Memory Lane: 17/01/1976 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 Colchester United 0

[Baron Pepperpot]

It's strange that we don't have a 'Memory Lane' feature where someone chooses a game from the past and folks bring their memories of the day.

I chose the above as a match of intrigue. I have a good memory of my childhood and was 6 when it was played. I never went to games, but can remember scores and listening, in this case to Radio Brighton, and seeing the football scores in the Argus.

I've always remembered this scoreline, I'd love to hear about the day and match itself from NSC oldies !

Fred Binney must have scored

 

[blue2]

I remember this game great win but for the life of me can not remember who scored was Binney still with us in 1976 or had Peter Ward started by then?

 

[blue2]

oh what a bad fan I am just remembered Peter Ward joined us in 1975

 

[blue2]

and Fred was still here until 1977

 

[Return of the Rev]

binney 2 fell 2 mellor rollings

 

[blue2]

Brighton
I.Mellor, A.Rollings, F.Binney 2, G.Fell 2

 

[Peter Grummit]

I am sure I would have been at this game, age 12, but I confess I don't remember it.

Tim Carder & Roger Harris's book Seagulls tells me the scorers were Binney 2 Fell 2 Mellor and Rollings and it was 3-0 at HT. The crowd was 16,302. The following month we beat Palace 2-0 in front of 33,300 and this was enough for us to finish one place above them in the League. Alas one place and 3 points below Millwall in the 3rd promotion spot. Disappointed, Peter Taylor left to re-join Cloughie and a certain Alan Mullery came in over the summer...

Wardy didn't play until Easter and scored 6 goals in his first 8 games.

PG

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

a great season,beat Chester 6-0 too

was that the hereford 4-2 season? one of the all time classics at the Goldstone

 

[gripper stebson]

Here's the programme for the game courtesy of HOME - Seagulls Programmes

17 Jan 76 v Colchester United

 

[vegster]

I was there for that one back in the mists of time, I think we also turned over York City 7-2 that season too.

 

[Seagulls over Lewes]

was that the hereford 4-2 season? one of the all time classics at the Goldstone

 

[catfish]

I was there for that one back in the mists of time, I think we also turned over York City 7-2 that season too.

The York game was the following season veggie. I was also there for the trouncing of Colchester - we really murdered teams at the Goldstone back then.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

Here's the programme for the game courtesy of HOME - Seagulls Programmes

17 Jan 76 v Colchester United

Excellent. thanks. Great to hear about the charter trains.

 

[vegster]

The York game was the following season veggie. I was also there for the trouncing of Colchester - we really murdered teams at the Goldstone back then.

I think we put 6 past Peterborough about that time too.......what finishers we had then....

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

I think we put 6 past Peterborough about that time too.......what finishers we had then....

5-0, I remember that day too. I put 2-2 down in my score prediction because Peterborough United sounded like a big team !

 

[catfish]

5-0, I remember that day too. I put 2-2 down in my score prediction because Peterborough United sounded like a big team !

And Eric Steele was in goal for Posh.

 

[Dickyboy]

My first ever game what a start been a few up and downs since though.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Albion were pretty much unbeatable at home and so, strange as it may seem, the 6-0's against Colchester and Chester, have not lived long in the memory as 'stand out' games as poor opposition rolled over & died.

The Hereford 4-2 was a real cracker as they were top of the league and were eventually promoted. Other home crackers were v Shrewsbury (2-2) & Grimsby (4-2?) both midweek games where we had to come from behind. Opposition that made a fight of it were much better than the whipping boys!

So, why didn't we go up? Appaling away form. As poor away as we were invincible at home.