First went in 1950 and my dad sat me on the perimeter wall at the Cross Street end. Although my wife and I left Chesterfield in 1971 still an avid supporter and was last in town on Easter Monday for the Kidderminster debacle
I really miss saltergate I miss the atmosphere and how it all used to be especially sitting in the cow shed with my disabled dad enjoying a hot chocolate watching Jamie burt smash shots from distance great memories. Forever CFC
On a wet Tuesday night they let us into the Main Stand and we few 'Gasheads' were able to make a tremendous noise, beating our feet on the wooden flooring! After he'd promised to do so if one of our players, David Pritchard, who never scored did so, my mate John Spilsbury and two other madmen walked home to Bristol (for charity). Saltergate starred as 'The Baseball Ground' in the movie 'The Damned United'. With it's vaulted roofs on two of the stands, their new ground is one of the more attractive of the modern stadia (like Huddersfield Towns' and Bolton Wanderers'). Up The Gas!
@@historyoffootball87 As an older fan I have visited most of the former grounds. You have highlighted. Brings back a lot of happy memories. I’m in my mid 60s now and miss a lot of them.
Thanks really enjoyed that I really miss saltergate just to correct you the 10-0 defeat was away at Gillinghams Priestfield stadium and not at saltergate.... I was there that September day in 1987 haha. My fondest memory of saltergate was the first match of the 1969/70 CHESTERFIELD V ASTON VILLA season we had just got promoted from the old 4th division and villa had been relegated from the old second division Villa supporters took over the spion cop that day they where getting over excited prior to kick off and villa manager Vic crowe left the dressing room and stood behind the goal urging villa supporters to behave and calm down I was a wide eyed 13 year old stood on the cop with my 6ft long chesterfield scarf draped around my neck surrounded by thousands of villa supporters great memories unfortunately spireites lost the game 2-3.... I recently went a stroll around the housing estate and found the spot where I stood that day in someone's back garden haha iam 66 years old now but the memories of that hot August afternoon in 1970 will stay with me forever... Thanks for your vidios really enjoy them mate 👍
Hi mate I think 10-0 is our heviest defeat in our entire history but yes it was away at Gillingham I was there very humiliating.... Not sure what the heviest defeat is at saltergate I'll have to research that one although I do remember us conceding 6 goals at saltergate against some team can't remember who though.... Losing my memory due to old age 😂😂😂😂
Another great memory at saltergate was the goal that never was against Wimbledon FC back in the 80s I think.... We had metal back stanchions on the goals in those days Wimbledon scored a perfectly legitimate goal the ball hit the back stanchion and rebounded out of the goal and the referee waved play on... Every one in saltergate knew it was a goal..... Apart from the referee lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Arthur Cox was manager at that time and he knew Villa had a couple of wingers who would be a problem so he told Jimmy the groundsman to bring the touchline in a yard and not to mow the grass for a week "That'll slow em down" he said
The 10-0 defeat was at Gillingham. I was there. A fairer result would have been 14-3. Our 'keeper, Scottish International Jim Brown, was injured and the gaffer wouldn't take him off. The gaffer, Kevin Randall wore a black arm band for the whole of the following week. At 7-0, many Chesterfield fans walked out but I stayed behind the goal because I knew I was going to witness history.
They wanted something to look like the 1970s and it was the tattiest most unmodernised ground they could find. I think it was around the same time that Saltergate was voted as having The Most Disgusting Toilets in the league. We've got a shiny new ground now and the pies are very nice, but I miss the old days!
I have been informed it was an away defeat but the way it read on the website it said 0-10 to Gillingham. I have always known the home team to be put first even if they lose.
@@historyoffootball87 Yes sorry I wish I'd read the comments before hand as I can see someone has already mentioned it. Just at the time it was a difficult result to take, and even to this day I've never seen a football league team take a beating like we did that day. It wasn't a criticism and I fully appreciate your efforts to make these videos as I know all the work and research that goes into them.
Marvelous,had some happy day's at saltergate watching Donny,love um to get back in the football league
❤miss saltergate 😢
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First went in 1950 and my dad sat me on the perimeter wall at the Cross Street end. Although my wife and I left Chesterfield in 1971 still an avid supporter and was last in town on Easter Monday for the Kidderminster debacle
I really miss saltergate I miss the atmosphere and how it all used to be especially sitting in the cow shed with my disabled dad enjoying a hot chocolate watching Jamie burt smash shots from distance great memories. Forever CFC
Thanks for watching the video
Great video. Spent many a happy hour watching my beloved Spireites on the kop at Saltergate.
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Where I fell in love with football, real football, nothing like supporting your hometown
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My team, great memories there. The new stadium is great but it'll never have the soul that Saltergate had.
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On a wet Tuesday night they let us into the Main Stand and we few 'Gasheads' were able to make a tremendous noise, beating our feet on the wooden flooring!
After he'd promised to do so if one of our players, David Pritchard, who never scored did so, my mate John Spilsbury and two other madmen walked home to Bristol (for charity).
Saltergate starred as 'The Baseball Ground' in the movie 'The Damned United'.
With it's vaulted roofs on two of the stands, their new ground is one of the more attractive of the modern stadia (like Huddersfield Towns' and Bolton Wanderers').
Up The Gas!
Wooden flooring in stands, very rare these days/non existent.
The venue for the Dammed United - I went there the last game at Saltergate v Bournemouth
Crazy to think Bournemouth are in the Premier League now.
GREAT VIDEO ALL TOWN ARENT WE
Cheers Ronaldo
Spireites till i die , great vid and one new sub for you , thankyou
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I was there when They beat Rangers 3-0 in the Anglo Scottish cup. Has to be their greatest ever achievement.
Pretty impressive
@@historyoffootball87 As an older fan I have visited most of the former grounds. You have highlighted. Brings back a lot of happy memories. I’m in my mid 60s now and miss a lot of them.
Getting to the FA Cup semi final tops that
Thanks really enjoyed that I really miss saltergate just to correct you the 10-0 defeat was away at Gillinghams Priestfield stadium and not at saltergate.... I was there that September day in 1987 haha. My fondest memory of saltergate was the first match of the 1969/70 CHESTERFIELD V ASTON VILLA season we had just got promoted from the old 4th division and villa had been relegated from the old second division Villa supporters took over the spion cop that day they where getting over excited prior to kick off and villa manager Vic crowe left the dressing room and stood behind the goal urging villa supporters to behave and calm down I was a wide eyed 13 year old stood on the cop with my 6ft long chesterfield scarf draped around my neck surrounded by thousands of villa supporters great memories unfortunately spireites lost the game 2-3.... I recently went a stroll around the housing estate and found the spot where I stood that day in someone's back garden haha iam 66 years old now but the memories of that hot August afternoon in 1970 will stay with me forever... Thanks for your vidios really enjoy them mate 👍
Thank You for enjoying the videos. On the website it said 0-10 to Gillingham so I presumed it were at Saltergate.
Hi mate I think 10-0 is our heviest defeat in our entire history but yes it was away at Gillingham I was there very humiliating.... Not sure what the heviest defeat is at saltergate I'll have to research that one although I do remember us conceding 6 goals at saltergate against some team can't remember who though.... Losing my memory due to old age 😂😂😂😂
@@richards1800Wrexham oh yeah I remember now thanks...
Another great memory at saltergate was the goal that never was against Wimbledon FC back in the 80s I think.... We had metal back stanchions on the goals in those days Wimbledon scored a perfectly legitimate goal the ball hit the back stanchion and rebounded out of the goal and the referee waved play on... Every one in saltergate knew it was a goal..... Apart from the referee lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Arthur Cox was manager at that time and he knew Villa had a couple of wingers who would be a problem so he told Jimmy the groundsman to bring the touchline in a yard and not to mow the grass for a week "That'll slow em down" he said
Great video
Cheers
Saltergate more or less in the town centre with all the pubs, always a good day out. Win, Draw or Loose we had a good Booze! 😊
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The 10-0 defeat was at Gillingham. I was there. A fairer result would have been 14-3. Our 'keeper, Scottish International Jim Brown, was injured and the gaffer wouldn't take him off. The gaffer, Kevin Randall wore a black arm band for the whole of the following week. At 7-0, many Chesterfield fans walked out but I stayed behind the goal because I knew I was going to witness history.
I was informed of that yesterday. On their website though it says record loss 0-10 so I assumed they were the home team.
The following season the Spireites beat Gillingham 1-0 ...nothing much was made of the result which put the previous 10-0 defeat to bed .
Remember the many battles of saltergate that were fought between Chesterfield fans and fans of multiple other clubs 🤣
by the time we left it was an embarassment of a ground. We are much better where we are now ( league position not withstanding )
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Saltergate was used for filming as Derby's Baseball Ground in the film the Damned United
I did read about that but forgot to put it in video
They wanted something to look like the 1970s and it was the tattiest most unmodernised ground they could find. I think it was around the same time that Saltergate was voted as having The Most Disgusting Toilets in the league. We've got a shiny new ground now and the pies are very nice, but I miss the old days!
They were the last league club to have floodlights not second last and last winners of the Anglo Scottish cup which they still have
The material I had said second last. Last or second last, it still wasn't a good look considering everyone else had them at the time.
@@historyoffootball87 last to get them at their ground but first to get them at their training ground. Work that one out!
Its not forgotten because you made people remember it.
Yes that is correct
@@historyoffootball87 Just being silly. Keep on making the videos.
Great video! Though the 10-0 defeat to Gillingham was an away defeat and not a home defeat at Saltergate.
I have been informed it was an away defeat but the way it read on the website it said 0-10 to Gillingham. I have always known the home team to be put first even if they lose.
@@historyoffootball87 Yes sorry I wish I'd read the comments before hand as I can see someone has already mentioned it. Just at the time it was a difficult result to take, and even to this day I've never seen a football league team take a beating like we did that day. It wasn't a criticism and I fully appreciate your efforts to make these videos as I know all the work and research that goes into them.
sorry but what language are you speaking?
English
Spirite till I die
Spireite till i die
Might have been a good post, but i switched off after a few minutes because I couldn't understand a word you were saying, sorry
They do have subtitles on TH-cam you know and captions.