On this day

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:32 pm

And a big guess for Tranmere - Billy Rodaway

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:40 pm

aclaretinstevenage wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:15 pm
Surely Everton will be Trevor Steven and Adrian Heath.

Or Alan Harper!

I’m going to guess at Leighton James or Kevin Young for Bury. John Clayton or Ian Muir Tranmere.

Vince Overson for Birmingham

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:46 pm

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:29 pm
Bury - long list there playing for Dobbo

Blimey wasn't there just!

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:48 pm

I’m on the same fb group, always like these posts and when I flick thru I always like to see the names of players from the past who either left or joined.

Remember back to this day, my dad would take us to any local game, watched Doncaster win at Rochdale. The Snodin brothers were playing, both went onto bigger teams. Also recall small groups of each team’s fans invaded the pitch at full time and had a fight in the centre circle

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:56 pm

Everton was Steven and Heath. Tranmere was John Clayton. Not Vince at Brum, think he was still with us in Nov 84?

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:09 pm

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:56 pm
Everton was Steven and Heath. Tranmere was John Clayton. Not Vince at Brum, think he was still with us in Nov 84?

The Birmingham scorer surprised me, don’t remember him playing for them and a bit of a clue , he came back on loan in the late 80s

Possibly one of a few players that played for all 3 Birmingham clubs

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:23 pm

NL Claret wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:09 pm
The Birmingham scorer surprised me, don’t remember him playing for them and a bit of a clue , he came back on loan in the late 80s

Possibly one of a few players that played for all 3 Birmingham clubs

Now that is a surprise!

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 8:34 am

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:29 pm
Bury - long list there playing for Dobbo

The Bury player was not an ex Claret, he would appear for us on loan a couple of years after 1984
Scunthorpe player was not Ian Helliwell. This is probably one of the most tricky ones so far, this player made 3 appearances for us in the mid 1970s
Without naming him we have got the Birmingham scorer, which was England international, League Champion and European Cup winner Tony Morley who did return to Burnley briefly on loan in the late 1980s.
The Stockport player, like Morley, was one who had more than one spell at the club

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 8:38 am

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 18, 2024 8:34 am
The Bury player was not an ex Claret, he would appear for us on loan a couple of years after 1984
Scunthorpe player was not Ian Helliwell. This is probably one of the most tricky ones so far, this player made 3 appearances for us in the mid 1970s
Without naming him we have got the Birmingham scorer, which was England international, League Champion and European Cup winner Tony Morley who did return to Burnley briefly on loan in the late 1980s.
The Stockport player, like Morley, was one who had more than one spell at the club

Stockport player - Steve Taylor ?

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 8:53 am

claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 18, 2024 8:38 am
Stockport player - Steve Taylor ?

Correct. Just the Scunthorpe scorer to get. I would never have got this and had to look him up to confirm he had played for Burnley

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 8:57 am

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 18, 2024 8:53 am
Correct. Just the Scunthorpe scorer to get. I would never have got this and had to look him up to confirm he had played for Burnley

The only 2 Scunthorpe players who spring to mind from around that time are Ian Botham don't think he played for us

and Joe Neenan and he had trouble keeping the ball out the net rather than scoring so no idea

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:13 am

Bit of an error - the scorer for Scunthorpe does have links to Burnley, however just noticed it was an own goal so he was playing for Nuneaton Borough at the time.

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 3:30 pm

Scunthorpe - Eddie McGoldrick ?

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 3:42 pm

The scorer for Scunthorpe, though an own goal playing for Nuneaton Borough was Richard Dixey.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 9:32 pm

We go back over 50 years now to 1972 and in a day that saw The Clarets record a 1-0 win away at Brighton courtesy of a Martin Dobson goal,, players with links to our club scored for the following four sides but who were they,?

An own goal from a Manchester United player in the Manchester Derby
Southampton
Sheffield Wednesday
Swindon Town

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 9:57 pm

Southampton has got to be Brian O'Neil

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 9:59 pm

Swindon - Peter Noble

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:00 pm

Wednesday I'll go with Sir Jimmy

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:38 pm

Correct on all 3. Just the Man Utd own goal scorer needed

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:14 pm

Martin Buchan.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:46 pm

aclaretinstevenage wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:14 pm
Martin Buchan.

Correct.

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:49 pm

Keep these coming Herts , good thread this.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 7:54 pm

Our journey through the years stops off at 1977 this evening on a day the Clarets went down to 2-1 defeat away at Cardiff with Paul Fletcher on the scoresheet. Elsewhere players with a link to our club were in the scoresheet for their clubs at the time, but can you guess them? Their teams were:

Leeds United
Newcastle United
Bristol City
Oldham Athletic
Torquay United

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:04 pm

Leeds - Hankin?
Newcastle stab at Tommy Cassidy
Bristol City - Gerry Gow

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:15 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:04 pm
Leeds - Hankin?
Newcastle stab at Tommy Cassidy
Bristol City - Gerry Gow

All 3 correct

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:22 pm

Wasn't sure about Leeds as thought it could've been Brian Flynn but knew that Ray Hankin had left before him. NUFC would only think of TC & it had to be GG for BCFC...

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:28 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:22 pm
Wasn't sure about Leeds as thought it could've been Brian Flynn but knew that Ray Hankin had left before him. NUFC would only think of TC & it had to be GG for BCFC...

The late Peter Hampton was also at Leeds in 1977 though not one to feature on the scoresheet very often

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 9:38 pm

Not looked on FB today, after seeing it was Steve Taylor the other day scoring for another north west club, I’m going for Steve Taylor scoring for Oldham.

The Torquay one is intriguing me.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:06 pm

NL Claret wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 9:38 pm
Not looked on FB today, after seeing it was Steve Taylor the other day scoring for another north west club, I’m going for Steve Taylor scoring for Oldham.

The Torquay one is intriguing me.

Steve Taylor is correct. Is that 2 or 3 times he has featured? Just the Torquay player to get....

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:17 pm

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:06 pm
Steve Taylor is correct. Is that 2 or 3 times he has featured? Just the Torquay player to get....

Steve Taylor certainly did the rounds!! Remember him scuffing a pen in an FA Cup game or scoring a winning pen in the round before ? Early 80s.

Taylor had a decent strike rate in the lower leagues at most clubs he played for, in his final spell at Burnley he looked pretty hopeless but could usually score a few goals,

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:21 pm

The scuffed penalty was v Sheff Weds FA Cup Quarter Final 1983. Scored one v Palace in the previous round. Played against us for Rochdale and broke Joe Neenan's cheekbone.

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:26 pm

Taylor took a pen in previous round v Palace after Cassidy missed one? Seem to remember Taylor scoring for Burnley against Rochdale.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:33 pm

Wasn't Laws who missed the penalty was it? Don't remember Tommy Cassidy ever taking one.

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:51 am

Torquay scorer. Maybe Les Lawrence the first black player to play for Burnley first team?

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 10:02 am

aclaretinstevenage wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:51 am
Torquay scorer. Maybe Les Lawrence the first black player to play for Burnley first team?

Correct, that is the last of the scorers from this date and probably the hardest to guess from my list.

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 5:58 pm

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:33 pm
Wasn't Laws who missed the penalty was it? Don't remember Tommy Cassidy ever taking one.

Think that's correct. Cassidy scored from open play in FAC v Wednesday, I think!

Culmclaret · Post by **Culmclaret** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:07 pm

NL Claret wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 20, 2024 5:58 pm
Think that's correct. Cassidy scored from open play in FAC v Wednesday, I think!

He did indeed. With such a brave header. It think this was the only time I saw him make a header! Taylor’s penalty still gives me nightmares. I don’t have any doubt that we would have gone on to win had he scored it

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:48 pm

Oops wrong.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:30 pm

NL Claret wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:26 pm
Taylor took a pen in previous round v Palace after Cassidy missed one? Seem to remember Taylor scoring for Burnley against Rochdale.

The 5th round game against Palace at The Turf was a replay and I THINK the penalty which won us the match was taken twice. Their keeper saved it initially, but the ref said he'd moved too soon and ordered it retaken and we scored. It caused a hell of a furore I know that and Palace fans wrecked a train leaving town after the match I seem to remember. That game put us into the 6th round against Wednesday and our famous missed penalty which this time wasn't reprieved!!

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 8:42 am

The On this day train pulls into the station in 1976 today, a day where the Clarets were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Bristol Rovers, our goal coming from Peter Noble. Elsewhere there were a number of players with links to the Clarets who were in the goals for their clubs, but who were the goalscorers? Their teams were:

Manchester City
Newcastle United
Notts County
Luton Town
Chelsea
Bolton Wanderers x 2

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 8:48 am

City - Tueart ?
Cassidy - Newcastle
Britton - Chelsea
Whatmore & maybe Steve Taylor - Bolton

Notts Cty & Luton - pass

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 9:02 am

claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 21, 2024 8:48 am
City - Tueart ?
Cassidy - Newcastle
Britton - Chelsea
Whatmore & maybe Steve Taylor - Bolton

Notts Cty & Luton - pass

Tueart correct
Britton correct
Cassidy incorrect
Whatmore and Steve Taylor (again!) both correct

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 9:04 am

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 21, 2024 9:02 am
Tueart correct
Britton correct
Cassidy incorrect
Whatmore and Steve Taylor (again!) both correct

It;s no wonder we signed Taylor he seems to have scored against us every day

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 9:08 am

Not against us but he has featured 3 or 4 times for multiple different North West sides.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 9:09 am

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 21, 2024 9:08 am
Not against us but he has featured 3 or 4 times for multiple different North West sides.

I actually meant that but typed something totally different

(blame the late one last night)

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:23 pm

Still need the scorers for

Newcastle United
Luton Town
Notts County

Anonymous Claret · Post by **Anonymous Claret** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:26 pm

Nulty for Newcastle?

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:30 pm

Anonymous Claret wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:26 pm
Nulty for Newcastle?

Correct. Of the 2 remaining, one I would imagine is fairly easy and the other very difficult. I had to look him up to confirm he had actually played for us,

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:37 pm

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:23 pm
Still need the scorers for

Newcastle United
Luton Town
Notts County

Luton -Rocket Ron

Notts County - It's good to talk!

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:43 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:37 pm
Luton -Rocket Ron

Notts County - It's good to talk!

Well done, Rocket Ron Futcher was the easy one at Luton, Martyn Busby at Notts County I thought was a very tricky one.