Old Maine Road photos thread

[Gary James]

Last team to win the FA cup with an all english team?

And wasnt the fairs cup invitational when leeds won it so doesnt really count

It wasn’t exactly invitational at that time but did have some strange rules like: only one club per city which meant Newcastle played in it in 1968-69 instead of a second London club. I explain a bit more on the weirdness of it here:

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[xgorton]

some good glimpses

Motson got that wrong,Joe Mercers first signing was Ralph Brand not Buzzer.

 

[xgorton]

It wasn’t exactly invitational at that time but did have some strange rules like: only one club per city which meant Newcastle played in it in 1968-69 instead of a second London club. I explain a bit more on the weirdness of it here:

European Span of Success

Following Sevilla’s, West Ham’s and Manchester City’s successes in major UEFA competition this season I’ve updated the UEFA European Span of Success table. What is this? It&…

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I know that when West Ham won the f a cup in 75 they we're all English,so probably the last team.

 

[xgorton]

Motson got that wrong,Joe Mercers first signing was Ralph Brand not Buzzer.

I was a young 13 year old stood outside Maine road August 65 school holidays,had my autograph book signed by Ralph that day.Also the tunnel between the scoreboard end and Kippax I was stood above that for my first game in 62 v Birmingham,it was the night Glynn Pardoe made his debut aged just 15.

 

[xgorton]

I know that when West Ham won the f a cup in 75 they we're all English,so probably the last team.

Also the team they beat Fulham had 10 Englishman playing that day,odd one out was Jimmy Conway who once played for us.

 

[awest]

Conner, Pardoe , Heslop, Dowd ,Corrigan, Mulhearn,Mann ,Booth, Doyle Oakes,Jefferies, Bowyer, Hill, Summerbee,Lee,Book, Carrodous ?? Young , Bell. Am I right anyone, not sure who that is between Book and Young .

Name	Appearances
M Doyle	60
AA Oakes	59
TA Booth	59
AK Book	57
G Pardoe	56
FH Lee	55
TJ Corrigan	51
M Summerbee	50
C Bell	49
I Bowyer	48
NJ Young	45
GW Heslop	14
DR Connor	12
AF Mann	12
S Bowles	12
MA Towers	12
D Jeffries	9
KJ Mulhearn	8
AG Coleman	7
F Carrodus	7
CD Glennon	4
W Donachie	3
R Owen	2
HW Dowd	2
HJ Mundy	1

Goalsc​

 

[xgorton]

Name	Appearances
M Doyle	60
AA Oakes	59
TA Booth	59
AK Book	57
G Pardoe	56
FH Lee	55
TJ Corrigan	51
M Summerbee	50
C Bell	49
I Bowyer	48
NJ Young	45
GW Heslop	14
DR Connor	12
AF Mann	12
S Bowles	12
MA Towers	12
D Jeffries	9
KJ Mulhearn	8
AG Coleman	7
F Carrodus	7
CD Glennon	4
W Donachie	3
R Owen	2
HW Dowd	2
HJ Mundy	1

Goalsc​

Spot on that is him.

 

[DTKOAG]

Played football with Frank Carradous in the Wythenshawe Sunday League late 1980's

 

[GaudinoMotors]

This seems to be the safest thread at the moment.
A welcomed refuge.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Motson got that wrong,Joe Mercers first signing was Ralph Brand not Buzzer.

I can forgive Motty for getting that wrong. After all, he wasn't a well known Brand was he.