BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, Gav said:

Rovers 2 Liverpool 1 FA CUP 1958 - 52,000 packed into Ewood

I may need to look at the options to view the small newspaper print.

 

 

That’s what you call a match report.

[Gav]

5 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

That’s what you call a match report.

Could you manage to read it Tyrone? 

I have more coming, I want to make sure they’re readable.

[Gav]

Who remembers the pop van:

 

[simongarnerisgod]

sunday night,going to the shop after bullseye for a bottle of corona lemonade and a bag of smiths square crisps,mum and dad sometimes went out on sunday night,we got to stay up late with the rather naive babysitter!!!

 

Edited Sunday at 22:10 by simongarnerisgod

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

44 minutes ago, Gav said:

Could you manage to read it Tyrone? 

I have more coming, I want to make sure they’re readable.

Yes I can just about Gav but I’m only reading on an iPad. It may be easier on a bigger screen.

Edited Sunday at 22:24 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Gav]

13 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Yes I can just about Gav but I’m only reading on an iPad. It may be easier on a bigger screen.

I'll look to improve the quality, thanks Tyrone.

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Does anyone know if the "Blackburn Rovers FC" stone carving by Jack is the original from the early days? 

Also was anything saved from the old Ewood park? Turnstiles? Seats? Gates or anything that can be seen today of the old ewood park? Love anything like this.

[doctorryan]

6 hours ago, ... said:

Does anyone know if the "Blackburn Rovers FC" stone carving by Jack is the original from the early days?

Yes.

[Herbie6590]

8 hours ago, ... said:

Does anyone know if the "Blackburn Rovers FC" stone carving by Jack is the original from the early days? 

Also was anything saved from the old Ewood park? Turnstiles? Seats? Gates or anything that can be seen today of the old ewood park? Love anything like this.

From Stuart Roy Clark’s “Homes of Football” - the stone being restored…

[...]

2 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

From Stuart Roy Clark’s “Homes of Football” - the stone being restored…

Ah brilliant 👏  thanks herb 

Is that from a book, or blog?

Cheers

[Ianrally]

2 hours ago, ... said:

Ah brilliant 👏  thanks herb 

Is that from a book, or blog?

Cheers

Available on Amazon

[Herbie6590]

30 years ago…more #1995Nostalgia

[Gav]

1970-71 Watford 2 v 1 Blackburn Rovers

Competition - Division Two

Attendance - 15,589

Rovers scorer - Martin

 

Rovers side

1 Roger Jones

2 Freddie Goodwin

3 Billy Wilson

4 Allan Hunter

5 Dick Mulvaney

6 Ken Knighton

7 Alex Russell

8 Bryan Conlon

9 Don Martin

10 Eamonn Rogers

11 Brian Hill

Unused sub - Wood

Edited Tuesday at 19:39 by Gav

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 hours ago, Gav said:

1970-71 Watford 2 v 1 Blackburn Rovers

Competition - Division Two

Attendance - 15,589

Rovers scorer - Martin

 

Rovers side

1 Roger Jones

2 Freddie Goodwin

3 Billy Wilson

4 Allan Hunter

5 Dick Mulvaney

6 Ken Knighton

7 Alex Russell

8 Bryan Conlon

9 Don Martin

10 Eamonn Rogers

11 Brian Hill

Unused sub - Wood

Brian Hill - the Hedges of his day.

[CottonTownBoy]

What's your first memory of Rovers/Ewood Park.

Mine is from late 1976, when my dad took me to my first game at Ewood Park. I was 6 at the time.

We sat upstairs in the old Riverside stand, on the long wooden benches, that they had then. I have no idea who we were playing or the result.

I have this memory that has stuck with me of the last 48 years, of watching David Wagstaffe; for Rovers, running down the wing, juggling the ball on his head during the game.

As an aside, I didn't know, until looking back, that David Wagstaff was the first professional footballer to be shown a red card, whilst playing for Rovers against Leyton Orient on the 2nd October 1976.

I've had season tickets for the old Riverside, the new Riverside, the old Blackburn End, the new Blackburn End, upper and lower stands, the old Nuttall Street stand, the new Jack Walker stand but I still keep getting drawn back to watching from the Riverside stand, maybe it's that first memory that keeps me going back.

 

[Gav]

Todd v Dugarry 🤣

 

[Plastics]

9 hours ago, CottonTownBoy said:

What's your first memory of Rovers/Ewood Park.

Mine is from late 1976, when my dad took me to my first game at Ewood Park. I was 6 at the time.

We sat upstairs in the old Riverside stand, on the long wooden benches, that they had then. I have no idea who we were playing or the result.

I have this memory that has stuck with me of the last 48 years, of watching David Wagstaffe; for Rovers, running down the wing, juggling the ball on his head during the game.

As an aside, I didn't know, until looking back, that David Wagstaff was the first professional footballer to be shown a red card, whilst playing for Rovers against Leyton Orient on the 2nd October 1976.

I've had season tickets for the old Riverside, the new Riverside, the old Blackburn End, the new Blackburn End, upper and lower stands, the old Nuttall Street stand, the new Jack Walker stand but I still keep getting drawn back to watching from the Riverside stand, maybe it's that first memory that keeps me going back.

 

My first Rovers memory was the Play Off final against Leicester. I had diarrhea and so my dad had to keep taking me to the toilet and miss the game. The only part I remember is the goal. I was stood on a seat to watch it but when everyone jumped up to celebrate I fell down the back and got stuck and cried and nobody realised. Still a great memory.

 

The next earliest memory I have is the season after attending my first home game. My dad wanted to see if I was old enough to understand and value what was happening. He was enjoying the game, looked to the side and saw me with a straw poking a pie that had fallen on the floor.

 

I didn't go again regularly until a couple of seasons later when I had my first season ticket and we won the league

[simongarnerisgod]

😫

10 hours ago, CottonTownBoy said:

What's your first memory of Rovers/Ewood Park.

Mine is from late 1976, when my dad took me to my first game at Ewood Park. I was 6 at the time.

We sat upstairs in the old Riverside stand, on the long wooden benches, that they had then. I have no idea who we were playing or the result.

I have this memory that has stuck with me of the last 48 years, of watching David Wagstaffe; for Rovers, running down the wing, juggling the ball on his head during the game.

As an aside, I didn't know, until looking back, that David Wagstaff was the first professional footballer to be shown a red card, whilst playing for Rovers against Leyton Orient on the 2nd October 1976.

I've had season tickets for the old Riverside, the new Riverside, the old Blackburn End, the new Blackburn End, upper and lower stands, the old Nuttall Street stand, the new Jack Walker stand but I still keep getting drawn back to watching from the Riverside stand, maybe it's that first memory that keeps me going back.

 

the 1978/80 season,promotion under kendall and that really good cup run,i remember sitting on my dads shoulders when we played coventry in the 4th rnd,their disgusting cream and brown away kit and crawfords goal,been hooked ever since,though it`s finally coming to an end after 15 years of the chicken abusers

always been grateful that my dad took us all to ewood,it was only 15 minutes from our house,as a bolton lad he could easily have chosen burnden park,imagine the years of misery supporting that lot😫

[alcd]

On 26/02/2025 at 00:15, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Brian Hill - the Hedges of his day.

Just like Hedges it was difficult to remember anything of note that he ever did apart from a spectacular shot into the top corner on Boxing Day 1970 v Brum. A bit like Hedges single wonder goal v Watford 

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

5 minutes ago, alcd said:

Just like Hedges it was difficult to remember anything of note that he ever did apart from a spectacular shot into the top corner on Boxing Day 1970 v Brum. A bit like Hedges single wonder goal v Watford 

 

Yeah we had some poor left wingers back in the day. Don Hutchins, a Brian Hill clone. John Aston, he’d been a good player at Utd, my man of the match in the Euro Final against Benfica, but injuries had reduced him significantly.

[Stonesrick]

47 minutes ago, alcd said:

Just like Hedges it was difficult to remember anything of note that he ever did apart from a spectacular shot into the top corner on Boxing Day 1970 v Brum. A bit like Hedges single wonder goal v Watford 

 

I also remember him chesting one in from 2 yards out when he obviously didn’t want to put his head on it.

[oneandycrawford]

12 hours ago, CottonTownBoy said:

What's your first memory of Rovers/Ewood Park.

Mine is from late 1976, when my dad took me to my first game at Ewood Park. I was 6 at the time.

We sat upstairs in the old Riverside stand, on the long wooden benches, that they had then. I have no idea who we were playing or the result.

I have this memory that has stuck with me of the last 48 years, of watching David Wagstaffe; for Rovers, running down the wing, juggling the ball on his head during the game.

As an aside, I didn't know, until looking back, that David Wagstaff was the first professional footballer to be shown a red card, whilst playing for Rovers against Leyton Orient on the 2nd October 1976.

I've had season tickets for the old Riverside, the new Riverside, the old Blackburn End, the new Blackburn End, upper and lower stands, the old Nuttall Street stand, the new Jack Walker stand but I still keep getting drawn back to watching from the Riverside stand, maybe it's that first memory that keeps me going back.

 

Mine was the 74/75 3rd Div championship season. Don't remember too much tbh. Was too young for away games. My first game was Charlton Ath. Started in Riverside stand and remember we all used to stamp our feet to make some noise. Moved onto Blackburn End to stand up. Once I was tall enough we finished up on the Riverside terrace on the half way line - teddy bear dismemberment a special memory!! Then back into the new Riverside stand to complete the circle.