Maine Road

[chaddblue]

Never seen this old pic before

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Looks like we wont see it again. Is that a link or fat fingers?


http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=aykbhy&s=9

 

[chaddblue]

Ah Bugger.. never posted a photo from my phone before, dunno where I've gone wrong

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

It's not how I remember it.

 

[borassic]

think it's the square brackets. what year do you think that is from?

 

[chaddblue]

Looks like we wont see it again. Is that a link or fat fingers?


http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=aykbhy&s=9

That's the one

 

[chaddblue]

think it's the square brackets. what year do you think that is from?

The first part of the Platt Lane is there so maybe early 50's?? Not sure

 

[Shirley]

No scoreboard, I'm guessing pre WW2

 

[Lancet Fluke]

No scoreboard, I'm guessing pre WW2

Oakie will know he was probably in the crowd when the photo was taken.

 

[Blue Hefner]

What I find interesting is the lack of cars in the surrounding area

 

[Rolee]

Rosler's Grandad took that picture as he was passing by.

 

[lancs blue]

No scoreboard, I'm guessing pre WW2

Good shout - it's a game vs Sheffield Wednesday, March 1934 according to this article.

EDIT - the stats say we only played Sheff Utd in March 1934! That's the daily Fail for you.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...wed-grounds-day-buildings-long-fans-left.html

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

The first part of the Platt Lane is there so maybe early 50's?? Not sure

It's February 1934 against Sheffield Wednesday in a 5th round FA cup replay. Won 2-0 after a 2-2 draw. Of course we won the cup that year, had the highest crowd in every round except the semi final, which was played at Huddersfield (beat Villa 6-1) and set the record attendance against Stoke in the sixth round.
I wonder if there are any 90+ year olds on here who went? I can think of a couple of possibles....

 

[manctheknife]

Impossible. Football didn't start until 1992. We all know that.

 

[Bozo]

Christ, imagine trying to drive out of that car park

 

[St.Pauli support]

Christ, imagine trying to drive out of that car park

No problem mate: first in, first out...

 

[Eccles Blue]

What I find interesting is the lack of cars in the surrounding area

1934 in that area there wouldn't be many car owning families around. The cars on the car park would probably belong to the players and the bosses and the people coming over from Sheffield.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Great pic. I wonder if George Formby was on in City Square that day.

 

[CTID1988]

ha'penny to watch your car mate

 

[CTID1988]

Wheres dog shit alley? The amount of turd down there im sure some if it was from the 30's