Anyone on here born in 1976?

1976 is the only year of birth not to produce an England footballer in the 20th century.

What were you all doing?

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:01 am

Anyone on here born in 1976?

1976 is the only year of birth not to produce an England footballer in the 20th century.

What were you all doing?

You'll be asking our mother's maiden names next!

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:01 am

Anyone on here born in 1976?

1976 is the only year of birth not to produce an England footballer in the 20th century.

What were you all doing?

You mean in the year of the Great Drought ?
Dehydrated babies apparently
There was a study done of all the babies born that year and there were less doctors, scientists, footballers, athletes, lawyers and bus drivers…..
….probably

ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:02 am

You'll be asking our mother's maiden names next!

I already know that.

The Athletic ran an article on it yesterday. Only seen the headlines though.

I’d be interested to see the spread of births for other years to know if this is a real anomaly.

In England, before 2009, Is there a year that hasn’t produced a Premier League player?

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:01 am

Anyone on here born in 1976?

1976 is the only year of birth not to produce an England footballer in the 20th century.

What were you all doing?

Too busy mourning the loss of Burnley as a top flight club for what proved to be 33 years.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 11:52 am

Too busy mourning the loss of Burnley as a top flight club for what proved to be 33 years.

We had no idea what was to come 14 years later.

ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:02 am

You'll be asking our mother's maiden names next!

Don't tell 'em Pike!

RammyClaret61 wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 11:25 am

In England, before 2009, Is there a year that hasn’t produced a Premier League player?

I'd imagine 1950 and earlier.

Bad news for green flies that summer as I recall.

Sunburn
Magnifying glasses used to burn chewing gum on the pavements
Chopper
Tarzan swings
Really hot pavements
Stand pipes
Montreal olympics

Summer of 1976 I was about to start Uni and spent the unbelievably hot, dry summer labouring for a builder under the incessantly burning sun, sitting outside pubs most evenings and I also had a fortnight in a tent with some mates in Newquay where it was like being on the Costa del Sol!!! I remember hearing the song "Dancing Queen" for the first time. It really was a weird time because it literally didn't rain for about 3 months, or that was how it felt and there was never any need to reduce the overs at the cricket that summer which meant that the Rawtenstall v Accy Worsley Cup final was a brilliant occasion.

I was 17 and full of energy and beer , what do you think I was doing ?, but always wore a condom, except when drinking beer obviously summer seemed to last for ever and the evenings too

pureclaret wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:44 pm

I was 17 and full of energy and beer , what do you think I was doing ?, but always wore a condom, except when drinking beer obviously summer seemed to last for ever and the evenings too

Must be well thick but the condom and beer has got me puzzled.

I was born in 1976. I didn't play football for England, or indeed anyone, because I was fat and ****.

Quicknick wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 11:58 am

We had no idea what was to come 14 years later.

I have no idea what you're referring to, unless you mean "11 years later"?

Wasn't it 1976 when we were last on standpipes?

Dazzler wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 1:11 pm

Wasn't it 1976 when we were last on standpipes?

I can only remember them in 1959

Dazzler wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 1:11 pm

Wasn't it 1976 when we were last on standpipes?

I'm sure some areas had them installed, but I'm not sure they were ever ultimately required. They weren't installed where we lived, but I'm thinking I saw them in other areas on the news.

aggi wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:07 pm

I'd imagine 1950 and earlier.

I think you might be right there, I initially thought Shilton as he was born in 1949 but he never played in the Premier League. The other was John Burridge, but he was born in 1951.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 1:12 pm

I can only remember them in 1959

I have this vision of having to traipse down Brockenhurst with a bucket and whatever else we could fill up with water.

Dazzler wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 1:20 pm

I have this vision of having to traipse down Brockenhurst with a bucket and whatever else we could fill up with water.

It was outside the Park View chippy for us when I can remember.

Stand pipes in Worsthorne and you could see where the suction pipes were in Hurstwood res

I was an old man of 12. The hot Summer proved bad news for the England cricket team, who had to face The West Indies pace quartet in Caribbean type conditions. Brian Close standing bravely to the fore.

Dazzler wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 1:08 pm

I have no idea what you're referring to, unless you mean "11 years later"?

Yep. I meant to type '11'.

Dark Cloud wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:36 pm

Summer of 1976 I was about to start Uni and spent the unbelievably hot, dry summer labouring for a builder under the incessantly burning sun, sitting outside pubs most evenings and I also had a fortnight in a tent with some mates in Newquay where it was like being on the Costa del Sol!!! I remember hearing the song "Dancing Queen" for the first time. It really was a weird time because it literally didn't rain for about 3 months, or that was how it felt and there was never any need to reduce the overs at the cricket that summer which meant that the Rawtenstall v Accy Worsley Cup final was a brilliant occasion.

I also spent a holiday in a tent in Newquay that summer. Maybe we were on the same campsite at the same time.

I was born in '76, and also failed to receive England recognition, but if nobody can top the 2nd division of the Hyndburn Memorial Sunday League then I'm claiming to be the greatest footballer of my year.

Quicknick wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 3:02 pm

I also spent a holiday in a tent in Newquay that summer. Maybe we were on the same campsite at the same time.

Well tbf we travelled overnight on the "Yelloway" and arrived about 9.30 on a Saturday morning and our self appointed leader (there were 4 of us) had allegedly read that we'd have no trouble finding a site without prior booking! He was sadly very much mistaken. We went first to the tourist information where we were told bluntly to go back home on the next bus as more than a couple of "lads" without prior booking would be refused a pitch on any site in town! We were actually sitting on the pavement outside planning our next move which seemed likely to be a coach back north when a guy randomly approached us and asked if we'd found anywhere. We explained and he was really sympathetic, said we seemed decent lads, which we were tbf and told us to go to a site a few miles out of town which his brother owned and to mention his name. It was (I think?) at St Mawgan and involved a bus ride to and from Newquay each day, but tbf it was brilliant and an absolute life saver.

Big Vinny K wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:25 am

You mean in the year of the Great Drought ?
Dehydrated babies apparently
There was a study done of all the babies born that year and there were less doctors, scientists, footballers, athletes, lawyers and bus drivers…..
….probably

And milkmen.
Possibly!

I think it was my first overseas holiday with a gang of lads , Santa Ponza with stories to tell , well better not shame anyone as they could be reading this .

I was born in 76, but not English, so of zero use

pureclaret wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:44 pm

I was 17 and full of energy and beer... summer seemed to last for ever and the evenings too

You and me both, a great summer to have your first real/on the road motorbike.
I learnt just recently that the scientific types refer to the 'Drought of 1975' rather than 76, as while 76 was the hot one, the drought had technically begun towards the end of the previous year.

Apart from the football, enough said.

1976 was brilliant for a 20/21 year old. Everyone seemed to have a tan and the sun seemed to shine every day. Apparently this year was hotter but it didn't feel like it.

I also remember millions of ladybirds everywhere and seeing Denis Howell (the minister for drought) doing a tv camera interview next to a stand pipe in Barrowford.

I was working in Scotland teaching in a 2 teacher remote school.We took desks outside 10 mins later they were moaning about the 80 o heat
Lots of lovely biting midges that year.

Dark Cloud wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 4:15 pm

Well tbf we travelled overnight on the "Yelloway" and arrived about 9.30 on a Saturday morning and our self appointed leader (there were 4 of us) had allegedly read that we'd have no trouble finding a site without prior booking! He was sadly very much mistaken. We went first to the tourist information where we were told bluntly to go back home on the next bus as more than a couple of "lads" without prior booking would be refused a pitch on any site in town! We were actually sitting on the pavement outside planning our next move which seemed likely to be a coach back north when a guy randomly approached us and asked if we'd found anywhere. We explained and he was really sympathetic, said we seemed decent lads, which we were tbf and told us to go to a site a few miles out of town which his brother owned and to mention his name. It was (I think?) at St Mawgan and involved a bus ride to and from Newquay each day, but tbf it was brilliant and an absolute life saver.

Different campsite. We were a group of five in two cars and had no problem getting admitted. I can't remember how far we were from the town, itself, but I do remember a fantastic pub called thye Spider's Web.

edison wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:38 pm

I was born in 76, but not English, so of zero use

Don't be do harsh on yourself. You'll find a use one day.

Maybe.

Rowls wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 09, 2025 8:29 pm

Don't be do harsh on yourself. You'll find a use one day.

Maybe.

Has he invented the light bulb yet?

'78 myself.

the year of the first heart transplant and she's apparently still alive and kicking.

brava!

A lovely summer. Tomatoes grown outside, continental type
drinks in the garden, playing cards and losing money.
It was also my first probation officer residential training placement at a Hostel for men who were alcoholics