Old Maine Road photos thread

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Never had one!
Wasn't brave enough!

They were a treat

Boiled burger and over cooked onions

 

[Gingers Dad]

I wonder if Trumann’s supplied the steel for the fencing!

Only if Peter got a butty

 

[plattlanebenches]

Honestly, you;re bang on.
Cigarette smoke billowing around the streets as you made your way to entrance, with the upgrade to cigars at Christmas!
The smell of burgers, hot dogs and onions and the guy with the billboard asking you to repent your sins!

And finally a ground full of people who cared about the result!

Don’t forget the men walking round shouting half time scores- racing result's.

 

[BlueRockape]

Donto forg

Honestly, you;re bang on.
Cigarette smoke billowing around the streets as you made your way to entrance, with the upgrade to cigars at Christmas!
The smell of burgers, hot dogs and onions and the guy with the billboard asking you to repent your sins!

And finally a ground full of people who cared about the result!

Don't forget the smell of stale beer piss and bovril ;)

 

[Sheikh Rattle n Roll]

 

[bladdered]

Chelsea fans at Maine Rd. Think that ugly git on the right later went on to create Facebook.

 

[bladdered]

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Never had one!
Wasn't brave enough!

Dirty burgers

Lovely

The entrance next to the 4"deep piss bog at Platt Lane end of Kippax stood a chainsmoking guy selling Westlers burgers n' hotdogs from his cart. I used to buy a burger from him now and again until I saw him drop cig ash on a burger. He thought no one noticed as he craftily hand swept it off.

Dirty burger, dirty bastard.

 

[Harvster]

Chelsea fans at Maine Rd. Think that ugly git on the right later went on to create Facebook.
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Only a zucker would fall for such an outlandish claim

 

[bladdered]

Hard to recognise some of them with those hoodies on.

 

[IOWBlue]

Hard to recognise some of them with those hoodies on. View attachment 159865

The only one i dont know is 2nd from the left, top row. Where is Oakes?

 

[Lavinda Past]

The only one i dont know is 2nd from the left, top row. Where is Oakes?

Derek Jeffries...?

Alan Oakes was probably taking the photo ;-)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Hard to recognise some of them with those hoodies on. View attachment 159865

Is that Wyn Davies, front row third from the right? I’m guessing this was taken shortly after the North Stand had been built?

 

[Spanishbob]

Is that Wyn Davies, front row third from the right? I’m guessing this was taken shortly after the North Stand had been built?

Wynn Davies what a player for set piece’s. Head it down from a corner and in it goes by one of our players in front of the northstand.

 

[bladdered]

Is that Wyn Davies, front row third from the right? I’m guessing this was taken shortly after the North Stand had been built?

1972 apparently. Can anyone do a full line up?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

1972 apparently. Can anyone do a full line up?

Timeline fits with the North Stand.

I’m struggling with back row second from left and (assuming I’m right about Wyn Jones) and the two on the right on the bottom row - although the one second from the right could be Marsh. Depends when in 1972 it was taken!

Interesting they all appear to be wearing Adidas hoodies despite the kit supplier being Umbro at the time.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Timeline fits with the North Stand.

I’m struggling with back row second from left and (assuming I’m right about Wyn Jones) and the two on the right on the bottom row - although the one second from the right could be Marsh. Depends when in 1972 it was taken!

Interesting they all appear to be wearing Adidas hoodies despite the kit supplier being Umbro at the time.

Yeah, almost sure that's Wyn the Leap.
It's not Cliff Jones, that's for sure ;-)

The two Davies: Ron and Wyn. Born the same year. Both great in the air.

Yeah, that's Rodney, no question, now you suggest it. Who's on the far right next to him, though? And who's standing behind him, next to Skip? Could it be Tony Towers? I don't have a very clear memory of his face, funnily enough.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Yeah, almost sure that's Wyn the Leap.
It's not Cliff Jones, that's for sure ;-)

The two Davies: Ron and Wyn. Born the same year. Both great in the air.

Yeah, that's Rodney, no question, now you suggest it. Who's on the far right next to him, though? And who's standing behind him, next to Skip? Could it be Tony Towers? I don't have a very clear memory of his face, funnily enough.

Assumed that was Pardoe mate. Looks like him imo, although of all the ones I'm more sure about he’s the one I’m least sure about!

 

[City_Shirts]