Old Ashton Gate picture

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7 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

So was I, row 2 seat 1 center block !

dont remember that fiver I leant you then?

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3 hours ago, Clutton Caveman said:

Wow, Toshack, Rooks, Gordon Parr and Mike Gibson

and behind Toshes leg? looks like could be A Briggs to me, NO Cancel that Terry Bush now hot fav to be behind the leg

Edited March 14, 2023 by gl2

[slartibartfast]

15 minutes ago, gl2 said:

and behind Toshes leg? looks like could be A Briggs to me, NO Cancel that Terry Bush now hot fav to be behind the leg

Yes, I think by that time Alec had been replaced by Speedy .

[Crackers Corner]

On 13/03/2023 at 17:58, Jeez said:

 

Would love to get hold of a hi-res image of this:

 

 

 

Not sure if any better but i put it thought the unblur feature on the pixel 7?

 

 

Edited March 14, 2023 by Crackers Corner

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4 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

Yes, I think by that time Alec had been replaced by Speedy .

Alec and Terry are both in 68/69 team pic and Drysdale came from Hartlepool in July 69 at a mind bending transfer fee of........£11,000 reportedly; anyway heady days at the footie back then, watched all home games and many away, now

[22A]

7 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

There is a good book with loads of photos of the Gate through the years, out of print now I believe. 
With all the other ones, these photos always make me stop for a second look. 

 

For you young 'uns; all that water came from ONE night's rain.

[slartibartfast]

19 minutes ago, gl2 said:

Alec and Terry are both in 68/69 team pic and Drysdale came from Hartlepool in July 69 at a mind bending transfer fee of........£11,000 reportedly; anyway heady days at the footie back then, watched all home games and many away, now

And Dickie R for a staggering £15k  !

[stephenkibby.]

2 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

And Dickie R for a staggering £15k  !

Still got my Rattle from back in the day. Handle painted Red, and names of the players in my shite hand writing of players names all over it.

Most faded but can still mate out Galley,Garland,Gibson,Briggs and Skirton.

[Major Isewater]

Edited March 22, 2023 by Major Isewater

[spudski]

Keep up Major

 

[Major Isewater]

10 hours ago, spudski said:

Keep up Major

 

Ah but did you know that’s Louis Carey looking on? 

[wendyredredrobin]

I started watching City just before they started work on the Dolman.  From memory around 1968.  That's 55 years of pain and suffering

Edited March 23, 2023 by wendyredredrobin

[Major Isewater]

12 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

I started watching City just before they started work on the Dolman.  From memory around 1968.  That's 55 years of pain and suffering

As they say ‘ you get less than that for murder’ 

[Topper 123]

Is that angus on his balcony 

[southside]

https://youtu.be/X2Dk61IW33Q

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On 23/03/2023 at 15:00, Magger1 said:

Is that angus on his balcony 

Only if he's stood on a crate! 

[22A]

Through the years; 

 

[cidered abroad]

Some very good memories from those pictures. Thanks to whoever compiled it.

My first match was at Ashton Gate up against the front railings behind the Covered End goal. Only the Cowshed, nothing on other two sides as main stand had all been demolished after Uncle Adolf had it removed thinking it was the BAC at Filton. One toilet block for up to 20,000 men. The few women after 1953 was at end of Williams.

So what became the Williams opened in 1952/3, Dolman in 1970, and Atyeo in early 1990's.

And now the almost complete rebuild giving us quality seating, toilets and refreshments.

Only similarity with the old days is that we are still not a fixture in the Top League! Oh well, one cannot get everything one wants for Christmas.

Edited March 28, 2023 by cidered abroad

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

On 13/03/2023 at 20:48, cidered abroad said:

Those floodlights were first used in December 1966 against Wolves and Dolman opened circa 1970 so picture dated

Yes I know, I was there in the shed, it was a night game obviously, everyone was crammed in and you could barely breathe. I think there was around 35,000 there, it was actually 28th December 1965 see on here  https://www.footballprogrammes.net/bristol-city-fc-c-97_104_158/bristol-city-v-wolves-1965-grand-floodlight-opening-p-37380.html

[22A]

5 hours ago, cidered abroad said:

Some very good memories from those pictures. Thanks to whoever compiled it.

My first match was at Ashton Gate up against the front railings behind the Covered End goal. Only the Cowshed, nothing on other two sides as main stand had all been demolished after Uncle Adolf had it removed thinking it was the BAC at Filton. One toilet block for up to 20,000 men. The few women after 1953 was at end of Williams.

So what became the Williams opened in 1952/3, Dolman in 1970, and Atyeo in early 1990's.

 

I was told the only reason ag didn't host any WC games in 1966 was because we only had a stand on one side of the pitch. The FA did visit and were happy with all the other conditions of the stadium.

[cidered abroad]

3 hours ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

Yes I know, I was there in the shed, it was a night game obviously, everyone was crammed in and you could barely breathe. I think there was around 35,000 there, it was actually 28th December 1965 see on here  https://www.footballprogrammes.net/bristol-city-fc-c-97_104_158/bristol-city-v-wolves-1965-grand-floodlight-opening-p-37380.html

I went to Wolves the day before whe we got a 1-1 thanks to Big John. Their crowd was 32,526 and ours 36,183 when Danny Bartley made his debut. Wolves sneaked a winner.

[eardun]

On 27/03/2023 at 17:59, 22A said:

Through the years; 

 

Great selection of pics. I see we even had safe standing on the East End roof back in the 1930s! I presume that was the record attendance match v Preston in Feb 1935. 

[Ciderhead433]

On 14/03/2023 at 11:31, 1960maaan said:

There is a good book with loads of photos of the Gate through the years, out of print now I believe. 
With all the other ones, these photos always make me stop for a second look. 

 

Thought that was spillage from the toilets

[City Rocker]

On 13/03/2023 at 17:58, Jeez said:

 

Would love to get hold of a hi-res image of this:

 

 

 

I was there, aged 17, we bunked in over the side of the East End turnstile blocks. My teenage garage punk band had just worked up a version of Jumping Jack Flash, and we figured this was a show we needed to show our faces at. 

Thanks for sharing the picture, superb memories. In fact, even better memory, I've just recalled I met this gorgeous bird from Bedminster that evening over by the park 

[Topper 123]

16 hours ago, Ciderhead433 said:

Thought that was spillage from the toilets

Remember when we would go to the back of east end just before 2 ( that’s when gates would open ) and hold the back gates apart ,slide through and hide in the bogs then soon as east end had a few in about a hundred of us would appear from bogs and mingle in :laugh:

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2 hours ago, Magger1 said:

Remember when we would go to the back of east end just before 2 ( that’s when gates would open ) and hold the back gates apart ,slide through and hide in the bogs then soon as east end had a few in about a hundred of us would appear from bogs and mingle in

Done that before when they were building the Dolman we used to climb over a wall and run up to the

East End

[Jim Davey]

On 27/03/2023 at 17:59, 22A said:

Through the years; 

 

our ground was better after it had just been bombed by Hitler ,than that cack hole up in Horfield is now.

[TV Tom]

6 hours ago, Ciderhead433 said:

Done that before when they were building the Dolman we used to climb over a wall and run up to the

East End

There used to be so many ways of sneaking in all over the ground, I remember a few of us sneaked in once, got bored because it was so early so we went out for a while and then sneaked back in 

[steviestevieneville]

Would this article be of interest to anyone ? Great to read about some of our history many won’t know about . 

[steviestevieneville]

Found this as well