MY first Good Friday game: 1978 Beat Palace 1-0 Terry Brisley scoring. That was the day aged 10, that I realized I didn't like Palace very much. What took me so long!
Mate of mine is a Reading fan, we had a lads weekend at Butlins in Bognor in the late 90's, travelled up to see us win 3-0. Thoroughly enjoyed the train back.
That’s the game. Can’t have been Allen’s debut then
Possibly home debut, having scored in a 1-0 win at Norwich on his full debut, unless memory is playing tricks.
Correct. Matt Jackson and Chris Whyte (I think) made there debuts as well in the Norwich game. If I remember correctly Allen wasn’t our first choice signing -it was Chris Malkin from Millwall but he failed a medical.
I have a feeling that our 5-2 victory over Preston North End the year Cliff Holton almost singlehandedly kept us up (c 1965 or 1966) took place on a Good Friday.
And the next day we beat Middlesbrough 2-0 at The Valley.
When I saw the title of the thread I immediately thought of those two games against Cardiff and Middlesbrough but couldn’t recall the year. So 1969 I see. Am I right in thinking Toshack was still at Cardiff in that season?
Drew 2-2 with Man Utd at the Valley 3/4/53 in the morning in front of 41814. Return on Easter Monday lost 3-2 at Old Trafford 31914 attendance We had bigger crowds than them in those days.
I have a feeling that our 5-2 victory over Preston North End the year Cliff Holton almost singlehandedly kept us up (c 1965 or 1966) took place on a Good Friday.
Could be wrong though.
You are correct, 1966. Hilton reputedly had the hardest shot in football and his first goal was direct from a free-kick driven low straight through the Preston wall.
And the next day we beat Middlesbrough 2-0 at The Valley.
When I saw the title of the thread I immediately thought of those two games against Cardiff and Middlesbrough but couldn’t recall the year. So 1969 I see. Am I right in thinking Toshack was still at Cardiff in that season?
Remember Holton taking two free kicks from a fair way outside the box against Coventry, Bill Glazier was in goal and they had been at Palace together so he knew what to expect, I swear he's knees were knocking as Holton lined them up but if memory serves me right he managed to keep them both out.
That’s the game. Can’t have been Allen’s debut then
Possibly home debut, having scored in a 1-0 win at Norwich on his full debut, unless memory is playing tricks.
Correct. Matt Jackson and Chris Whyte (I think) made there debuts as well in the Norwich game. If I remember correctly Allen wasn’t our first choice signing -it was Chris Malkin from Millwall but he failed a medical.
Bloody hell. It was the first game that sprung to my mind when I saw the title of this thread on account of how shit it was. I think we lost 1-0 and I was so fed up as I thought we were going to get promoted as a young 14 year old having tasted no success at all in my fledging years as a new fan.
I remember it being an earlier kick off and just taking my frustrations out at Crofton Park Secondary School AstroTurf later in the eve when I got home playing football with my mates
That’s the game. Can’t have been Allen’s debut then
Possibly home debut, having scored in a 1-0 win at Norwich on his full debut, unless memory is playing tricks.
Correct. Matt Jackson and Chris Whyte (I think) made there debuts as well in the Norwich game. If I remember correctly Allen wasn’t our first choice signing -it was Chris Malkin from Millwall but he failed a medical.
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Could be wrong though.
If not, when was it or did it even happen ?
Return on Easter Monday lost 3-2 at Old Trafford 31914 attendance
We had bigger crowds than them in those days.
We let Scullion go to Watford in the deal.
I remember it being an earlier kick off and just taking my frustrations out at Crofton Park Secondary School AstroTurf later in the eve when I got home playing football with my mates
a dismal start to Easter
The Terry Brisley one was Good Friday 1978, 1-0, goal at the Covered end IIRC.
The 2-1 was in Mullerys season 81-2, Don McAllister got the winner in injury time.