Pilgrims' Patter
The Forum => The B-Ark => Topic started by: Ken Fox on August 12, 2019, 09:27:29 PM
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For this season's match programmes I'm doing an article in each one on the history of York Street / Shodfriars Lane. I'll obviously be covering some of the great games that Boston United have played there since the first one in 1933. I've had a first stab at producing a list of contenders to write up. I'll need to narrow it down to about a dozen. So I ought I'd put my list past you all. I'm hoping you'll have a few stories to tell about some of the more recent ones. Also let me know if you've got any favourite York Street games not on the list.
26/8/33 GRIMSBY RESERVES Lincolnshire League Lost 1-3
18/9/37 BILSTHORPE COLLIERY FA Cup Won 10-0
28/12/37 ROERMONDSCHE Friendly Won 6-4
30/3/39 FULHAM London Midweek League Won 2-1
2/3/40 SCUNTHORPE UNITED Midland League Won 2-0
19/1/46 POLISH AIR FORCE XI Friendly Lost 3-8
20/4/46 GRANTHAM Lincs Senior Cup Won 3-1
9/5/46 ASTON VILLA Boston Hospital Cup Won 4-3
30/4/47 SHEFFIELD UNITED Mather Cup Won 3-2
26/12/47 LINCOLN CITY RESERVES Midland League Won 2-1
28/4/48 LEEDS UNITED Mather Cup Won 4-3
5/5/49 LEEDS UNITED Mather Cup Won 5-2
22/4/54 GAK GRAZ Friendly Lost 0-1
3/10/55 CORBY TOWN Midland League Won 5-0
8/10/55 PETERBOROUGH UNITED Midland League Lost 2-5
4/5/56 WREXHAM Mather Cup Won 3-2
12/9/56 UGANDA FA XI Friendly Won 6-1
16/10/58 LAVAL Friendly Drew 2-2
30/4/59 ALL STAR XI Don Hazledine's Testimonial Won 6-4
5/12/59 HEADINGTON UNITED Southern League Won 2-1
14/3/60 CHELSEA Friendly Lost 1-4
5/9/64 SPALDING UNITED FA Cup Lost 0-14
2/4/66 WISBECH RESERVES United Counties League Won 12-0
22/8/66 KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS West Midlands League Won 4-2
3/5/67 STANLEY MATTHEWS XI Friendly Won 5-1
6/1/68 ORIENT FA Cup Drew 1-1
10/8/68 MACCLESFIELD TOWN NPL Won 2-1
12/12/70 YORK CITY FA Cup Lost 1-2
11/12/71 HARTLEPOOL FA Cup Won 2-1
15/1/72 PORTSMOUTH FA Cup Lost 0-1
7/5/73 KETTERING TOWN Champion of Champions Won 4-1
9/1/74 DERBY COUNTY FA Cup Lost 1-6
10/4/76 BARROW NPL Won 8-0
22/9/76 LINCOLN CITY Lincs Senior Cup Won 3-1
5/2/77 NORTHWICH VICTORIA NPL Won 2-1
14/12/77 WIMBLEDON Champion of Champions Won 1-0
22/4/78 WIGAN ATHLETIC NPL Won 4-2
23/9/78 MACCLESFIELD TOWN NPL Won 2-0
20/11/82 CREWE ALEXANDRA FA Cup Won 3-1
11/12/82 SHEFFIELD UNITED FA Cup Drew 1-1
24/1/85 BLYTH SPARTANS FA Trophy Won 5-4
13/4/85 ALTRINCHAM FA Trophy Won 3-2
18/2/89 NEWCASTLE UNITED Friendly Lost 0-1
16/11/96 MORECAMBE FA Cup Won 3-0
4/12/99 BURTON ALBION Dr Martens League Won 3-1
22/4/00 GRANTHAM TOWN Dr Martens League Won 3-1
10/8/02 AFC BOURNEMOUTH Nationwide League Drew 2-2
21/12/02 SHREWSBURY TOWN Nationwide League Won 6-0
7/9/04 LUTON TOWN League Cup W 4-3
16/11/05 SWINDON TOWN FA Cup Won 4-1
26/4/08 HYDE UNITED Conference North Won 2-1
27/4/10 NORTH FERRIBY UNITED Unibond League Premier Division Playoff Semi-Final W 2-1
2/5/15 CHORLEY Conference North Playoff Semi-Final D 2-2 L 4-5 on penalties
4/5/16 NORTH FERRIBY UNITED Vanarama National League North Playoff Semi-Final 1st Leg W 2-0
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Not that I get to too many but I enjoyed the 2-1 win over Lincoln in the League with Dudfield scoring the 94 min winner after we'd had a backs to the wall half. Also the 3-2 win over Alfreton with the Pearson bullet header to win it.
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I've got the programmes for the vast majority of those games (possibly missing 3) so if you need the programme let me know and I'll bring them to a game, I know you'll look after them.
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The 5---4 win against Blyth in 1985. Terrific fight back in monsoon conditions. I was still BUZZING two days later.
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The 5---4 win against Blyth in 1985. Terrific fight back in monsoon conditions. I was still BUZZING two days later.
Same here, the 4-0 win over Frome Town in the next round was a complete anti climax after that!!!!
I still think the 3-0 bossing we gave Bloody Runcorn in the last 8 was right up there with the best I've seen in 43 years though, if you remember that was played in a monsoon too.
As an aside, I read Henry's book the other night and he completely omitted the Frome game from his memories of that Trophy run.
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Luton is my favourite
But 2 notable mentions
The 2 all v Donny in 01/2 when we trailed two nil going into added time in s top of the league clash
Then the 5-2 v Harrogate to kickstart our run to the playoffs in 2015 when we trailed 2 nil in 5 mins but led 20 mins later!
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What about Boston United 9 Buxton 3 - a midweek match in the mid 1990s? We had eight different goalscorers that night - maybe a club record???