The Big Match - Burnley v Arsenal 1975

[cricketfield73]

Cracking game this one in front of 17,800 and a game which provided my favourite ever moment on Turf Moor and one which, almost half a century on, still makes me chuckle.
I was in the Cricket Field stand and as the Arsenal players ran out at the start of the game I landed a piece of Stimorol chewing gum into Brian Kidd's perm - with the real delight coming at half-time as I spotted that it was still stuck in there when they came back out. It was the greatest ever footballing moment for the 11 year old cricketfield73 and one which has never been bettered to this day.

https://youtu.be/aCo7Z3_gO-U?t=2326

[Tricky Trevor]

Taffy back heeled the ball over his own head and over Pat Rices then hared past him to put us on the attack. Looked stunning from the Longside and didn’t even make the highlights.
What a soft pen at the end but he owed us one.

[Jimmymaccer]

Good to see how our current facilities for the disabled are somewhat better than back then!

[Kingsleyclaret]

Thank you for posting this Cricketfield. This was my first ever game. I remember my dad giving me the fixture lists for Burnley and Blackburn and saying chose a game and we’ll go. I picked this one and been a Claret ever since. Dad is now late 70’s and struggling with dementia but it was great to show him this earlier today. He remembers going

[Zooniverser]

I see Hitler (at the entrance to the tunnel) was present applauding our penalty being awarded at 48.55.

[aclaretinstevenage]

Is it me but are the crossbars curved here? Could be the film I guess.