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Thedoog10 · Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Posts: 351

Can anyone help me identify this ground please, not a lot to go on I know but any help appreciated.

Flaming Pie · Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 975

Is it a 1960s Arsenal player at Highbury?

Thedoog10 · Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Posts: 351

Flaming Pie wrote:

Is it a 1960s Arsenal player at Highbury?

It is Derek Dougan then of Peterborough United 63-65 Pie
I to recon its at Highbury but I have no record of Posh playing there this era.

Flaming Pie · Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 975

Thedoog, thought it looked like him, but didn’t think it looked like Derek’ s signature on the pic.

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:06 pm Post subject:

It's a big Archie Leach stand by the look of it - the biggest clubs he played against while at Peterboro were Leicester in the League Cup in 64/5, and Chelsea in the FA Cup also in 64/5. In each case though, would Posh have worn blue & white?

Other than that, Coventry, Hull & Bristol City in Div III in 63/4? Does that stand fit?

Thedoog10 · Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Posts: 351

Flaming Pie wrote:

Thedoog, thought it looked like him, but didn’t think it looked like Derek’ s signature on the pic.

Having obtained quite a few Doog autographs over the years Pie I would say it was authentic.

Good shout on the Coventry one Posh played there, 63/64 Div 3 somthing like 30,000 there so possibly but it still looks like Highbury to me.

Flaming Pie · Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 975

Obviously not a N lreland shirt, but you have got those Benefit / Charity end of season games, of which he probably played in quite a few.

Thedoog10 · Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Posts: 351

Flaming Pie wrote:

Obviously not a N lreland shirt, but you have got those Benefit / Charity end of season games, of which he probably played in quite a few.

I do have "most" of them testimonials, /friendly charity games he played in, this o E has really thrown me has I say defo a Posh fixture but venue unknown.

capetown3673 · Joined: 28 Mar 2015 Posts: 126

It's Upton Park

Thedoog10 · Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Posts: 351

capetown3673 wrote:

It's Upton Park

Thanks for your reply Captown, but I have no record of Posh playing there this era.

goonerboy · Joined: 24 Aug 2009 Posts: 1047

On the historical kits site it indicates that Peterborough played in that kit between 1963-1965.

Ground looks very much like highbury but as noted above Peterborough did not play Arsenal at highbury during that period.

chorlton63 · Joined: 21 Oct 2009 Posts: 142

Definitely not Coventry

Goalsandwickets · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:44 pm Post subject:

capetown3673 wrote:

It's Upton Park

My immediate thought was Upton Park too until I noted the fixture issue above with the Posh.

Flaming Pie · Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 975

Did Peterborough play any pre-season friendlies at one of the bigger clubs during this Dougan era?

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:15 pm Post subject:

How about Football Combination games?

Arsenal, West Ham & Peterborough played each other in the Football Combination in both 1963/4 and 1964/5, Doog's only seasons at London Road.

It's quite possible he'd have had the occasional game in the stiffs if the first team weren't playing or he was coming back from injury - or, perish the thought, had been dropped.

Healthy crowd though...………….

roughyedz · Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 608 Location: Oldham

Flaming Pie wrote:

Is it a 1960s Arsenal player at Highbury?

I agree def looks like the Aresnal kit to me , any idea who it is ( cant read the signature ) its def not the Dooooog

Thedoog10 · Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Posts: 351

roughyedz wrote:

Flaming Pie wrote:

Is it a 1960s Arsenal player at Highbury?

I agree def looks like the Aresnal kit to me , any idea who it is ( cant read the signature ) its def not the Dooooog

Defo is the Doog.and defo his autograph. ❤️

Thedoog10 · Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Posts: 351

Pete’s Picture Palace wrote:

How about Football Combination games?

Arsenal, West Ham & Peterborough played each other in the Football Combination in both 1963/4 and 1964/5, Doog's only seasons at London Road.

It's quite possible he'd have had the occasional game in the stiffs if the first team weren't playing or he was coming back from injury - or, perish the thought, had been dropped.

Healthy crowd though...………….

Can not believe a F. C. game would attract that attendance Pete.

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:44 pm Post subject:

Suggest we find someone with the relevant programmes. What other options are there?

Might be a sizeable crowd, other parts of the ground may have been closed. They probably got 4000 or 5000 gates in those days.

roughyedz · Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 608 Location: Oldham

Thedoog10 wrote:

roughyedz wrote:

Flaming Pie wrote:

Is it a 1960s Arsenal player at Highbury?

I agree def looks like the Aresnal kit to me , any idea who it is ( cant read the signature ) its def not the Dooooog

Defo is the Doog.and defo his autograph. ❤️

I bow to your knoledge especially if you know his autograph , its very poor signature ......