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Title: The Good ol Days. Post by: leefer on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 20:48:10 Swindon Town in 1913....looking at the prem program v West Ham it gives some great trivia.....Town won the opening game at West Ham in front of 25,000...Wheatcroft scoring(was to die during WW1)and Fleming.....Town won the next 8 games...incredibly Town played 3 games on consecutive days over Xmas....losing 5-2 at Bristol Rovers on Xmas day....they beat the same team 5-0 on boxing day!....the following day Town stuffed West Ham 4-0....incidently Fleming missed the Xmas day match because he was religious.
A couple of other points but not related to this season is that Southamptons first ever game at The Dell was v Swindon,Town lost 4-1 and West Hams last game in Canning Town before they moved to Upton Park was v Swindon.....in front of a capacity crowd Town stunned the departing Londoners winning 1-0. Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: dell boy on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 20:55:43 Blimey 1913!!! Now that is going back down memory lane.
Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 20:56:16 Were you two at the game?
Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: dell boy on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 20:56:47 Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 20:57:25 Is that a no, Dell? :D
Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: Berniman on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 20:58:26 Dell did say he never uses that word!
Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: leefer on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 20:58:54 Blimey 1913!!! Now that is going back down memory lane. It is but i like all that old guff..... Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: dell boy on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 20:59:17 Dell did say he never uses that word! **** Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: Batch on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 22:25:41 **** Grumpy old sod! [url width=116 height=116]http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/tim767/victor_meldrew.jpg[/url] Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: jonny72 on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 23:39:34 incredibly Town played 3 games on consecutive days over Xmas Wasn't playing games on consecutive days over Xmas normal until not that long ago? Maybe the 60's? Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 23:48:42 Wasn't playing games on consecutive days over Xmas normal until not that long ago? Maybe the 60's? 1958 was the last time it happened for us. Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: Samdy Gray on Thursday, October 29, 2009, 19:32:38 Wasn't playing games on consecutive days over Xmas normal until not that long ago? Maybe the 60's? Yeah, 50 years isn't long at all. Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, October 29, 2009, 19:58:57 Yeah, 50 years isn't long at all. Quite, I remember it like yesterday. Title: Re: The Good ol Days. Post by: Christy on Thursday, October 29, 2009, 21:38:55 1958 was the last time it happened for us. Mmmm.......86/87 is the last time I remember us playing on consecutive days....home game followed by that lovely trip to Gillingham as many of us will recall. |