Liverpool V Doncaster in FA Cup 1974

[Metalmicky]

Gents - has anyone got a link to footage of this game and the replay also - would love to see it...

[roversdude]

Can remember that dentists must have been busy for replay - I think most of School boys in Donny had an appointment that day

[CantleyRed]

In those days most Rovers fans also supported a Div 1 team. I actually went to that game as a Liverpool "fan" and stood on the Kop. But I am happy to report I came back fully converted to Rovers and haven't looked back since!

[Donnywolf]

I dont think I have ever seen either the original game when we almost won with last kick of the game or indeed the Replay.

Would be agonising to watch Peter Kitchens last minute lob again and see how near we came to THE biggest Cup Giant Killing to that point and I would say it would still be the biggest right till now

1st in top tier v 92nd in entire League - with a 2-3 scoreline damn damn damn !

[graingrover]

We were bottom of our Division and they led First Division at the time of that game.

[Alickismyhero]

If my memory serves me well I was at that game and we got a draw? We lost the replay at Belle View but I wasn't there to see it. Keegan said that the Donny game was the hardest game they played on their way to winning the Cup.

[drfchound]

I wa a sales rep at the time of these games and the replay was of course a midweek afternoon game, due to the power cuts not allowing floodlit matches.
I skived work to go to the match.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Don't think I've ever seen any footage from the first game, the 2-2.  May not have had cameras there. Can only recall a couple of photos in the aftermatch press reports.

A few years ago, saw the colour footage of the BV replay. Can't recall the source though.

Similar with the 7-2 at Spurs when drawing 2-2 at h/t, don't think there's anything on film.

[Bentley Bullet]

http://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/779

[Bentley Bullet]

And in the replay ........

[IDM]

Did we wear our change kit in the replay too?

[craigdrfc]

MetalMicky - I’ve spent quite a bit of time in years gone by trying to find some video footage of either game .... to no avail sadly. Would love to see some highlights!

[BillyStubbsTears]

I’ve a vague recollection that the replay was covered on Look North at the time. It was a 1:39 or 2pm kick off on a week day because of the power cuts due to the Coal Strike meaning we couldn’t use the floodlights. I had a “cold” that day.

[Donnywolf]

Did we wear our change kit in the replay too?

I dont think we did but cant honestly remember whether we were predominantly White then to their All Red

One thing for sure the African Violet kit looked immense that day at Anfield !

[IDM]

In the newspaper clip above, the away kit is worn yet the article talks about the replay..

Our home kit then was similar to ours now, but without the bra straps..

[selby]

I remember the game at Anfield, we were close to the players tunnel, and in with the Liverpool fans.
  When Keegan scored I turned to my mate and said, they will get five or six. The Liverpool fan next to me said, no no you have some great young players.
 When we scored our second goal the same fella turned to me in a rage and said, you dirty set of ba******s you are kicking us off the f*****g field.
  We still think it was one of our funniest moments watching football.
  I think from memory we were the only team to score a goal against them in the cup that year.

[drfchound]

I dont think I have ever seen either the original game when we almost won with last kick of the game or indeed the Replay.

Would be agonising to watch Peter Kitchens last minute lob again and see how near we came to THE biggest Cup Giant Killing to that point and I would say it would still be the biggest right till now

1st in top tier v 92nd in entire League - with a 2-3 scoreline damn damn damn !

Amazing to think that even with Kitchen and Big Bren, we were bottom of Div 4.

I just had a look at the final table for 73-74 and we finished third from bottom.

[Donnywolf]

I remember the game at Anfield, we were close to the players tunnel, and in with the Liverpool fans.
  When Keegan scored I turned to my mate and said, they will get five or six. The Liverpool fan next to me said, no no you have some great young players.
 When we scored our second goal the same fella turned to me in a rage and said, you dirty set of ba******s you are kicking us off the f*****g field.
  We still think it was one of our funniest moments watching football.
  I think from memory we were the only team to score a goal against them in the cup that year.

I thought you were right with the no goals conceded but in the Semis they drew 0-0 with Leicester and then beat them 3-1 in the Replay

Big praise for us though - rock bottom and getting 2 and 7/8ths of a Goal at Anfield. Bloody Crossbar

[BillyStubbsTears]

I dont think I have ever seen either the original game when we almost won with last kick of the game or indeed the Replay.

Would be agonising to watch Peter Kitchens last minute lob again and see how near we came to THE biggest Cup Giant Killing to that point and I would say it would still be the biggest right till now

1st in top tier v 92nd in entire League - with a 2-3 scoreline damn damn damn !

Amazing to think that even with Kitchen and Big Bren, we were bottom of Div 4.

I just had a look at the final table for 73-74 and we finished third from bottom.

They were all kids.

Stan Brookes - 20
Bren - 18
Kitch - 21
Steve Wignall - 19
Steve Uzelac - 20
Mike Elwiss - 20

[drfchound]

Yes, i see that.
You never win anything with kids.

[Bentley Bullet]

The average age was 22.

http://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/780

[IDM]

The average age was 22.

In Vietnam it was 19.....

n n n n n n n n n nineteen..

[Bezza]

there was no resting players then, it was the full Liverpool side we played at Anfield.

[drfchound]

The average age was 22.

http://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/780

Interesting though that the Liverpool team average age is only 25.

[Bentley Bullet]

The average age was 22.

In Vietnam it was 19.....

n n n n n n n n n nineteen..

A lesson to be learned about what happens when you put the youth team out against underestimated opponents!

[RoversDave]

there was no resting players then, it was the full Liverpool side we played at Anfield.

Almost,  they had a defender called Dave Rylands making his one and only start for Liverpool. Larry Lloyd was back for the replay, he made a difference.

[roversdude]

I don’t think Kitch was ever 21

[mrfrostsdad]

I was at both games and the one at Anfield in the third round sometime in the 60's when we lost 2-0

[drfchound]

I was at both games and the one at Anfield in the third round sometime in the 60's when we lost 2-0

I was at the 2-0 Anfield game too.
We were excellent that day and if i remember correctly, it took Liverpool until the 70th minute to get the first goal.

[Donnywolf]

I was at both games and the one at Anfield in the third round sometime in the 60's when we lost 2-0

January 1969

The noise when Callaghan or Thompson got the ball out wide was something I always remember

Great performance by us - and also remember Tommy Smith going into Pancho Regan intent on "stopping" him ... but JR kept on going leaving Smithy writhing on Half way