This day 1974 - My favourite season following the Boro

Erimus74

Erimus74

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9th February we drew Blackpool at home, the game finished 0-0, Blackpool were the only team we failed to score against in the league that season & the 2nd game on the bounce we failed to win, along with the FAC 4th round exit away to Wrexham, little bit of a poor run considering the season we were having
Considering the previous 2 winless games big Jack faith with the same team, which he did for the entire season
Following this draw the Boro went on another successful winning run, beating everyone in their way

Big Jacks team

Jim Platt
John Craggs
Frank Spraggon
Graeme Souness
Stuey Boam
Willie Maddren
Bobby Murdoch
David Mills
John Hickton
Alan Foggon
David Armstrong
Sub - Malcolm Smith

Photos include match ticket, match report & when Alan Foggon burnt Cliff Mitchell's trilby due to the recent bad run of results.
 

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Some of us of a certain age can just recite the team surnames for that era. (Cuthbert, Dibble & Grub). Usually the same team every week. Oh what a time it was.
 
A major part of the success was the bonding and the same team every game - The Foggon run through was drilled into the midfielders and the consistant team selection was key
 
Erimus74 said:
Harry Charlton very rarely featured at all 10 league & Cup games, 2 as sub
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Actually very few period featured as a sub and came on. Big Jack didn't like to interrupt the team did he.. He even played a full strength team against Grantham and no-one would do that these days
 
The bit that always gets to me is that (Anglo-Scottish Cup aside) although that team never won anything, it remains so undervalued in our recent history by all but those of us who were present.

People go on about Mendieta, Emerson, Ravenelli, Boksic et al, but the team itself was never as consistent, never produced the goods or the emotion either, for me the Charlton years produced the emotions that far outweigh the say for example, the Robson years (despite the cup finals). Don’t get me wrong, it was exciting with signings, but Robbo’s teams had a weak underbelly, big Jacks team did not, it lacked a CF in the end though, yes...... If I could relive any year again it would be either 73/74 or possibly 74/75 just to watch a gifted team all over the pitch, not just a few egotistical dicky dancers playing as and when they felt like. Big Jacks team played through pain, injury, injections and delivered, the modern lot would wince at the thought.;)
 
coluka said:
The bit that always gets to me is that (Anglo-Scottish Cup aside) although that team never won anything, it remains so undervalued in our recent history by all but those of us who were present.

People go on about Mendieta, Emerson, Ravenelli, Boksic et al, but the team itself was never as consistent, never produced the goods or the emotion either, for me the Charlton years produced the emotions that far outweigh the say for example, the Robson years (despite the cup finals). Don’t get me wrong, it was exciting with signings, but Robbo’s teams had a weak underbelly, big Jacks team did not, it lacked a CF in the end though, yes...... If I could relive any year again it would be either 73/74 or possibly 74/75 just to watch a gifted team all over the pitch, not just a few egotistical dicky dancers playing as and when they felt like. Big Jacks team played through pain, injury, injections and delivered, the modern lot would wince at the thought.;)
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Spot on mate, couldn't agree more
 
74/75 was the first season my dad took me to Ayresome Park regularly, starting with my first night match, pre-season against Leeds.
 
That 74-5 team was fabulous yes. Few teams could live with us and this was no better highlighted when we took apart the eventual champions Derby at the Baseball Ground and then dominated them in the home game only for a disastrous defence slip by Stewy Boam to let Hector equalise. We were as good as any team that year. The fact that we finished 7th just a few points off the top shows how close it was. Yes a CF away from being English champions. We should have invested more but that’s history.
 
Absolutely. We were 5 points off Derby AND ONLY 3 points behind Liverpool who finished 2nd. It’s easy to see where we just came up short. 2nd best defensive record but Newcastle in 15th scored more goals.
 
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