I attended my first ever Orient match. We played Fulham at home and won 1-0 thanks to a Bill Roffey screamer in the second half. I remember that the pitch was a real mud heap - very different to the current surface at Brisbane Road. That 73/74 season was the one in which we finished 4th in League 2 (as it then was) and just missed out on promotion up to Division 1 in the last home game against Aston Villa.
I'd happily take another 1-0 win at home to Wycombe tonight!
Re: Fifty years ago today
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:37 am
by one o in huntingdon
I remember that game, think the highlights were on match of the day too.
Re: Fifty years ago today
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:48 am
by Monkey Boy
I also remember it,some of the football we played before Christmas was sublime but it all went a little Pete Tong after, due to what is the usual story at the O’s. One of the best footballing seasons.
Re: Fifty years ago today
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:56 am
by faldO
Here is the aforementioned screamer:
Re: Fifty years ago today
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:57 am
by one o in huntingdon
Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:48 am
I also remember it,some of the football we played before Christmas was sublime but it all went a little Pete Tong after, due to what is the usual story at the O’s. One of the best footballing seasons.
There were some great games before Christmas that season, possibly the best for me was the 4-2 away at Notts County.
I think losing Gerry Queen to injury that day was the start of the rot, he was linking so well with Fairbrother and Bullock.
Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:48 am
I also remember it,some of the football we played before Christmas was sublime but it all went a little Pete Tong after, due to what is the usual story at the O’s. One of the best footballing seasons.
There were some great games before Christmas that season, possibly the best for me was the 4-2 away at Notts County.
I think losing Gerry Queen to injury that day was the start of the rot, he was linking so well with Fairbrother and Bullock.
Yes, losing Queen was a blow. Have a feeling we lost Peter Allen to injury in the win at Ashton Gate New Year's Day too, but for those injuries I think we'd have made the top three.
Re: Fifty years ago today
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:22 am
by BiggsyMalone
Highwood Man wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:15 am
I attended my first ever Orient match. We played Fulham at home and won 1-0 thanks to a Bill Roffey screamer in the second half. I remember that the pitch was a real mud heap - very different to the current surface at Brisbane Road. That 73/74 season was the one in which we finished 4th in League 2 (as it then was) and just missed out on promotion up to Division 1 in the last home game against Aston Villa.
I'd happily take another 1-0 win at home to Wycombe tonight!
Nice try, it was actually 1-1 away at Stoke on this ray 50 years ago. If you’re going to lie, make it believable
Re: Fifty years ago today
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:27 am
by RedDwarf 1881
This is making me reminisce. My first Orient game was in 1973 at home to Huddersfield. We won 3-1.
Highwood Man wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:15 am
I attended my first ever Orient match. We played Fulham at home and won 1-0 thanks to a Bill Roffey screamer in the second half. I remember that the pitch was a real mud heap - very different to the current surface at Brisbane Road. That 73/74 season was the one in which we finished 4th in League 2 (as it then was) and just missed out on promotion up to Division 1 in the last home game against Aston Villa.
I'd happily take another 1-0 win at home to Wycombe tonight!
Nice try, it was actually 1-1 away at Stoke on this ray 50 years ago. If you’re going to lie, make it believable
Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:48 am
I also remember it,some of the football we played before Christmas was sublime but it all went a little Pete Tong after, due to what is the usual story at the O’s. One of the best footballing seasons.
There were some great games before Christmas that season, possibly the best for me was the 4-2 away at Notts County.
I think losing Gerry Queen to injury that day was the start of the rot, he was linking so well with Fairbrother and Bullock.
Didn’t Peter Allen also get crocked at Bristol City on New Year’s Day in our 2-0 win and was out for a long period too? Talking of the Notts Co game, the first 15 minutes were outstanding . I think we were 3-0 up by that stage!
Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:48 am
I also remember it,some of the football we played before Christmas was sublime but it all went a little Pete Tong after, due to what is the usual story at the O’s. One of the best footballing seasons.
There were some great games before Christmas that season, possibly the best for me was the 4-2 away at Notts County.
I think losing Gerry Queen to injury that day was the start of the rot, he was linking so well with Fairbrother and Bullock.
Didn’t Peter Allen also get crocked at Bristol City on New Year’s Day in our 2-0 win and was out for a long period too? Talking of the Notts Co game, the first 15 minutes were outstanding . I think we were 3-0 up by that stage!
Correct and some of the best football I have ever seen us play.
We were standing in the wooden stand on one side of the ground, much stamping of floorboards as the goals went in.
Highwood Man wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:15 am
I attended my first ever Orient match. We played Fulham at home and won 1-0 thanks to a Bill Roffey screamer in the second half. I remember that the pitch was a real mud heap - very different to the current surface at Brisbane Road. That 73/74 season was the one in which we finished 4th in League 2 (as it then was) and just missed out on promotion up to Division 1 in the last home game against Aston Villa.
I'd happily take another 1-0 win at home to Wycombe tonight!
Nice try, it was actually 1-1 away at Stoke on this ray 50 years ago. If you’re going to lie, make it believable
Highwood Man wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:15 am
I attended my first ever Orient match. We played Fulham at home and won 1-0 thanks to a Bill Roffey screamer in the second half. I remember that the pitch was a real mud heap - very different to the current surface at Brisbane Road. That 73/74 season was the one in which we finished 4th in League 2 (as it then was) and just missed out on promotion up to Division 1 in the last home game against Aston Villa.
I'd happily take another 1-0 win at home to Wycombe tonight!
Nice try, it was actually 1-1 away at Stoke on this ray 50 years ago. If you’re going to lie, make it believable
There were some great games before Christmas that season, possibly the best for me was the 4-2 away at Notts County.
I think losing Gerry Queen to injury that day was the start of the rot, he was linking so well with Fairbrother and Bullock.
Didn’t Peter Allen also get crocked at Bristol City on New Year’s Day in our 2-0 win and was out for a long period too? Talking of the Notts Co game, the first 15 minutes were outstanding . I think we were 3-0 up by that stage!
Correct and some of the best football I have ever seen us play.
We were standing in the wooden stand on one side of the ground, much stamping of floorboards as the goals went in.
One of The best away performances I have seen, Micky Bullock seemed to win every header that day he was one if not the best header of a ball I have seen in an Os shirt.
BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:22 am
Nice try, it was actually 1-1 away at Stoke on this ray 50 years ago. If you’re going to lie, make it believable
Oh dear BiggsyMalone, shown yourself right up here with your post and then also with your maths
Suppose that’s what you get for trying to be a smart arse
Oh dear BiggsyMalone, shown yourself right up here with your post and then also with your maths
Suppose that’s what you get for trying to be a smart arse
Read the history books, you’re wrong. The game was 43 years ago
Highwood Man wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:15 am
I attended my first ever Orient match. We played Fulham at home and won 1-0 thanks to a Bill Roffey screamer in the second half. I remember that the pitch was a real mud heap - very different to the current surface at Brisbane Road. That 73/74 season was the one in which we finished 4th in League 2 (as it then was) and just missed out on promotion up to Division 1 in the last home game against Aston Villa.
I'd happily take another 1-0 win at home to Wycombe tonight!
Nice try, it was actually 1-1 away at Stoke on this ray 50 years ago. If you’re going to lie, make it believable
Looking at the Head to Head record on Orient v Stoke and vice versa, there is seemingly no December fixtures between the 2 sides since December 1958 when Stoke won 3-2
BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:07 pm
That was 48 years ago
Oh dear BiggsyMalone, shown yourself right up here with your post and then also with your maths
Suppose that’s what you get for trying to be a smart arse
Read the history books, you’re wrong. The game was 43 years ago
43 years ago ie 1980, Orient and Fulham did not play each other. In fact between 1979 and 1989 the 2 sides never met
Re: Fifty years ago today
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 6:31 pm
by Orient_Man_And_Boy
Just read the official history book. 29-12-73 beat F 1-0.
BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:22 am
Nice try, it was actually 1-1 away at Stoke on this ray 50 years ago. If you’re going to lie, make it believable
