Maine Road - 100 years old today!

crazyg said:
The late Ian Niven had a picture of the popular side (Kippax) when the 84569 crowd v Stoke was there.
Almost all the men were wearing flat caps, with the exception being one gentleman wearing a bowler hat, who stood out a mile!
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Flat caps were certainly the norm:

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A National Record – 84,569

“I think Brook played in every position for the Club – he certainly went in nets once – and was a very good player. When the goal went in it was marvellous. Nirvana. On the final whistle I didn’t need to use my feet to leave I was wedged in a solid wall of human flesh and swept…
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the thrill of getting to the top of the stairs and seeing the pitch, or a night match, started on the white wall around the halfway line , as i got older and started going with mates went to the top next to the away fans, got friendly with lee the groundsman(i used to work with his dad) and got tickets for the maine stand.

i used to go home and away with my mate mike g( rip) we hardly ever missed a game home and away, i remember 2 matches he missed 1 he had to pick up his new car 10-1, 2 he went to a wedding in london 5-1 :) , loved that ground.
 
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