Miah Dennehy Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 I saw a picture of a programme for this match on social media recently. Does anyone have any idea why this match took place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 pre - season friendly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: pre - season friendly? In March? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: pre - season friendly? Local Derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: In March? to be fair Miah, you didnt say it was in March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: to be fair Miah, you didnt say it was in March Errrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Admin phantom Posted December 31, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 16 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: to be fair Miah, you didnt say it was in March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, phantom said: oh its in the title...... Idiot award of the day contender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: oh its in the title...... Idiot award of the day contender Don't worry, I'll snatch that off you sometime around midnight tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Miah Dennehy said: Don't worry, I'll snatch that off you sometime around midnight tonight I'm so old Miah I doubt I'll last that long....I have discovered that shins are excellent for finding things in the dark though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 According to the source of all our knowledge these days (Wikipedia), East Fife were at the height of their powers around this time. In the post war years they won the Scottish League cup 3 times and in the 52 / 53 season, they were in the hunt for the league title right up to the end of the season. Sorry that doesn't add anything to answering Miah's question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 It was a friendly. Friendly matches under floodlights were fairly commonplace in the early 50's and it was the popularity of these that led to the FA sanctioning the use of floodlights for competitive matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I'm so old Miah I doubt I'll last that long....I have discovered that shins are excellent for finding things in the dark though 1 minute ago, Chris_Brown said: It was a friendly. Friendly matches under floodlights were fairly commonplace in the early 50's and it was the popularity of these that led to the FA sanctioning the use of floodlights for competitive matches. Thanks Chris, that makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Makes me wonder how they fitted all the matches in prior to floodlights. How did they cope with postponements, cup replays etc. Were matches ever played on weekdays or were there double headers at weekends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, Kingswood Robin said: Makes me wonder how they fitted all the matches in prior to floodlights. How did they cope with postponements, cup replays etc. Were matches ever played on weekdays or were there double headers at weekends? Think they played cup replays etc. midweek afternoons ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 minute ago, slartibartfast said: Think they played cup replays etc. midweek afternoons ? Wednesdays were a half day back then. I remember there was a Wednesday afternoon local league which existed well into the 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Chris_Brown said: It was a friendly. Friendly matches under floodlights were fairly commonplace in the early 50's and it was the popularity of these that led to the FA sanctioning the use of floodlights for competitive matches. Spot on. I used to have some 1950s Wolves programmes (then the top club in the country) and they had floodlit friendlies against European teams (eg Honved) which no doubt also helped prepare for the European Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 55 minutes ago, Malago said: Wednesdays were a half day back then. I remember there was a Wednesday afternoon local league which existed well into the 60s. Bring this back immediately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 44 minutes ago, CyderInACan said: Bring this back immediately! Fridays would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Kingswood Robin said: Makes me wonder how they fitted all the matches in prior to floodlights. How did they cope with postponements, cup replays etc. Were matches ever played on weekdays or were there double headers at weekends? I don't think the 'League Cup' existed back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 It was the third of our first games under lights. English champions Wolves first, then Cardiff City as the leading Welsh Club with East Five, then a top team in Scottish Division One. I saw all of them. Really exciting seeing football under lights. I think Charlie Fleming an international, played up front for East Five. He later joined Bath City. Seeing Wolves then was tremendous with lots of international stars led by Billy Wright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: It was the third of our first games under lights. English champions Wolves first, then Cardiff City as the leading Welsh Club with East Five, then a top team in Scottish Division One. I saw all of them. Really exciting seeing football under lights. I think Charlie Fleming an international, played up front for East Five. He later joined Bath City. Seeing Wolves then was tremendous with lots of international stars led by Billy Wright. God! The number of times my dad told me about Charlie "Cannonball" Fleming playing for Bath City in the Malcolm Allison days, he made him sound like something out of Roy of the Rovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Leveller said: Spot on. I used to have some 1950s Wolves programmes (then the top club in the country) and they had floodlit friendlies against European teams (eg Honved) which no doubt also helped prepare for the European Cup. The next season we saw European sides in floodlit friendlies. Rheims, Nice, Hadjuk Split with the Yugoslav keeper Beara, were just a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: The next season we saw European sides in floodlit friendlies. Rheims, Nice, Hadjuk Split with the Yugoslav keeper Beara, were just a few. I’ve discovered a whole Wiki page on the 1954 Wolves v Honved match. It was within 12 months of Hungary beating England 6-3 and shocking the English football establishment. Wolves were champions of England, and Honved champions of Hungary, with many of the greats in their side (eg Puskas and Grosics). Wolves were down at half time and being outplayed. They decided to water the pitch to slow Honved down, and Wolves ended up winning 3-2. It did indeed help lead to the setting up of the European Cup a couple of years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 10 minutes ago, Leveller said: I’ve discovered a whole Wiki page on the 1954 Wolves v Honved match. It was within 12 months of Hungary beating England 6-3 and shocking the English football establishment. Wolves were champions of England, and Honved champions of Hungary, with many of the greats in their side (eg Puskas and Grosics). Wolves were down at half time and being outplayed. They decided to water the pitch to slow Honved down, and Wolves ended up winning 3-2. It did indeed help lead to the setting up of the European Cup a couple of years later. Around 1957 when Dad got us our first tv, they played Honved again at Molineux. ATV who were the Midlands ITV company screened it in their region only. I spent an hour or so trying to find it on our TV, got the broken sound a couple of times but no picture. So little football on tv then. You young ones are spoilt although I prefer a live game even if it's kids to any televised match. I managed to see Puskas live at Wembley for the Rest of the World against England. Di Stefano, Yashin, Kopa, Gento were among the others in the team. What an experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Rovers were still playing under gaslights then I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 minute ago, italian dave said: Rovers were still playing under gaslights then I guess? The greyhound track had lights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 5 hours ago, Midlands Robin said: According to the source of all our knowledge these days (Wikipedia), East Fife were at the height of their powers around this time. In the post war years they won the Scottish League cup 3 times and in the 52 / 53 season, they were in the hunt for the league title right up to the end of the season. Sorry that doesn't add anything to answering Miah's question. There is your answer, as one of the leading clubs in Scotland at that time, they wanted to play one of the leading teams in England . Can I also be the first to say East Fife 4 Forfar 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 hours ago, cidered abroad said: It was the third of our first games under lights. English champions Wolves first, then Cardiff City as the leading Welsh Club with East Five, then a top team in Scottish Division One. I saw all of them. Really exciting seeing football under lights. I think Charlie Fleming an international, played up front for East Five. He later joined Bath City. Seeing Wolves then was tremendous with lots of international stars led by Billy Wright. Shit me mate how old are you...no offence!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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