good old days..

[johnnyb]

4th March 1933 An injured spectator is removed from the crowd during a sixth round FA Cup clash between West Ham United and Birmingham City at Upton Park


3rd from the right you can just see ageing hammer looking on

Just 6 years later, many of those young men would have been fighting in WW2. Wonder how many of them made it through. My dad was one of those that did. Otherwise I wouldn't have been here at all. Sobering thought.

[cockney hammer]

Just 6 years later, many of those young men would have been fighting in WW2. Wonder how many of them made it through. My dad was one of those that did. Otherwise I wouldn't have been here at all. Sobering thought.

respect thank your dad for all he did for us all

[cockney hammer]

happy day's great times we was blessed

[woodford]

happy day's great times we was blessed

didnt feel like it at the time as we didnt know any different, but yes mate, we really were blessed

[bonzosbeard]

I feel blessed to have watched us standing from there. But don't forget one day we'll feel blessed for having the times we are having now....

[cockney hammer]

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home the old south bank boleyn ground

[ageing hammer]

home the old south bank boleyn ground

Those windows above the roof look like were my head master Mr Challenor's office.

I know because me and a mate spent about 3 weeks in there after getting detention for fighting ( each other )

[bonzosbeard]

I love the angled terracing on North and South banks.

[Oldun]

Those windows above the roof look like were my head master Mr Challenor's office.

I know because me and a mate spent about 3 weeks in there after getting detention for fighting ( each other )

I doubt it because that is the flats Priory Road side .

[bonzosbeard]

School was in South West corner

[ageing hammer]

I doubt it because that is the flats Priory Road side .

Dam it I have the wrong end then, still at least my Dad worked building those flats with Waytes I still have a few old photos of him on the building site

[cockney hammer]

sunday morning the cup comes home 1980

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sir john lyall

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[1mcavennie]

Was that the night game at the end of 85/86 we lost 1-3?

If so I was in the away end which we sold out for what could have been the title decider but ended up a dead rubber (thanks to Chelsea losing at home to Liverpool)

[cockney hammer]

Peter Grotier

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Listening on Bobby Moore in a team talk with new West Ham manager Ron Greenwood who talks tactics with his Malcolm Musgrove, Ken Brown, John Dick and John Bond

[cockney hammer]

Martin Peters (left), Trevor Brooking and Geoff Hurst (right) of West Ham United during their First Division league match against Southampton at the Dell in Southampton,

[cockney hammer]

away to man city maine road proper ground