Old Maine Road photos thread

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Make that far right,not left. Too much drink again. number 3 looks like Alf Wood with Mike Batty facing him. certainly Cliff Sear should be no. 3. Very interesting photo

Mike Batty?
Wow!

I've just had to google him.

A bit before my time, but I thought I knew all the names. Obviously not.

 

[Lavinda Past]

I'm thinking Cliff Sear (number 3)

With David Connor walking past him.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Vic Gomersall is the number 3,Cliff was out injured few games start of season.

Vic never had that much hair iirc. I think it's Cliff Sear.
Vic Gomersall is the lad looking downwards, standing to David Wagstaffe's left.

 

[BillCarlisle]

It’s a bit of a challenge given the camera angles. I would assume that this was in the first half of the 1963-64 season. Many of the below are wild guesses.

Back row (from left to right):

George Hannah, Neil Young, Harry Dowd, and possibly David Wagstaffe. It looks like Derek Kevan hiding at the back. The one with the number 9 shirt could be Paul Aimson.

Front row:

Barry Betts, Alan Oakes, and Joe Hayes.

I reckon that's Dave Bacuzzi next to George Hannah.

 

[xgorton]

Vic never had that much hair iirc. I think it's Cliff Sear.
Vic Gomersall is the lad looking downwards, standing to David Wagstaffe's left.

It's 100% Gomersall mate put his name in Google and you will see his picture,also Sear was tall and thin.

 

[Lavinda Past]

It's 100% Gomersall mate put his name in Google and you will see his picture,also Sear was tall and thin.

I have to disagree (for now). I'm 99.99% sure that Vic is next to Waggy.

Cliff Sear was thin... Could it be Dave Bacuzzi?

Just checked. Dave Bacuzzi signed at start of 64/5. May be a bit late if pic is 63/4.

 

[Gary James]

It seems The Chase raised the connection between Maine Rd & the US state today (though I missed it, so not certain how the question appeared). It prompted a lot of people to search for the story and an article I researched/wrote has been getting a lot of reads as a result. So if you want to know about how Maine Rd got its name have a read of this free article:

https://gjfootballarchive.com/2022/08/25/maine-roads-name/

Thanks. Oh, and lots of great Maine Road photos all over my site - I did a 100 days of Maine Road photos/stories to commemorate its centenary in 2023. This links to some of them:

Search Results for “Maine Road 100” – Gary James' Football Archive

Football writing, thoughts and more by Gary James

gjfootballarchive.com

 

[J.G.Blue.]

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Alex Harley of Manchester City (9) celebrates after scoring past Manchester United goalkeeper David Gaskell (on the floor) during a Football League Division One match at Maine Road on May 15, 1963 in ManchesterView attachment 105044

Where is Colin sat with his arm in a sling? (second pic down)

 

[spinney]

Where is Colin sat with his arm in a sling? (second pic down)

OLD TRAFFORD

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Mike Batty?
Wow!

I've just had to google him.

A bit before my time, but I thought I knew all the names. Obviously not.

Mike Batty lives just round the corner from me. I worked with his son.