Davefevs Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Hard to believe, but back in the 70s it was almost them, not Wimbledon that made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just imagine?...........The famous Minehead Crazy Gang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Recall maidstone, made it to the leauge years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: Recall maidstone, made it to the leauge years later. They did indeed, Warren Barton played for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Somerset County League now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, Numero Uno said: Somerset County League now!! Yes, I recall playing against them in the Western League. Arranged a whole club trip to Butlins that weekend. Never have I been happier for the manager to tell me I was sub the following day. Came on for 15 mins and didn’t have a run in me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl&Toby Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 46 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Hard to believe, but back in the 70s it was almost them, not Wimbledon that made it. Stop it. You’re teasing me..... Football when it was football. BL. And BSky. And BPL..... Bob Boyd was a nice bloke. Enjoyed the mid week trip to officiate down there. The early 80s. Grim times but thanks to the likes of BB and others we’re still here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveybadger Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Blimey Minehead almost in the football league! I just about remember the re-election process for the old div 4, always seemed a bit of a closed shop racket to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Remeber reading, it may have been, halifaxs chairmen, supplied every team with coal. Thats why they always got voted to stay in the leauge, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 3, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Do they still play in the park with the massive main stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Didn’t city play there about 89/90 ? I’m sure I went there to watch them play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 54 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Yes, I recall playing against them in the Western League. Arranged a whole club trip to Butlins that weekend. Never have I been happier for the manager to tell me I was sub the following day. Came on for 15 mins and didn’t have a run in me. Team I played for did exactly the same when we played Watchet Town.......got back to our chalets at 4am on the Saturday am. One lad threw up at half time but we only lost 2-1!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Davefevs said: Hard to believe, but back in the 70s it was almost them, not Wimbledon that made it. Watched a lot of them in the early 70s living in Taunton and watching Taunton when couldn’t get to City Away Good Side And great days of non league Football Taunton , Falmouth , Minehead.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Sheltons Army said: Watched a lot of them in the early 70s living in Taunton and watching Taunton when couldn’t get to City Away Good Side And great days of non league Football Taunton , Falmouth , Minehead.... Taunton v Falmouth was always a feisty affair both on and off the pitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Taunton v Falmouth was always a feisty affair both on and off the pitch! Taunton v Bridgewater too Great times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Davefevs said: Hard to believe, but back in the 70s it was almost them, not Wimbledon that made it. Some great names there dave from local amateur football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 They got to the second round of the cup in 76/77. Beat Swansea away in the first round before losing 2-1 at Pompey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dicks Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Davefevs said: They did indeed, Warren Barton played for them. Think Howard Pritchard went there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Davefevs said: They did indeed, Warren Barton played for them. I remember Warren Barton when he played for Wimbledon at the Gate in an fa cup tie in the 1990s because he scored near the end to force a replay. And I think we won the replay at Selhurst Park 1-0. Dreadful to watch the long ball game from the Dons, but still better than what we're seeing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said: Remeber reading, it may have been, halifaxs chairmen, supplied every team with coal. Thats why they always got voted to stay in the leauge, Another old tradition, now long gone, was each team was given a box of fresh fish when when they played at Grimsby. This was in the pre EU days when Grimsby had a large fishing fleet. I suppose, until a couple of weeks ago, the modern equivalent would be an autographed photo of Ian Holloway. I’d rather have the fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, pongo88 said: Another old tradition, now long gone, was each team was given a box of fresh fish when when they played at Grimsby. This was in the pre EU days when Grimsby had a large fishing fleet. I suppose, until a couple of weeks ago, the modern equivalent would be an autographed photo of Ian Holloway. I’d rather have the fish Reading used to give the ref a box of posh Huntley & Palmer biscuits until the league told them not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Sleepy1968 said: I remember Warren Barton when he played for Wimbledon at the Gate in an fa cup tie in the 1990s because he scored near the end to force a replay. And I think we won the replay at Selhurst Park 1-0. Dreadful to watch the long ball game from the Dons, but still better than what we're seeing now. barton scored an own goal late in the game to level the tie......city scored early doors up there and hung on to win it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Thanks for posting. Happy memories for me, from 1976 I barely missed a Minehead game for the next 4 years, the only times were when I was lucky enough to get someone to take me up to Bristol to watch City. Most of the players came from Bristol and South Wales, my uncle would drive the players in a mini bus from Newport, calling into Bristol and on to Minehead. It really was a team that was a joy to watch and with City in the top flight and Somerset CCC winning trophies for the first time ever, it really was a heady time to be a sports mad teenager. The minute I was old enough to get a job and pass my test all 3 teams went tits up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissellredhead Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 5 hours ago, phantom said: Do they still play in the park with the massive main stand? They play there but unfortunately the big old stand got knocked down a couple of weeks ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 7 minutes ago, bissellredhead said: They play there but unfortunately the big old stand got knocked down a couple of weeks ago Oh no! That's a sad looking sight. Spent hours of my youth there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 My Nan and Grandads house looked out onto the corner of the pitch from Queens Road. They used to do the half time teas and my Grandad picked up a City embossed towel for me after the reserves played there early 70's. Whenever I stayed with my Grandparents I used to practise penalties in one of the goals (there used to be white wooden fencing in front of the goals to protrect them...perfect height to imagine it was a diving keeper !!) Geoff Hurst attended the clubhouse for some reason mid 70's and I have a photo of my Nan getting his autograph for me. I remember the Portsmouth game well. I didnt go but I know my grandparents did and I probably still have the programme somewhere. Always wanted to play a match at Irnham Road but unfortunately their fall into the Somerset Senior League was too late for me. (Watchet was the closest I got). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, ralphindevon said: Thanks for posting. Happy memories for me, from 1976 I barely missed a Minehead game for the next 4 years, the only times were when I was lucky enough to get someone to take me up to Bristol to watch City. Most of the players came from Bristol and South Wales, my uncle would drive the players in a mini bus from Newport, calling into Bristol and on to Minehead. It really was a team that was a joy to watch and with City in the top flight and Somerset CCC winning trophies for the first time ever, it really was a heady time to be a sports mad teenager. The minute I was old enough to get a job and pass my test all 3 teams went tits up Similar story for me - Spent my childhood years in Minehead , then Taunton , City home games (Thanks Dad) Minehead or Taunton if not (Thanks Dad) and Somerset Cricket , watching the emergence of Close, Botham , Richards & Co , everyday after school , and every weekend , and school holidays in the Summer Heady Days ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Played there for Clevedon Town in the Somerset league back in the 70's.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: My Nan and Grandads house looked out onto the corner of the pitch from Queens Road. They used to do the half time teas and my Grandad picked up a City embossed towel for me after the reserves played there early 70's. Whenever I stayed with my Grandparents I used to practise penalties in one of the goals (there used to be white wooden fencing in front of the goals to protrect them...perfect height to imagine it was a diving keeper !!) Geoff Hurst attended the clubhouse for some reason mid 70's and I have a photo of my Nan getting his autograph for me. I remember the Portsmouth game well. I didnt go but I know my grandparents did and I probably still have the programme somewhere. Always wanted to play a match at Irnham Road but unfortunately their fall into the Somerset Senior League was too late for me. (Watchet was the closest I got). I’ve got a funny story about Queens rd, maybe your grandparents house. One day the successful Somerset cricket club came down to Minehead to play a friendly game for charity. Led by the useful Ian Botham the cricketers had some good footballers. Also at the game as a spectator was a mate of Beefy’s, a certain Bob Willis. As you can imagine Beefy wanted to be at the centre of everything and when the cricketers won a free kick on the edge of the penalty box there was only one person who was going to take it. Anyway, almost predictably he blasted it high over the bar....over the hedge...over the road into the front garden of one of the houses on Queens rd. The nearest spectator was the aforementioned Bob Willis who went through the small gate, crossed the road and knocked on the door and asked for the ball back. I was watching from the grandstand and the look of puzzlement on the homeowners face as England’s finest fast bowler was stood at his door asking for his ball back, will remain with me forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Glad I’ve helped bring some great memories. Andy Leitch was apprentice to my dad in the print trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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