Peter Ward

[Caveman]

Cheers everyone.

Not sure about the bird on the left , possible fella? The one on the right is alright, shame they had to put her in that shirt. But I suppose the club did need to sell x amount of offical "Chrystal Palace Football Club" shirts.

 

[Hadlee]

I remember that 0-0 away at Spurs, we nearly won it Paul Clark smacked a thunderbolt which Daines (Spurs goalie) just turned round the post ! also I think we were the first team to stop Spurs 100% home record that year.

Great days !

 

[Mr Blobby]

The last 3 matches that season drew over 30,000!

15/4/1978 Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 32,647 Division 2

25/4/1978 Brighton & Hove Albion v Charlton Athletic 1-0 31,203 Division 2

29/4/1978 Brighton & Hove Albion v Blackpool 2-1 33,431 Division 2


The Blackpool game was such a let down as we found out on a little transistor radio that Tottenham and Southampton played out a 0-0 draw and denied us promotion! I think its also the biggest crowd I was ever in at the Goldstone. We got 32k+ againts West Ham and 30k+ against Charlton the following season, but once we got into the first Division I think the capacity reduced to about 29K.

Happy days indeed!

Bring back terraces NOW!

Mr Blobby

 

[somerset]

Yep and the home game against Spurs was murder, they kicked off all over the place............................ just because you're losing.

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

Wasnt this the Season where we played Sunderland at Home and were 2-0 down when Eric Potts came on as Sub and got 2 goals for us?

Really showing my age now!!Great days though

When The South Stand was a Stand,Happy days

 

[skintboy]

Oh god it brings back happy memories,Blackpool game me and my 2 brothers were on floodlight pylon in northeast corner!!

 

[Hiney]

There were a few in that day!!

 

[Rangdo]

thats better

I think the one on the right might be a bloke. Theres no tits there at all.

 

[whitelion]

Look carefully at the crowd numbers we had in those days and show your kids and tell them one day we will be that big again!!!!!

Brought back a few memories Brighton Rock. That last game listed Tottenham (a) was one of my all time favourites. 48,000 crowd. Paul Clarke played a blinder. Cheers.........

 

[Marshy]

Quality looking squad wasnt it.

 

[bhaexpress]

Yep and the home game against Spurs was murder, they kicked off all over the place............................ just because you're losing.

Actually we were 1-0 down after 89 minutes. We'd been outplayed, they missed some good chances and also hit the bar with Mosely beaten all ends up. For some odd reason Mullery threw on Eric Potts with very little time off. Some how or other he score an equaliser in the last minute and the scored a winner in the dying seconds of stoppage time.

Crowd went mental !

 

[Hiney]

Actually we were 1-0 down after 89 minutes. We'd been outplayed, they missed some good chances and also hit the bar with Mosely beaten all ends up. For some odd reason Mullery threw on Eric Potts with very little time off. Some how or other he score an equaliser in the last minute and the scored a winner in the dying seconds of stoppage time.

Crowd went mental !

We were 2-1 up at half time with goals from Paul Clark and Graham Winstanley. The third goal was scored in the 72nd minute by Eric Potts

51 arrests
85 casualties
20 in hospital
teams off the pitch for 14 minutes plus a further 5 minutes later in the game

led to fences being put up

 

[Hiney]

Actually we were 1-0 down after 89 minutes. We'd been outplayed, they missed some good chances and also hit the bar with Mosely beaten all ends up. For some odd reason Mullery threw on Eric Potts with very little time off. Some how or other he score an equaliser in the last minute and the scored a winner in the dying seconds of stoppage time.

Crowd went mental !

Oh, and Eric Steele played in goal

I'll get my anorak

 

[Rangdo]

Oh, and Eric Steele played in goal

I'll get my anorak

Hiney. The Albion Almanac

 

[cheeseroll]

Break! erm.. you two are talking at cross purposes, Expresso about the Sunderland game (and Stoke, same thing happened with super-sub Potts) while Hiney is referring to the Spurs game.

 

[bhaexpress]

Pardon me but it was 25 years ago.

 

[Hiney]

Can't take all the credit

Tim Carder's book 'Seagulls!' and the Rothmans Football Yearbook are my constant companions

 

[Hiney]

Pardon me but it was 25 years ago.

 

[n1 gull]

My dad took us to the Spurs game, never been so bloody scared in all my life.
We (me and brothers) asked him to leave early and he refused, saying I'm not letting these hooligans chase me out.

Nice sentiment and all that, but I was only 8!

 

[Rangdo]

Can't take all the credit

Tim Carder's book 'Seagulls!' and the Rothmans Football Yearbook are my constant companions

What does the Mrs think about that?