Boro flashback / On this day - Erimus74

[Erimus74 109]

Boro flashback - This day 12th November 1974 

Liverpool 0 Boro 1 League cup 5th round

Last minute winner from the late, great Willie Maddren secured a place in the QF's of the league cup

Jim Platt, John Craggs, Frank Spraggon, Graeme Souness, Stuey Boam, Willie Maddren, Bobby Murdoch, Malcolm Smith, John Hickton, Alan Foggon, Davey Armstrong, sub, Brian Taylor

Jim Platt saved a Kevin Keegan penalty this day too

Big Jack was at Buckingham Palace in the afternoon being appointed an OBE by the Queen, not a bad day at the office, think she even asked big Jack for a ticket 🤔

[Old Codger 52]

was that the match that Keegan saw so little of the ball that he decided going shopping was more fun............?

[Erimus74 109]

3 hours ago, Old Codger said:

was that the match that Keegan saw so little of the ball that he decided going shopping was more fun............?

No, old Codger, the game when KK wasn't happy that our defence, team, restricted him & marshalled him the whole afternoon was on the 2nd October 1976

Edited November 12 by Erimus74

[Erimus74 109]

24 years ago today on the 12th November 1995 seen the official opening of the Riverside stadium when Samodoria were the team who accepted the invitation, Juninho, Robbo, Barnby us fans had to blink twice to 1st see the surroundings we were sat in & 2nd who were on the pitch playing for the mighty Boro, crazy days 

Edited November 12 by Erimus74

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Boro flashback - This day 13th November 1982

Charlton 2 Boro 3

Malcolm Allison's Boro went to the capital to face Charlton & their latest superstar £300k signing Alan Simonsen from Barcelona, he chose Charlton over a number of clubs, Spurs & Real Madrid in order to play for less stress & attention

Back to the mighty Boro, after the awful start to the season & sacking of Bobby Murdoch, MA has turned the club around, we haven't lost a game since the 28th September, a 6 game run, Charlton with Simonsen in their team were hot favourites to win but the renewed spirit & Kevin Beatties leadership seen the Boro triumph with 2 goals from David Shearer taking his tally to 7 for the season & Mick Kennedy (RIP) scoring his 1st Boro goal

This was Beatties 2nd game, his 1st away game, resulting in our 1st away win of the season

Onwards & upwards

Boro team

Jim Platt 

Paul Ward 

Joe Bolton 

Mick Baxter

Kevin Beattie

Darren Wood

Mick Kennedy

Ray Hankin

Heine Otto 

Stephen Bell

David Shearer

Sub

Colin Ross

Edited November 13 by Erimus74

[AnglianRed 172]

Ah, great times back in 1995. That was really quite an occasion. Hard to believe the calibre of players we could attract back then.

Interesting to note in that 1982 paper, one of the articles states that the club was losing 12 grand a week. Seems all was not well, long before 1986. 😞

 

[Erimus74 109]

Boro flashback 12th November 1977

Villa 0 Boro 1

Who remembers Stan Cummins the 1st million pound footballer which Jack sort of said at a media meeting & the press changed his words around 

Well Stanley scored his 1st Boro goal on his 1st appearences of the season taking both points back to Teesside & our 2nd away win of the season 

Pat Cuff was standing in for Jim Platt, John Neal was trying to find who was going to be his No1 keeper of the 3 on the Boro's books

Boro team

Pat Cuff 

Ian Bailey 

Terry Cooper 

Graeme Souness 

Stuart Boam 

Alan Ramage 

John Mahoney 

Stan Cummins - 3rd appearance 

Billy Ashcroft 

Tony McAndrew 

David Armstrong 

 

[Maccarone 91]

Thought he was going to be a superstar, sadly never quite worked out that way.

[Erimus74 109]

My initial thought too Maccarone, I was gutted when walking home from work & seen the gazette headline Cummins up for sale, not longer after Sunderland snapped him up, bad business IMHO 

[Old Codger 52]

If Stan was playing now, he would have had a much better chance of a long career....he needed protection from referees from the hatchet men of the era and at that time, it was sporadic at best......still gave me two of my fondest memories....tormenting the two Chelsea centrebacks, Droy and Wicks skating over the mud while they lumbered after him....7-2 with even the BBC admitting we were slightly better than the Blues........and then a while later, running half the length of the pitch to score in a 4-2 win at St. James Park...............sigh..............we have had some spuds, but he was one of the diamonds......"the even littler feller"

Edited November 14 by Old Codger

[RiseAgainst 172]

Wasn't Trevor Francis the first million-pound footballer, or is that an urban myth?

[Old Codger 52]

It is correct........one month after we sold Dave Mills for the previous highest fee......that's inflation for you........mind you, we started the spiral with Alf Common

[Maccarone 91]

Yes he was , I think Jack Charlton said Cummins was going to be the first million pound footballer but that honour went to Francis.

 

[Erimus74 109]

8 hours ago, Old Codger said:

It is correct........one month after we sold Dave Mills for the previous highest fee......that's inflation for you........mind you, we started the spiral with Alf Common

Old Codger, I didn't realise Trevor Francis's record transfer was so close to David Mills record signing, good memory 👍

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Boro flashback - Bernie Slaven

               Boro 3 Blackpool 0 

On this day 15th November, the mighty Boro defeated Blackpool 3-0 in the FAC 1st round, our only other 1st round FAC game was 20 years previous, on the 26th Novemeber, which also included a hat trick, the scorer John O'Rourke, when bagging 3 away to Chester in a 5-2 win

Bernies hat trick was his 1st Boro hat trick & our 1st FAC hat trick, since David Mills bagged 3 at home to Arsenal on the 26th February 1976, from John Brown netting our 1st hat trick, he actually scored 4, v Bishop Aukland back in 1900 Bernie was the 17th Boro player to score 3 in an FAC tie

Bernie 2 days after his 26th birthday joined the selective group & gained revenege on 1st team to beat us in the league that season when beating us 3-1 at Ayresome Park back in october

November 86 seen us win 3 games, draw one & lose our 2nd home game which was v Chester

Attendance at the FAC match was 11,205

Bruce's team

Stephen Pears
Brian Laws
Colin Cooper
Tony Mowbray
Gary Parkinson
Gary Pallister
Bernie Slaven
Archie Stephens
Alan Kernaghan
Gary Gill
Stuart Ripley