New Posts For Thread: anyone on here ever been to a soccer match in the 1950s or 60shttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60smy 1st was 73, very doubtful anyone in the 1950s id say, i did see a friendly in 1969 , ken furphy watford, but i mean a top league match or cupYes sparrow...i did forgetAnd i had one !https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60s?post_id=560034723#560034723Yes sparrow...i did forgetAnd i had one !Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:53:07 -0500The famous rattle.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60s?post_id=560034183#560034183The famous rattle.Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:10:01 -0500irishone, you forgot the rattles.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60s?post_id=560034173#560034173irishone, you forgot the rattles.Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:05:22 -0500I started to watch Chelsea and sometimes Arsenal and even Fulham with my dad during the early 50s, exactly when I'm not sure, but 2 matches that I do remember going to were the England 4-1 defeat of Spain at Wembley in 1955 with the whole family andhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60s?post_id=560033299#560033299I started to watch Chelsea and sometimes Arsenal and even Fulham with my dad during the early 50s, exactly when I'm not sure, but 2 matches that I do remember going to were the England 4-1 defeat of Spain at Wembley in 1955 with the whole family andThu, 22 Oct 2020 07:25:38 -0500Some of the tinsel that went with the gamesCups of bovril ....ffs wouldnt touch it nowThe smell of the programmesThe roasted horse chestnut sellerThe little plastic star badges with the facehotos of players in the middleThe scarves still survive !https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60s?post_id=560033031#560033031Some of the tinsel that went with the gamesCups of bovril ....ffs wouldnt touch it nowThe smell of the programmesThe roasted horse chestnut sellerThe little plastic star badges with the facehotos of players in the middleThe scarves still survive !Thu, 22 Oct 2020 05:39:30 -0500as a very young lad in the early 60s i remember going to the local park on a sunday morning just to watch, and every morning there was a proper match going on with just the local lads making up their own game, im telling you the standard on show washttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60s?post_id=559945375#559945375as a very young lad in the early 60s i remember going to the local park on a sunday morning just to watch, and every morning there was a proper match going on with just the local lads making up their own game, im telling you the standard on show wasSat, 03 Oct 2020 10:56:41 -0500vol n. oven28 Sep 20 01:55Joined: 14 Feb 04| Topic/replies: 170 | Blogger: vol n. oven's blogon holiday, my old fella took me to bloomfield road in 1959 or 60 to see blackpool beat chelsea 4 - 0.....think stanley matthews must have been 80 at the timhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60s?post_id=559942361#559942361vol n. oven28 Sep 20 01:55Joined: 14 Feb 04| Topic/replies: 170 | Blogger: vol n. oven's blogon holiday, my old fella took me to bloomfield road in 1959 or 60 to see blackpool beat chelsea 4 - 0.....think stanley matthews must have been 80 at the timSat, 03 Oct 2020 03:22:30 -0500Football Photos from the 50s and 60s.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2020/oct/03/graffiti-fishing-and-mr-whippy-unseen-photographs-from-footballs-yesteryearhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60s?post_id=559942317#559942317Football Photos from the 50s and 60s.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2020/oct/03/graffiti-fishing-and-mr-whippy-unseen-photographs-from-footballs-yesteryearSat, 03 Oct 2020 02:59:00 -0500Apologies, just noticed irishone has already mentioned John White's death.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60s?post_id=559935449#559935449Apologies, just noticed irishone has already mentioned John White's death.Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:10:22 -0500I certainly remember John Dick a striker with a great scoring record in the 50s and early 60s but not Brook or Russell and I have been a fan since around 1954.treetop mentions John White of Spurs dying early and he was in fact killed on a golf coursehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31666147/anyone-on-here-ever-been-to-a-soccer-match-in-the-1950s-or-60s?post_id=559935441#559935441I certainly remember John Dick a striker with a great scoring record in the 50s and early 60s but not Brook or Russell and I have been a fan since around 1954.treetop mentions John White of Spurs dying early and he was in fact killed on a golf courseThu, 01 Oct 2020 16:09:13 -0500