Chrome Dome Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 24th March 1979..Venue - Headingley Stadium, Leeds.....Leeds 11 v Workington Town 31..(Leeds finished 4th in table). Town scorers : Tries - I.Wright 3, Walker 2, Banks 1, MacCorquodale 1. Goals - MacCorquodale 5. Town team : Charlton, Collister, Risman, I.Wright, Corky, Rudd, Walker, Beverley, A.Banks, P.Gorley, L.Gorley, Hartley, W.Pattinson. **If my memory serves me well I think Town were 'motivated' in this one by what had happened to John Burke in the early season reverse fixture on Sep 3rd 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookie Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Chrome Dome said: 24th March 1979..Venue - Headingley Stadium, Leeds.....Leeds 11 v Workington Town 31..(Leeds finished 4th in table). Town scorers : Tries - I.Wright 3, Walker 2, Banks 1, MacCorquodale 1. Goals - MacCorquodale 5. Town team : Charlton, Collister, Risman, I.Wright, Corky, Rudd, Walker, Beverley, A.Banks, P.Gorley, L.Gorley, Hartley, W.Pattinson. **If my memory serves me well I think Town were 'motivated' in this one by what had happened to John Burke in the early season reverse fixture on Sep 3rd 1978. Love reading these. Keep them coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Dome Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 55 minutes ago, Brookie said: Love reading these. Keep them coming Thanks Brookie....I'll do my best......keeps me going thru obvious current problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun mc Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 From memory, I think me and my father were watching Grandstand at the time, (must have been on a Saturday then) and when the score came through we couldn't believe it. One of their finest wins in the top division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Dome Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 31 minutes ago, shaun mc said: From memory, I think me and my father were watching Grandstand at the time, (must have been on a Saturday then) and when the score came through we couldn't believe it. One of their finest wins in the top division Yes it was a Saturday...and as I hinted earlier Town were indeed fired up for this one while regarding the John Burke situation..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unicorn106 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Was playing for the Zebras at Whitehaven, in the bar after the game we were all giving it large when the the score came up on grandstand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanMac Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 47 minutes ago, unicorn106 said: Was playing for the Zebras at Whitehaven, in the bar after the game we were all giving it large when the the score came up on grandstand. Might have played in that game myself mate! Can remember playing up on the tops at bransty when town were in the Lancashire cup final in 78 coming off thinking they’d won only to be told Widnes had scored at the death. Didn’t stay for too many pints in Whitehaven that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hate the rec Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 11 hours ago, Chrome Dome said: 24th March 1979..Venue - Headingley Stadium, Leeds.....Leeds 11 v Workington Town 31..(Leeds finished 4th in table). Town scorers : Tries - I.Wright 3, Walker 2, Banks 1, MacCorquodale 1. Goals - MacCorquodale 5. Town team : Charlton, Collister, Risman, I.Wright, Corky, Rudd, Walker, Beverley, A.Banks, P.Gorley, L.Gorley, Hartley, W.Pattinson. **If my memory serves me well I think Town were 'motivated' in this one by what had happened to John Burke in the early season reverse fixture on Sep 3rd 1978. Was at the game with my dad, 14yrs old, great day and great team great memories, UTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivans82 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 No Doubt we were fired up for this one , and it just proved what the Team at that time could do when their attitude was right . I still look back at the late 70`s and still feel we should have won more trophies with the Team we had i still think we under achieved . The Quarter Final defeat at home to Blackpool in the Players No 6 was a particular example of a Team just thinking it could turn up and a win was a given .As was Smiler Allen scoring from acting half near the line , a thing he used to do for us every week .Then again i used to know a few of the players of those years and they used to say that they were up against it when playing away as they more often than not had to beat the ref as well . ......Knew a few of the Blackpool Team as well and they said the same thing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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