| 100 years ago 20:43 - Jan 18 with 3736 views | pioneer |
Diddy Dave reminded me that its 100 years since finishing one point away from promotion to the second tier and probably our best ever season.
100 years ago tomorrow we extended our club record unbeaten run in the league to 20 games with a 1-0 win over Ashington. Over those 20 games our record was won 13 drew 7 for 29 against 8 and included a 7 game winning run. The run came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at Ashington the following week.
Many club records were set that season including winning 17 home games and remaining unbeaten at home conceding only 8 goals at home and 26 goals in total. Div 3N was a 42 game season until after WW2
We finished one point behind champions wolves having drawn both games against wolves 0-0.with over 16000 at spotland for the home game.
with two games to go we were level on points with wolves with both teams having to play at Tranmere. We lost at Tranmere 2-1 while Wolves got a draw there.
It was a golden era for the club after finishing so close to promotion we followed that up with finishing positions of 6, 3, and runners up again with Bert Whitehurst scoring 14, 9, 18, 44, 32 goals before leaving for Liverpool under manager Jack Peart who left for Bradford City in 1930 which was followed by a desperate decade in the 1930s.
Ill be raising a glass to the boys of 1924 this weekend. |  | | |  |
| 100 years ago on 01:34 - Jan 19 with 3556 views | CarbonDale |
Ashington? Who are they? | | | |
| 100 years ago on 09:43 - Jan 19 with 3412 views | EllDale |
The cynic in me suggests that after the Tranmere game one or two know it all blokes in pubs would be saying “they wanted to lose that one. They can’t afford to go up” or words to that effect. [Post edited 19 Jan 9:46]
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| 100 years ago on 09:54 - Jan 19 with 3383 views | D_Alien |
| 100 years ago on 09:43 - Jan 19 by EllDale |
The cynic in me suggests that after the Tranmere game one or two know it all blokes in pubs would be saying “they wanted to lose that one. They can’t afford to go up” or words to that effect. [Post edited 19 Jan 9:46]
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According to my father (who tbf was 9 at the time) the Chairman himself was heard saying "we can't afford to go up"
Make of that what you will [Post edited 19 Jan 9:57]
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| 100 years ago on 22:08 - Jan 19 with 3104 views | pioneer |
| 100 years ago on 09:54 - Jan 19 by D_Alien |
According to my father (who tbf was 9 at the time) the Chairman himself was heard saying "we can't afford to go up"
Make of that what you will [Post edited 19 Jan 9:57]
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But the Tranmere game was our penultimate game.
We went into the final game at home to Accy needing a win to have a chance of going up. Unlikely we would have won that game, as we did, if the plan was to avoid promotion.
Also in the days of maximum wage there was little difference in the costs of running a club in div 2 and div 3. The biggest difference was div 3 was regionalised so travel costs would be higher...but it also meant you were guaranteed a third round cup game.
I expect these rumours occurred, but sceptical about the message. | | | |
| 100 years ago on 22:33 - Jan 19 with 3072 views | D_Alien |
| 100 years ago on 22:08 - Jan 19 by pioneer |
But the Tranmere game was our penultimate game.
We went into the final game at home to Accy needing a win to have a chance of going up. Unlikely we would have won that game, as we did, if the plan was to avoid promotion.
Also in the days of maximum wage there was little difference in the costs of running a club in div 2 and div 3. The biggest difference was div 3 was regionalised so travel costs would be higher...but it also meant you were guaranteed a third round cup game.
I expect these rumours occurred, but sceptical about the message. |
I wouldn't disagree
He also said, c.1974 "they'll be building houses on Spotland before the end of the decade"
It was probably around about the time i stopped taking too much notice of what he said... | |
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| 100 years ago on 16:22 - Jan 24 with 2612 views | DaleView |
| 100 years ago on 01:34 - Jan 19 by CarbonDale |
Ashington? Who are they? |
That's where Sir Bobby Charlton (bless his soul) was born, I think. | | | |
| 100 years ago on 16:58 - Jan 24 with 2575 views | D_Alien |
| 100 years ago on 16:22 - Jan 24 by DaleView |
That's where Sir Bobby Charlton (bless his soul) was born, I think. |
Not just the Charlton brothers, but our very own Stan Milburn who was, of course, part of another famous footballing dynasty
Remarkable that so many talented footballers born in the same pit village | |
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| 100 years ago on 15:37 - Jan 25 with 2376 views | DorkingDale |
| 100 years ago on 16:58 - Jan 24 by D_Alien |
Not just the Charlton brothers, but our very own Stan Milburn who was, of course, part of another famous footballing dynasty
Remarkable that so many talented footballers born in the same pit village |
Stan was an uncle of the Charlton brothers...all from one extended family. | | | |
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