An improbable fixture from the only year Tottenham spent below the top division in the last fifty years, and the only year Mansfield rose above the bottom two divisions.
Great memories from Spurs 1977/78 season in the old second division. Even now the old boys at spurs talk about that season with great affection. Proper football matches on mud baths for pitches against the likes of Mansfield, Fulham, Bristol Rovers, Cardiff etc. I would give anything to go back to that era rather than watch the Premiership bollocks now!
bought back memories iwas 16 at the time and fought to keep the north stand also at the battle in the coal yard after game .Also went to spurs same season day after boxing day we drew again ime sure we missed another pen as well long gone days we get 2000 now in the bsp thanks for posting took me back to my wasted youth
sweet upload.. was an 11 year old Stags fan, when this game was played... now a 44 year old Stags fan living on the other side of the world now... wonderful memories, and what a crowd :-)
Thanks for posting this . I was there as a 13 year old Mansfield fan and it was the only ever season the Stags spent in the top half of the league , 1977-78. The draw was the perfect result for me tho as i was a big Perryman , Taylor n Hoddle fan from the Spurs.For the record it was on March 25th and the crowd was 12 ,106.
Thanks Frank. I was there too! Although a Tottenham fan I lived only 9 miles from Mansfield. At the time there was hysteria about Forest and I got such a ribbing at school when Spurs were relegated to Div 2. I have still never been to White Hart Lane, but that day was amazing. When Daines fluffed it and we went down 3-2 I thought it was all over, but stood right behind the goal as Hoddle equalised, I couldn't speak such was the excitement. A fantastic 'curler' which the TV couldn't show. Genius!
went to this game on a fifty seater bus from Lincoln.Straight in the Mansfield end (which was a covered end) along with another hundred or so Tottenham.Spurs took thousands away that season.I went to Sheff Utd and Notts Co. and there was easily 5/6,000 Spurs there. Remember, this was in the days when football was a working class game.Fans couldn't afford to go every week!!
Proper football before all the money came in. Real men too. Imagine the complaints of premier league players if they had to play on pitches like that today
I remember watching this on the Big match on the Sunday after the game. I was a 14 year old Spurs nut. I often despaired at Barry Daines woeful keeping. The pitch was terrible even by 70's standards.! A few weeks after this game, we scraped a 1-0 home win Vs Hull City, which all but got us promoted & i ran on the pitch with thousands of others at the final whistle in pure unbridled joy...
This game and Sunderland away were the only games I missed that season. Brighton away was fun. The old bill were taking the laces out of our Doc Martins.
In the days of proper football, on muddy pitches , and players still running of the effects of to many pints from the night before....when hard tackling , and players were honest, not diving all over the place,....now the game is a money obssessed , over sanitized circus, with obscene money, manicured pitches, and players and agents squeezing the life out of the game.......I loved the tradition and nostalgia of going to the old grounds, with tepid beer, and a half warm pie at half time, ....there seemed a down to earth realism arround grounds in those days,....now grounds are being turned into lifeless bowls lacking identity.......miss the old days
memories of hugh johns on a sunday afternoon in the 70s......our only season outside the top flight in years...and we hadnt lost in around 4 months!!! but the stags gave us a real fright......we were lucky to get away with a draw....course we couldnt defend even back then......
I was there that day & apart from ray clarke,terry austin & terry eccles we had not seen a better scorer than dave syrett ,the penalty misses sent us back down ,but to see all our players against the likes of hoddle,perryman ets come out with medals was brill,pete morris was the manager & had some decent backing from the board,i watched it from the quarry lane end ,thanks for posting this
That's when football was played by real men. Will never forget that season when we almost lost out on promotion having led the table for most of the season. A 1-0 against Hull on a wednesday night followed by a 0-0 draw on the final Saturday was enough to get back in the top flight.
I love how unconcerned commentators used to be about deliberate goal line handballs in the old days, that would be an instant red card today. They're all like "Oh well, he had to do it". I remember a similar sentiment in the 1966 world cup match between England and Portugal when Jack Charlton did the same. When did they start sending players off for doing that?
That was when the 'professional foul' rules came in. Before that a defender could make a last-ditch handball without being sent-off, I'm not sure that they were even booked. A famous example, often cited at the time to explain the incoming rule change, was Terry McDermott punching the ball off the line in the 1981 League Cup Final, whiçh resulted in a penalty but no sending-off.
spurs hadnt lost in 4 months when this game was played...and in retrospect it was this very fortunate point that saw spurs later promoted on goal difference...typical spurs...allowing teams free headers and knock downs in our area.............we've never been able to defend ....
I remember seeing this match on "The Big Match" in 1978, I grew up in New Zealand and this was the only soccer...oops I mean football that we used to get, usually 2 weeks later than the actual match was played in the UK. I also think that Chelsea might have been second division in those days.
Isn't it an irony that Spurs keeper Barry Daine's was' within 5 years of this game' later to actually play for Mansfield? Ian Greave's lured him out of retirement after Rod Arnold got injured, he should've stayed retired really? but to be fair, he wasn't terrible every game, but he was way past his best. But i'll never forget that last game at home vs Wrexham we went 3-1 up and BDs keepin was woeful and we lost 3-4! and the next game saw the introduction of probably the best keeper too ever play for Stags, Kevin Hitchcock
Indeed so, Jane. If associated to my reference above, the word 'Minster' means anything to you, and using your maiden name, then we were at the same school. In fact in the same form for a couple of years. Best Regards after 40 years! (If not, then still pleased to learn someone else enjoyed the game)
Talking of 2 bob, was always a highlight smashing the goons to fuck in the northbank 1976 -1983 before the fences went up. The cozzers never had a clue as the goons got smashed to fuck. And at the lane of course yours were like church mice! You were always terrorised YIDS!!!
As a Spurs fan of 41 years whenever I start to moan about today's team these are the games to help put some perspective back. 😁
COYS
Great memories from Spurs 1977/78 season in the old second division. Even now the old boys at spurs talk about that season with great affection. Proper football matches on mud baths for pitches against the likes of Mansfield, Fulham, Bristol Rovers, Cardiff etc. I would give anything to go back to that era rather than watch the Premiership bollocks now!
bought back memories iwas 16 at the time and fought to keep the north stand also at the battle in the coal yard after game .Also went to spurs same season day after boxing day we drew again ime sure we missed another pen as well long gone days we get 2000 now in the bsp thanks for posting took me back to my wasted youth
sweet upload.. was an 11 year old Stags fan, when this game was played... now a 44 year old Stags fan living on the other side of the world now... wonderful memories, and what a crowd :-)
Thanks for posting this . I was there as a 13 year old Mansfield fan and it was the only ever season the Stags spent in the top half of the league , 1977-78. The draw was the perfect result for me tho as i was a big Perryman , Taylor n Hoddle fan from the Spurs.For the record it was on March 25th and the crowd was 12 ,106.
Thanks Frank. I was there too! Although a Tottenham fan I lived only 9 miles from Mansfield. At the time there was hysteria about Forest and I got such a ribbing at school when Spurs were relegated to Div 2. I have still never been to White Hart Lane, but that day was amazing. When Daines fluffed it and we went down 3-2 I thought it was all over, but stood right behind the goal as Hoddle equalised, I couldn't speak such was the excitement. A fantastic 'curler' which the TV couldn't show. Genius!
went to this game on a fifty seater bus from Lincoln.Straight in the Mansfield end (which was a covered end) along with another hundred or so Tottenham.Spurs took thousands away that season.I went to Sheff Utd and Notts Co. and there was easily 5/6,000 Spurs there. Remember, this was in the days when football was a working class game.Fans couldn't afford to go every week!!
Proper football before all the money came in. Real men too. Imagine the complaints of premier league players if they had to play on pitches like that today
I was at this match ! Never thought I'd ever see any footage of it ever
I remember watching this on the Big match on the Sunday after the game. I was a 14 year old Spurs nut. I often despaired at Barry Daines woeful keeping. The pitch was terrible even by 70's standards.! A few weeks after this game, we scraped a 1-0 home win Vs Hull City, which all but got us promoted & i ran on the pitch with thousands of others at the final whistle in pure unbridled joy...
Brilliant download great to see ex Swindon legends hoddle and syrett.
The great Dave Syrett, gone now, but fine player & great bloke
This game and Sunderland away were the only games I missed that season. Brighton away was fun. The old bill were taking the laces out of our Doc Martins.
Hugh Johns from the ITV Midland Sector station is the commentator for this game.
I did laugh at sirits(Syrups) hat rick goal! just about beat the mud, This represents every thing that I love about English football......
In the days of proper football, on muddy pitches , and players still running of the effects of to many pints from the night before....when hard tackling , and players were honest, not diving all over the place,....now the game is a money obssessed , over sanitized circus, with obscene money, manicured pitches, and players and agents squeezing the life out of the game.......I loved the tradition and nostalgia of going to the old grounds, with tepid beer, and a half warm pie at half time, ....there seemed a down to earth realism arround grounds in those days,....now grounds are being turned into lifeless bowls lacking identity.......miss the old days
Black boots & no shit tattoos, I reckon that Mansfield team clocked up well over a thousand appearance's between them..
memories of hugh johns on a sunday afternoon in the 70s......our only season outside the top flight in years...and we hadnt lost in around 4 months!!! but the stags gave us a real fright......we were lucky to get away with a draw....course we couldnt defend even back then......
I bet nobody complained about the state of the pitch - they just got on with it.
I was there that day & apart from ray clarke,terry austin & terry eccles we had not seen a better scorer than dave syrett ,the penalty misses sent us back down ,but to see all our players against the likes of hoddle,perryman ets come out with medals was brill,pete morris was the manager & had some decent backing from the board,i watched it from the quarry lane end ,thanks for posting this
what about Ernie Moss?
That's when football was played by real men. Will never forget that season when we almost lost out on promotion having led the table for most of the season. A 1-0 against Hull on a wednesday night followed by a 0-0 draw on the final Saturday was enough to get back in the top flight.
I love how unconcerned commentators used to be about deliberate goal line handballs in the old days, that would be an instant red card today. They're all like "Oh well, he had to do it". I remember a similar sentiment in the 1966 world cup match between England and Portugal when Jack Charlton did the same. When did they start sending players off for doing that?
I believe it was 1982-83.
That was when the 'professional foul' rules came in. Before that a defender could make a last-ditch handball without being sent-off, I'm not sure that they were even booked.
A famous example, often cited at the time to explain the incoming rule change, was Terry McDermott punching the ball off the line in the 1981 League Cup Final, whiçh resulted in a penalty but no sending-off.
I'd like to see today's top stars to play on that pitch!
spurs hadnt lost in 4 months when this game was played...and in retrospect it was this very fortunate point that saw spurs later promoted on goal difference...typical spurs...allowing teams free headers and knock downs in our area.............we've never been able to defend ....
I was there .. really funny about 2000 brought binliners to wear , they run out in the shops in the end ... pissed down all day ..
Good to see that Spurs occasionally find their level.
I remember seeing this match on "The Big Match" in 1978, I grew up in New Zealand and this was the only soccer...oops I mean football that we used to get, usually 2 weeks later than the actual match was played in the UK. I also think that Chelsea might have been second division in those days.
state of that pitch lol
1:07 - Have to feel sorry for the Mansfield goalie - 3 saves but Spurs still scored.
Wonder if they used to try to wash the kit or just threw it away after games like this!
Isn't it an irony that Spurs keeper Barry Daine's was' within 5 years of this game' later to actually play for Mansfield? Ian Greave's lured him out of retirement after Rod Arnold got injured, he should've stayed retired really? but to be fair, he wasn't terrible every game, but he was way past his best.
But i'll never forget that last game at home vs Wrexham we went 3-1 up and BDs keepin was woeful and we lost 3-4! and the next game saw the introduction of probably the best keeper too ever play for Stags, Kevin Hitchcock
This game was the start of the wobble which after looking like promotion certs they sneaked up in third place on goal difference on the final day
Lovely pitch...
I was there too what a match
Indeed so, Jane. If associated to my reference above, the word 'Minster' means anything to you, and using your maiden name, then we were at the same school. In fact in the same form for a couple of years. Best Regards after 40 years! (If not, then still pleased to learn someone else enjoyed the game)
I got beat up by some southerners in the old bus station that day
Tottenham wore Admiral
"Can someone please paint me a new penalty spot I can't find the old one|.
Mansfield
Was the ground an a potato farmer too?
good luck to Liverpool next weekend
Such a twobob club in SECOND DIVISION !!! Remember em going down happy memories
Talking of 2 bob, was always a highlight smashing the goons to fuck in the northbank 1976 -1983 before the fences went up. The cozzers never had a clue as the goons got smashed to fuck. And at the lane of course yours were like church mice! You were always terrorised YIDS!!!
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The state of that pitch is a fucking disgrace - even by 70s standards!
cmon stags beat lincoln, then you can have a go at liverpool :D
lol small turnout from spurs lolthere was loads down the side as well and i should know them .ps and game was in 1978
Shame where stags are now
Mansfield outclassed Spurs.