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My two pennies worth, a picture given to me by Jimmy Lodge back in the early 1960's but being an avid autographer collector in those days, I got those people still around at that time to sign it. Charlie Crickmore, in the front with the curly hair was known to my family on Hessle Road. He was transferred to Norwich and one year on holiday in Yarmouth we went through to Norwich to see City. Charlie had a blinder against City, who, needless to say, lost.

Dougie Clark, Paul Feasy, Jock Davidson, Roy Shiner, Ralph Gubbins, Dave King (sat down) Les Collinson, Brian Bulless, all in no particular order, and the other two names escape for the moment.
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Is that Bill Bradbury's face peeking through behind/between Roy Shiner and Paul Feasy I wonder?
 
Trumpton Tiger. said:
Great memories. I never saw Roy Shiner play for City, but I do remember he was the first Hull City player I saw in a colour photograph in Charles Buchans Football Monthly when I was a lad. From memory he was 'big money' signing back in the day, about £10k, you say Sheffield Wednesday, I thought it was Sheff Utd? however, he was our leading goal scorer with nine goals either in the promotion season from the old third to the second division 1958-59, or the following season when we were relegated back down again. Sure someone will check those dates and correct me.
Dave King, local lad, again before my time, but I knew of him when he was on City's back room staff at the end of his career. I was in Chalk Lane Club, Hawthorn Avenue ( now long gone) attending either a TSA or Action Group meeting aka fund raiser when Dave King burst through the doors and took to the stage. He sang a very emotional version of My Way, never said a word, then walked straight out of the club doors again. We learnt later that Dave had just been told by the club that his contract was up and he was being released.
I too used to love going to the Reserve fixtures, under the lights, mid week at Boothferry Park. But before that on a rare Saturday afternoon fixture I saw them play Workington who were a league club in those days and our first team had just beaten them 6-0 a week or two beforehand. Our reserves beat them 10-0 with Ron Young scoring seven of them, again from memory.
Saw some great games at Reserves midweek and some great players. We got decent crowds during Waggys days for the Reserve fixtures too but it did tail off towards the later days. One memorable game was a cup win ( ?) over Everton who fielded a very strong team, and City beat them 3-2 with Jamie Cass (?) outstanding for City. Brian Robson turned out for Manchester United Reserves against City one night and was put into the Kempton by an early tackle from one of City's young lads who's name I forget at the moment, fiery little full back, made a handful of first team starts? Mate of Pete Skippers and I had his autograph on the label of a bottle of Hull City red wine once, now like Chalk Lane Club, long gone, but still cannot recall his name! Believe we attracted a crowd that night on par with what the first team were getting at the time.
Yeah, happy times.
UTT.
Just remembered the full backs name, Les Thompson? Sure someone can verify that?
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Remember us playing Manchester United reserves as our reserves played in the Central League ( think that was its name ) for a few seasons during the 80's. This league contained some top northern teams which as you say attracted some good crowds to BP . Remember us playing Liverpool too .
 
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CITYgirl64 said:
Remember us playing Manchester United reserves as our reserves played in the Central League ( think that was its name ) for a few seasons during the 80's. This league contained some top northern teams which as you say attracted some good crowds to BP . Remember us playing Liverpool too .
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I was at a City v Man Utd reserve fixture, fairly sure the attendance was 6,000+ as they had a few first teamers making a comeback from injury.
 
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TwoWrights said:
I was at a City v Man Utd reserve fixture, fairly sure the attendance was 6,000+ as they had a few first teamers making a comeback from injury.
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Remember a 6,000 crowd against them but thought that was a pre season friendly after we sold Stuart Pearson to them ?
 
John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. said:
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Great post. Some memories there. Bog roll blowing from the back of the goal nets, kids in parkas with fur lined hoods, half time scores up on the tin plates in front of the East Stand, Fans wandering about on the terraces standing where they like, Mally Lord, and those sideburns and wasn't that the last goal Waggy scored at Boothferry Park?
 
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Trumpton Tiger. said:
Great post. Some memories there. Bog roll blowing from the back of the goal nets, kids in parkas with fur lined hoods, half time scores up on the tin plates in front of the East Stand, Fans wandering about on the terraces standing where they like, Mally Lord, and those sideburns and wasn't that the last goal Waggy scored at Boothferry Park?
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I wouldn't be too surprised if x, aka King of the Stats, posted the half time scores later. :emoticon-0103-cool:
 
Trumpton Tiger. said:
Great post. Some memories there. Bog roll blowing from the back of the goal nets, kids in parkas with fur lined hoods, half time scores up on the tin plates in front of the East Stand, Fans wandering about on the terraces standing where they like, Mally Lord, and those sideburns and wasn't that the last goal Waggy scored at Boothferry Park?
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...And the blue invalid carriages at the front of the North Stand - the full stand - no supermarket in sight.

Waggy scored against Man U the following season.

Looks like Mally Lord had a great game anarl. Took some undeserved stick at times. A Ryan Slater from long ago.
 
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John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. said:
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Great stuff, thanks for posting this. I can pretty much guarantee I was one of the young scrotes - I was nine at that time - at the bottom corner of the North Stand by the fence (opposite end of the North Stand to the invalid cars - we called them something different but won't go there now!!) as my brother took me to every home game back then.
 
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Leftsaidfred-partdeux said:
Great stuff, thanks for posting this. I can pretty much guarantee I was one of the young scrotes - I was nine at that time - at the bottom corner of the North Stand by the fence (opposite end of the North Stand to the invalid cars - we called them something different but won't go there now!!) as my brother took me to every home game back then.
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I’m pretty sure I’ll be on there somewhere too, although I’m pretty sure we’d have been in Bunkers. I was just short of my 13th birthday.
 
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Ernie Shackleton said:
If you can get through the first 10 seconds without throwing a brick through the screen of whatever device you're watching on, this is quite a good trip down memory lane...

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the first ten seconds is total bollocks and sadly the view held and repeated parrot fashion far too often by people who know nothing of our history and one of the shackles that has held this club back over the years. Hull was a 'rugby town' for about 18 months during 1980-81, we were at our lowest and both Hull RL club's were at their height but it is still not a reason to dismiss our previous 66 years of history when we were the biggest club in the city with the best ground and by far the biggest attendances. The rest of the clip is quite good. Thanks for sharing it.
 
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Another thing back in those days was a wooden rattle thing, you held on to the handle and swung it around and around. It make a heck of a racket and I only took it to a match twice, both when stood on Bunkers Hill, pre South Stand. I dare not take it any more as I feared that I might not get out of the ground with the looks I got. Found a picture, but I don't know what happened to mine, firewood most likely.
 

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