[oh rodney rodney]

has anybody got any info on a town v sheff utd
friendly 1971ish remember goin town won 1 0
tom fenoughty scored in 1st min 40 yarder
seem to recall it bein on a saturday
just wondered if anybody else remembers it
why it were played teams att etc cheers

[Dave69-70]

oh rodney rodney, on 06 September 2011 - 10:09 AM, said:

has anybody got any info on a town v sheff utd
friendly 1971ish remember goin town won 1 0
tom fenoughty scored in 1st min 40 yarder
seem to recall it bein on a saturday
just wondered if anybody else remembers it
why it were played teams att etc cheers

I was at the game, I thought it was pe-season friendly? forty years ago B****Y hell I'm getting old.

[moondog]

oh rodney rodney, on 06 September 2011 - 10:09 AM, said:

has anybody got any info on a town v sheff utd
friendly 1971ish remember goin town won 1 0
tom fenoughty scored in 1st min 40 yarder
seem to recall it bein on a saturday
just wondered if anybody else remembers it
why it were played teams att etc cheers

Saturday Jan 23rd 1971 correct score and scorer attendance 10,898.

Line up

1.Stevenson
2. Holmes
3 Phelan
4. Fenoughty
5. Bell
6. Stott
7. Randall
8. Moss
9. Wright
10 .Archer
11 Pugh

Odd to play a friendly in January, also curious as to why

Details from Stu's history section

http://www.chesterfi...1053614,00.html

[SALTERGATE]

oh rodney rodney, on 06 September 2011 - 10:09 AM, said:

has anybody got any info on a town v sheff utd
friendly 1971ish remember goin town won 1 0
tom fenoughty scored in 1st min 40 yarder
seem to recall it bein on a saturday
just wondered if anybody else remembers it
why it were played teams att etc cheers

Before I was born....sorry

[Frank Thacker]

moondog, on 06 September 2011 - 10:21 AM, said:

Odd to play a friendly in January, also curious as to why

FA Cup 4th round day? Our opponents still in it and the Blunts knocked out? Hurriedly-arranged friendlies used to happen quite a bit in the days before Plod needed three years' notice, or before players risked burn-out by playing once a week.

[warfey is a spireite]

oh rodney rodney, on 06 September 2011 - 10:09 AM, said:

has anybody got any info on a town v sheff utd
friendly 1971ish remember goin town won 1 0
tom fenoughty scored in 1st min 40 yarder
seem to recall it bein on a saturday
just wondered if anybody else remembers it
why it were played teams att etc cheers

remember it welldave it was a screamer from tom fennoughty was on cross street end when it screamed in , with silver doc martens on as u remember

[moondog]

Stuart Basson, on 06 September 2011 - 10:29 AM, said:

FA Cup 4th round day? Our opponents still in it and the Blunts knocked out? Hurriedly-arranged friendlies used to happen quite a bit in the days before Plod needed three years' notice, or before players risked burn-out by playing once a week.

correct.

We lost to Workington in round 2, the Blunts at Portsmouth in round 3, they got promotion to the top tier that season finishing runners up to Leicester.

[moondog]

warfey is a spireite, on 06 September 2011 - 10:33 AM, said:

remember it welldave it was a screamer from tom fennoughty was on cross street end when it screamed in , with silver doc martens on as u remember

I'm surprised they allowed him to play in them

[Dave69-70]

warfey is a spireite, on 06 September 2011 - 10:33 AM, said:

remember it welldave it was a screamer from tom fennoughty was on cross street end when it screamed in , with silver doc martens on as u remember

You stood with the Sheff Poo fans then Warfey did you.

[warfey is a spireite]

Dave69-70, on 06 September 2011 - 10:55 AM, said:

You stood with the Sheff Poo fans then Warfey did you.

no we was being naughty to them

[Spire Power]

warfey is a spireite, on 06 September 2011 - 10:33 AM, said:

remember it well dave it was a screamer from tom fennoughty was on cross street end when it screamed in , with silver doc martens on as u remember

Me too - first game I took my grandson to

[forevablue]

Spire Power, on 06 September 2011 - 11:53 AM, said:

Me too - first game I took my grandson to

Crikey, that's impressive unless it's a wind up! No offence meant but are you the oldest poster on these boards?

I remember the game well and around that era we also played one against Sheffield Wednesday, it was certainly in the 70's.

[oh rodney rodney]

warfey is a spireite, on 06 September 2011 - 11:13 AM, said:

no we was being naughty to them

whos that copper with the helmet on
jepson jepson can ya remember warfey
come over here come over here have a go have a go

[Dave69-70]

oh rodney rodney, on 06 September 2011 - 12:26 PM, said:

whos that copper with the helmet on
jepson jepson can ya remember warfey
come over here come over here have a go have a go

And people call the youth of today lol

[warfey is a spireite]

oh rodney rodney, on 06 September 2011 - 12:26 PM, said:

whos that copper with the helmet on
jepson jepson can ya remember warfey
come over here come over here have a go have a go

sgt jepson nicked me more than once dave lol

[warfey is a spireite]

Dave69-70, on 06 September 2011 - 12:30 PM, said:

And people call the youth of today lol

we are the spire ite boot boys

[Comeonyouirons]

As a previous poster suggested I think it was on fourth round day ...

Both teams out of Cup

IIRC the year later .... Town entertained the other , far more "likeable team " (IMHO) from Sheffield in a friendly at Saltergate

Seem to remember Town won that one as well ...2-1 IIRC

Brian Joicey scored early for Wednesday


THINK it was Peter Mellor's debut in goal for Town ....the man who came on loan from Burnley in the Alan Stevenson deal

This would give a little substance to the "out of Cup in 3rd round theory " as I strongly suspect Stevo's last game for Town was in the 3rd round Cup exit at Stoke ?

[Comeonyouirons]

As a previous poster suggested I think it was on fourth round day ...

Both teams out of Cup

IIRC the year later .... Town entertained the other , far more "likeable team " (IMHO) from Sheffield in a friendly at Saltergate

Seem to remember Town won that one as well ...2-1 IIRC

Brian Joicey scored early for Wednesday


THINK it was Peter Mellor's debut in goal for Town ....the man who came on loan from Burnley in the Alan Stevenson deal

This would give a little substance to the "out of Cup in 3rd round theory " as I strongly suspect Stevo's last game for Town was in the 3rd round Cup exit at Stoke ?

That really wasnt worth saying twice though but

[KevoBMMD]

SALTERGATE, on 06 September 2011 - 10:26 AM, said:

Before I was born....sorry

So was the World War but I knew what the line ups were and who it was between.... lol

[danblue]

oh rodney rodney, on 06 September 2011 - 10:09 AM, said:

has anybody got any info on a town v sheff utd
friendly 1971ish remember goin town won 1 0
tom fenoughty scored in 1st min 40 yarder
seem to recall it bein on a saturday
just wondered if anybody else remembers it
why it were played teams att etc cheers

sorry, just a twinkle in my Dad's eye around then!