Just thinking of the great team we had in the early seventies. Stevenson,Noble,Newton,Dobbo,Waldron,Thomson,Nulty,Casper,Fletc,Collins and Taffy.
What I can't clearly recall ( i'm ageing !) is a second eleven in each position ?

Any help greatly appreciated !

Thanks

Weymouth Claret wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2024 1:02 pm

Just thinking of the great team we had in the early seventies. Stevenson,Noble,Newton,Dobbo,Waldron,Thomson,Nulty,Casper,Fletc,Collins and Taffy.
What I can't clearly recall ( i'm ageing !) is a second eleven in each position ?

Any help greatly appreciated !

Thanks

i think i can name a few of top of my head Hankin, Ingham, Mellor or Waiter's Probert, Cliff,

In April ‘73, when Alan Stevenson didn’t play, it was little Micky Finn that kept nets against Spurs in a home win that was on MotD.
I’m guessing Billy Rodaway would have been the CB cover.
Brian Flynn just behind Billy Ingham for MF.
We were so lucky to get away with such a small squad, very few injuries or suspensions until March of ‘75 when we fell away to nowhere from top of the league.

Weymouth Claret wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2024 1:02 pm

Just thinking of the great team we had in the early seventies. Stevenson,Noble,Newton,Dobbo,Waldron,Thomson,Nulty,Casper,Fletc,Collins and Taffy.
What I can't clearly recall ( i'm ageing !) is a second eleven in each position ?

Any help greatly appreciated !

Thanks

In the early '70's, particularly '72/'73 & '73/'74 seasons, one of the key reasons behind our success was being able to field a settled injury-free first eleven for most of the time. For instance, in our first season back in Division One when we finished 6th in the table, some nine players played at least 38 of the 42 games. Geoff Nulty, at No.7, played all 42 games.

Therefore playing time for this "second eleven" you are searching for was very limited. Jeff Parton and MIcky Finn,
played one game each in goal as did Mick Doc at right-back and Ian Brennan at left-back.

Mr. Versatile, Billy Ingham played in various positions when required, Ray Hankin at No.8, Billy Rodaway at No.6 and just an odd game for Brian Flynn.

Think that's just about it.

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2024 2:11 pm

In April ‘73, when Alan Stevenson didn’t play, it was little Micky Finn that kept nets against Spurs in a home win that was on MotD.
I’m guessing Billy Rodaway would have been the CB cover.
Brian Flynn just behind Billy Ingham for MF.
We were so lucky to get away with such a small squad, very few injuries or suspensions until March of ‘75 when we fell away to nowhere from top of the league.

Alan Stevenson was an ever present in 72/3 & only missed 2 games the following season, with Finn playing at Chelsea & Parton at Man Utd. Finn did play against Spurs but that was in 74/5 & was his last 1st team appearance.

If you take 72/3 & 73/4 as our best seasons of the decade, then besides the regulars, the only other players to make league appearances were West, Cliff, Probert, Rodaway, Flynn, Finn, Parton & Brennan.

Brian Flynn might have got in that team

sjb wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2024 2:55 pm

Alan Stevenson was an ever present in 72/3 & only missed 2 games the following season, with Finn playing at Chelsea & Parton at Man Utd. Finn did play against Spurs but that was in 74/5 & was his last 1st team appearance.

If you take 72/3 & 73/4 as our best seasons of the decade, then besides the regulars, the only other players to make league appearances were West, Cliff, Probert, Rodaway, Flynn, Finn, Parton & Brennan.

You are of course correct. I remember the Spurs match for a family occasion but was wrong with the year. No idea why as I was single in ‘73 and married in ‘75.

Carlos the Great wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2024 3:13 pm

Brian Flynn might have got in that team

With the greatest of respect to Flynny (and I had much admiration for him as a team player), who are taking out of that first eleven to accommodate Brian ?

Thanks everyone. Incredible that we only fielded 16 outfield players all season when the pitches were not always great and the tackles were flying in !!

Weymouth Claret wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2024 3:42 pm

Thanks everyone. Incredible that we only fielded 16 outfield players all season when the pitches were not always great and the tackles were flying in !!

And remarkably six players started all 42 games in that '72/'73 season, with Dobbo and Fletcher just behind on 41 and 40 respectively.

Some of the players visiting Lowerhouse C.C. in 1974

bfcmik wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2024 4:08 pm

Lowerhouse 1974.jpgSome of the players visiting Lowerhouse C.C. in 1974

Brian Flynn third from the left

From the 70s .we sold Alan West and Dave Thomas so they could be added

We got straddled with the 'team of the '70s' label and immediately got relegated.

When Jimmy Adamson made that statement,Flynn,Taffe and Hankin were not in the team yet.Newton and Waiters were older players that were brought in a little later.
I think the players he had in mind were mainly from the 1968 FA youth cup winners, added to the likes of Coates Casper Waldron etc.
Thinking about this,when we were relegated in 1970,,we had a forward line of Thomas Coates Casper Collins and London, amazingly the problem was lack of goals .

Just looked,we scored 29 goals in 42games

gtclaret wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2024 9:56 am

Just looked,we scored 29 goals in 42games

Think you can make that 51 goals over 42 games, gtclaret.

29 just seemed too bad to be true. Steve Kindon weighed in with 17 himself.

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2024 10:14 am

Think you can make that 51 goals over 42 games, gtclaret.

29 just seemed too bad to be true. Steve Kindon weighed in with 17 himself.

Apologies, the 51 goals was the previous season 1969/70 when we finished 14th in Division One.

We were relegated the following season in 1970/71.

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2024 10:34 am

We were relegated the following season in 1970/71.

My first season has a Claret. Lost the first 3 games I attended. Bloody bandwagon supporter.

Great picture. Maybe deserves a thread of its own.

sandy richardson wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2024 3:42 pm

Great picture. Maybe deserves a thread of its own.

Great picture, indeed.

One fascinating thing for me is that over 20 players have been named on this thread, but none of the names appear to coincide with the faces of the Burnley players on the photo.......Be interesting to identify those players.

Look more like cricketers to me.

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2024 3:52 pm

Great picture, indeed.

One fascinating thing for me is that over 20 players have been named on this thread, but none of the names appear to coincide with the faces of the Burnley players on the photo.......Be interesting to identify those players.

That's because they aren't Burnley players at all. The 2 gentlemen on the right are Lancashire cricketers Peter Lever & Jack Simmons, and I'm pretty sure the other adult is the then Lowerhouse professional Tony Benneworth.

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2024 10:14 am

Think you can make that 51 goals over 42 games, gtclaret.

29 just seemed too bad to be true. Steve Kindon weighed in with 17 himself.

I said when we were relegated,it was 1970/71 season, I've just checked again and it was 29 goals.Amazingly we've scored more this season after 35 games with a team not in the same class as the side 50years ago

The non-adults on the photo might be known to some on here as well.

sjb wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2024 5:15 pm

That's because they aren't Burnley players at all. The 2 gentlemen on the right are Lancashire cricketers Peter Lever & Jack Simmons, and I'm pretty sure the other adult is the then Lowerhouse professional Tony Benneworth.

Pretty sure Jack Simmons was good pals with a lot of the Burnley players at this time.

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2024 8:34 pm

Pretty sure Jack Simmons was good pals with a lot of the Burnley players at this time.

Became a director of the club of course in the 80s.

sandy richardson wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2024 8:16 pm

The non-adults on the photo might be known to some on here as well.

The young batsman is Nick Hope.

Mark Jones in front of Tony Benneworth?

Someone has posted a programme on Facebook of a home game against Hull City in February 1972.The forward line of Thomas Casper Fletcher Kindon James.
We lost 2-0,How can a forward line like that not score in Division 2