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 40 years ago!

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40 years ago!
« on: April 28, 2018, 10:50:12 AM »

Tomorrow - our first, and best, visit to Wembley to win the FA Trophy against Leatherhead. Still my favourite Alty day of all time despite so many blinders since. Can't believe its 40 years though...
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Re: 40 years ago!
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2018, 11:03:05 AM »

Totally agree here Paul. I remember the day vividly. Great day. As you say, wow 40 years ago...

Best Alty team ever in my opinion that I have witnessed with Johnson, Rogers and King netting the goals.
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Re: 40 years ago!
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2018, 02:35:22 PM »

totally agree,a fantastic day out
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Re: 40 years ago!
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2018, 01:31:42 AM »






1. Peter Eales
2. Stan Allan
3. Ivan Crossley (RIP)
4. Mal Bailey (RIP)
5. John Owens
6. John King
7. Ian Morris
8. Graham Heathcote
9. Jeff Johnson
10. John Rogers
11. John Davison

12. Joe Flaherty

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"It was just two world class players going for a 50/50 ball."

John King's description of a crunching tackle on Ossie Ardiles in the FA Cup Third Round tie at White Hart Lane: 10th January 1979.

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Re: 40 years ago!
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2018, 10:27:11 AM »

Definitely one of the highlights of my 62 years supporting the club.
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Re: 40 years ago!
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2018, 10:36:54 AM »

A wonderful day saw people there I hadn't seen for years also.  I think it was the first time I paid £! a pint sign of things to come
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Re: 40 years ago!
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2018, 03:40:23 PM »

Best day ever.

I think PP taking us to the new Wembley would just about equal it....assuming we won.

We KNEW we were going to win V Leatherhead....

Big Bill and Brian with my dad and six kids in a ford Granada estate racing down the M1...us kids waving out the back windown at lorry drivers etc.....

We score and my dad jumps up and his 100s of credit cards shower out of his pocket over the seats in front.....we'd just collected them all up when we score again..... ;D ;D ;D

A very very special day.....I hope we get to the new Wembley soon so the new generation who missed this will experience it.
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Re: 40 years ago!
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2018, 08:36:54 PM »

Anyone remember Chris Kelly the mouth from Leatherhead. Bragged how they were going to beat us before the game, and he did nowt during the game.
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« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2018, 09:34:17 PM »

Anyone remember Chris Kelly the mouth from Leatherhead. Bragged how they were going to beat us before the game, and he did nowt during the game.

Hit the bar with a powerful shot just before half time. I can still hear the CLANG! sound of the metal crossbar echoing around the empty part of the stadium 😁
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« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2018, 09:36:15 PM »

Anyone remember Chris Kelly the mouth from Leatherhead. Bragged how they were going to beat us before the game, and he did nowt during the game.

The Leatherhead Lip......
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