Hello : Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:26 am  

Just joined the forum. Been a supporter for 60 years.The older ones amongst you will remember the free schoolchildrens entrance at the scoreboard end at Fartown,with a guy checking that you were young enough,and the crowds of 16,000 and 17,000 for the visit of the top teams including Hunslet and Barrow!
Just been on the Wakefield forum to put them right about the relevant populations of Wakefield and Huddersfield.
In Cornwall at the moment on holiday moving shortly to Devon so going to miss the game against Widnes unfortunately.

Re: Hello : Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:04 pm  

Ay up shepley

Re: Hello : Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:52 pm  

Welcome Shepley. However, sorry to shatter the illusion, but... 1951/2 Season: Hunslet - 10909; 52/3: Average - 13002; Hunslet 14780; 53/4: Hunslet - 11548; 54/5: Hunslet - 11316; 56/7: Average - 7296; 59/60: Only crowd over 10000, Halifax - 11435 [Cup], 7000 [league]; Hunslet 7143; 60/1: --"--, Wakefield - 10172; Hunslet - 9498; 61/2: --"--, Oldham - 10071; Featherstone - 13036; Hunslet - didn't play; Wakefield [at Odsal for Championship] - 37451; 62/3: Average - 5858; 63/4: No crowd above 10000 apart from Australia - 13677; Hunslet 4266. Barrow were not played in any of those years. Ahh, the mists of time!! [Source Year Books from Heritage site.]

Welcome Shepley. However, sorry to shatter the illusion, but... 1951/2 Season: Hunslet - 10909; 52/3: Average - 13002; Hunslet 14780; 53/4: Hunslet - 11548; 54/5: Hunslet - 11316; 56/7: Average - 7296; 59/60: Only crowd over 10000, Halifax - 11435 [Cup], 7000 [league]; Hunslet 7143; 60/1: --"--, Wakefield - 10172; Hunslet - 9498; 61/2: --"--, Oldham - 10071; Featherstone - 13036; Hunslet - didn't play; Wakefield [at Odsal for Championship] - 37451; 62/3: Average - 5858; 63/4: No crowd above 10000 apart from Australia - 13677; Hunslet 4266. Barrow were not played in any of those years. Ahh, the mists of time!! [Source Year Books from Heritage site.]

Re: Hello : Sat Aug 16, 2014 2:04 pm  

Ivor C&G Scarf wrote: Welcome Shepley. However, sorry to shatter the illusion, but... 1951/2 Season: Hunslet - 10909; 52/3: Average - 13002; Hunslet 14780; 53/4: Hunslet - 11548; 54/5: Hunslet - 11316; 56/7: Average - 7296; 59/60: Only crowd over 10000, Halifax - 11435 [Cup], 7000 [league]; Hunslet 7143; 60/1: --"--, Wakefield - 10172; Hunslet - 9498; 61/2: --"--, Oldham - 10071; Featherstone - 13036; Hunslet - didn't play; Wakefield [at Odsal for Championship] - 37451; 62/3: Average - 5858; 63/4: No crowd above 10000 apart from Australia - 13677; Hunslet 4266. Barrow were not played in any of those years. Ahh, the mists of time!! [Source Year Books from Heritage site.] Jeez, give the guy a break. A simple "welcome" would have done. For the sake of the 1200 out that he was, I don't think it was worth all of that.

Ivor C&G Scarf wrote: Welcome Shepley. However, sorry to shatter the illusion, but... 1951/2 Season: Hunslet - 10909; 52/3: Average - 13002; Hunslet 14780; 53/4: Hunslet - 11548; 54/5: Hunslet - 11316; 56/7: Average - 7296; 59/60: Only crowd over 10000, Halifax - 11435 [Cup], 7000 [league]; Hunslet 7143; 60/1: --"--, Wakefield - 10172; Hunslet - 9498; 61/2: --"--, Oldham - 10071; Featherstone - 13036; Hunslet - didn't play; Wakefield [at Odsal for Championship] - 37451; 62/3: Average - 5858; 63/4: No crowd above 10000 apart from Australia - 13677; Hunslet 4266. Barrow were not played in any of those years. Ahh, the mists of time!! [Source Year Books from Heritage site.] Jeez, give the guy a break. A simple "welcome" would have done. For the sake of the 1200 out that he was, I don't think it was worth all of that.

[Durham Giant]

Re: Hello : Sat Aug 16, 2014 2:35 pm  

I forget what happened last season let alone years ago.
Welcome to the forum

Re: Hello : Sat Aug 16, 2014 6:45 pm  

Ivor C&G Scarf wrote:

Welcome Shepley.

However, sorry to shatter the illusion, but...

1951/2 Season: Hunslet - 10909;
52/3: Average - 13002; Hunslet 14780;
53/4: Hunslet - 11548;
54/5: Hunslet - 11316;
56/7: Average - 7296;
59/60: Only crowd over 10000, Halifax - 11435 [Cup], 7000 [league]; Hunslet 7143;
60/1: --"--, Wakefield - 10172; Hunslet - 9498;
61/2: --"--, Oldham - 10071; Featherstone - 13036; Hunslet - didn't play; Wakefield [at Odsal for Championship] - 37451;
62/3: Average - 5858;
63/4: No crowd above 10000 apart from Australia - 13677; Hunslet 4266.
Barrow were not played in any of those years.

Ahh, the mists of time!!

So you did actually get decent crowds once upon a time then?
Surely they must have gone to the game on horse and cart unlike your mini bus full nowadays

Re: Hello : Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:36 pm  

Northern Boys wrote:

So you did actually get decent crowds once upon a time then?
Surely they must have gone to the game on horse and cart unlike your mini bus full nowadays

No keyboard warriors in them days either.
Make sure you come back on next season and let us know how many you get against those championship sides.
I take it you will be hitching rather than going by minibus or horse and cart.

Re: Hello : Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:19 am  

Shepley giant wrote: Just joined the forum. Been a supporter for 60 years.The older ones amongst you will remember the free schoolchildrens entrance at the scoreboard end at Fartown,with a guy checking that you were young enough,and the crowds of 16,000 and 17,000 for the visit of the top teams including Hunslet and Barrow! Just been on the Wakefield forum to put them right about the relevant populations of Wakefield and Huddersfield. In Cornwall at the moment on holiday moving shortly to Devon so going to miss the game against Widnes unfortunately. Welcome to the forum! Be sure to give the fanzine a read and tell us what you think! http://4fsfanzine.giantssupporters.co.uk/

Shepley giant wrote: Just joined the forum. Been a supporter for 60 years.The older ones amongst you will remember the free schoolchildrens entrance at the scoreboard end at Fartown,with a guy checking that you were young enough,and the crowds of 16,000 and 17,000 for the visit of the top teams including Hunslet and Barrow! Just been on the Wakefield forum to put them right about the relevant populations of Wakefield and Huddersfield. In Cornwall at the moment on holiday moving shortly to Devon so going to miss the game against Widnes unfortunately. Welcome to the forum! Be sure to give the fanzine a read and tell us what you think! http://4fsfanzine.giantssupporters.co.uk/

Re: Hello : Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:36 am  

Ivor C&G Scarf wrote: Welcome Shepley. However, sorry to shatter the illusion, but... 1951/2 Season: Hunslet - 10909; 52/3: Average - 13002; Hunslet 14780; 53/4: Hunslet - 11548; 54/5: Hunslet - 11316; 56/7: Average - 7296; 59/60: Only crowd over 10000, Halifax - 11435 [Cup], 7000 [league]; Hunslet 7143; 60/1: --"--, Wakefield - 10172; Hunslet - 9498; 61/2: --"--, Oldham - 10071; Featherstone - 13036; Hunslet - didn't play; Wakefield [at Odsal for Championship] - 37451; 62/3: Average - 5858; 63/4: No crowd above 10000 apart from Australia - 13677; Hunslet 4266. Barrow were not played in any of those years. Ahh, the mists of time!! [Source Year Books from Heritage site.] here we go again mr. i know better than you and yes shepley i used to go in them days as well when my father lifted me over the turnstiles at the back end of the 40's lucky to see them win a challenge cup

Ivor C&G Scarf wrote: Welcome Shepley. However, sorry to shatter the illusion, but... 1951/2 Season: Hunslet - 10909; 52/3: Average - 13002; Hunslet 14780; 53/4: Hunslet - 11548; 54/5: Hunslet - 11316; 56/7: Average - 7296; 59/60: Only crowd over 10000, Halifax - 11435 [Cup], 7000 [league]; Hunslet 7143; 60/1: --"--, Wakefield - 10172; Hunslet - 9498; 61/2: --"--, Oldham - 10071; Featherstone - 13036; Hunslet - didn't play; Wakefield [at Odsal for Championship] - 37451; 62/3: Average - 5858; 63/4: No crowd above 10000 apart from Australia - 13677; Hunslet 4266. Barrow were not played in any of those years. Ahh, the mists of time!! [Source Year Books from Heritage site.] here we go again mr. i know better than you and yes shepley i used to go in them days as well when my father lifted me over the turnstiles at the back end of the 40's lucky to see them win a challenge cup

Re: Hello : Sun Aug 17, 2014 11:21 am  

Hi Golcargiant.I was'nt at Wembley for the cup win against Saints in 1952(against all odds I understand),but my dad was and he told me all about it.Thats when I got interested and started going to fartown.I lived in Birkby at the time so it was only a short trip.My first trip to Wembley was the cup defeat to Wakefield in 1962(beaten by Don Fox as I recall) but followed on by going to the play of final at Odsal where we got revenge and denied Wakefield the winning of all four cups.