legendaryswan Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 We stuttered through the first half of the season,suffered two home defeats on the trot,but kept in contention. We got some momentum around february,Curran had more freedom and we just went on a roll from there. It was a great day down in exeter,despite the defeat,I celebrated on the pitch with a few of the players,it had been a long journey from burtenshaw to Ashurst and Big Jack completed the job,and we had Sheffield lads right through the team.Long journey by train as well,but a day to remember 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughdowd Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 I always liked len ashurst and tony toms tho...exactly what we needed at the time ...always remember ashurst saying ..a whirlwind is going to hit this club...and it did ..with tony toms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Rider Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 13 hours ago, dunsbyowl said: What a season !!! Salute to Big Jack and the Wednesday boys of 1980 who on this day, despite losing 0-1 away at @OfficialECFC were promoted back to the 2nd Divsion in #BDM season. We'd got #OurWednesdayBack #swfc It would bring a tear to a glass eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughdowd Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Jeff Johnson and Andy McCullough and Denis leman....boyhood hero’s.....make Hutchinson look soft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian joicey Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 21 minutes ago, legendaryswan said: We stuttered through the first half of the season,suffered two home defeats on the trot,but kept in contention. We got some momentum around february,Curran had more freedom and we just went on a roll from there. It was a great day down in exeter,despite the defeat,I celebrated on the pitch with a few of the players,it had been a long journey from burtenshaw to Ashurst and Big Jack completed the job,and we had Sheffield lads right through the team.Long journey by train as well,but a day to remember Didn’t we win away at reading on the Friday night before Xmas (we didn’t win away very often in them days),then after the BDM went on a run till the end of the season with just an odd defeat or two ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendaryswan Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, brian joicey said: Didn’t we win away at reading on the Friday night before Xmas (we didn’t win away very often in them days),then after the BDM went on a run till the end of the season with just an odd defeat or two ? We didnt play in the 3rd round of the cup after boxing day,the next game was at home to plymouth and we lost,we got a hard fought point down at brentford a week later, the following week was cup week again,the we hammered colchester and bury both at home in early feb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Enjoyed watching that team. Good days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendaryswan Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) Our away record was crucial that season,we only lost 4 away games all season and scored 37 away goals,best in the division Edited April 26, 2018 by legendaryswan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMortimer Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 39 minutes ago, brian joicey said: Didn’t we win away at reading on the Friday night before Xmas (we didn’t win away very often in them days),then after the BDM went on a run till the end of the season with just an odd defeat or two ? Good website here... http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/lg1980.htm Just a shame it only goes up to 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughdowd Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Won 1-0 at reading...Jeff Johnson scored...first away win in 30 odd matches !!!....massive away support that game too...invaded pitch at final whistle...crazy days...but we loved it !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramhall Owl Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, Hughdowd said: Won 1-0 at reading...Jeff Johnson scored...first away win in 30 odd matches !!!....massive away support that game too...invaded pitch at final whistle...crazy days...but we loved it !!! Wasn't that 76-77, having not won away in our first season in Div 3? I thought we won 2-0 at Reading on a Friday night just before Christmas nicely setting us up for Boxing day.......and we all know what happened then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffjohnsonmyhero Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 12 hours ago, Hughdowd said: Jeff Johnson and Andy McCullough and Denis leman....boyhood hero’s.....make Hutchinson look soft Too right pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 14 minutes ago, Bramhall Owl said: Wasn't that 76-77, having not won away in our first season in Div 3? I thought we won 2-0 at Reading on a Friday night just before Christmas nicely setting us up for Boxing day.......and we all know what happened then Yeah that's correct. Reading in 76-77 was my first Wednesday away win and I'd been to a fair few by then! I think Charlie Williamson made his debut in the game before Boxing Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmciverslovechild Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 We were inconsistent in the early part of the season, we always seemed to get a couple of decent results and then we'd have a bit of a mare. Remember the 4-3 win at Wimbledon was a great game and then the following week we put up an awful performance at home to Barnsley and lost. So we hovered around the top six whilst United were top nearly every week. That was what made the BDM so important, because it was a turning point. Although, in typical fashion, we lost the next home game we then went on that long unbeaten run whilst United just fell away. I saw most of the games in that February/March period when we were just relentless. I particularly remember the win at Oxford and the way Brian Hornsby just totally controlled the game. And Terry Curran, given a free role, was just unstoppable. And that night at Blackburn; one of those nights that is simply unforgettable. I do remember, though, that Spider admitted his diving header was a bit of an accident; tripped over his own feet as he charged into the area. Looked great at the time though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramhall Owl Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 1 hour ago, fredmciverslovechild said: We were inconsistent in the early part of the season, we always seemed to get a couple of decent results and then we'd have a bit of a mare. Remember the 4-3 win at Wimbledon was a great game and then the following week we put up an awful performance at home to Barnsley and lost. So we hovered around the top six whilst United were top nearly every week. That was what made the BDM so important, because it was a turning point. Although, in typical fashion, we lost the next home game we then went on that long unbeaten run whilst United just fell away. I saw most of the games in that February/March period when we were just relentless. I particularly remember the win at Oxford and the way Brian Hornsby just totally controlled the game. And Terry Curran, given a free role, was just unstoppable. And that night at Blackburn; one of those nights that is simply unforgettable. I do remember, though, that Spider admitted his diving header was a bit of an accident; tripped over his own feet as he charged into the area. Looked great at the time though! Absolutely. The first half of the season was so frustrating and it was a good job our away form was so good as we were bang average at home. However, after the loss to Brentford (I think after BDM) we were awesome and, as you say, Curran was unstoppable given a different role. Regrettably, I couldn't make the Blackburn game and had to catch snippets on the radio. It's right up with games I wished I'd been to, probably even more so than Hartlepool at Cardiff as it effectively clinched promotion for us after years in the wilderness. The more I hear about that night, the more I wished I'd been there with the 50,000 who attended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian joicey Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Somewhere I have the cassette tape (google it young uns) recording of the radio Sheffield commentary of the 2nd half of the Blackburn match ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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