English/Scottish 1979-80

Stopped this 18 months ago 2 games in , to do my first Dutch season .Re-started today a.because I love flickin'
and b.because I've been feeling right guilty about it .Played 7 games straight this morning , proper Sunday
Div 1
West Ham (1) 2 v (1) 2 Stoke Cross, Pearson -O'Callaghan ,Crooks
Burnley (1) 2 v (2) 3 Birmingham Ingham, Hamilton - Evans ,Bertschin ,Ainscow
Nottm For (0) 0 v (1) 2 Wolves Eves , Richards
Chelsea (1) 2 v (0) 2 WBA Fillery , Langley - Barnes 2
Div 2
Ipswich (0) 0 v (2) 5 Blackpool Spence , Noble ,Weston 2 ,Kellow
Leeds (1) 1 v (1) 1 Norwich Entwistle - Fashanu
Newcastle (1) 2 v (0) 1 Leicester Withe 2 - Young
Really great to flick British teams around again , certainly makes the commentating easier Picture of Withe's second against a hapless (love that word ) City , he was a good 6 inches away from the ball and sort of "stun chipped " it between the centre halves and over Wallington into the top corner , everything seemed to happen in slow motion , great goal

Nice one, Jim.

I've come to realise that having a built stadium really does add to solo play. Love the action shots.

Thanks Steve , and yes it does mate . The pics I take of goals scored etc are actual , stop the clock etc.. obviously add a bit of blu-tac Played nearly ALL DAY yesterday , love days like those

Those were the days 1979/80 our first season ever in the top flight. Looking forward to updates Fox.

a black season..the first time we ever dropped below the top two divisions after 92 years I remember it well..Leicester were the first away side I'd ever seen play in Red at Turf Moor..they did it again in 82-3....the Red has not been repeated by many other visiting sides over the years

Div 2
Coventry (1) 2 v (0) 0 Sheff Utd Wallace , Hunt
Div 3
Everton (1) 1 v (0) 3 Sheff Wed Kidd - Hornsby 2 McCulloch
Derby (0) 0 v (0) 2 Middlesbro' Hodgson , Cochrane
Man City (0) 1 v (0) 2 QPR Robinson - Burke , Allen
Man Utd (2) 3 v (0) 0 Arsenal Macari , Grimes , Coppell

How many teams have you got in each division Foxy ? The names of those scorers bring back memories.

Ralph - You should be so lucky. In over 100 years we have spent just four in the top division and eight in the second tier.

18/114 in the bottom Two Divisions....but all 18 during my time

Four English Divs of 8 teams , 2 Scottish Divs of 8 Steve .Scores update .
Div 4
Swansea (3)5 v (0) 0 Southampton Waddle 3 James Charles
Sunderland (0) 0 v (1) 2 Aston Villa Little , Geddis
Brighton (1) 1 v (1) 2 Bolton Ward - Reid , Nowak
Liverpool (0) 0 v (0) 0 Bristol C
Scot 1
Airdrie (0) 1 v (0) 0 Dundee Utd McVeigh
Dundee (0) 2 (1) 1 Hearts Redford 2 - Kidd
Berwick (0) 0 v (1) 1 Aberdeen Archiebald
Celtic (1) 2 v (2) 2 Ayr McCluskey , Provan - McSherry, Christie
Scot 2
Morton (1) 2 v (1) 2 Dumbarton Thomson 2 - Gallacher B , Sharp
Hibernian (3) 4 v (2) 3 Partick Best 3 Higgins - Melrose O'Hara 2
Clydebank (1) 1 v (2) 5 Dunfermline Miller - Leonard 3 ,Hegarty , Thomson
Motherwell (1) 3 v (2) 2 Kilmarnock Irvine , Kidd 2 - Street 2

02-06-12 Pulled up bubbled astro pitch stuck adhesive felt down on my mdf , laid baize on top , brilliant should've done this ages ago , also had a fan painting session took loads of pics of my ground and spotted this

Forgot I'd painted her tbh , made me smile though

League tables with a game to go .3 horse race for Div 1 , Wolves play Burnley , WBA v Stoke .Leicester need to beat Leeds and hope Newcastle turn over Ipswich to remain in Div 2 .Looks like Brighton who play Swansea and Liverpool who play Villa will be dropping out of the League for a season , being replaced by Palace and Spurs

Lovin' the topless babe behind the dugout, Jim.
Looks like she's had a bit of surgery - they can't be real?
You can have the job of painting my cheerleaders!

Didn't realise you only play the fixture once each season, Jim.
Are you doing a cup competition?

ESSGEE wrote:

Didn't realise you only play the fixture once each season, Jim.
Are you doing a cup competition?

Yes Steve 64 teams in FA Cup , your lot lost 1-2 v Swansea and a 16 team European Cup

I know playing each other once seems a bit of a short season but I've loads of Leagues / years to do still , don't want to run out of time

My lot seem to be having a solo nightmare across the globe ...
Dell of the South were thumped 5-0 latest. Can't bring myself to update.

Nice to see Berwick Rangers holding their own in the top flight, Jim.

DELL of the SOUTH wrote:

Nice to see Berwick Rangers holding their own in the top flight, Jim.

Always had a soft spot for them Steve , they're in the last 8 of the Cup too
Eric Tait's their main man , Wee Rangers legend

I remember watching Berwick play a few times as a lad. You could see the game between the two stands whilst sitting on my Grandpa's back garden wall.
Also remember going to a game against Kilmarnock. Not sure what the final score was, but I was stood next to some poor fella who took a wooden plank over the back of his head from a fellow fan.

Final matches Div 1 .........After a few runners up spots over the years , Burnley crowned champions
Chelsea (2) 3 v (0) 0 Birmingham Todd (og) Lee Walker
Wolves (0) 1 v (1) 3 Burnley Palmer - Young Hamilton Smith
WBA (1) 2 v (1) 2 Stoke Owen Brown A - O'Callaghan 2
Nottm For (3) 4 v (1) 2 West Ham Francis Birtles 2 Bowles - Pearson Neighbour

Jim

Do you carry on your individual divisions from year to year, but just use the seasons like 1979/80 for the actual players that played in that period.

When I've done 1983/4 I may do something similar as relegation/promotion would add a bit on interest.

[quote="Gullseye"]Jim

Do you carry on your individual divisions from year to year, but just use the seasons like 1979/80 for the actual players that played in that period.

Yes that's correct Steve

Can see why you move the seasons on, but stand still with the squads, Jim.

It really was a golden era.
Keep those photos coming, buddy. I love those action shots.