This day 1936 - Micky Fenton scored his 2nd Boro career hattrick

Erimus74

Erimus74

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When the mighty Boro beat Man Utd 3-2 at Ayresome Park, in a 1st division fixture, it was the 46th hattrick at Ayresome Park & 62nd in total as a football league club

Micky Fenton went on to score a total of 9 hattricks throughout his Boro career

Another Boro goalscoring legend (y)
 
August 1953 was my first game.

Who do I remember ? Rolando Ugolini was definitely the goal keeper and not a bad keeper either, Lindy Delapena played on the right wing and he could shoot. The night he broke the net against Sunderland and it was not given was one of those injustices that stick in the mind. I never had a magic show from Mannion to watch, maybe he was too good for me to appreciate although I did see the very end of his career

Dicky Robinson was Mr Reliable in defence Arthur Fitzsimmons was often exciting, quick , good footwork and dribbled past many but was inclined to disappear up blind alleys; Ronnie Dicks was a midfielder but more defensive minded than many, a bit like Dicky Robbo a steady Eddie

That do for now Holgate ?
 
Rishworthian said:
August 1953 was my first game.

Who do I remember ? Rolando Ugolini was definitely the goal keeper and not a bad keeper either, Lindy Delapena played on the right wing and he could shoot. The night he broke the net against Sunderland and it was not given was one of those injustices that stick in the mind. I never had a magic show from Mannion to watch, maybe he was too good for me to appreciate although I did see the very end of his career

Dicky Robinson was Mr Reliable in defence Arthur Fitzsimmons was often exciting, quick , good footwork and dribbled past many but was inclined to disappear up blind alleys; Ronnie Dicks was a midfielder but more defensive minded than many, a bit like Dicky Robbo a steady Eddie

That do for now Holgate ?
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No7 Delapena was our penalty taker at one point wasn't he?
 
A couple of ideas for Erimus when he's wandering about at 5 in the morning

Tim Williamson

Jackie Carr

Williamson is of course our record appearances man came from Redcar as did I and lived on Coatham Road as did I. I think he died in 1943 and left over £1000 a tidy sum then I've a feeling that it was at 188 Coatham Road.

Jackie was top 10 appearances and still is but he was also top 10 goalscorers stayed amateur until 1910 to help South Bank in the final of the Amateur Cup and played until 1930 when he must have been 40. He died early 40s too
 
Rishworthian said:
absolutely and I've a feeling that it was form a penalty that he broke the net

He went thro a period when he played with a big bandage on his right wrist. He'd bought a gold watch and refused to leave it in the changing rooms
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I think it was

Love the story about the watch mind 😁
 
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Rishworthian said:
August 1953 was my first game.

Who do I remember ? Rolando Ugolini was definitely the goal keeper and not a bad keeper either, Lindy Delapena played on the right wing and he could shoot. The night he broke the net against Sunderland and it was not given was one of those injustices that stick in the mind. I never had a magic show from Mannion to watch, maybe he was too good for me to appreciate although I did see the very end of his career

Dicky Robinson was Mr Reliable in defence Arthur Fitzsimmons was often exciting, quick , good footwork and dribbled past many but was inclined to disappear up blind alleys; Ronnie Dicks was a midfielder but more defensive minded than many, a bit like Dicky Robbo a steady Eddie

That do for now Holgate ?
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Yes thanks for that. I remember one match at the Riverside and one of goalkeepers (can’t remember which one) had made a mistake and my Dad shouted out ‘bring back Ugolini!’. He got a few chuckles from the generation that remembered him!!
 
Rishworthian said:
August 1953 was my first game.

Who do I remember ? Rolando Ugolini was definitely the goal keeper and not a bad keeper either, Lindy Delapena played on the right wing and he could shoot. The night he broke the net against Sunderland and it was not given was one of those injustices that stick in the mind. I never had a magic show from Mannion to watch, maybe he was too good for me to appreciate although I did see the very end of his career

Dicky Robinson was Mr Reliable in defence Arthur Fitzsimmons was often exciting, quick , good footwork and dribbled past many but was inclined to disappear up blind alleys; Ronnie Dicks was a midfielder but more defensive minded than many, a bit like Dicky Robbo a steady Eddie

That do for now Holgate ?
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Was 53-54 our 1st season back in the 2nd division after being demoted the season before
Rishworthian said:
August 1953 was my first game.

Who do I remember ? Rolando Ugolini was definitely the goal keeper and not a bad keeper either, Lindy Delapena played on the right wing and he could shoot. The night he broke the net against Sunderland and it was not given was one of those injustices that stick in the mind. I never had a magic show from Mannion to watch, maybe he was too good for me to appreciate although I did see the very end of his career

Dicky Robinson was Mr Reliable in defence Arthur Fitzsimmons was often exciting, quick , good footwork and dribbled past many but was inclined to disappear up blind alleys; Ronnie Dicks was a midfielder but more defensive minded than many, a bit like Dicky Robbo a steady Eddie

That do for now Holgate ?
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That season we got relegated & stayed out of the top flight for exactly 20 years then big Jack took us up, plenty of false dawns in between

MF only played a single game the following season
 
53-54 was our last season in the First division. We were relegated along with ................ go on guess ...................... Liverpoool !! Yes that's the right answer and look where they are now !

With Clough's goals we had a string of 3/4th place finishes. I've a feeling that Clough criticised the defence and even named or at least alluded to a couple of players who were betting against the Boro winning. I've a feeling that one was Ken Thompson who'd we had signed from Stoke
 
Rishworthian said:
53-54 was our last season in the First division. We were relegated along with ................ go on guess ...................... Liverpoool !! Yes that's the right answer and look where they are now !

With Clough's goals we had a string of 3/4th place finishes. I've a feeling that Clough criticised the defence and even named or at least alluded to a couple of players who were betting against the Boro winning. I've a feeling that one was Ken Thompson who'd we had signed from Stoke
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Rishworth, hearing your old stories are excellent.

I wonder if you are our oldest supporter, certainly on fmttm?

On the Cough accusations, was he correct and was it obvious they were letting in goals.

Why were games so open in the 40s and 50s, some unusually high scoring games
 
Cripes SlavensHF you have got me searching my memory banks. It certainly made the papers. I never saw us lose a goal deliberately but at the time I was only seeing home matches.

I've a feeling that it was the era before Hutton Road, so the training was done at Ayresome Park. There was some reference to a coffee bar which would have been on Linthorpe Road opposite Dorman's museum. I've a feeling it was Reas but it must be nearly 70 years ago so I'm struggling to get anything more back. One lot went into one and one lot to another

Part of your answer to why were they more high scores is that it was much more on natural ability and a lot less coaching. there were two full backs and three halves. The halves were part attacking and part defending. After a while the centre half dropped into the defence as we would know it today.
 
SHF - no real idea but I know I went to watch the Boro play at Grimsby's ground and there was me and a bloke from Scunthorpe who been brought up in the Boro and Cliff Mitchell and that was the Boro support - date ? mid 60s

I think a few more went to away cup games around that time. I remember losing at Brentford in the pouring rain having travelled down over night on the train from Redcar and being stopped and searched on our way down to Fleet street for a coffeee at some unearthly hour.

The butchers in Mansfield were astonished as we walked in and wiped out his stock of pork pies on our way to the ground. I'd only travelled form Sheffield that day

To the best of my recollection we lost them all

thingy for punishment !!
 
Rishworthian said:
Cripes SlavensHF you have got me searching my memory banks. It certainly made the papers. I never saw us lose a goal deliberately but at the time I was only seeing home matches.

I've a feeling that it was the era before Hutton Road, so the training was done at Ayresome Park. There was some reference to a coffee bar which would have been on Linthorpe Road opposite Dorman's museum. I've a feeling it was Reas but it must be nearly 70 years ago so I'm struggling to get anything more back. One lot went into one and one lot to another

Part of your answer to why were they more high scores is that it was much more on natural ability and a lot less coaching. there were two full backs and three halves. The halves were part attacking and part defending. After a while the centre half dropped into the defence as we would know it today.
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Yes Reas cafe
 
Rishworthian said:
A couple of ideas for Erimus when he's wandering about at 5 in the morning

Tim Williamson

Jackie Carr

Williamson is of course our record appearances man came from Redcar as did I and lived on Coatham Road as did I. I think he died in 1943 and left over £1000 a tidy sum then I've a feeling that it was at 188 Coatham Road.

Jackie was top 10 appearances and still is but he was also top 10 goalscorers stayed amateur until 1910 to help South Bank in the final of the Amateur Cup and played until 1930 when he must have been 40. He died early 40s too
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Seems like redcar has proved a few decent players
 
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