torryowl Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 First time it really got going was away at West Brom in same season. Atkinson's Barmy Army went on for ages during second half. i concur mate ..... Late 80's! Probably around 88. Anyone who says different is talking rubbish. Wilkinson's Barmy Army...it used to go in for ages and it was quite tedious. blue & white army i remember but barmy army not with wilko in charge . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Try France Russia and England who had the largest armies in 1925 i very much doubt that britain would have anything near a large standing army in 1925... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 1990-91 SWFC v West Ham Utd Game finished 1-1 and Hirst scored for us (lovely turn and finish on his right foot). West Ham sang 'Billy Bonds purple army' throughout half time and carried on for the majority of the second half. We adopted it and changed the words to 'Atkinsons Barmy Army'. The rest, is history and the song will be forever one of my favourites. I was working on Fox Hill Road back then on them stoned built houses with garages underneath on right hand side as you go up. David Hirst lived in one of them for a while, think it was first one you came too at bottom. A chap who I think was from club came looking for him one day and looked very very angry, something to do with a woman we heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee81 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 1990-91 SWFC v West Ham Utd Game finished 1-1 and Hirst scored for us (lovely turn and finish on his right foot). West Ham sang 'Billy Bonds purple army' throughout half time and carried on for the majority of the second half. We adopted it and changed the words to 'Atkinsons Barmy Army'. The rest, is history and the song will be forever one of my favourites. That's where I remember it coming from as well, it was claret and blue army though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DobbinTheDonkey Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 First heard Wilkinson's Blue and White Army, even heard Atkinson's Blue adnb White Army. However probably due to how easy it is, Blue and White Army slurred into Barmy Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xploreowl Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) It was a West ham chant, wednesday ripped it off and sang wilkinsons (replacing johnny lyalls) blue and white army (replacing claret and blue), where all daft and f*****g barmy, repeatedly, over the next few years few years it evolved into Atkinsons barmy army, My favourite outing of it was the league cup quarter final at Coventry in 91, it eventually was streamlined into simply barmy army. Edited May 10, 2015 by xploreowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodytheowl Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Remember West Ham singing "John Lyles claret and blue army" for literally an hour in prob 89 or 1990. Think it came from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodytheowl Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 He managed them till 89 so must have been then https://www.westhamtillidie.com/posts/2013/11/06/johnny-lyall-s-claret-and-blue-army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Owl Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I had read this before on Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmy_Army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 88-89 season when Big Ron first arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
licule1975 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Atkinsons barmy army! will never forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls_fan_since_1983 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 mid 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Atkinson's Barmy Army,Atkinson's Barmy Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidioso Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Every club was singing it back then, and most still do! Stupid song! Look at us we're so 'barmy' Right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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