Vintage video - Brighton 0-1 Leatherhead (FA Cup) 1974/75

[Goldstone Rapper]

Probably the only surviving footage of Albion in those white home shirts they wore in that 1974/75 season. I hope this doesn't bring you nightmares!

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[Andrew]

Who are Leatherhead?

 

[Napper]

Why are we in white ?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Why are we in white ?

I'm not sure, although we also played 1970/71 in all white too. Bizarre choice.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Who are Leatherhead?

The legend of 'The Leatherhead Lip'
Leatherhead return to the nation's lips - Telegraph

 

[wellquickwoody]

Probably the only surviving footage of Albion in those white home shirts they wore in that 1974/75 season. I hope this doesn't bring you nightmares!

The posting of disgusting images like these should be a banning offence!

 

[BensGrandad]

I'm not sure, although we also played 1970/71 in all white too. Bizarre choice.

That was done because our then manager Freddie Goodwin admired Leeds and wanted us to be like them so he started by changing the kit. Not sure about 74/75 when Peter Taylor No 1 was manager.

 

[The Brighton Bear]

I was there at the match. I remember that anything we tried was blocked by an arse/elbow/knee and then Leatherhead scored from their only real chance.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

The posting of disgusting images like these should be a banning offence!

I'll let you know if I ever discover footage of the 4-0 home defeat to Walton & Hersham under Cloughie.

 

[skipper734]

We were so bad after Cloughie had a clear out and then went off to a massive club. Peter Taylor must have had the white kit so that he could imagine that he was at Leeds with Clough, or we were in disguise. Probably the away kit, can't remember, I am old.

 

[skipper734]

I'll let you know if I ever discover footage of the 4-0 home defeat to Walton & Hersham under Cloughie.

It was in a muddy field with rope round the pitch, to stop the invasion. I don't think there was electricity. Made the Hawks ground look like Premiershite.
And you think the last few seasons have been tough.

 

[BensGrandad]

It was in a muddy field with rope round the pitch, to stop the invasion. I don't think there was electricity. Made the Hawks ground look like Premiershite.
And you think the last few seasons have been tough.

That was in the first game at Stompond Lane the 4 - 0 defeat was at The Goldstone.

 

[World of Sport]

This isn't the goal he scored against the Albion!!
I think the clip is the LEICESTER v Leatherhead game at Filbert Street.
Hence Leicester playing in their away kit (the tie was swapped), and the invalid carraiges in the far corner.

 

[skipper734]

That was in the first game at Stompond Lane the 4 - 0 defeat was at The Goldstone.

It's all a blur of mediocrity. Good memory, I see your even older than I am.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

It is the Goldstone game, I remember it well.

Having suffered to Walton the previos year there was NO WAY this would happen again as the team, under peter taylor, was taking shape. Over 20,000 turned up to see as thrash this motley crew from Surrey but, as mentioned above, it just didn't happen. We were poor but everything we tried failed to come off and there was that air of inevitability that they would score.

As for the white kit, Saward was the manager in 70/71 when we 1st switched to white (although it's possible goodwin may have instigated the change), and Taylor was in charge for this 2nd attemp at all white (although we wore blue shorts for this game).

It was a really depressing game and I was of the opinion that those players should never play for Albion again...except that team had the likes of Sully, Rollings, Piper and more who went on to be part of the glory years.

 

[Grassman]

This isn't the goal he scored against the Albion!!
I think the clip is the LEICESTER v Leatherhead game at Filbert Street.
Hence Leicester playing in their away kit (the tie was swapped), and the invalid carraiges in the far corner.

You are joking? Of course it's the Goldstone, they used to let those little invalid cars into the South West corner.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

This isn't the goal he scored against the Albion!!
I think the clip is the LEICESTER v Leatherhead game at Filbert Street.
Hence Leicester playing in their away kit (the tie was swapped), and the invalid carraiges in the far corner.

Definitely the Goldstone , that southwest corner is where 2 or 3 invalid carriages were positioned and the advertising hoardings look familiar

 

[Caveman]

There was a lot of trouble after that game. Altthough, I wasn't there it was well documented in a well know thug book a few years back. I think Chelsea and a couple of other London clubs travelled down that day.

 

[dougdeep]

This isn't the goal he scored against the Albion!!
I think the clip is the LEICESTER v Leatherhead game at Filbert Street.
Hence Leicester playing in their away kit (the tie was swapped), and the invalid carraiges in the far corner.

Oh dear.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I was there.