Nostalgia

[coupwotcoup]

My first game at Southbury Road was the FA Amateur cup tie against Skem in 68-9. One of the best NonLeague games I have ever seen if memory serves me well.

[Enfield United]

Do you remember us clearing off the snow in a fa trophy home match v's Stalybridge Celtic?? 3rd round I think. We won 5-1 but did not kick off til 3.30 cos we were making the surface 'playable'. That game would have been called off 3 days earlier in todays world.

[Father Jack]

It was Stourbridge EU, but that's pretty much what happened. We also mobilised the pitch-clearing squad for a tie against Chelmsford (and went 2 up in 2 minutes) and a league match against Gateshead.

[Arkwright]

Originally Posted By: Enfield United

Leyton Orient away 1-0 win in FA Cup (Bailey scored I think),

It was Robin Lewis who scored the goal at the Orient, with I believe the only shot Enfield had that night.

[Father Jack]

Well it was a rebound from our other shot that night!

[MbrunoB]

It was a good night though.

[Mr Happy]

Originally Posted By: MbrunoB

It was a good night though.

Not for Frank Cartwright!! He supports Orient!!!

[MbrunoB]

Originally Posted By: Mr Happy

Originally Posted By: MbrunoB

It was a good night though.

Not for Frank Cartwright!! He supports Orient!!!

Whoops!!!!!!!!

[Enfield United]

Originally Posted By: Arkwright

Originally Posted By: Enfield United

Leyton Orient away 1-0 win in FA Cup (Bailey scored I think),

It was Robin Lewis who scored the goal at the Orient, with I believe the only shot Enfield had that night.

Your bang on you know, it was Robin Lewis and our only shot of the night, I cant re-call the rebound though, The O's would'nt have scored if they were still playing now, we tried to let them, but noped they would'nt have it.

Stourbridge????? My memories going, slowly. I just remember the snow, loads of it.

[MbrunoB]

I seem to recall that a Paul Furlong shot was saved by the keeper and it rebounded to the following up Robin Lewis.

[Tom S]

Originally Posted By: Father Jack

We also mobilised the pitch-clearing squad for a tie against Chelmsford (and went 2 up in 2 minutes).

Ah yes. I'll see if I can find that one as it includes what I consider the best picture I ever took.

[lovely stuff]

The Gatehead game.3-1 i think..Wasn't that the game where the announcer warned the fans that the ref would call the game off if we didn't stop throwing snowballs at the Goalkeeper??

[Tom S]

Not sure about the snowballs in that one, but when we beat Wimbledon 4-1 (and before you ask, I didn't even own a camera at that time) my brother was threatened by a policeman that he'd be ejected if he didn't stop throwing snowballs at Dave Beasant.

[Tom S]

OK I've found the Chelmsford negatives. Unfortunately they've suffered a bit of damage so the quality isn't perfect.

 

I've added them to the earlier pictures link

[Enfield United]

Dunno if it was the Gateshead game, but I do remember a referee's threat of cancelling A game.

 

As for Wimbledon, I think a load of us were being threatened of ejection that night, I dont remember Beasant being able to save or catch any of the smowballs either. The Dons were very poor that night.

[MbrunoB]

Great pictures especialy the one at Canterbury as although it was before my time of following Enfield away I was a Canterbury Speedway supporter and seeing the old stadium brings back wonderful memories for a different reason to most people on here.Thanks.

 

P.s. any more from Canterbury?

[Tom S]

Originally Posted By: MbrunoB

Great pictures especialy the one at Canterbury as although it was before my time of following Enfield away I was a Canterbury Speedway supporter and seeing the old stadium brings back wonderful memories for a different reason to most people on here.Thanks.

P.s. any more from Canterbury?

That was the only one that was any good football-wise. I'll have another look to see if there's anything that shows more of the ground.

[MbrunoB]

Fanx and its yet another stadium lost to development.

[Tom S]

Job done. A couple more added to the set showing different angles at the stadium (I've put them next to the one of Noel's goal).

[MbrunoB]

Brilliant one of them even shows an advert for the Speedway and the other the horrible green fence that had to put up as a noise barrier when someone complained and he lived in a house that was built 10 years after the speedway started being staged there.

 

Fanx.