Maine Road tea trolley

[BTH]

I'm sure many of you will remember this celebrated institution, but can you remember what was actually on it? For those who don't, it was a tea trolley that was pushed and pulled around around the pitch perimeter and young lads would dispense a range of scaldingly hot beverages into plastic Maxpax cups and a small range of snacks.
This came up in the line of research but we've come unstuck. While I definitely remember Wagon Wheels from a time when virtually nobody else sold them and chewing gum in the kind of blisterfoil that tablets come in, there were also crisps, but what kind?
I though maybe Smax or fish & chip flavour snacks, someone else thought Seabrook and yet again, someone thought XL, so we've drawn a bit of a blank on this one!
Any ideas?

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

Wouldn’t the crisps have been Golden Wonder or Smiths? Wasn’t Bovril sold as well?

 

[levets]

I'm sure many of you will remember this celebrated institution, but can you remember what was actually on it? For those who don't, it was a tea trolley that was pushed and pulled around around the pitch perimeter and young lads would dispense a range of scaldingly hot beverages into plastic Maxpax cups and a small range of snacks.
This came up in the line of research but we've come unstuck. While I definitely remember Wagon Wheels from a time when virtually nobody else sold them and chewing gum in the kind of blisterfoil that tablets come in, there were also crisps, but what kind?
I though maybe Smax or fish & chip flavour snacks, someone else thought Seabrook and yet again, someone thought XL, so we've drawn a bit of a blank on this one!
Any ideas?

Definitely Smax and Bovril

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Wouldn’t the crisps have been Golden Wonder or Smiths? Wasn’t Bovril sold as well?

Dont think City had owt to do with Golden wonder in them days!
Smiths maybe...?

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Bovril and chewing gum was my weird choice of fayre.

 

[lancs blue]

Wagon Wheels only for me, the tea was dishwater with one tealeaf in it.

 

[BillCarlisle]

I seem to recall in the early 60's they also sold meat pies from the trolley, or is my memory playing tricks ?

 

[1961_vintage]

Wasn't there some bags of minging "fish n chips" snacks which were fish shaped biscuit type things?

 

[meeesh]

Wasn't there some bags of minging "fish n chips" snacks which were fish shaped biscuit type things?

Yea and salty as fuck

 

[Really_here]

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[Franny 1234]

It was while I was working as a tray boy we sneaked onto the pitch before the gates opened. This didn't go down to good with Stan the groundsman who wanted us sacked. Luckily he didn't get his own way and we remained in the job. CTID

 

[citydad]

I'm sure many of you will remember this celebrated institution, but can you remember what was actually on it? For those who don't, it was a tea trolley that was pushed and pulled around around the pitch perimeter and young lads would dispense a range of scaldingly hot beverages into plastic Maxpax cups and a small range of snacks.
This came up in the line of research but we've come unstuck. While I definitely remember Wagon Wheels from a time when virtually nobody else sold them and chewing gum in the kind of blisterfoil that tablets come in, there were also crisps, but what kind?
I though maybe Smax or fish & chip flavour snacks, someone else thought Seabrook and yet again, someone thought XL, so we've drawn a bit of a blank on this one!
Any ideas?

The crisps, I'm pretty certain they were called CHIPMUNK Crisps Ready Salted.

 

[mexico1970]

The crisps, I'm pretty certain they were called CHIPMUNK Crisps Ready Salted.

 

[Citycity76]

I use to top up the hot water on the tea trolleys around main round.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

This is like the thread version of the film Cocoon. How old are some of you FOC's?

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Cold maxpax hot chocolate and wagon wheels

 

[PPT]

A Wagon Wheel and a Bovril from the trolley. Bloody hell that takes me right back!

 

[lancs blue]

This is like the thread version of the film Cocoon. How old are some of you FOC's?

I'm 70 next month, you want some? ;-)

 

[City Hobgoblin]

Was the chewing gum called 'klix' ?

 

[JPAMCR]

Seem to remember there was a big truck on the crisp packet?