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Post by kevkj on Aug 20, 2010 15:39:26 GMT
lLooking at some of Roots videos got me thinking how may teams brought following of 10,000 or more.. I remember Sunderland and man City bringing thousands in the cup. Villa when they got promoted brought thousands with baloons think ray Graydon scored for them. United game early 70s the Stoke end was rammed packed with them. Liverpool when we beat them 2-0 again massed on the Stoke end. Strange really becuase some teams brought naff all,Derby,Leicester,Burnley,sheff U, Newcastle and Boro to name a few.More Stoke fans on the Stoke end most weeks and the kids pen  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2010 15:45:28 GMT
Sunderland- 15,000, Man city 12,000 for the 1-0 win(someone said they brought nearly 20,000 for a midweek game in the very early 70s)....Villa 11,000 estimate at the time...the united game -was that 2-2 so many in the stoke end i dont know what happened that day as i couldnt see anything!- Liverpool 16,000 plus...a rough rule of thumb- we only ever turned out a maximum of 30,000 the rest was usually away fans
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Post by kevkj on Aug 20, 2010 15:48:40 GMT
Durbans 2-2 that was the one i was in the Boothen paddock.
Stoke End was just a swaying mass of shit fans.
Funny my dad always took me on the Stoke end where the awy fans were.weird against teams like Everton and chelsea.
He said there was to much trouble on the Boothen,never quite got my head round that.
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Post by kevkj on Aug 20, 2010 15:49:42 GMT
Remembererd Spurs also broughT thousAnds one year 70s.
loads of bother by the old cop shop.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2010 16:02:08 GMT
Kev- that was the 1977-78 season we lost 3-1....made national news, they kicked the doors off the stoke end and beat us round to the Grave Yard- then met the Stoke Fans coming the other way- massive ruck in front of the cop shop- made national news- being 15 i shat my pants- but in a very manly fashion
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Post by offthewall on Aug 20, 2010 16:04:50 GMT
I remember some fans just running across the pitch and jumping straight into the boothen !!!!! Weird.
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Post by kevkj on Aug 20, 2010 16:08:42 GMT
THINKING BACK IVE SEEN SOME WEIRD THINGS ESPECIALLY THE STOKE AND BRUM FAN WHO HAD A STRAIGHTNER IN THE CENTRE CIRCLE PRIOR TO A GAME IN THE 70S.
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Post by mayf on Aug 20, 2010 16:18:15 GMT
Has to be that Liverpool game on easter monday 1975....46,000 in the ground and scousers in every stand.oh how sad their little faces were at full time  At the other end of the spectrum I remember Millwall coming with their firm wearing face masks.About 30 of em all told lol |
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Post by jonnynico on Aug 20, 2010 16:52:52 GMT
over 50000 at man u game, a boxing day match against derby about 50000, goaless draw but a fantastic game, both keepers were bril, green & banks.
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Post by kevkj on Aug 20, 2010 17:14:12 GMT
Jonny
Think your wrong mate record crowd was Arsenal 52,000 best in the 70s was liverpool 42000 i think.
Always seemed to get 33000 for big games.
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Post by Gods on Aug 20, 2010 17:37:38 GMT
over 50000 at man you game, a boxing day match against derby about 50000, goaless draw but a fantastic game, both keepers were bril, green & banks. jonny - only Boxing day match with Derby I can see in the 70's was 73/74 season and the gate was 24,405 and it was a 0-0 draw - sure you weren't a little the worse for wear after a few lunch time pints in Uncle Toms Cabin ? |
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Post by mayf on Aug 20, 2010 17:41:19 GMT
Jonny Think your wrong mate record crowd was Arsenal 52,000 best in the 70s was liverpool 42000 i think. Always seemed to get 33000 for big games. that Liverpool game was a tad under 46,000 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2010 17:44:04 GMT
biggest gates I've been on at the the Vic in the 70's were the easter game against Liverpool 46,000 or literally just short of it.., and the FA cup reply against the mancs 70/1 just over 49000
Suderland in the cup there was 41,000 on..from memory the team or the fans never really got going.
Though great as they were , lets not get too carried away ,those type of gates were the exception
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Post by Paul Spencer on Aug 20, 2010 17:51:04 GMT
I remember some fans just running across the pitch and jumping straight into the boothen !!!!! Weird. That was Man Citeh, before the game had even kicked off they ran down the full length of the pitch before 'invading' the Boothen. About 76-77 ish I'd guess. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2010 18:04:57 GMT
Man City , I recall coming on the pitch before the game , but seem to remember them stopping at about the 18 yard box
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Post by offthewall on Aug 20, 2010 18:07:01 GMT
I remember that as well, i'm sure a spurs had alot going on also
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Post by kevkj on Aug 20, 2010 18:08:42 GMT
Man city were in the boothen end that match in numbers,they were escorted back to the Stoke end along the side of the pitch,they then beckoned the rest in the away end to join them in attacking the boothen.
Got as far as the 18 yard box then most thought better of it.Unlike Stoke fans at mansfield and Oldham late 70s.
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Post by kevkj on Aug 20, 2010 18:10:12 GMT
Spurs were always on the Boothen same lot every time.Including the tall dark gentleman withe spittle covererd afro.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Aug 20, 2010 18:10:35 GMT
Man City , I recall coming on the pitch before the game , but seem to remember them stopping at about the 18 yard box Definitely quite a large number came into the Boothen after running down the pitch Scouse and they got about half way up, pretty sure we we lost 2-0 that afternoon but I could be wrong. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2010 18:14:46 GMT
Perhaps I'd legged it to the back!!  Edit to add: Came by train that day , hairy to say the least..and Agree with the posts above..Spurs were regular 'visitors' |
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Post by kevkj on Aug 20, 2010 18:18:03 GMT
Perhaps I'd legged it to the back!! I did as a kid i nearly shat myself ,all good practice for my years to come later as a fully paid up hooligan. |
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Post by Gods on Aug 20, 2010 18:35:55 GMT
Spurs were always on the Boothen same lot every time.Including the tall dark gentleman withe spittle covererd afro. Yes indeed - fair play to those Spurs lads - I can still see them in my minds eye today ! One thing I found odd reading Mark Chesters book was how he wrote about Stoke getting run against Arsenal in the early 70's as though a game with Arsenal was some kind of occasion to stand up and be counted. My memory was always that if you were going to get trouble from London clubs (apart from Millwall of course who weren't in our division) it would mostly come from Spurs and West Ham. In fact for the size of club that Aresnal were I can barely remember them bringing any fans of any kind to the Vic. You could never say the same of Spurs and West Ham. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2010 20:53:29 GMT
Gods- my recollection also- you could bet your last pound on West Ham and Spurs to show in the Boothen, the Arse and Chelsea never turned up to watch the match in Stoke on trent
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Post by johnnypotter on Aug 20, 2010 23:03:21 GMT
I remember Man City running across the pitch towards the Boothen, it was way before kick about 2.20. loads ran across, some came into the Boothen but were quickly despatched, seeing what was happening to those who made it the rest stopped in our 18 yard box calling for the rest of their mob to join them, which they didn't. As more Stokies were entering the Boothen all the time, the Mancs quickly lost their window of opportunity.
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Post by stokiejohn on Aug 21, 2010 0:59:44 GMT
I too started following stoke from the stoke end aged about 9 - i was told that you had to be a " big boy " before you went on the boothen because it could be rough in there. I couldnt wait to find out - looking back i would have been safer in the boothen!
Kevkj did the stoke and brum fan lay their scarfs down before geting stuck in or was that other game?
I too always remember spurs on the boothen regular- wolves too ?
Remember shit fans everywhere about '73 - and only ones i can recall taking boothen around that time ?
Sunderland in cup was loudest i ever heard away fans on the old open stoke end.
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Post by kevkj on Aug 21, 2010 7:14:07 GMT
John
That was the one both put down their scarves after shaking hands with players and got stuck into each other.
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Post by burtonstokie on Aug 21, 2010 7:33:21 GMT
Spurs were always on the Boothen same lot every time.Including the tall dark gentleman withe spittle covererd afro. Yes indeed - fair play to those Spurs lads - I can still see them in my minds eye today ! One thing I found odd reading Mark Chesters book was how he wrote about Stoke getting run against Arsenal in the early 70's as though a game with Arsenal was some kind of occasion to stand up and be counted. My memory was always that if you were going to get trouble from London clubs (apart from Millwall of course who weren't in our division) it would mostly come from Spurs and West Ham. In fact for the size of club that Aresnal were I can barely remember them bringing any fans of any kind to the Vic. You could never say the same of Spurs and West Ham. I think he just wanted to emphasise how Stoke evolved from being an avergae firm to a great firm in the early 70s. |
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Post by Cyprusdelilah on Aug 21, 2010 7:33:49 GMT
biggest gates I've been on at the the Vic in the 70's were the easter game against Liverpool 46,000 or literally just short of it.., and the FA cup reply against the mancs 70/1 just over 49000 Suderland in the cup there was 41,000 on..from memory the team or the fans never really got going. Though great as they were , lets not get too carried away ,those type of gates were the exception Sunderland match 41,171. |
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