Old Maine Road photos thread

[warpig]

Ah, a different time, different world, thats always been my fav pic of Maine Road, its my screen saver as well - beautiful

Blue arrow is the railing where my dad used to plonk me on to watch the games. I only ever saw him Saturday afternoon and Sundays as he was always working in the week. Special times.

 

[warpig]

St Edward’s school.

 

[Lost for words]

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Took this with my disposable camera so apologies for the crap picture, this was the inauguration ceremony for the forward with franny movement. I’ve got another one with the balloons coming out I’ll try and upload

The camera does not lie. The drab scene captures the mood of the fans who were watching on helpless as the club was systematically being destroyed by a tyrant.

 

[johnnytapia]

supposedly this was in 1934.

i'm guessing the f.a. cup replay against sheffield wednesday
(2-0 win after drawing 2-2 at their place)
attendance 84,569 = a record for a game outside london.

How did we manage to get such a crowd without being able to nominate 3 non-members?

 

[warpig]

The camera does not lie. The drab scene captures the mood of the fans who were watching on helpless as the club was systematically being destroyed by a tyrant.

That is almost poetic. At the least a foreword in a book titled ‘MCFC - The Peter Swales Years and beyond’

 

[There is a Light]

 

[BTH]

The Sheffield Wednesday replay was on an…err…Wednesday in February so unlikely to be light like that with the ground full.

Also the attendance you gave in the exact figure for the Stoke quarter final which seems more likely tbh.

The crowd for the Sheffield Wednesday replay was 68,614, and the game was played on a Wednesday afternoon appropriately. There were no floodlights back then.

 

[kippaxkid74]

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Took this with my disposable camera so apologies for the crap picture, this was the inauguration ceremony for the forward with franny movement. I’ve got another one with the balloons coming out I’ll try and upload

Remember this well - franny's first match as chairman, Ipswich when Rocky produced that bit of pure skill and we all felt it was the start of an upturn now we finally had got rid of swales and the saviour was in charge..... Oh dear.... ;)

 

[Bill Walker]

have these been posted?

Wow, amazing how many houses are on those pictures. People lived like sardines.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The crowd for the Sheffield Wednesday replay was 68,614, and the game was played on a Wednesday afternoon appropriately. There were no floodlights back then.

I’m aware about the floodlights, which is obvious from the photo in any event, but it just struck me that the photo doesn’t look like it’s February to me. Only a couple of chimneys bellowing smoke perhaps providing a clue. I could very well be wrong. Difficult to tell without knowing how long before kick off it was taken. Certainly if it was five minutes before kick off the gaps in the corner of the Kippax nearest to the Platt Lane suggest it’s closer to 68k than 84k, but there’s no one on the (slightly worn) pitch yet and plenty are still turning up so it could be earlier than that.

Fuck knows!

 

[Gingers Dad]

I’m aware about the floodlights, which is obvious from the photo in any event, but it just struck me that the photo doesn’t look like it’s February to me. Only a couple of chimneys bellowing smoke perhaps providing a clue. I could very well be wrong. Difficult to tell without knowing how long before kick off it was taken. Certainly if it was five minutes before kick off the gaps in the corner of the Kippax nearest to the Platt Lane suggest it’s closer to 68k than 84k, but there’s no one on the (slightly worn) pitch yet and plenty are still turning up so it could be earlier than that.

Fuck knows!

Wednesday afternoon most people were probably at work.

 

[J.G.Blue.]

supposedly this was in 1934.

i'm guessing the f.a. cup replay against sheffield wednesday
(2-0 win after drawing 2-2 at their place)
attendance 84,569 = a record for a game outside london.

Imagine owning the white car centre bottom left & leaving 10 minutes early because you wanted to get home to watch the latest Michael Mcintyre pile of celebrity crap on the TV :-)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Wednesday afternoon most people were probably at work.

In the mid thirties, many people wouldn’t have had a job, plus a decent number of women wouldn’t have had full time jobs, although the counterpoint is that many wouldn’t have been able to afford to burn coal all day I guess.

 

[johnnytapia]

Wednesday afternoon most people were probably at work.

Except where it was half-day closing (what a fucking terrific thing that was).

 

[.db.]

Brilliant article and brilliant photo.
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It is a good photo, but they’re all Rags at a Maine Road derby in the corner between the Kippax and Platt Lane. Can see ‘UTD’ on one of the flags.

 

[spinney]

Wednesday afternoon most people were probably at work.

Wednesday used to be half day closing for the high street shops of the time , there were even very strong Wednesday leagues for the midweek workers half day off

 

[JGL07]

Wednesday used to be half day closing for the high street shops of the time , there were even very strong Wednesday leagues for the midweek workers half day off

That’s how Sheffield Wednesday got its name!

 

[Gaz76]

Wow, amazing how many houses are on those pictures. People lived like sardines.

a lot of them houses are still there

 

[pride in battle]

all right.
it was stoke 1-0
haha

the photo is good though isn't it

edit:
look how crammed in the cars are.
and still plenty arriving.

nightmare unparking after the game.

Thousands still outside, i wonder what time this photo was taken ?

 

[Gingers Dad]

In the mid thirties, many people wouldn’t have had a job, plus a decent number of women wouldn’t have had full time jobs, although the counterpoint is that many wouldn’t have been able to afford to burn coal all day I guess.

I can just about make out my Gran and Grandads house just off Lloyd St. Even if it was minus 20 he wouldn't have had a fire going in the middle of the afternoon