1971-72 season scrapbook

[Crewton]

Good to see "Notts Forest" in the relegation zone ? 

[sunnyhill60]

16 hours ago, LeedsCityRam said:

Matchday 23 - Monday 27th December 1971 & Derby finished the year with a visit to Elland Road

Leeds started the day behind Derby on goal average but Don Revie's side had shown themselves to be particularly strong against the better sides in the division - beating Man Utd at Old Trafford & Man City comfortably at Elland Road in recent weeks. Sadly that knack & Derby's poor away form were to collide with Derby turning in their worst league defeat of the season. Match report below;

 

Derby's task wasn't made any easier with the continued absence of Colin Todd, still recovering from his broken nose at Anfield. He was replaced by Tony Bailey, who was not only making his first start of the season but unbelievably also his league debut in such a crucial game. He never played another league game for Derby.

 

An unusually generous programme from West Yorkshire with our team photo dominating their front page

 

Derby's heavy defeat saw them slip to 5th place behind Leeds & Sheffield Utd. Elsewhere Man City won 3-1 away at Stoke but Man Utd could only surprisingly draw at home with Coventry, meaning the gap to the Rams was now 6 points. Full league table going into 1972;

 

Was there!

Redemption finally achieved in 2006/7 , finally seeing the Rams win at Elland Road

[LeedsCityRam]

9 hours ago, sunnyhill60 said:

Was there!

Redemption finally achieved in 2006/7 , finally seeing the Rams win at Elland Road

Fair play, especially on the back of our away form at the time & couldn't have been much fun standing amongst the baying Leeds mob.

I was also there in 06/07, Giles Barnes winner but 'lively' atmosphere with 2500 Derby in their South Stand & lots of trouble outside. Since then have got used to beating them at Elland Road.

[Guest]

9 hours ago, sunnyhill60 said:

Redemption finally achieved in 2006/7

I was there too. It was a disappointing day which for me started before the kick off when for the first and last time I had to suffer being served in the Peacock pub with bitter in a plastic glass. I have declined such an offer ever since.

However, my redemption came much sooner at Elland Road when we won  1-0 there in 1975 on the way to the second championship title. We had been under the cosh all game but it was still 0-0 late on when Francis Lee broke away to beat David Harvey with a dipping shot to secure both points. It was our first league goal at Leeds since our return to Division One in 1969.

[LeedsCityRam]

Matchday 24 – 1st January 1972 & we started the year with Chelsea at the BBG

Chelsea went into the game in 10th place but only 3 points behind the Rams. After a spell of poor away form, a win was vital to keep pace with the title contenders & ahead of Chelsea and others in the chasing pack…

 

Archie Gemmill’s second half goal giving Derby a much-needed win. Colin Todd was also able to start his first game since breaking his nose at Anfield

 

Pre-match edition of The Ram was unsurprisingly very concerned about the recent poor away form & carried a front page interview with Brian Clough, expressing his annoyance at the physical & mental weakness of some of his players;

 

Derby’s win saw them move back up into 4th place ahead of Sheffield Utd, who were held at home by Leicester. Leeds continued their excellent form against the top 6 with a 0-2 away win at Anfield but the most surprising result was Man Utd getting beaten 3-0 at West Ham, meaning their advantage over Derby was cut to 4 points;

[Guest]

Colin Todd's return followed his appearance for the reserve team in a 1-0 home victory against Leeds the previous Tuesday. With England international goalkeeper Peter Bonetti injured for the second consecutive game and reserve keeper John Phillips also unavailable, Chelsea called upon their third keeper, 18 years old Steve Sherwood., who was the younger brother of John Sherwood who won the bronze medal in the 400m men's hurdles event at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. In their previous game at home to Ipswich, manager Dave Sexton had made the shock decision of selecting defender David Webb to play in goal. Although he kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win, Sexton called up Sherwood on this occasion,

Despite O'Hare heading against the bar early on, the Rams only attacked sporadically in the first half but when they did, Sherwood showed what a fine prospect he was, with his clean handling and excellent positioning for one so inexperienced. After the interval, Chelsea's packed defence continued to thwart the Ram's below par attack When Chelsea broke forward they did it so quickly that chances always looked likely. Hudson and Kember both went close with shots that went narrowly wide. It looked as though Derby would have to settle for a goalless stalemate but with just six mutes remaining, Archie Gemmill latched onto a pass from Ron Webster before going on a long run. Despite attempts from Chelsea defenders to stop him, he let fly with a drive which took a deflection off David Webb before wrong footing the unlucky keeper and finishing up in the back of the net.

Derby held out for the crucial victory in what had been a hard and uncompromising match with Chelsea's Hudson and Kember being booked along with the fiercely competitive Gemmill. Afterwards, Peter Osgood said that he thought that Chelsea had been the better team and were very unlucky to lose. 'We were never in any trouble at the back' he argued, adding that they had created the better chances, particularly in the second half.

Manchester United who lost 3-0 at West Ham, hadn't won a game at all since early December and with Manchester City drawing 2-2 at home with lowly Forest, Derby were now back in contention for the title. It was beginning to look as though Leeds might be the biggest obstacle. Revie's men had won 2-0 at Liverpool and were now only two points behind United. Derby were therefore in fourth place, two points adrift of Leeds and City. The big question now was could they conquer their travel sickness when they faced Southampton at the Dell seven days later?

Happy New Year to one and all. Let's hope our current side can bring us a similar amount of end of season joy that our heroes did 50 years ago.

COYR

[angieram]

15 minutes ago, Brailsford Ram said:

Colin Todd's return followed his appearance for the reserve team in a 1-0 home victory against Leeds the previous Tuesday. With England international goalkeeper Peter Bonetti injured for the second consecutive game and reserve keeper John Phillips also unavailable, Chelsea called upon their third keeper, 18 years old Steve Sherwood., who was the younger brother of John Sherwood who won the bronze medal in the 400m men's hurdles event at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. In their previous game at home to Ipswich, manager Dave Sexton had made the shock decision of selecting defender David Webb to play in goal. Although he kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win, Sexton called up Sherwood on this occasion,

Despite O'Hare heading against the bar early on, the Rams only attacked sporadically in the first half but when they did, Sherwood showed what a fine prospect he was, with his clean handling and excellent positioning for one so inexperienced. After the interval, Chelsea's packed defence continued to thwart the Ram's below par attack When Chelsea broke forward they did it so quickly that chances always looked likely. Hudson and Kember both went close with shots that went narrowly wide. It looked as though Derby would have to settle for a goalless stalemate but with just six mutes remaining, Archie Gemmill latched onto a pass from Ron Webster before going on a long run. Despite attempts from Chelsea defenders to stop him, he let fly with a drive which took a deflection off David Webb before wrong footing the unlucky keeper and finishing up in the back of the net.

Derby held out for the crucial victory in what had been a hard and uncompromising match with Chelsea's Hudson and Kember being booked along with the fiercely competitive Gemmill. Afterwards, Peter Osgood said that he thought that Chelsea had been the better team and were very unlucky to lose. 'We were never in any trouble at the back' he argued, adding that they had created the better chances, particularly in the second half.

Manchester United who lost 3-0 at West Ham, hadn't won a game at all since early December and with Manchester City drawing 2-2 at home with lowly Forest, Derby were now back in contention for the title. It was beginning to look as though Leeds might be the biggest obstacle. Revie's men had won 2-0 at Liverpool and were now only two points behind United. Derby were therefore in fourth place, two points adrift of Leeds and City. The big question now was could they conquer their travel sickness when they faced Southampton at the Dell seven days later?

Happy New Year to one and all. Let's hope our current side can bring us a similar amount of end of season joy that our heroes did 50 years ago.

COYR

That's fascinating stuff about Steve Sherwood, BR. John came to Alfreton Hall once to give a talk and my mum got me his autograph. Sadly lost over time, but he's a name well-remembered by me for that reason.

Really appreciate your detail from the games, as well as @LeedsCityRam's excellent summaries.

[LeedsCityRam]

Matchday 25 – Saturday 8th January 1972 & a visit to The Dell, Southampton

The Saints started the day in 14th & firmly in midtable but had nicked a point off Derby back in August at the BBG. Happily, Derby’s poor away run was finally to end here with a 2-1 victory – with goals from John O’Hare & an Alan Durban injury time winner. Match report below;

 

 

Programme of the day from the South Coast;

 

Derby’s first away win since October kept them in 4th place but everyone above them dropped points - Leeds could only draw 2-2 at home with Ipswich & Man City were held to a 1-1 draw at Spurs. Man Utd’s poor form continued with a 1-3 home defeat to Wolves, their 5th game without a win & meant their advantage over Derby was cut to 2 points;

[Guest]

I remember making my way to Derby Station with friends to catch the Ramaway train. There was heavy snowfall all around and if we had been at home, playing the game would have been very doubtful. However, we pulled away on time on the long journey south. When we got as far as Reading, the snow was still so deep for us to think the game must be in doubt but as we made our way through Hampshire, the conditions eased and on arriving in Southampton, we realised that the game would go ahead after all.

There was talk among the travelling fans that if we were to end our worrying run of away losses, Derby would have to adopt a more defensive formation on their travels. However, the team was unchanged from the previous home victory against Chelsea. Southampton presented a dangerous attacking threat spearheaded by Mick Channon and Ron Davies with England international Terry Paine as their playmaker.

Peter Taylor was in charge on the day. It was rumoured that Brian Clough had gone elsewhere to watch a player who the club was interested in buying. In a cold but relatively snow free Dell, Alan Durban went close with a shot that scraped the outside of a post early on but the Saints began to have the better of things and it was no surprise when winger Gerry O’Brien put them ahead on 13 minutes with his first goal for the club since joining from Clydebank in March 1970.

After that the Saints continued to enjoy the majority of possession but with McFarland in outstanding form, there was little to trouble Colin Boulton. Todd was booked for obstructing Channon but just seconds before the interval the Rams drew level. Efforts from McFarland and Durban had been blocked but the ball eventually fell to O’Hare who forced it over the line.

It was the perfect time to equalise and after the interval the Rams grew in confidence. The aerial threat of Davies and Channon was being repelled and the Saints began to lose momentum. Although the Rams were now dominating in midfield, most of us would simply have settled for the draw in order to end the dismal run of away defeats. But with time running out John Robson, who had enjoyed a splendid game, surged forward yet again to lay on a chance for Durban to crack home a wonderful 20-yards drive past Saints keeper Eric Martin.

It was too late for the Saints to come back and with seconds remaining referee Tony Oliver booked the frustrated Bobby Stokes for a bad foul on Gemmill. The end of the game was dramatic but the Rams had fought tooth and nail and deserved to quell their travel sickness.

Afterwards Peter Taylor said that he thought it was one of Derby’s best performances of the season, adding that Boulton would have saved O’Brien’s goal if the shot had not been diverted off John O’Hare.

The same afternoon, Manchester United lost at home to Wolves, Manchester City drew away at Tottenham and Leeds drooped a point in a 2-2 home draw with Ipswich. Those two priceless and much awaited points had put the Rams right back in the thick of the title race, just a couple of points adrift of the leaders.

I wonder where Brian Clough had been that afternoon. Could he have taken the short journey to the City Ground to check on Ian Storey-Moore as Crystal Palace beat Forest 1-0 in a bottom of the table four-pointer?

 

 

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On 21/08/2021 at 12:05, Grumpy Git said:

One vivid recollection of that period as a 10 year old, was the woman who used to sell programs from the front window of a terraced house (walking towards the Normanton End). She had the loudest voice I've ever heard - "PROGRAMS"

Hahahaha  Remember her well, think you first heard her on walk to ground,  around Pear tree Crescent. God knows what away fans used to think as they were coming to  the night matches. Leys billowing crap out and to be fair she did sound a bit like an old hag or witch

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On 28/12/2021 at 10:50, Brailsford Ram said:

I was there too. It was a disappointing day which for me started before the kick off when for the first and last time I had to suffer being served in the Peacock pub with bitter in a plastic glass. I have declined such an offer ever since.

However, my redemption came much sooner at Elland Road when we won  1-0 there in 1975 on the way to the second championship title. We had been under the cosh all game but it was still 0-0 late on when Francis Lee broke away to beat David Harvey with a dipping shot to secure both points. It was our first league goal at Leeds since our return to Division One in 1969.

Remember Frannys goal well. Didn't go down to well with the locals though. Intimidating walk back to the car, you didnt wear your colours in those days!!!

[LeedsCityRam]

FA Cup 3rd Round - Saturday 15th January 1972 & the visit of Shrewsbury Town to the BBG

Shrewsbury started the day in 7th place in Division 3 & were obviously big underdogs but 33,463 still turned up to the BBG – a mark of the esteem in which the FA Cup was held in those days. Their best player was Alf Wood, a striker who incredibly finished with 40 goals this season although he didn’t bag any against the Rams. Despite the game being goalless after an hour, 2 late strikes from Kevin Hector saw Derby through to the next round

Match report below;

 

 

Pre-match edition of the Ram saw Brian Clough taking issue with some of the coverage Derby were getting from the national press;

 

Elsewhere in Round 3, one of the all-time classic FA Cup ties played out between Newcastle & Hereford Utd, then still a non-league club. After a 2-2 draw at St James Park, the teams went back to Hereford for one of the most memorable matches of the 1970s;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1i7XUmCGcg

 

The draw for Round 4 saw Derby drawn at home again, this time against near neighbours & Division 3 leaders Notts County. Ties to be played start of February;

[Guest]

Derby County had enjoyed little success in the FA Cup since the late 1940s and by now their one and only triumph in 1946 was but a distant memory. The nearest they had come to repeating their famous victory over Charlton had been in the 1947-48 season when they reached the semi-finals before going out to Manchester United. For around 25 years since then, only on rare occasions had they progressed from beyond even the Third Round stage. The best they had mustered was in the 1969-70 season when Clough’s side reached the fifth round before going out 1-0 at QPR and the following year they went out at the same stage at Everton by the same score.When the draw for the Third Round was made in December 1971 they were afforded a home tie against Third Division Shrewsbury Town. So, hopes were high that this might be the prelude to some long awaited success in the competition.

As expected, Brian Clough fielded a full strength side and although Derby soon mounted a series of attacks, the visitors were making it clear that they weren’t going to be a pushover. Hector was looking sharp but despite going close on a number of occasions the Rams were unable to break the deadlock and it remained scoreless at the interval. After the break, Shrewsbury continued to be resilient and although they conceded a series of corners they managed to hold firm until the 69th minute when Hector ran on to a clever through ball from McGovern and fired home off the underside of the crossbar at the Normanton End.

After that the visitors began to buckle and when O’Hare reached a free kick form Todd with five minutes remaining the ball ran loose to Hector who had ghosted into the danger area before shooting past keeper Ken Mulhearn. Jim Holton, who went on to play for Manchester United, was booked for a foul on the lively Gemmill but although the Rams continued to press right up to the final whistle there were no further goals and they ran out comfortable 2-0 winners.

Afterwards Hector said he was delighted to see his two goals go in, partly for himself but also because they were the culmination of a good team effort.

During this season, although Kevin Hector made a massive contribution to the team and long with Colin Boulton played in every game, he didn’t have his most productive time in terms of goals. For the third season in a row a player who was to eventually end his outstanding career with Derby as the club’s second highest all-time marksman, behind Steve Bloomer, didn’t finish as the top goal scorer. He began the season with a flurry in August and early September with four goals in seven games and was to end the campaign with another four. But in between he hit a barren patch and in one period he scored just twice in 18 league games..

Not that Hector’s supporters or teammates were complaining. By now, Clough was employing him in a slightly more withdrawn role than earlier in his career ad occasionally in a wider position too. It was bound to affect his goal tally but he more than made up for it with his tireless running and accurate passing, laying on numerous goals for his appreciative teammates. Hector’s ball control, particularly while running at speed was exceptional. Although there were plenty of defenders who would love to have given him a kicking, they usually found it impossible to get close enough, even at the Baseball Ground where he had the knack of gliding along the muddy surface and leaving less nimble opponents bogged down.

From almost the outset of his arrival in Derby in September 1966 he had become the ‘King’ and was to reign for a few seasons yet. He had already been selected to represent the Football League and he turned out for them a second time in September 1971. Surprisingly, it would be another two years before Sir Alf Ramsey capped him for the full England team and by then he was back to his best form in front of goal. Hector eventually finished up with 201 goals for Derby and it is unlikely that his 589 appearances for the club will ever be equalled.

[LeedsCityRam]

Matchday 26 – Saturday 22nd January 1972 & back to League action with a visit to Upton Park

West Ham started the day firmly in midtable (12th) but were a much sterner prospect at the Boleyn & had demolished league leaders Man Utd 3-0 there a couple of weeks earlier. Whilst Derby had ended their poor away run at Southampton, it was still a tough test for the Rams

Match highlights from a cracking game below - keep your eye out for an amusing interlude involving a young Harry Redknapp, 2 teenage girls & two policemen ?

 

 

 

Programme of the day from East London;

 

Derby’s point in East London kept them in 4th place & 2 points behind the leaders but there was major change elsewhere. After a 0-1 home defeat by Chelsea, Man Utd finally surrended their 3 month stint at the top - George Best had been dropped 2 weeks earlier for going AWOL for a week from training (allegedly spent with 1971 Miss Great Britain) but even his return was not enough to stop a 6th game without a win. They were replaced at the top by Leeds (who beat Sheffield Utd 1-0) narrowly ahead on goal average from Man City, who won at Palace;

Edited January 22, 2022 by LeedsCityRam

[Guest]

Burdened with the worries and uncertainties surrounding our beloved club in the present world this past week, it comes as a welcome break to get back on the Tardis to travel back in time to relive our visit in our first title-winning season to the Boleyn Ground.

In the two previous seasons, we had lost there by 0-3 and 2-4. But we had won the home games 3-0 and 4-1. We had already of course won this season’s home game against the Hammers by a 2-0 score line. So, recent history showed there was never a shortage of goals when these two teams locked horns.

On the back of our victory at the Dell, we headed for London in a much more buoyant mood than had been evident on our travels since October. Derby remained unchanged and West Ham included Bobby Moore, Trevor Brooking and Geoff Hurst who was making his 400th Hammers’ League appearance. In goal they had Bobby Ferguson who had arrived in 1967 from Kilmarnock for a then world record fee for a keeper of £65k.

At left back, they included Frank Lampard who was on his way to an eventual 551 appearances for the Hammers before bringing down the curtain on his career with a further 55 games for Southend United. Midfielder Billy Bonds surpassed this with 663 West Ham appearances to add to the 95 he had previously made for Charlton Athletic.

Again, Brian Clough was away watching a player, leaving Peter Taylor in charge on the day. The game started at an extremely fast pace and the Rams took the lead in just five minutes. John O’Hare started the move, nicking the ball off centre half Tommy Taylor before laying it off to Kevin Hector who found Alan Hinton to fire past Ferguson. The first half was packed with both sides playing flowing football and the Rams came close to extending their lead. But close to half time, left back Frank Lampard equalised for the hosts.

It was a disappointing way to close the first period but worse was to follow just two minutes after the restart when the dangerous Bryan ‘Pop’ Robson put the Hammers ahead. McFarland was again outstanding and it was he who pushed forward to head a Hinton corner on to O’Hare. His header was blocked and the ball fell to Durban who fired home from close range to make it 2-2. McGovern was having a field day and Derby looked set to secure their first draw since early October.

Clyde Best had a goal ruled out for offside but with nine minutes to go Brooking restored West Ham’s lead. But even at that late stage the battling Rams did not throw in the towel and with three minutes to go Hector headed home a Hinton cross at the near post to send the travelling fans ecstatic to secure the 3-3 draw with his first league goal since November on the back of his Cup brace the previous week.

Peter Taylor praised Roy McFarland who had shored up a strangely hesitant Rams defence, which Taylor said was making too many errors He said “Roy stood out like a beacon.  He is becoming one of the world’s best centre halves.”

Leeds beat Sheffield United at home 1-0 to go top on 36 points, the same number as Manchester City. Manchester United went down at home to Chelsea to slip to third, just a point clear of the fourth placed Rams.

Roy McFarland had missed the first three games of the season as he was recovering from a nasty bout of influenza. On his return, although it took him a couple of games to find his feet he soon began to recapture the sort of form that had thrilled supporters since his capture from Tranmere Rovers three years earlier. The only other game he had missed was the 2-3 defeat at Anfield. That was a game that, as a Liverpudlian, he would have relished.

By now the Rams’ skipper was recognised by most observers as the best centre-half in English football and barring injury, it seemed fairly certain that he would become an integral part of Sir Alf Ramsey’s set up for the foreseeable future. Not only was he a formidable defender, strong in the tackle and excellent in the air, he was extremely dangerous in the opposition’s penalty area too. His four goals in this season were evidence that he could have been just as effective in an attacking position and some were of the opinion that he could have played virtually anywhere.

Not only were his performances little short of majestic since September, he also captained the side superbly. Taking over as skipper from Dave Mackay would have been a daunting prospect for most men but McFarland soon proved that he was more than capable of doing the job.

As I made my way home happily to Derby that evening, little did I realise that I would be heading to the Boleyn Ground again later that season for a game that would have a crucial impact on the Rams chase for the title. More about that when the time comes.

 

[LeedsCityRam]

Matchday 27 – Saturday 29th January 1972 & the visit of Coventry to the BBG

Coventry started the day just outside the bottom 6 but had proven a tough opponent for Derby back in August – the Rams escaping from Highfield Road with a 2-2 draw after a late equaliser. Fortunately this match went the way of the form book with a 1-0 home win, John Robson with the second half winner. Match report below;

 

 

Front page of the Ram highlighted that Derby were 5 points better off this season than last & also ran an opinion piece criticising other managers & crowds for questioning referee decisions…

 

Derby’s win saw them move up into 3rd after Man Utd lost yet again, this time at 2nd bottom West Brom. Leeds’ reign as leaders lasted precisely one week after they lost at Spurs meaning Man City sat top for the first time this season after a 5-2 thrashing of 6th place Wolves;

[Guest]

The Sky Blues, who were struggling in the bottom half of the table, had become something of a bogey side to Derby since our return to the top flight in 1969. Coventry had won the two games at the BBG and the two games at Highfield Road were drawn. They had also knocked us out the League Cup at Coventry the previous season.

The unchanged Rams were frustrated by the well organised Coventry defence in the first half. Although Hector had scored against the Hammers, it was his only goal in eight league games and once again he was flitting in and out. The main threat was coming from Hinton on the left and in the 20th minute he hit a powerful shot that went narrowly wide. Coventry lacked penetration in attack. Although the Rams were on top, it remained goalless at the interval.

That changed straight from the kick-off in the second half. Gemmill picked up a loose pass from Ernie Machin and surged forward before playing the ball into the path of John Robson who hammered a low 20 yards cross shot past Bill Glazier to put the Rams ahead. With the wind behind them Derby looked much the better side going forward and Glazier had to be at his best to save from Hector. Coventry posed little or no threat to Colin Boulton who was enjoying one of his quietest afternoons of the season.

Willie Carr had a shot that sailed over the bar and Rafferty should have been booked for a bad foul on Roy McFarland but referee, Mr. Harry New, missed the incident. Although Colin Todd was booked for retaliation, he had again been outstanding and Brian Clough offered his opinion that the defender was now ready to play for England.  His £170k transfer from Sunderland was considered expensive by some, including Rams chairman Sam Longson, but now it was beginning to look like an absolute bargain.

Although the game had lacked entertainment, the two points lifted Derby to third, two points behind leaders Manchester City who beat Wolves 5-2 and it put them on equal points with second placed Leeds who lost at Tottenham. As for Manchester United, their 2-1 defeat at West Brom was their fourth in a row, having only drawn their three games before that.

Colin Todd was absolutely magnificent throughout this season. It is extremely unusual for a defender to be described as exciting to watch but Todd most certainly was. His tackling was clinical, his pace was electric, his positional sense antenna-like and he invariably found his man with a pass, whether it was short or long. Some players may have been fazed by having to take over the No. 6 shirt from the football legend that was Dave Mackay but Todd seemed to actually thrive on the challenge. Mackay, for the only time in his long career, had played in every game the previous season when we had finished in eighth place. Todd’s move to his preferred position, alongside the new captain, McFarland, was the only transformation from the previous season in the team destined to become champions. By now, Todd and McFarland formed the best central defensive partnership in the country.

 

[LeedsCityRam]

FA Cup 4th Round – Saturday 5th February 1972 & the visit of near neighbours Notts County to the BBG

Notts started the day 2nd in Division 3 but the match captured the imagination of the Derby public, attracting a season high gate (to that point) of 39,450. The game also saw a welcome return to the BBG for Willie Carlin, a key component of Derby’s 1968/69 promotion winning side. Unfortunately for him, his day was rather spoilt from being on the receiving end of a 6-0 walloping – Derby goals coming courtesy of an Alan Durban hat-trick, John Robson, Kevin Hector & an Alan Hinton penalty. Match report below;

 

 

Pre match edition of the Ram featured a menacing looking Roy Mac & future Derby midfielder Don Masson either side of the FA Cup;

 

Elsewhere in Round 4, non-league Hereford’s brave run was finally ended by West Ham but only after a replay at Upton Park, having held the Division 1 side to a 0-0 draw at Edgar Street. They were however to be rewarded at the end of this season with election to the Football League (in place of Barrow). In the draw for Round 5, Derby were given a home tie again but this time against reigning FA Cup winners Arsenal – ties to be played end of February;

[angieram]

That little report about Colin Todd helping Franny Lee get a booking overturned is brilliant.

Especially as Cloughy said that's the last time they'll be doing it! 

Of its time. 

[Jimbo Ram]

And a full strength side in the Cup in front of a virtual full house….those were the days….