmed up with those in the seats showing their displeasure. On Sunday I think the Sunday Mail or Mail on Sunday led with a sports headline of copy cat rioters because previously Leeds had done the same. Spurs and West Ham fans I knew called me copy cat for a bit

There was a Kappa USA Athletics Team Tracksuit that cost £59.95 back then !

There was no way I could afford it, even with a combination of Christmas money and saved money.

As stated above it was only £2 for U16 and £3 for adults to go to watch Chelsea back then.

And our home top cost £12.99 and adults sized tracksuit £21.99 !

Chelsea 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Saturday, 31st December 1983 at 11:30

Our scorer: David Speedie in the 77th minute.

King Kerry had another penalty saved. The Brighton keeper was former Man City and England keeper Joe Corrigan.

This was the third penalty King Kerry had missed that week !

We are up to 1st place in Division 2.

A crowd of 18,542 watched or last game of 1983.

Next up and it's Middlesbrough away on Monday, 2nd January 1984 at 15:00

Happy New Year you lot.

On 31/12/2018 at 07:01, erskblue said:

Chelsea 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Saturday, 31st December 1983 at 11:30

Our scorer: David Speedie in the 77th minute.

King Kerry had another penalty saved. The Brighton keeper was former Man City and England keeper Joe Corrigan.

This was the third penalty King Kerry had missed that week !

We are up to 1st place in Division 2.

A crowd of 18,542 watched or last game of 1983.

According to my sticker book Joe Corrigan was the only Ist Division player as tall as Droy. 6’4”

16 hours ago, Ewell CFC said:

According to my sticker book Joe Corrigan was the only Ist Division player as tall as Droy. 6’4”

Never knew that piece of info. Cheers

Middlesbrough 2-1 Chelsea

Monday, 2nd January 1984 at 15:00

Our scorer: Tony McAndrew in the 55th Minute.

Watched by 11,579

They scored the winner late on, in the 87th minute from Currie. I think this might have been the former England midfielder Tony Currie ?

We dropped to second in Div 2.

Next up, is an FA Cup 3rd Round tie away to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, 7th January 1984 at 15:00

Edited January 2, 20197 yr by erskblue

On ?01?/?01?/?2019 at 08:25, erskblue said:

Happy New Year you lot.

Possibly should have said Happy 1984

Looking at Bounder friardales excellent site. I am amazed that so few of our games seem to have been postponed in the winter months of 1983/84.

I was sure it was a winter of heavy snowfalls !

10 hours ago, erskblue said:

Looking at Bounder friardales excellent site. I am amazed that so few of our games seem to have been postponed in the winter months of 1983/84.

I was sure it was a winter of heavy snowfalls !

I think whoever has set up bounderfriardale deserves some sort of accolade or club mention. It's obviously a labour of love.

10 hours ago, erskblue said:

Looking at Bounder friardales excellent site. I am amazed that so few of our games seem to have been postponed in the winter months of 1983/84.

I was sure it was a winter of heavy snowfalls !

84/85 85/86 look at the fixtures!! Modern players on those awful pitches would be crying. 84/85 we played Saturday Monday Wednesday Saturday!! Sometimes without changes!

13 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

I think whoever has set up bounderfriardale deserves some sort of accolade or club mention. It's obviously a labour of love.

Totally agreed.

''Take a well deserved bow' bounder friardale

12 hours ago, Richard P said:

84/85 85/86 look at the fixtures!! Modern players on those awful pitches would be crying. 84/85 we played Saturday Monday Wednesday Saturday!! Sometimes without changes!

Seconded.

The two games we played in less than 24 hours in December 1983 still amazes me.

Saturday, 7th January 1984 at 3pm.

Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Chelsea.

FA Cup 3rd Round.

Very disappointing, our Wembley Cup Final dreams over .

In front of 10,944 spectators.

Next up is Derby County away, on Saturday 14th Jan at 3pm .

On 31/12/2018 at 08:01, erskblue said:

Chelsea 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Saturday, 31st December 1983 at 11:30

Our scorer: David Speedie in the 77th minute.

King Kerry had another penalty saved. The Brighton keeper was former Man City and England keeper Joe Corrigan.

This was the third penalty King Kerry had missed that week !

We are up to 1st place in Division 2.

A crowd of 18,542 watched or last game of 1983.

I was at that one, 83/84 was one of the last season i had to rely on my dad taking me to matches so I sadly only made this and Palace away that season. Of course i saw the televised games and poured over match reports in the papers as you did in those days so I feel like i was at many of the games even if i wasnt

3 minutes ago, fillerywhereru said:

I was at that one, 83/84 was one of the last season i had to rely on my dad taking me to matches so I sadly only made this and Palace away that season. Of course i saw the televised games and poured over match reports in the papers as you did in those days so I feel like i was at many of the games even if i wasnt

'Of course i saw the televised games and poured over match reports in the papers as you did in those days so I feel like i was at many of the games even if i wasn't' You said above.

Totally agree.

That's why we love the Vintage Chelsea threads on here so much.

22 minutes ago, erskblue said:

'Of course i saw the televised games and poured over match reports in the papers as you did in those days so I feel like i was at many of the games even if i wasn't' You said above.

Totally agree.

That's why we love the Vintage Chelsea threads on here so much.

Absolutely, given that my dad was a Palace fan, that game was always a gimme or at least the away game, then in a good season 2 or 3 other matches. 

I still get a buzz when one of games is being shown live on TV. I'm old enough not to take it in any way for granted.

Didn’t go to Blackburn in the cup and can’t remember why I missed it!

Went to the Derby game where Micky Thomas had signed and we went on unbeaten for the rest of the season. It was cold, hard to see the ball with the snowfall. Derby scored our first goal with an unbelievable 30 yard back pass into the top corner. Tony McAndrew scored with a penalty to give us a 2-1 Again another good turn out, there is a pic on the net. We had the terrace behind the goal and two tier of seats above, about 8-9000.

Edited January 10, 20197 yr by erskblue

The above picture was posted by Boyne in the Vintage Blues pictures and film thread earlier today.

Hope you don't mind me reposting it in here Boyne.

Derby County 1 - 2 Chelsea

Saturday 14th January 1984 at 3pm.

Our scorers that day were : Cherry (O.G) 5th minute  and Tony McAndrew in the 76th minute with a penalty.

Tony McAndrew taking over penalty duties from King Kerry Dixon, temporarily.

Micky Thomas made his debut for us that day.

Watched by 16,727. We are still second in Division 2.

Played at the Baseball Ground and probably very few blades of grass on display on the playing surface...

Next up is Sheffield Wednesday at The Bridge on Saturday, 21st January 1984 at 15:00.

Edited January 14, 20197 yr by erskblue