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Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:57 pm
by basil6345789
When I started watching at the turn of the sixties I seem to remember some clubs; Spurs, West Brom, maybe Preston sometimes playing in white and black and sometimes white and dark navy blue. The fans came in scarves the same. Can anyone confirm this or am I dreaming, please?
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:12 pm
by mdd2
WBA always in stripes blue and white in those days
PNE white tops black shorts
Spurs the same or maybe dark blue (dark navy) shorts
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:14 pm
by mdd2
The programme for BFC always referred to shorts as knickers
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:14 pm
by mdd2
WBA knickers were white
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:22 pm
by Wo Didi
My uncle told me that here in Serbia back in those days most teams used to play in black and white, even our beloved Red Star wore black and white stripes just like the eternal enemy Partizan. Obviously as time went on the club hierarchy changed to the famous red and white. Ironically he said the change happened the week he got his first colour TV.
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:23 pm
by basil6345789
mdd2 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:12 pm
WBA always in stripes blue and white in those days
PNE white tops black shorts
Spurs the same or maybe dark blue (dark navy) shorts
WBA in black stripes in the Bobby Robson/Don Howe days, methinks? Also John Talbut?
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:26 pm
by Spike
Rumours that a convicted speeder called Knobbers Black shorts “Bad Boy Knickers” are to be investigated by the FA in 2028
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:27 pm
by basil6345789
mdd2 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:12 pm
WBA always in stripes blue and white in those days
PNE white tops black shorts
Spurs the same or maybe dark blue (dark navy) shorts
WBA in black stripes in the Bobby Robson/Don Howe days, methinks? Also John Talbut?
Just found 2 pics of John T - one blue, one black!
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:38 pm
by TheOriginalLongsider
Wo Didi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:22 pm
My uncle told me that here in Serbia back in those days most teams used to play in black and white, even our beloved Red Star wore black and white stripes just like the eternal enemy Partizan. Obviously as time went on the club hierarchy changed to the famous red and white. Ironically he said the change happened the week he got his first colour TV.
I think that may have gone over people’s heads !
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:38 pm
by Stonehouse
basil6345789 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:23 pm
WBA in black stripes in the Bobby Robson/Don Howe days, methinks? Also John Talbut?
I think they were navy blue,and many years later played in yellow and green stripes.
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:54 pm
by AfloatinClaret
Wo Didi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:22 pm
... in Serbia back in those days most teams used to play in black and white, even our beloved Red Star wore black and white stripes...
For that to work you need one team wearing shirts with black/white/black/white stripes, whilst the other wears white/black/white/black stripes, otherwise the ref wouldn't be able to tell them apart
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:58 pm
by Bosscat
This thread reminds me of that old classic Ted Lowe Snooker comment.
“For those of you watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green.”
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 9:13 pm
by mdd2
Googled and according to the late Ted Lowe
The WBA shirt in the early 50’s was dark blue and white stripes which seems to have progressed later to black and white and as a poster before noted a period when stripes were yellow and green
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 9:28 pm
by RammyClaret61
Derby County in the 70’s definitely wore dark blue/navy shorts. Now black of course.
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 9:40 pm
by Dark Cloud
To my mind Spurs has always been a very, very dark navy blue (and white) and sometimes the navy is so dark it appears black on both the strip and the scarves, but isn't. Preston exactly the same. Whereas Derby for example, I've always had down as black (with white).
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:07 pm
by Silkyskills1
Never seen West Brom in black and white stripes. In the era of Cunningham and Regis they wore a darker shade of blue compared to the 1960's but I've never associated WBA with black in their strip.
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:10 pm
by JohnMac
My recollection of WBA and Spurs would most definitely be them wearing Navy Blue and White.
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:23 pm
by the_magic_rat
I think that the Derby side under Clough that were champions in the late 60's wore black shorts, Mackay's team that won the League in the mid-70's. wore navy shorts. My belief is that West Brom have always worn navy and white stripes since I started watching football in the mid 60's.
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:33 pm
by ClaretTony
basil6345789 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:23 pm
WBA in black stripes in the Bobby Robson/Don Howe days, methinks? Also John Talbut?
Never black stripes as far as I can remember
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:13 pm
by Rowls
the_magic_rat wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:23 pm
I think that the Derby side under Clough that were champions in the late 60's wore black shorts, Mackay's team that won the League in the mid-70's. wore navy shorts. My belief is that West Brom have always worn navy and white stripes since I started watching football in the mid 60's.
Derby = White and black
WBA and Tottingham = White and navy/dark blue
Re: Black and Blue
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:30 am
by FCBurnley
Preston White and Dark Navy I believe