Looks like Dover to me because of the steep hill along the side. Went in the 70s when there was a fight behind the goal, possibly between our fans.

Big day for Newport IW FC, first home game at their new ground The Wight fibre Stadium tonight. 7 years as nomads and finally a (forever) home ground to call their own. That battle began in 2004/05. [Link]

The Crabble, Dover ??

I’d say that’s John O’Mara, back in the late sixties, and AI has made him look slightly less ungainly than he actually was.

Time for Bert to ditch the AI ,even Samsung missing:-)

No way that photo is from 1999 or 1990. Nor is that Peter Shilton. Does look like the Baseball Ground though.

Is that ramshackle stadium really the Baseball Ground? If it is the surely we could have stayed at Plough Lane?

Just reread the text and it says 1990 so ignore previous remark. 1999 should read 1990?

And in 1998 wc England were knocked out by Argentine in the last 16 stage.

No way is that the right picture for OTD

Happy Transfer Deadline Day all

*wear, not were; bottoms, not bottom.

I remember the Ray Goddard penalty. Last game of the 1980-81 season. He scored against Neville Southall in goal for Bury when we were already losing 3-0 and ended up losing 4-2. It didn't matter as we were already promoted. Goddard had a terrible kick. He could barely reach the half way line. I was surprised he kicked the penalty hard enough to hit the net. I was behind the goal in the West Bank end at the front so had a good view of it. These days keepers were huge gloves and short sleeve tops. Goddard wore blue tracksuit bottom and flimsy gloves (if any at all).

The Ray Goddard one was a penalty. It was his last game for us and I think we were promoted from the 4th division iirc.

UA - a penalty iirc?

The one I remeber was almost exactlly like the Gateshead one, Frank Smith clearance, City keeper close to edge of box and it bounces over him (8th January 1966 and we still lost 2-1)

Ray Goddard scored for us vs Bury, last game of a season

A certain G. Francomb scored an added time winner for Dorking v Truro today. Also, Farnham 2-0 Torquay, not a result you'd have dreamed of seeing a few years ago.

Strange game today with the ref doing the jersey vs ashford game loved dishing out cards 3 reds for bulls numerous yellows for ash ford ended up 2-1 to bulls roll on fa cup,game with burgess hillbilly’s next sat

Just looked it up. Lee Carroll "scored" v Hartley Wintney, before our gials panel later credited if to Cooper.

Used to enjoy the banter with the away keepers at KM, especially the CCL, Ryman days

I thought it was Martin, but I guess it must have been Lee Carroll, he would've been there around the same time or just after, maybe ?

Matt (?) Martin, quite short for a keeper, about 5ft 9.

SW - The keeper you are thinking of is Lee Carroll - Matt Martin was the ginger guy

In the CCL we had that ginger keeper who scored at KM with a drop kick, but Kevin Cooper said that he got a touch on it when the ball bounced near him and claimed it for himself. I think the keeper's surname was Martin iirc.