| Highest home attendances 15:24 - Sep 7 with 4884 views | deeplishblue |
Not seen this before but I was browsing the BIFFO board and saw a link which showed all the league clubs highest attendances. I was surprised to see that Fleetwoods highest ever gate was against the mighty Dale for an FA cup game in 1965 [Post edited 7 Sep 2019 15:36]
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| Highest home attendances on 15:37 - Sep 7 with 4845 views | TVOS1907 |
Back in the days when the FA Cup was regarded as the premier competition.
It seems Fleetwood hardly ever drew league teams, so obviously their tie against us was something of a special occasion.
Their biggest attendance since they reformed is just over 5,000. |  |
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| Highest home attendances on 20:21 - Sep 7 with 4649 views | 49thseason |
2-2, I went to that game with my Dad, I think George Sievewright (Sp?) scored the second equalising goal, a header about 3 feet off the ground and about 2 feet out in a melee from a corner. But then I might be wrong ... it's a long time ago.... won the replay 5-0 at Spotland. [Post edited 7 Sep 2019 20:23]
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| Highest home attendances on 23:57 - Sep 7 with 4460 views | D_Dale |
| Highest home attendances on 20:21 - Sep 7 by 49thseason |
2-2, I went to that game with my Dad, I think George Sievewright (Sp?) scored the second equalising goal, a header about 3 feet off the ground and about 2 feet out in a melee from a corner. But then I might be wrong ... it's a long time ago.... won the replay 5-0 at Spotland. [Post edited 7 Sep 2019 20:23]
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Then in the second round Dale were at home to another 'non-league' club, Altringham, and lost 3-1.
Reinforcing TVOS's point, the attendances were 5084 for the Fleetwood replay and 8367 for the visit of Altringham, compared with 3122 for the league match immediately before the Fleetwood replay and 2547 for the game after it. |  | | |
| Highest home attendances on 00:38 - Sep 8 with 4451 views | TVOS1907 |
| Highest home attendances on 23:57 - Sep 7 by D_Dale |
Then in the second round Dale were at home to another 'non-league' club, Altringham, and lost 3-1.
Reinforcing TVOS's point, the attendances were 5084 for the Fleetwood replay and 8367 for the visit of Altringham, compared with 3122 for the league match immediately before the Fleetwood replay and 2547 for the game after it. |
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| Highest home attendances on 02:20 - Sep 8 with 4414 views | kiwidale |
| Highest home attendances on 00:38 - Sep 8 by TVOS1907 |
* Altrincham |
Altringham... Its the way he sez it. | |
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| Highest home attendances on 07:41 - Sep 8 with 4350 views | mingthemerciless |
I remember the Altrincham game well. It was awful. They played us off the park. A non league legend called Jack Swindells ran us ragged up front. One or two Dale players never pulled on the shirt again after that game. | | | |
| Highest home attendances on 12:42 - Sep 8 with 4243 views | pioneer |
| Highest home attendances on 20:21 - Sep 7 by 49thseason |
2-2, I went to that game with my Dad, I think George Sievewright (Sp?) scored the second equalising goal, a header about 3 feet off the ground and about 2 feet out in a melee from a corner. But then I might be wrong ... it's a long time ago.... won the replay 5-0 at Spotland. [Post edited 7 Sep 2019 20:23]
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I think reg got a few of those 5 if memory serves me well. | | | |
| Highest home attendances on 12:47 - Sep 8 with 4234 views | TVOS1907 |
| Highest home attendances on 07:41 - Sep 8 by mingthemerciless |
I remember the Altrincham game well. It was awful. They played us off the park. A non league legend called Jack Swindells ran us ragged up front. One or two Dale players never pulled on the shirt again after that game. |
Only Jimmy Thompson. | |
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| Highest home attendances on 12:48 - Sep 8 with 4230 views | TVOS1907 |
| Highest home attendances on 12:42 - Sep 8 by pioneer |
I think reg got a few of those 5 if memory serves me well. |
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| Highest home attendances on 17:44 - Sep 8 with 4064 views | mingthemerciless |
| Highest home attendances on 12:47 - Sep 8 by TVOS1907 |
Only Jimmy Thompson. |
Err, and Barry Ratcliffe I think. Ted Burgin didn't last long after that game either. | | | |
| Highest home attendances on 19:31 - Sep 8 with 3951 views | TVOS1907 |
| Highest home attendances on 17:44 - Sep 8 by mingthemerciless |
Err, and Barry Ratcliffe I think. Ted Burgin didn't last long after that game either. |
Well he was getting on a bit! | |
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| Highest home attendances on 02:01 - Sep 10 with 3605 views | DiddyDave |
| Highest home attendances on 07:41 - Sep 8 by mingthemerciless |
I remember the Altrincham game well. It was awful. They played us off the park. A non league legend called Jack Swindells ran us ragged up front. One or two Dale players never pulled on the shirt again after that game. |
I went to that game. Quite a few United fans went along to support Alti that night,they were really up for it, Dale got caught up in the occasion and were well beaten on the night. Wasn`t that game about `62 or `63? | | | |
| Highest home attendances on 02:08 - Sep 10 with 3602 views | DiddyDave |
| Highest home attendances on 02:01 - Sep 10 by DiddyDave |
I went to that game. Quite a few United fans went along to support Alti that night,they were really up for it, Dale got caught up in the occasion and were well beaten on the night. Wasn`t that game about `62 or `63? |
Ah yes,just Googled it,it was `65. | | | |
| Highest home attendances on 07:43 - Sep 10 with 3502 views | EllDale |
Altrincham used to play on Friday nights around that time and so garnered a lot of support from United/City fans.
They were also bankrolled by Noel White and Peter Swales who later moved to Liverpool/City respectively. They had a chain of TV shops in the area.
As happened in those days they had a few players who were attracted by part-time non-league football because they earned more money from football plus a day job which was often a sinecure then they would have from playing fulltime in the Football League.
Swindells was a classic example and could quite easily have played in the FL. | | | |
| Highest home attendances on 11:05 - Sep 10 with 3364 views | D_Alien |
| Highest home attendances on 07:43 - Sep 10 by EllDale |
Altrincham used to play on Friday nights around that time and so garnered a lot of support from United/City fans.
They were also bankrolled by Noel White and Peter Swales who later moved to Liverpool/City respectively. They had a chain of TV shops in the area.
As happened in those days they had a few players who were attracted by part-time non-league football because they earned more money from football plus a day job which was often a sinecure then they would have from playing fulltime in the Football League.
Swindells was a classic example and could quite easily have played in the FL. |
Could be wrong, but wasn't it also Altrincham who felt hard done by when we escaped the re-election drop in 1979/80? Goes to show the vote went the right way!
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| Highest home attendances on 11:36 - Sep 10 with 3348 views | Ancoats_Blue |
| Highest home attendances on 11:05 - Sep 10 by D_Alien |
Could be wrong, but wasn't it also Altrincham who felt hard done by when we escaped the re-election drop in 1979/80? Goes to show the vote went the right way!
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Yeah. Some of their older fans are still bitter about it. Despite 32 years of promotion to the FL they've never come up and we've never gone down. So, natural order continues. |  | | |
| Highest home attendances on 17:31 - Sep 10 with 3193 views | kiwidale |
| Highest home attendances on 07:43 - Sep 10 by EllDale |
Altrincham used to play on Friday nights around that time and so garnered a lot of support from United/City fans.
They were also bankrolled by Noel White and Peter Swales who later moved to Liverpool/City respectively. They had a chain of TV shops in the area.
As happened in those days they had a few players who were attracted by part-time non-league football because they earned more money from football plus a day job which was often a sinecure then they would have from playing fulltime in the Football League.
Swindells was a classic example and could quite easily have played in the FL. |
Jake Swindells was a goal scoring machine he played for Alty from 1965 to 1971 scoring 195 goals in 229 appearances. Swindells' achievement of 82 goals in a single season is a record for Altrincham. In total he scored 218 goals in 401 appearances including 69 in 190 appearances for various FL clubs.
1957- 1959 Blackburn Rovers 9 (1)
1959—1961 Accrington Stanley 65 (28)
1961—1962 Barnsley 14 (8)
1962—1963 Workington 61 (19)
1963—1964 Torquay United 18 (6)
1964—1965 Newport County 23 (3)
1965—1971 Altrincham 229 (195) | |
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| Highest home attendances on 17:49 - Sep 10 with 3180 views | EllDale |
Without wishing to denigrate Swindells' achievements too much because he was a good player it would be interesting to see the breakdown of those 82 goals in a season.
I suspect that quite a few were in minor competitions such as the Cheshire Senior Cup where he filled his boots against some poor teams. | | | |
| Highest home attendances on 18:13 - Sep 10 with 3155 views | kiwidale |
| Highest home attendances on 17:49 - Sep 10 by EllDale |
Without wishing to denigrate Swindells' achievements too much because he was a good player it would be interesting to see the breakdown of those 82 goals in a season.
I suspect that quite a few were in minor competitions such as the Cheshire Senior Cup where he filled his boots against some poor teams. |
The source for my post was Wikipedia and it contained this info * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. I take it that means league games only. [Post edited 10 Sep 2019 18:14]
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| Highest home attendances on 18:25 - Sep 10 with 3135 views | kiwidale |
| Highest home attendances on 17:49 - Sep 10 by EllDale |
Without wishing to denigrate Swindells' achievements too much because he was a good player it would be interesting to see the breakdown of those 82 goals in a season.
I suspect that quite a few were in minor competitions such as the Cheshire Senior Cup where he filled his boots against some poor teams. |
I found this on the Manchester evening news website. His stats in all games for Alty are extraordinary.
Swindells will be remembered as perhaps the best player ever to have worn an Alty shirt, having plundered 246 goals in 322 Robins’ appearances league and cups between 1965 and 1971, including an all-time record-breaking haul of 82 in his first full season with the club. [Post edited 10 Sep 2019 18:29]
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| Highest home attendances on 18:34 - Sep 10 with 3116 views | fermin |
| Highest home attendances on 17:49 - Sep 10 by EllDale |
Without wishing to denigrate Swindells' achievements too much because he was a good player it would be interesting to see the breakdown of those 82 goals in a season.
I suspect that quite a few were in minor competitions such as the Cheshire Senior Cup where he filled his boots against some poor teams. |
Only 1 in the Cheshire Senior Cup - more details here:
http://www.lusaweb.co.uk/legend2.htm |  | | |
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