Watching old videos (continued): Melrose & Lineker.

March51

Still ploughing through them, transferring them to disc and today came across an a snippet from an old Match of the Day. It is an F.A Cup tie between Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town and has a young Jim Melrose up front alongside Gary Lineker: they both create goals for each other in a 4 - 2 win, with the Leicester 'keeper's jersey changing hands four times during the game. I wondered if the Melrose fan club on here would be interester in seeing this, if so I'll get JiMMy85 to upload it sometime. I don't know why it got taped or how it's survived especially as I don't think we even had a video in 1981. One of life's mysteries!

E_cafc

I remember when they both played for Leicester along with a player called Steve Lynex(I think)and they absolutely slaughtered us at the Valley 4.1 back in the 80`s. Nobody knew at the time just how good Lineker would become!

March51

Yes, Lynex is playing in this game too. I think he went to Wolves, as did Melrose.

shirty5

1982. Leicester won five two

ColinTat

Miss proper moustaches and beards in football.  Says in wiki he took over the goalies shirt sometimes.

Simonsen

March....that was an FA Cup quarter final from 1982. Mark Wallington (Leicester goalie) got a bash on the bonce and played on for a while with concussion. I was at QPR v Crystal Palace in one of the other quarters that day. I can't remember who Spurs and WBA beat in their quarter finals.

March51

Quite right Simmo: Wallington was replaced by the sub. 'keeper, Young, who also got a bang on the bonce and an outfield player took over (didn't catch the name- dodgy sound) but then Young came back and took over in goal again. Whilst all that was going on Jim and the boy Lineker were busy up front.

kevtherev

Lynex was a player who always  scored against Charlton