Name the players in this 1964/5 squad

Shirley said:
I was there, scoreboard end in them days for me.
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Yes, me too with The Old Man and my uncles.. and it was persisting down all day and I was envious of my cousin who I knew was under cover in the Platt Lane stand with my other uncle!

Still got my programme from that day. And I remember that next day the Sunday Express back page had a photo of the Scoreboard End taken from the Kippax corner showing the empty terrace and describing how 'once mighty City' had fallen.. you could just make out our group because the peak of my Dad's flat cap was visible!

'Eeee, 'appy days!
 
johnevans said:
showing the empty terrace and describing how 'once mighty City' had fallen.
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Little did they know how we would come roaring back the following year…

As against the 8015 faithful against Swindon: just over 47,000 the following year against Huddersfield (and we know how the official figure always errs on the low side). Mind you, it was a New Year's Day match. Thousands and thousands of grumpy men desperate to get out of the house, no doubt.
(And 63,000, no less, for the home F.A. Cup tie against Everton, later in the season).
 
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Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Little did they know how we would come roaring back the following year…

As against the 8015 faithful against Swindon: just over 47,000 the following year against Huddersfield (and we know how the official figure always errs on the low side). Mind you, it was a New Year's Day match. Thousands and thousands of grumpy men desperate to get out of the house, no doubt.
(And 63,000, no less, for the home F.A. Cup tie against Everton, later in the season).
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Indeed.. was at all of those games, a fantastic run in both League and Cup to get us promotion and almost into the semi-final. Highlights for me were (1) the Leicester cup game (2-0 down at half-time) when we came back to force a replay with two Neil Young goals(which we won at Filbert Street, 'Nelly' again for 1-0) and (2) the Huddersfield 'top of the table game' we won 2-0, with goals from 'Tommy' Doyle's flying header and Johnny Crossan's penalty, for which he fooled the keeper when he washed his boot in the trainer's water bucket but then at the last moment he took the penalty with his other foot! Great times!
 
johnevans said:
Indeed.. was at all of those games, a fantastic run in both League and Cup to get us promotion and almost into the semi-final. Highlights for me were (1) the Leicester cup game (2-0 down at half-time) when we came back to force a replay with two Neil Young goals(which we won at Filbert Street, 'Nelly' again for 1-0) and (2) the Huddersfield 'top of the table game' we won 2-0, with goals from 'Tommy' Doyle's flying header and Johnny Crossan's penalty, for which he fooled the keeper when he washed his boot in the trainer's water bucket but then at the last moment he took the penalty with his other foot! Great times!
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That was not how I remembered the Huddersfield match. I remain convinced that the diving header in that match was by Johnny Crossan. I don’t recall a penalty in that match. I can still see the photograph of Crossan heading the ball that appeared in every National newspaper. It was 57 years ago though!
 
johnevans said:
Yes, me too with The Old Man and my uncles.. and it was persisting down all day and I was envious of my cousin who I knew was under cover in the Platt Lane stand with my other uncle!

Still got my programme from that day. And I remember that next day the Sunday Express back page had a photo of the Scoreboard End taken from the Kippax corner showing the empty terrace and describing how 'once mighty City' had fallen.. you could just make out our group because the peak of my Dad's flat cap was visible!

'Eeee, 'appy days!
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Wasn't there a bus strike that day?
 
JGL07 said:
That was not how I remembered the Huddersfield match. I remain convinced that the diving header in that match was by Johnny Crossan. I don’t recall a penalty in that match. I can still see the photograph of Crossan heading the ball that appeared in every National newspaper. It was 57 years ago though!
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Doyle got the first at the Scoreboard End with a diving header, then Crossan scored at the Platt Lane end in front of us!
 
Lavinda Past said:
I recall opposition defenders literally bouncing off Derek Kevan every match. He was a perfect example of a 'brick outhouse'.
As kids, we used to wait to see the players at the car park before games, Derek looked like a giant. I was amazed to find out from his obituary that he was only 5' 11" and weighed 12 stone.
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Scunny at home win 8-1… my first game!
Scunthorpe scored when Harry Dowd tried to head ball round post!
 
BillCarlisle said:
Nope - Just checked & Barlow scored in that game. Not sure if the photo was taken at Maine Road. With the black arm bands I would have thought it likely to be immediately following Munich. Thus either Spuds away on the 8th Feb (lost 1-5, Hayes scored) or Leicester away on 22 Feb (lost 4-8 - yes 8 ! - Johnstone 2, Barnes, McAdams).

Reckon it must have been Spuds away on the 8th Feb. We wouldn't have been playing in sky blue at Leicester.

Bit of a brain teaser this ! Where's Gary James when we need him ? Lol.
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I think the photo was taken at the public practice match at Maine Road on 17th August 1957 between the first team (Blues) and reserves (Maroons).
City should have played Sheffield Wednesday in the opening game of the season on the following Saturday (24th August), but that game was postponed as many of the Wednesday players were ill with Asian Flu, which was about to sweep through the country. As a result, City arranged another public practice match, during which Jack Dyson,(1st left sitting on the photo) broke his leg and didn’t play again for two years.
As to the black armbands, I’ve no idea, unless one of the directors say, or a prominent former player had passed on.
 
Alan Ladd said:
I think the photo was taken at the public practice match at Maine Road on 17th August 1957 between the first team (Blues) and reserves (Maroons).
City should have played Sheffield Wednesday in the opening game of the season on the following Saturday (24th August), but that game was postponed as many of the Wednesday players were ill with Asian Flu, which was about to sweep through the country. As a result, City arranged another public practice match, during which Jack Dyson,(1st left sitting on the photo) broke his leg and didn’t play again for two years.
As to the black armbands, I’ve no idea, unless one of the directors say, or a prominent former player had passed on.
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I was there. My first ever game with my Dad.
 
bellbuzzer said:
Dave Watson always seemed bigger on the pitch...
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I remember meeting Tommy Booth after a High Flying Birds concert in Blu bar in town, he was with his grand kids, in 2014. Whilst chatting with him he mentioned Dave Watson and I said to him that he was a colossal centre half. Tommy replied that he was but he wasn’t that tall, which surprised me because I thought he was well over six feet tall.
 
Vic said:
I missed the Boro match with flu but was "one of the 8000" for Swindon.

The Huddersfield 6-1 was before the Scunthorpe 8-1. The return was only a couple of days later. BR had got a special train on (a diesel multiple unit) but so many people turned up at Piccadilly that they put fans on a scheduled train to London Marylebone via Sheffield, and diverted it to Scunthorpe. I've no idea what they did for passengers from Sheffield on toward London. Funny though - I can't remember which train I was on.

I don't know when it was but a special train for a match at Hull was delayed when it hit a cow.
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6-1 was Rotherham mate,not Huddersfield.
 
crazyg said:
Neil Young carried on where he left off at the end of the 68/69 season (the Cup Final), by scoring the only goal of the game. It was the third round tie at Hull. I went on the Trans Pennine service that day, rather than the "Special".
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Then the rags stuffed us 3-0 at OT.
 
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