BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Gav]

Interesting chairman’s 11 here:

[oneandycrawford]

On 02/10/2025 at 07:52, Bronzed A Donis said:

Footage of Bob Crompton captaining England against Wales at Wrexham.

Some good match footage of him playing.

 

Loved the bit where the England keeper catches the ball on his goal-line.....and immediately boots it upfield. Cue Russell Martin heart-attack!!

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

On 02/10/2025 at 07:52, Bronzed A Donis said:

Footage of Bob Crompton captaining England against Wales at Wrexham.

Some good match footage of him playing.

 

That is the best footage of our captain Bob I have seen to date...jock Simpson,another Rover,played in that game.

[Gav]

Not football related, but filmed in Darwen, with Darreners:

 

 

[arbitro]

35 minutes ago, Gav said:

Not football related, but filmed in Darwen, with Darreners:

 

 

Cheers Gav.

Probably for another thread but I remember Vox Pop like it was yesterday and knew lots of the characters.

[Cherry Blue]

On 22/09/2025 at 23:32, Upside Down said:

What about the full members cup final?

Unused ticket. Sadly couldn't make it and missed Hendry's goal in the 1 0 win.

[Gav]

6 hours ago, arbitro said:

Cheers Gav.

Probably for another thread but I remember Vox Pop like it was yesterday and knew lots of the characters.

Were you not one of those Punks are the start Tony? 

[Gav]

42 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Unused ticket. Sadly couldn't make it and missed Hendry's goal in the 1 0 win.

Without doubt the best day I’ve spent watching Rovers. We had nothing, expected even less and a day many of us will never forget. 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

7 hours ago, Gav said:

Not football related, but filmed in Darwen, with Darreners:

 

 

They really couldn't have made Darwen look any more grim.

Remember the Punks and Skinheads massing on Darwen Bus station every weekend..Youth culture identity that seems lacking these days.

[arbitro]

9 hours ago, Gav said:

Were you not one of those Punks are the start Tony? 

Not guilty Gav.

I was more like the blokes in the Highfield WMC talking nonsense.😃

[Herbie6590]

15 hours ago, Cherry Blue said:

Unused ticket. Sadly couldn't make it and missed Hendry's goal in the 1 0 win.

Some photos from my collection…Simon Garner used the first one as his Twitter banner for a few years..!

 

 

[rog of the rovers]

Be sure not to miss the BRFCS Ultimate 150 List first poll at the top of the messageboard.

Including some wonderful extra reading including a fabulous piece from an Everton historian on Jack Southworth.

[jim mk2]

 

Denis Law scores past Fred Else in the First Division clash between Rovers and Man United at Ewood in March 1963

Riverside absolutely packed

Rovers 2 United 2

I woz there. 62 years ago but still remember the game.

 

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

 

Denis Law scores past Fred Else in the First Division clash between Rovers and Man United at Ewood in March 1963

Riverside absolutely packed

Rovers 2 United 2

I woz there. 62 years ago but still remember the game.

 

 

Me too, it was the first game after the big freeze in 1963. Fred Pickering had got married that Saturday morning and both teams gave him a guard of honour when they came out.

They really gifted Fred a goal later on. We’d been on the attack and it broke down with the Utd goalie getting the ball in his hands. He threw it out to Albert Quixall about 30 yards from goal. As he did that Fred was crouching down tying his boot lace. Quixall got the ball under control but he was quickly closed down, so he turned around and passed the ball back to the keeper, just as Fred stood back up ! The ball went straight to him and he just turned and banged the ball past the keeper into the back of the net.

Matt Woods, Denis Law, Fred Else and John Bray in the photo.

[jim mk2]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Me too, it was the first game after the big freeze in 1963. Fred Pickering had got married that Saturday morning and both teams gave him a guard of honour when they came out.

They really gifted Fred a goal later on. We’d been on the attack and it broke down with the Utd goalie getting the ball in his hands. He threw it out to Albert Quixall about 30 yards from goal. As he did that Fred was crouching down tying his boot lace. Quixall got the ball under control but he was quickly closed down, so he turned around and passed the ball back to the keeper, just as Fred stood back up ! The ball went straight to him and he just turned and banged the ball past the keeper into the back of the net.

Matt Woods, Denis Law, Fred Else and John Bray in the photo.

Look at the pitch Tyrone .... quite good by Ewood 1960s standards!