Old picture of Ashton gate

[Enclosure Old Timer]

3 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Can recall, the first bit of graffiti, i saw around the back of the dolman.

Hull city tigers on tour.

Was there for years.

Graffiti I remember best was Quadrophenia written at the back of the Dolman, seemed to be there forever. 

[supercidered]

A lot later was 'please stay Ade' or something like that relating to Ade Akinbiyi FFS on the wall behind the East End 

[Sleepy1968]

2 hours ago, TomF said:

Didn't we sell them to Wigan? 

I think we gave them away to them. I remember being sad at the time as the floodlights were a distinctive landmark.

Edited February 11, 2022 by Sleepy1968

[Red hot poker]

The picture is definitely from either July / August 1970 !  Some seats look red but that is possibly sunlight plus the fact they had a slight red tint in the wood .  Had my first season ticket that season but was gutted to miss the first home match against Sunderland as we won 4-3 

[Oh Louie louie]

Under the flyover in the park, it had hotwells city kick to kill sprayed for years!

[Norn Iron]

2 hours ago, handsofclay said:

 

I would say early to mid 80s as others have said as when the Dolman was built and into the First Division days the seats in the Dolman were brown, wooden seats. This photo clearly shows the red, plastic seats that replaced them as an upgrade a decade to 15 years later. Dolman was built in 1970 so I'd guess about 1984-86ish perhaps even slightly later 

Has to be 70s. Check out the turnstile entrance to the East End. To the right should be the St John's Ambulance and Police cabins. They were there in the early 80s.

However, I'm more concerned with the UFO on the picture! 

[Oh Louie louie]

What were those houses to the left on the grass?

 

[Davefevs]

40 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Can recall, the first bit of graffiti, i saw around the back of the dolman.

Hull city tigers on tour.

Was there for years.

this was taken before the last game before they knocked it down.  Joe and his mate with a can of coke looking like a couple of hoolies.  And also whilst Joe was still able to walk a few yards too.  Always brings a little tear to my eyes for a few reasons.  Legends either side of them too….when the word legend was correctly attributed.

[SecretSam]

5 hours ago, Port Said Red said:

Yes looks like one of those vehicles for disabled people that used to be around the edge of the ground until H&S was invented.

Name some health and safety legislation that you think is bad. I work with major developers, and they literally use their good H&S records as a sales pitch. I've seen countries with no H&S legislation, and it's terrifying: see, for example, Qatar.

[Sweeneys Penalties]

3 hours ago, handsofclay said:

 

I would say early to mid 80s as others have said as when the Dolman was built and into the First Division days the seats in the Dolman were brown, wooden seats. This photo clearly shows the red, plastic seats that replaced them as an upgrade a decade to 15 years later. Dolman was built in 1970 so I'd guess about 1984-86ish perhaps even slightly later 

not with those cars in the foreground surely. Early 70's would be my guess

[miser]

Definitely 1970 as others have have deduced. The only other time that seats were missing from B block was after the Millwall game.

[Port Said Red]

29 minutes ago, SecretSam said:

Name some health and safety legislation that you think is bad. I work with major developers, and they literally use their good H&S records as a sales pitch. I've seen countries with no H&S legislation, and it's terrifying: see, for example, Qatar.

Sorry, did you see that as a criticism, because that was certainly not intended? What I meant was, fancy needing legislation to tell you that parking a few cars within a couple of feet of the pitch where people are running at full speed might not be a good idea. 

[Red Army 75]

 

Another old photo 

[Rudolf Hucker]

3 hours ago, southside said:

I remember in the period between when it was finished and that first game against Sunderland, me and some mates went to the ground on a midweek afternoon, no one about, walked in through an unlocked gate and just sat in the Dolman, what a view! 

You clearly didn’t hear them telling you to “get out” over the tannoy. 

[steviestevieneville]

4 hours ago, 42nite said:

 

They were great floodlights.

 

Loved those floodlights. Driving into Blackpool Saturday , two of our group hadn’t  been to the ground before & one of the lads only 18. We were explaining what it was like before satnavs , driving into a place & looking for the floodlights to find the ground. 

[Oh Louie louie]

Best story i heard about finding a ground, was a mate who followed someone with a palace sticker.

The bloke pulled up on a driveway, miles from the ground!

I dont think ive ever been the same way there twice by road.

[Redtucks]

4 hours ago, RedRock said:

Superb, but can we change the title from ‘old’ to ‘quite recent’ please.

Those that recall that picture as being like yesterday, don’t need to be reminded that we’re now approaching pension age.
 

Thanks.

Approaching???

Some of us are well into pension age!!!

 

[Red-Robbo]

1 hour ago, Red Army 75 said:

 

Another old photo 

 

Good old fashioned pitch on show there. From back in the day when balls would sometimes just stop dead because they'd hit a muddy puddle. 

[Redtucks]

Here's one from 1949...

 

 

 

 

....and this one is from 1928

Edited February 11, 2022 by Redtucks

[Red-Robbo]

24 minutes ago, Redtucks said:

Here's one from 1949...

 

 

 

 

....and this one is from 1928

 

 

"They'll never build houses down on that Ducky Moor. It'll flood,", said my great-grandmother.  Wise words from the old lady. 

[PHILINFRANCE]

1 hour ago, steviestevieneville said:

Loved those floodlights. Driving into Blackpool Saturday , two of our group hadn’t  been to the ground before & one of the lads only 18. We were explaining what it was like before satnavs , driving into a place & looking for the floodlights to find the ground. 

 

1 hour ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Best story i heard about finding a ground, was a mate who followed someone with a palace sticker.

The bloke pulled up on a driveway, miles from the ground!

I dont think ive ever been the same way there twice by road.

I don't know what it is like now, but following the floodlights is not necessarily the best option when driving to Wigan Football Club - the rugby stadium is bigger and easier to find.... 

[Mike Hunt-Hertz]

40 minutes ago, Redtucks said:

Here's one from 1949...

 

 

 

 

....and this one is from 1928

AG in 1928 was better than 2022 Chernobyl.

[slartibartfast]

10 hours ago, sticks 1969 said:

Just found this on the net so thought I’d post 

I would have thought 1970, the ends were originally clear sheeting, well that hardly lasted the winter, blown in with the gales !

[Redtucks]

32 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

 

"They'll never build houses down on that Ducky Moor. It'll flood,", said my great-grandmother.  Wise words from the old lady. 

.....and it did!!!!

 

[steviestevieneville]

1 hour ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Best story i heard about finding a ground, was a mate who followed someone with a palace sticker.

The bloke pulled up on a driveway, miles from the ground!

I dont think ive ever been the same way there twice by road.

We did it back in I think the 80’s , may have been the90’s. Stuck in traffic on the north circular . We saw a city supporters coach & decided to follow it. Little did we know , the coach driver was also lost & turned up outside white hart lane . We were supposed to be going to Leyton orient. Got there 15 minutes into the game & lost 1-0

[Rich]

Here are some interesting pictures courtesy of my Brother and sister in law.

These were taken as seen in the pictures, during the removal of the open end, prior to Atyeo stand being built and. also our fantastic floodlights.  A great one from Raynes Road with the scaffolding going up around the Dolman for cladding renewal.

 

[Sweeneys Penalties]

19 hours ago, steviestevieneville said:

We did it back in I think the 80’s , may have been the90’s. Stuck in traffic on the north circular . We saw a city supporters coach & decided to follow it. Little did we know , the coach driver was also lost & turned up outside white hart lane . We were supposed to be going to Leyton orient. Got there 15 minutes into the game & lost 1-0

may/may not have been the same time, but I was on a coach to Leyton Orient late 80's/early 90's and that coach got lost and eventually turned up at Half Time. Beryl's face was a picture when she saw what had happened. To be fair to the O's, their programme sellers negotiated with the Police on our behalf and then we went in for half a game for half price 

[Bazooka Joe]

On 11/02/2022 at 10:19, supercidered said:

Wasn't our biggest 'official' crowd something like over 43,000 v PNE in the 50's?

Crowd must have been far bigger than that, as those on the roof etc clearly didn't go through the turnstiles.

"Official" figure would only include those that went through turnstiles.

[Oh Louie louie]

When we went to orient, about 2015. recall it was the 100 year anniversary, of the whole of the team going to ww1.

They had copies of the captains letters to his wife, from the trenches. in one of the pubs.

Was sobering reading.

 

[1960maaan]

On 11/02/2022 at 06:13, sticks 1969 said:

Just found this on the net so thought I’d post 

 

Just realised I have an early photo of the newly built  Dolman.

Doesn't help to date the original photo, but I thought I'd post it.

 

I've got some old ones of the Williams rebuild , I'll post later.

Edited February 12, 2022 by 1960maaan