What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Guitargeorge · Post by **Guitargeorge** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:19 pm

For me, we were losing to Charlton at Wembley.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:27 pm

Playing their last top flight game for 33 years.

gtclaret · Post by **gtclaret** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:33 pm

We beat WBA 1-0 on 12th January 1957,which was the day after my birth. I was just 1 day old and cheering like hell when the goal went in. I watched it on Sky too

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:35 pm

The day after I was born we played Sunderland at home and lost 4-0 not the best of starts supporting us,although it had only be a day

diamondpocket · Post by **diamondpocket** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:39 pm

In pre-season training in preparation to get relegated to Div 3.

Bigvince · Post by **Bigvince** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:40 pm

Didn’t have a game the day I was born, but four days previously they beat spurs 7-2 at the turf

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:40 pm

We lost to Newcastle on the 11th September

and drew away at Leicester just two days later.....

Frenchclaret · Post by **Frenchclaret** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:41 pm

No matches during WW2

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:42 pm

Frenchclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:41 pm
No matches during WW2

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:43 pm

20 November '54 drew 2-2 at Sunderland
27 November '54 lost 1-2 home to Spurs

I was born on 23rd.

diamondpocket · Post by **diamondpocket** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:44 pm

Frenchclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:41 pm
No matches during WW2

Were you born on Christmas Day?
weren't there any clarets fans during the truce match?

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:52 pm

Within about four hours of my birth we’d beaten Hartlepools United 1-0 in the FA Cup. A week later, our first league game with me on earth ended in a 2-0 win against Newcastle with Billy Morris and Tommy Cummings, with that special goal, on the scoresheet.

We reached the 6th round of the FA Cup that season but I’d prefer not to mention who knocked us out. We ended the season in 14th place in the first division.

Athletico mtoto · Post by **Athletico mtoto** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:09 pm

Losing to spurs in the f.a. cup final 25 days before I was born.

Grumps · Post by **Grumps** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:12 pm

Spookily, training ahead of a home game against Newcastle in 1959

Redbeard · Post by **Redbeard** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:13 pm

I was just three hours and forty minutes old when in December 1958 we kicked off against Man City at Maine Road.

And at only five hours and twenty minutes old celebrated my first win, by 4-1!!

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:15 pm

We won the league 2 months later

Gerry Hattrick · Post by **Gerry Hattrick** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:29 pm

We didn't play on the day I was born -'twas a Monday - but the Saturday before we won 1-0 at Chesterfield and the Saturday after we beat Swansea 2-0 at home.
Finished the season 6th in Div2.

claretfern · Post by **claretfern** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:03 pm

No game on my birthday but the week before, the Clarets won 2-1 away at Huddersfield in the 5th round of the FA Cup - Feb 1957.

Shappie · Post by **Shappie** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:07 pm

diamondpocket wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:39 pm
In pre-season training in preparation to get relegated to Div 3.

Likewise. Summer 1979?

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:08 pm

17 Jan 76 we lost at home to Derby, I was born 8 days later, but for some reason we didn't have a fixture that weekend (cup maybe which we'd been knocked out of at Blackpool in round 3), however we did win at Goodison on the 31st, so it wasn't all bad, the less said about the end of the season the better though as we were relegated from the top flight.

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:14 pm

I was born the day after the 1947 FA Cup Final against Charlton. My dad had a ticket but couldn't go because my mum went into labour a week earlier than expected. I'm not certain if he ever forgave me.

diamondpocket · Post by **diamondpocket** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:18 pm

Shappie wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:07 pm
Likewise. Summer 1979?

no, 82

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:20 pm

No game on my birthday.

The Saturday prior we beat Sheff Utd 1-0 and the Saturday after we beat Leyton Orient 0-1. Finished the season in 11th place - old division two.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:23 pm

Season had ended on my Birthday but we had finished 7th in Div 1 table

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Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:35 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:23 pm
Season had ended on my Birthday but we had finished 7th in Div 1 table 20210410_152230.jpg

1958

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:44 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:35 pm
1958

Care to elaborate Ya knob

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:26 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:44 pm
Care to elaborate Ya knob

You made a mistake it should have been a 4 instead of the 5 surely

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:36 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:26 pm
You made a mistake it should have been a 4 instead of the 5 surely

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:37 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:23 pm
Season had ended on my Birthday but we had finished 7th in Div 1 table 20210410_152230.jpg

Same for me I was born the day before the cup final.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:38 pm

DCWat wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:20 pm
No game on my birthday.

The Saturday prior we beat Sheff Utd 1-0 and the Saturday after we beat Leyton Orient 0-1. Finished the season in 11th place - old division two.

11th?

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:40 pm

Why have most posters misread the thread title

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:45 pm

A few hours before my birth, we lost 3-2 away at Luton Town.
6 days after it, we were putting 6 past Sunderland on the Turf.
1957

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:45 pm

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:38 pm
11th?

According to this at least https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977–78_Football_League

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:45 pm

joey13 wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:40 pm
Why have most posters misread the thread title

Don't think I did.
I'm not writing a bloody essay covering 12 months and two seasons.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:56 pm

DCWat wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:45 pm
According to this at least https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977–78_Football_League

League tables & results are all on here but the wins against Sheff U & Orient you refer to were in 1976/77.

https://www.uptheclarets.com/fixtures-r ... 77-results

We did finish 11th in 1977/78 though.

https://www.uptheclarets.com/league-tab ... sion-table

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:01 pm

SlidingTackle · Post by **SlidingTackle** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:02 pm

Still celebrating being reigning First Division Champions for the second time, by thrashing Nobbers 5.0 at Turf Moor two days before the momentous day...... .

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:30 pm

DCWat wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:01 pm
Doh

So you were born with us looking likely to go down but in a remarkable run that saw us climb the table. Nine wins, one draw and two defeats from the last twelve games and the defeats came once we were well and truly safe.

https://www.uptheclarets.com/fixtures-r ... 78-results

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:58 pm

Guitargeorge wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:19 pm
For me, we were losing to Charlton at Wembley.

Just about to get relegated. To the fourth division.

We were managed by John Benson who had just replaced John bond.

Well at least I wasn’t on any bandwagon.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:17 pm

Last game before I was born we were in the Cup Final. Sadly it was 47 not 62. I was there but couldn’t see a thing

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:20 pm

FCBurnley wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:17 pm
Last game before I was born we were in the Cup Final. Sadly it was 47 not 62. I was there but couldn’t see a thing

Not surprised if you hadn’t popped out.

Stproc · Post by **Stproc** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:32 pm

Winning the league

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:43 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:20 pm
Not surprised if you hadn’t popped out.

Sadly I didn’t miss much. Not sure if it counts as my first match haha

ten bellies · Post by **ten bellies** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:44 pm

Finishing 3rd in the 1st Division behind Everton and Spurs.

Frenchclaret · Post by **Frenchclaret** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:17 pm

diamondpocket wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:44 pm
Were you born on Christmas Day?
weren't there any clarets fans during the truce match?

No, I was born late on Christmas Eve, 1943.

levraiclaret · Post by **levraiclaret** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:33 pm

We were 14th after drawing 2-2 at Maine Road the previous Saturday and finished the season in 15th place.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:43 pm

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dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:52 pm

We were 7th in the top division, and on the day of my birth we drew away 1-1 at Bloomfield Road-which is fitting as is probably the away ground I've most been to.

Shappie · Post by **Shappie** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:09 pm

diamondpocket wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:18 pm
no, 82

You beat me by 3!

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:17 pm

Born on a Wednesday. Previous Saturday lost 4-1 at Chelsea and week before that lost 6-1 at Old Trafford. Thankfully, last game of season 51-52 when I was just 3 days old we beat Portsmouth at home 1-0.