Nice pictures to cheer you up

[Horsham Gull]

was just searching google and found these:

Saturday, September 15, 1979
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Ipswich Town 0
Division One
Goldstone Ground, Hove, Sussex

Tuesday, November 11, 1980
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Ipswich Town 0
Division One
Goldstone Ground, Hove, Sussex

Misc

 

[Barrow Boy]

You're having a laugh, those dates are more likely 1959 and 1960, just look at the kit they are wearing and those haircuts !

 

[Easy 10]

Those first two pics are a LOT earlier than 1979 / 80

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

The captions do not fit the pics, the 1st two are way older than 79 & 80.

Doesn't it just send a tingle down your spine looking at the packed east terrace? These were probably Div 3 games (the same level we are now) too.

 

[Horsham Gull]

yeh i think your right there these pics must be catagorised wrong from the site i got them

 

[Horsham Gull]

wait a sec that picture wasnt what i wanted..

 

[Barrow Boy]

was just searching google and found these:

Saturday, September 15, 1979
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Ipswich Town 0
Division One
Goldstone Ground, Hove, Sussex

Tuesday, November 11, 1980
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Ipswich Town 0
Division One
Goldstone Ground, Hove, Sussex

Misc

Definitely the 1960's as the sally army band is playing in the centre circle and by the look of it someone's snuffed it (all wearing black armbands).

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The top two are both the same match. Brighton vs Ipswich 4th April 1959. Brighton won 4-1 with McNeill (2), Sexton and Thorne chipping in with the goals. The attendance on that day was 20,931 and we ended up midtable in the end that season. I think that was the first season after our promotion from the Third Division (South) under the guidance of Billy Lane.

 

[Barrow Boy]

The top two are both the same match. Brighton vs Ipswich 4th April 1959. Brighton won 4-1 with McNeill (2), Sexton and Thorne chipping in with the goals. The attendance on that day was 20,931 and we ended up midtable in the end that season. I think that was the first season after our promotion from the Third Division (South) under the guidance of Billy Lane.

Any idea who'd died then ?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Both pictures have club's players wearing black armbands , with a brass band behind them. This could be 1960 as there are no floodlights. The date , November 11th is Armistice Day so the photo is showing the minute silence perhaps. As this was a Tuesday it looks like a 3pm kick off , otherwise it would be dark as BST had ended 2 or 3 weeks before.

 

[Barrow Boy]

Both pictures have club's players wearing black armbands , with a brass band behind them. This could be 1960 as there are no floodlights. The date , November 11th is Armistice Day so the photo is showing the minute silence perhaps. As this was a Tuesday it looks like a 3pm kick off , otherwise it would be dark as BST had ended 2 or 3 weeks before.

Why on earth would they be playing on a Tuesday afternoon, BOF's reply is the correct one

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Any idea who'd died then ?

No idea. There is nothing about that in the Seagulls! The Story of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Perhaps Wikipedia might assist...! I would have thought it would mention it if it were a Brighton player/staff, so we could be looking at a royal family member/politician.

 

[World of Sport]

Any idea who'd died then ?

Cyril the squirrel.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Unless it was an Ipswich player/staff. Hmmm...

The History Man might know.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Shows just how f***ed up the internet is , you can put anything in a caption and it will be taken as gospel. Was this the season (58/59) when Thorne scored 5 in one match or was it the season before/after ?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

According to the file name it points towards 4/4/59 and the shirts tally with Ipswich.

Thorne scored 10 that season, but only played 15 games.

It was the previous season (57/58) that Thorne scored 5 - last game of the season vs Watford. Interestingly, he did not play a huge amount of football in three and a half seasons. Was he a sicknote?

Career stats for the Albion: Played 84 Scored 44

I seem to remember there was a piece about him in the latest programme, but can't find it at the moment.

 

[Statto]

Why on earth would they be playing on a Tuesday afternoon, BOF's reply is the correct one

They could have played on a tuesday afternoon actually. A lot of grounds back in the 50s and 60s didnt have floodlights. Therefore all the clubs used to play games on weekday afternoons. Not unusual at all back then. That date was a saturday though. Bof is correct i think.

 

[Horsham Gull]

Want a fight?

 

[Barrow Boy]

They could have played on a tuesday afternoon actually. A lot of grounds back in the 50s and 60s didnt have floodlights. Therefore all the clubs used to play games on weekday afternoons. Not unusual at all back then. That date was a saturday though.

Learning all the time !

 

[Barrel of Fun]

'tis true. That particular season we played Sheffield Utd on Monday 30th March 1959 and the return fixture on Tuesday 31st March 1959. A double header! Having said that, I am presuming they were afternoon fixtures or perhaps late afternoon/early evening when the factories closed?