Post by Budleigh on Dec 24, 2009 14:54:34 GMT
This is the programme for our away game at Millwall on the 1st of January 1955 and is the return match from the programme timbo put on here a few weeks ago for the home game of that season.
In this game we lost 4-1 in front of 11,149 spectators with Dennis Lewis scoring our consolation goal.
This loss came after a run of five other losses which, including this game, gave us a tally in the six games of goals for; 7, goals against; 22.
Strangely our next two games were the famous 2-2 draw away at Leeds in the 3rd round of the cup, followed by the 4-0 win in the replay at Plainmoor!
Nice to see that we got Mills from QPR because he was 'barracked away' from there.
One other interesting feature, the Lions 'Secretary - General Manager' was Charles Hewitt, as he was for Leyton Orient in their game against United in 1946/47 (a programme I shall put up at some point) and for whom he wrote the programme notes.
In this game we lost 4-1 in front of 11,149 spectators with Dennis Lewis scoring our consolation goal.
This loss came after a run of five other losses which, including this game, gave us a tally in the six games of goals for; 7, goals against; 22.
Strangely our next two games were the famous 2-2 draw away at Leeds in the 3rd round of the cup, followed by the 4-0 win in the replay at Plainmoor!
Nice to see that we got Mills from QPR because he was 'barracked away' from there.
One other interesting feature, the Lions 'Secretary - General Manager' was Charles Hewitt, as he was for Leyton Orient in their game against United in 1946/47 (a programme I shall put up at some point) and for whom he wrote the programme notes.
Took a bit of flak myself for my stance on their heredetary penchant for social disorder on these very pages back in the summer so I undertook to research them a bit deeper for my blog (something will appear on this very theme in the new year) and have uncovered some wonderful old pics of the grungey "Cold Blow Lane Experience" ~ something that would blow long and wet in the underpants of most modern day fans who never had the "pleasure" of going there, and to where my mind frequently wanders whenever Dave starts up about his distaste for the "C Word Song" at Plainmoor. 