Brentford 2 Grimsby 0 - 1972

[bexleybee]

Randomly popped into my X feed today


View: https://x.com/1968tv/status/2112929563168698575/video/1?s=46

 

[ruislip bee]

Randomly popped into my X feed today


View: https://x.com/1968tv/status/2112929563168698575/video/1?s=46

Brilliant. Thanks for that. I was there but couldn't make the TV work for the Big Match next day. Holding the aerial up all around the dining room where we were having Sunday lunch trying to get a signal!

 

[bostonhanwell]

Oh to stand on the Oak one more time. Great memories.

 

[shadow]

Happy days

 

[fencer/bee]

Griffin Park
4,684
Pies . 10 Bob
Pint . light ale 15 shillings
Toilets. No sanitizers
Program ( 12 pages ) 2 Bob
Chaps 300 bees 30 aways

 

[Griffingreen]

Griffin Park
4,684
Pies . 10 Bob
Pint . light ale 15 shillings
Toilets. No sanitizers
Program ( 12 pages ) 2 Bob
Chaps 300 bees 30 aways

14,600 actually.

I remember a mate phoning me warning me that Grimsby had a lot of big chaps

 

[bexleybee]

No sanitizers

 

[Pixelator]

John O'Mara's goal was also the winning goal for Bostock Utd against Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter final.


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3iA74xbdf8Y

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

The main match, shame the video is so short.
I remember seeing Bran Moore there and much later, Bobby Ross stopped his car for me at zebra crossing, on his way home.

 

[w7 bee]

Way over 14k there that day ....RO packed , Braemar top corner open etc etc .......luv the hospitality to ex top flight player !! ........also the Brian M commentry 'the fighter' .......

 

[ruislip bee]

Griffin Park
4,684
Pies . 10 Bob
Pint . light ale 15 shillings
Toilets. No sanitizers
Program ( 12 pages ) 2 Bob
Chaps 300 bees 30 aways

Wrong on so many counts. After decimalisation so 50p and 75p and 10p. More like 15,000 in attendance. As for chap counts well there were some BIG trawler men there. Oh and you're right on one thing - no sanitizers!

 

[Chorlton Bee]

Wrong on so many counts. After decimalisation so 50p and 75p and 10p. More like 15,000 in attendance. As for chap counts well there were some BIG trawler men there. Oh and you're right on one thing - no sanitizers!

Programme was 10p (2 Bob?) when I first went 76/77, 50p entrance iirc

 

[Jay Bee]

The main match, shame the video is so short.
I remember seeing Bran Moore there and much later, Bobby Ross stopped his car for me at zebra crossing, on his way home.

You can see what I assume is the original version on YouTube. I haven't had a chance to watch it myself but looks like it was 25 mins plus across the three parts

View: https://youtu.be/4tPMK1Cuvhk?si=8QEFD2Ox74AROnZp&t=83

 

[Bee(h)Iver]

A few years before my time, but looks amazing and makes me nostalgic for GP. I’d totally forgotten about shirts without badges!

 

[TW1Bee]

We still never found out why Matt Tees goal for Grimsby was disallowed

 

[North London Bee]

They were all over us

 

[cromerbee]

I loved that game. My first season and for this one I was standing in the paddock. Loved the fact it was on The Big Match. Always remember Brian Moore’s immortal line - ‘two in a minute’. Happy days.

 

[New Old Bee]

I loved that game. My first season and for this one I was standing in the paddock. Loved the fact it was on The Big Match. Always remember Brian Moore’s immortal line - ‘two in a minute’. Happy days.

Yeah, fantastic day. As a kid, I was on the RO right behind the goal to see those go in. I so miss walking down Clifden Road to this.

 

[horshambees]

Programme was 10p (2 Bob?) when I first went 76/77, 50p entrance iirc

Programme was 5p in 71/72,72/73 & 73/74.
It doubled in price to 10p for the 74/75 season when it was printed on a glossier paper and incorporated photos.

 

[New Old Bee]

Programme was 5p in 71/72,72/73 & 73/74.
It doubled in price to 10p for the 74/75 season when it was printed on a glossier paper and incorporated photos.

I think that's when the Football League Review / League Review colour pull-out magazine for all the lower divisions went under? I guess all the other clubs had similar problems? I just remember a lot of whinging at GP at the time!

 

[Glenisterbee]

Interesting that Ernie Muttitt got a mention. I met him in 1985 when he told me about the hatrick he scored when we won at St James Park Newcastle way back when. Nice old boy.

 

[Pixelator]

My memory is shot these days but I was able to name all of our players coming out of the tunnel - in real time, no pausing the video. I couldn't do that for any other season before about 2018.

 

[TW3Bee]

Yeah, fantastic day. As a kid, I was on the RO right behind the goal to see those go in. I so miss walking down Clifden Road to this.

We gad a family friend who lived in Clifden Road, or Football Alley as we use to call it.

 

[GuyBee]

You can see what I assume is the original version on YouTube. I haven't had a chance to watch it myself but looks like it was 25 mins plus across the three parts

View: https://youtu.be/4tPMK1Cuvhk?si=8QEFD2Ox74AROnZp&t=83

The video on the insta versionn seems much higher quality.... Has it been enhanced or is there a high quality master somewhere??