Erimus74 2,952 Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 The Robson revolution started in earnest this day the 13th of August 1994 with a home fixture v Burnley With league debuts given to Alan Miller, record signing Neil Cox, Nigel Pearson, Clayton Blackmore & Robbo himself, while we also welcomed "back home" in the visitors camp, ex Boro legend, Gary Parkinson John Hendrie started the season & our final season at Ayresome Park, as he finished, by scoring a brace as the mighty Boro started the campaign & Robbos reign, with a 2-0 win infront of 23,343 fans Link to post Share on other sites
McMordie 105 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 August 16th 1969 Boro 2 Leicester City 1 An impressive win for Boro against a Leicester City side that was widely expected to challenge for promotion. Boro took the initiative early on and never allowed the visitors to get a foothold in the game until some late jitters. John Hickton was particularly prominent, scoring one and denied a hat trick by two superb saves by Peter Shilton. The first came after 6 minutes when he tipped a header over the bar. Boro got the breakthrough on 24 minutes, when Laidlaw steered the ball just inside the post and Hickton fired just wide shortly before half time. Boro continued to dominate after the break and doubled their advantage after 47 minutes, a flowing three man move setting up Hickton to head home. He then had another shot tipped round the post by Shilton before Boro were denied a penalty on 73 minutes when a defender appeared to block a goal bound shot on the line with his arm. Against the run of play, Leicester pulled a goal back five minutes from time through Lochhead, setting up a nervous final few minutes, but overall Boro were very good value for the win. The points came at some cost, with Dave Chadwick and Alec Smith both likely to miss the Monday evening trip to Millwall after picking up knocks. Boro - Short, A. Smith, Jones, G. Smith, Gates, Spraggon, McMordie, Kear, Laidlaw, Hickton, Chadwick Sub - Lugg Leicester City - Shilton, Rodrigues, Houghton, Nish, Sjoberg, Cross, Glover, Fern, Lochhead, Gibson, Manley Sub - Roberts In the news - Prime Minister Harold Wilson interrupted his holiday in the Scilly Isles to fly back to London for discussions about a growing crisis in Northern Ireland after Ulster Premier Major James Chichester-Clark refused to accept any Catholics into his government, tension too in Asia after North Korea shot down a US helicopter, the longest surviving heart transplant patient died 20 months after his operation and police in the north east were hunting a group of vandals after several bowling greens were dug up. Top of the charts - Honky Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones. Link to post Share on other sites
Erimus74 2,952 Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Boro flashback - This day 17th August 1974 Boro played their 1st top flight game since losing 3-1 away to arsenal on the 24th April 1954, Linda Delapenha scoring our last top flight goal Boro started their 1st game back in the top flight with a game away to Birmingham City, managed by Freddie Goodwin, who finished 19th previous seson 73-74 Boro won the game 3-0, with Mr Middlesbrough John Hickton scoring our 1st top flight goal after 20 seasons, Alan Foggon scoring two to cap a fantatsic return to the 1st division & set the tone for the season ahead, we had carried on from our magnificent 73-74 season Boro team Jim Platt John Craggs Frank Spraggon Willie Maddren Stuart Boam Brian Taylor Bobby Murdoch David Mills John Hickton Alan Foggon David Armstrong Great times following the Boro back then Link to post Share on other sites
Z3man 28 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Wow Carlisle in the top division, amazing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Erimus74 2,952 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Z3man said: Wow Carlisle in the top division, amazing. Top of the league too after winning at Chelsea & the Boro Link to post Share on other sites
Erimus74 2,952 Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) Boro flashback This day 27th August 1977 Boro 2 Newcastle 0 Big Jack had left & replaced by a gentle, talking geordie who had successfully managed a 3rd division outfit & managed em well, taking them in to europe We shouldn't have had any doubts about John Neal, I loved his term as manager, an excellent Boro manager, who completely changed the way we played as we became a very good, young exciting & attacking team, who at home scored loads of goals, our away record, the way we set ourselves up, should have been altered, which, IMHO, would have had us challenging the best teams in the then 1st division 27th August Boro legend Willie Maddren played his last game at Ayresome Park with a 2-0 win against Newcastle, Tommy Craig had a penalty saved by Jim Platt, Davey Armstrong scoring both Boros goals that day, we even had a dog on the pitch, which was caught & taken off down the tunnel by Tony Mac, the Boro team that day: Jim Platt John Craggs Terry Cooper Peter Brine Stuey Boam Willie Maddren John Mahoney David Mills. Billy Woof Ton McAndrew David Armstrong Sub, John Hickton GS: Davey Armstrong 2 Att: 26,902, including me & our Kev in the holgate end, plus a dog running on the pitch RIP Joh Neal your time with us was brilliant Link to post Share on other sites
Old Codger 3,034 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 If only Woof had caught the dog........... Link to post Share on other sites
Erimus74 2,952 Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) Boro flashback This day 6th September 1983 Boro's 2nd home game of the season & 2nd on the bounce at home after drawing with Leeds at Ayresome Park on the previous Saturday with 2 goals from Dave Currie, Newcastle were the visitors for this Tuesday night fixture, they had some big names for this fixture & a certain David Mills, who they had just signed from Sheff Weds Dave Currie carried on where he left off with another double including an opening goal, top drawer cracker We scored, they equalised, we scored, Millsy equalised then 17 years old Gary Hamilton came on as sub & with the game in the final minutes he smashed the winner in to the holgate net, 3-2 to the mighty Boro, racing over towards the chicken run where we were stood, arm raised in the air in triumph, a legend was born I don't think we lost when Gary Hamilton scored for the Boro Boro team Kelham O'Hanlon Darren Wood Paul Ward Heine Otto Mick Baxter Irving Nattrass Alan Roberts Mick Kennedy Dave Currie Paul Sugrue Gary Macdonald Sub Gary Hamilton, replacing the iconic Heine Otto Link to post Share on other sites
Erimus74 2,952 Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Boro flashback & a day many of us who are old enough to remember thought this day would not happen, the mighty Boro were playing 'our' 1st real home game after coming through the awful summer of 1986 when the whole future of our fantastic football club was in the balance, yes we played Port Vale in the opening fixture of the season at home ( Hartlepool) The day the 6th September 1986, when an attendance at Ayresome Park of 6,499 seen the Boro defeat Bury by 3 goals to one, with a brace from Archie Stephens & a Bernie strike Two win out of the 1st 3 games is good in anyone's book, but when you take in to account we'd had no practise matches, friendlies, or a ground to train on, then it showed the spirit, togetherness, the desire & the skill within the team, in what was to be an unforgettable season Bruce's historic team Stephen Pears Brian Laws Colin Cooper Tony Mowbray Gary Parkinson - Ayresome Park debut Gary Pallister Bernie Slaven Archie Stephens Gary Hamilton Gary Gill Stuart Ripley Sub Lee Turnbull 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,208 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 My boss just sent me this autograph, apparently from June 25th 1937, I can't place it at all from anyone who was supposedly in either squad at that time, was wondering if anybody here had any idea! It was probably a friendly so I guess it could have been anybody, it kind of looks like a Jack H******y? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,194 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Doesn't sound right to me, mate. June 25th? I'd be surprised if we played a game in June. Even a quick look at the recorded friendlies doesn't show one against Southampton and I'd be surprised if we played a friendly against them back in '37, given the travel involved. Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,194 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 A J B Hartnett played for us in a friendly against Southampton on Feb 10th 1951? Could be that I guess? Link to post Share on other sites
Old Codger 3,034 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Not a Speedway rider is it?....looks like Spee at the bottom right and fairly certain that there were races here during 1930's Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,194 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Could be a great shout that mate. I think they did race over the summer months as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Old Codger 3,034 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 will take your word for that ..... not really into bikes but remember one of relatives saying the old dogtrack was a speedway place before war Link to post Share on other sites
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