Fantastic. I'm not a Palace fan but I really enjoyed watching this and I do remember that cup run very well. I grew up with 70's football and the modern game is a pathetic imitation. You can keep your Premiership, Champions League, Sky Sports, all seater stadiums, 40 quid tickets and 300 grand a week prima-donnas. This is what football was all about.
The Chelsea away tie was my first ever away game with my parents, I was eleven at the time. We went by coach to the Sunderland game and there wasn't much segregation in the stands. The Sunderland fans around us were slagging off Peter Taylor the entire match. We even had a bet with one off them, we would swap a Palace Fedora hat for a Sunderland scarf if Palace won. On the walk back to the coaches we saw quite a lot of trouble taking place. That Sunderland scarf saved us from being caught up in it.
And me. Managed to blag a seat on the players' (train) buffet coach on the way back from Scarborough. The drinks bill was massive (600 quid IIRC) and Bloye wouldn't pay it so Big Mal just bunged it on Amex and said he'd claim it on exes. Happy days!
As a Sunderland fan, I remember this run, actually with great fondness. Amazing, and unusual in those days, that there's footage of every round. Great to see Scarborough's old ground - I was there about ten years later when they got promoted to Div 4 under Neil Warnock. It was a couple of weeks after their first home game against Wolves (when a Wolves fan hilariously fell through the roof of the stand) - I think Wolves had hammered them but they beat Bolton 4-0.
Stuart Wetton I was at the chelsea palace fa cup match the violence in the north bank started before the match and continued after the match both inside and outside the ground as a 14 year old palace supporter it was terrifying
Was at the quarter final at Roker Park in the 50k crowd.Allison got some stick from the SAFC fans.Felt I'd swallowed a brick at end of match such was my disappointment.
Robbed by Southampton. Cost me £100 as I had Palace at 400/1 e/w for the cup, from before the Leeds game. That was the same day as Rag Trade won the National at 16/1.......I'd picked him too but didn't back him as I was up at Stamford Bridge for "the big one" 🙁 Happy days - though Palace deserved the Final!
Peter Taylor's injury in the semi-final was no accident - I saw which Southampton defender kicked him directly on the leg in an off the ball incident'; just as I saw a certain very celebrated, but very cynical, Leeds Utd player tread on Don Rogers' heal as he shaped up to shoot for goal in a league. Rogers had to be substituted and was never really the same player again
Did I miss something ?? ... it may not have changed the final result, but how the eff was that a penalty, it was at least a yard outside the box ??? ... as a Spurs fan, thank the eff for VAR
That brilliant pass by Chatterton to Taylor (for the first goal v Chelsea) is reminiscent of Pardew's pass for Wright's first goal v Blackburn in the 89 play-offs. Both terrible players, but good with the outside of the boot :-))
Fantastic. I'm not a Palace fan but I really enjoyed watching this and I do remember that cup run very well. I grew up with 70's football and the modern game is a pathetic imitation. You can keep your Premiership, Champions League, Sky Sports, all seater stadiums, 40 quid tickets and 300 grand a week prima-donnas. This is what football was all about.
so true
Totally agree mate 100%. I was a Palace supporter then and I will never forget it. The modern game is shite.
That penalty was outside the box
The Chelsea away tie was my first ever away game with my parents, I was eleven at the time. We went by coach to the Sunderland game and there wasn't much segregation in the stands. The Sunderland fans around us were slagging off Peter Taylor the entire match. We even had a bet with one off them, we would swap a Palace Fedora hat for a Sunderland scarf if Palace won. On the walk back to the coaches we saw quite a lot of trouble taking place. That Sunderland scarf saved us from being caught up in it.
I was there too all the home and away games
And me. Managed to blag a seat on the players' (train) buffet coach on the way back from Scarborough. The drinks bill was massive (600 quid IIRC) and Bloye wouldn't pay it so Big Mal just bunged it on Amex and said he'd claim it on exes. Happy days!
As a Sunderland fan, I remember this run, actually with great fondness. Amazing, and unusual in those days, that there's footage of every round. Great to see Scarborough's old ground - I was there about ten years later when they got promoted to Div 4 under Neil Warnock. It was a couple of weeks after their first home game against Wolves (when a Wolves fan hilariously fell through the roof of the stand) - I think Wolves had hammered them but they beat Bolton 4-0.
The match against Chelsea!!!
I was there. Didn't miss a game. The Chelsea game was a first. The police asked for a copy of the footage to identify the trouble makers.
Stuart Wetton I was at the chelsea palace fa cup match the violence in the north bank started before the match and continued after the match both inside and outside the ground as a 14 year old palace supporter it was terrifying
Was there all them years ago :-)
Chelsea very nearly took Palace to a replay at Selhurst Park
Was at the quarter final at Roker Park in the 50k crowd.Allison got some stick from the SAFC fans.Felt I'd swallowed a brick at end of match such was my disappointment.
Robbed by Southampton. Cost me £100 as I had Palace at 400/1 e/w for the cup, from before the Leeds game. That was the same day as Rag Trade won the National at 16/1.......I'd picked him too but didn't back him as I was up at Stamford Bridge for "the big one" 🙁 Happy days - though Palace deserved the Final!
Peter Taylor's injury in the semi-final was no accident - I saw which Southampton defender kicked him directly on the leg in an off the ball incident'; just as I saw a certain very celebrated, but very cynical, Leeds Utd player tread on Don Rogers' heal as he shaped up to shoot for goal in a league. Rogers had to be substituted and was never really the same player again
But still to win it! :-)
Did I miss something ?? ... it may not have changed the final result, but how the eff was that a penalty, it was at least a yard outside the box ??? ... as a Spurs fan, thank the eff for VAR
That brilliant pass by Chatterton to Taylor (for the first goal v Chelsea) is reminiscent of Pardew's pass for Wright's first goal v Blackburn in the 89 play-offs. Both terrible players, but good with the outside of the boot :-))
Not bad for a third division team.
Team of the 1880s
who,s being interviewed ?
I was wondering that too! Sounds like a trace of a Scottish accent.
Jim Cannon
we were cheated in the semi taylor was taken out early on and wasnt fit enough to run
That was a tactic back then wasn't it?? 😂😂
I saw the moment it happened and know who did it to him
Hark now here the Brighton sing
The palace run away AGAIN
and we will fight forever more
Because of Boxing Day
Oh dear