Old Maine Road photos thread

[Blumooniac]

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Franny, bottom left? Bloke holding his little girl pointing to him?

 

[city2]

Fantastic pictures and great memories first went in 64/65 season and sat on the long school like benches in platt lane with my dad rip.

 

[old blue]

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First photo "jumpers for goalposts".

 

[pride in battle]

I was only 9 at the time of the Charlton 85 game. I was stood on the raised police platform at the back of the Kippax that day. We got in the ground really early. That platform filled up with kids as the match approached. I had to use my elbows to keep my prime slot at the front. It was probably one of the best views in the whole ground. My Dad was stood in front of me to start with. He said he ended up near the front of Kippax with the chaos after each of the goals when he came back to check on me at half time. He said he’d never experienced anything like it. A mix of being scared and exhilarated by the carnage - he’d watched West Brom home and away since the late 60’s but had nothing like that day. It was quite a hot spring day. I remember his denim shirt looking like a bucket of water had been thrown over him or like he’d been in the middle of a mosh pit. After the final whistle I remember the crown singing YNWA. I had to be cajoled to go down on to the pitch after the announcements to stay off it over the tannoy. A magical day. But when we got home and saw the Bradford fire on the news my dad was inconsolable.

I was in the Main Stand that day...absolute carnage, hundreds stood on the steps

 

[bladdered]

Some things never change. Plod on a nice little earner...

 

[xgorton]

Some things never change. Plod on a nice little earner...

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2/6d just 12pence,turnstiles for the old scoreboard open end behind the goals would say early 60s.

 

[bladdered]

 

[blue44]

Not photos but paintings.Manchester artist James Downie.

Enjoy !

 

[blue44]

 

[failsworthblueboy]

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Nice art work, he under sold the size of our floodlights though.

 

[napoleon dynamite]

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Len fairclough with the tab in his mouth at the bottom of the picture

 

[JGL07]

Nice art work, he under sold the size of our floodlights though.

The earlier floodlights from around 1963-64 looked that size.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

A few more

My first game. How thin we all were.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Not photos but paintings.Manchester artist James Downie.

Enjoy !

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I think it's fair to say that Lowry was his inspiration.

 

[Indaparkside]

My first game. How thin we all were.

Only one wimpy in town no kebab/pizza shops on every corner Mc’donalds Ubers etc we used to walk fair distances back then

 

[lancs blue]

My first game.

That was some game to get as your first, even after 50-odd years it's still one of the most exciting matches I've watched.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

That was some game to get as your first, even after 50-odd years it's still one of the most exciting matches I've watched.

I got knocked off the cross-bar by a rag when they scored their first (as we were all in together). Our kid bought me a hotdog. I got to see Lee, Bell and Summerbee score and a last-ditch goal to rescue a point. Not to mention all the singing and swearing. Loved it.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Nice art work, he under sold the size of our floodlights though.

And forgot to turn them on.

 

[paulchapo]

My first game. How thin we all were.

Yes thinking back to those times we were.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Only one wimpy in town no kebab/pizza shops on every corner Mc’donalds Ubers etc we used to walk fair distances back then

We only knew 2 McDonald then

Bobby and the other had a farm