Sixty years today.

[BINGE THINKING]

Re: Sixty years today.

Congratulations Paul. I was of course an old regular by then.

Quiz question for you (or anyone else). What links that match with the 1974 World Cup final ?

[tpcnw]

Re: Sixty years today.

Congratulations Paul. I was of course an old regular by then.

Quiz question for you (or anyone else). What links that match with the 1974 World Cup final ?

Jack Taylor was the referee?

[tpcnw]

Re: Sixty years today.

Cardiff team was
1 Dilwyn John
2 Ron Stitfall
3 Peter Rodrigues
4 Colin Baker
5 Don Murray
6 Dick Scott
7 Alan McIntosh
8 Peter King
9 Mel Charles
10 Ivor Allchurch
11 Dick Mallory

Northampton team was
1 Bryan Harvey
2 Vic Cockcroft
3 Mike Everitt
4 Derek Leck
5 Terry Branston
6 Roly Mills
7 Billy Hails
8 Peter Kane
9 Frank Large
10 John Reid
11 Barry Lines

[BINGE THINKING]

Re: Sixty years today.

Jack Taylor was the referee?

Correct - as I'm sure OBW well remembers.

[BLUETIT]

Re: Sixty years today.

Jack Taylor was the referee?

Always remember Jack Taylor would walk out of the tunnel with the ball in his hand (held with 4 fingers & thumb) one of the very few people who could do it

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Sixty years today.

Correct - as I'm sure OBW well remembers.

He certainly doesn’t

I do have this definite memory of being about halfway up the Grange End with my Dad seeing Mel Charles head past the keeper right in front of us, but as I don’t remember anything else about the afternoon, I think I’m indulging in wishful thinking and telling myself those things happened.

Thank you to tpcnw for putting the teams up - I’ve heard of ten City players in that line up, but the name Dick Mallory means nothing to me.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Re: Sixty years today.

He certainly doesn’t

I do have this definite memory of being about halfway up the Grange End with my Dad seeing Mel Charles head past the keeper right in front of us, but as I don’t remember anything else about the afternoon, I think I’m indulging in wishful thinking and telling myself those things happened.

Thank you to tpcnw for putting the teams up - I’ve heard of ten City players in that line up, but the name Dick Mallory means nothing to me.

Played just 3 games in all - all 3 for City - as he was called up when they had an injury crisis. He's 81 now, so we can't ask him to come back from Bermuda for this one..

[splott parker]

Re: Sixty years today.

He certainly doesn’t

I do have this definite memory of being about halfway up the Grange End with my Dad seeing Mel Charles head past the keeper right in front of us, but as I don’t remember anything else about the afternoon, I think I’m indulging in wishful thinking and telling myself those things happened.

Thank you to tpcnw for putting the teams up - I’ve heard of ten City players in that line up, but the name Dick Mallory means nothing to me.

Must admit it’s the first time I’ve heard him referred to as Dick. Always known as Richard.

[tpcnw]

Re: Sixty years today.

Must admit it’s the first time I’ve heard him referred to as Dick. Always known as Richard.

According to the English National Football Archive his name is Richard James Leroy Mallory and was born in August 1942.

Played 3 league games for Cardiff (all at home) in October 1963 and 1 League Cup game at Wrexham.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Sixty years today.

Just to add that I didn't get the City bug at my first game, that happened with my second one when I went to see a game under floodlights (Welsh Cup Final against Bangor) - I struggle to get my head around the fact that they'd only been in place for three years before my first match.

[NottinghamBlue]

Re: Sixty years today.

My first City game, Cardiff 1 Northampton 0 5/10/63.

I've always been a glory hunter, as my first game was on March 11, 1961 when we beat Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 2. It was memorable for me, as it was the only game that my father ever took me to, but I well and truly got the bug.

[tpcnw]

Re: Sixty years today.

I've always been a glory hunter, as my first game was on March 11, 1961 when we beat Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 2. It was memorable for me, as it was the only game that my father ever took me to, but I well and truly got the bug.

Not quite 60 years yet. 10 February 1968 v Preston - 2-0 win and was Brian Clark's home debut; he scored after 9 minutes. Second was by my boyhood hero John Toshack.

Some great names in the team
1 Fred Davies
2 Steve Derrett
3 Bobby Ferguson
4 Malcolm Clarke
5 Don Murray
6 Brian Harris
7 Barrie Jones
8 Brian Clark
9 John Toshack
10 Peter King
11 Les Lea

Archie Gemmill of Derby and Scotland fame was in the Preston team.

[Sloop_Jon_Bee]

Re: Sixty years today.

Must admit it’s the first time I’ve heard him referred to as Dick. Always known as Richard.

But he preferred Dick!
Spedger

[splott parker]

Re: Sixty years today.

But he preferred Dick!
Spedger

Absolute Smut!!!!!

[William Treseder]

Re: Sixty years today.

My first City game, Cardiff 1 Northampton 0 5/10/63.

Bet in your first 30 yrs of supporting the Bluebirds, you never thought you’d see them field a weakened team in a major cup tie?