LaticsPete Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) our biggest ever victory will be on Boxing Day. Some of us will recall a snowy Boundary Park, Boxing Day 1962. Latics, having won just two of their last five matches, turned on the style to beat Southport 11-0, Over 14000 saw Bert Lister bag six, Colin Whitaker a hat-trick, with Bob Ledger and Johnny Colquhoun also scoring. Not anticipating the same this Boxing Day...but didn't then either. Edited December 24, 2012 by LaticsPete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 That was my first visit to BP.....don't think that goal tally will be equalled by the present lot!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/10/oldham-athletic/34858/sixhit-berts-magic-snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I nearly didn't go to this one. I was 18 at the time and going out with a girl from Macclesfield (don't ask me how or why) at the time and we were coming back from her house to Royton by bus (several of 'em, actually) when another one ran into the back of us in Manchester. We were all shaken up and still feeling the effects a couple of days later on Boxing Day. Not much was going to keep us away from BP, so off we went. Christ on a bicycle, in was feckin' cold. My dear Dad, for about the only time in his active life, decided not to go. How he wished he had. It was an incredible game and, had it not been for Joe Harris (I think his name was), the Southport keeper, it could have 15, 16 or 17. Having seen the 11-2 defeat of Chester when I was eight, I never thought anything like that could happen again, so I'm one of the lucky ones to have seen Latics score 22 goals in two games, even if they were 10 years apart. Not sure if the memory is letting me down, but didn't we go to Southport for the return game shortly afterwards and lose 2-1? Some one on here will know, I'm sure. So, come two days' time, 6 from Baxter, a hat trick from Smith and one each from Croft and some other bugger ..... ..... OK, I'll stop dreaming, but you can't take the memories away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Southport away - yes we did lose 2-1 , though in April. Top marks for the double 11 goal attendance - are you there this week?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) Southport away - yes we did lose 2-1 , though in April. Top marks for the double 11 goal attendance - are you there this week?! I'd love to be Pete, but this Pete will be in Brizzle, plugged in to the Mike 'n' Roy show. Next one for me is Forest, then Coventry. Edited December 24, 2012 by Bristolatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Won't be the same this year - no chance of snow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamb Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 this was my first match also . i thought they scored 11 every week but then i was only 5 . going in the exec box with my twogrown up sons so we can have a pint and please god any sort of win . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I nearly didn't go to this one. I was 18 at the time and going out with a girl from Macclesfield (don't ask me how or why) at the time and we were coming back from her house to Royton by bus (several of 'em, actually) when another one ran into the back of us in Manchester. We were all shaken up and still feeling the effects a couple of days later on Boxing Day. Not much was going to keep us away from BP, so off we went. Christ on a bicycle, in was feckin' cold. My dear Dad, for about the only time in his active life, decided not to go. How he wished he had. It was an incredible game and, had it not been for Joe Harris (I think his name was), the Southport keeper, it could have 15, 16 or 17. Having seen the 11-2 defeat of Chester when I was eight, I never thought anything like that could happen again, so I'm one of the lucky ones to have seen Latics score 22 goals in two games, even if they were 10 years apart. Not sure if the memory is letting me down, but didn't we go to Southport for the return game shortly afterwards and lose 2-1? Some one on here will know, I'm sure. So, come two days' time, 6 from Baxter, a hat trick from Smith and one each from Croft and some other bugger ..... ..... OK, I'll stop dreaming, but you can't take the memories away. A great story, but incomplete until we know whether you smashed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlieb Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 A great story, but incomplete until we know whether you smashed it? Pmsl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) A great story, but incomplete until we know whether you smashed it? Now that, dear friend, is no more than I would have expected from the legend that is leeslover. Brilliant. Let's just say it was a bloody good Christmas. Not necessarily in that order, but do you get the idea of how Christmas 1962 went for yours truly? Edited December 24, 2012 by Bristolatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Now that, dear friend, is no more than I would have expected from the legend that is leeslover. Brilliant. Let's just say it was a bloody good Christmas. Not necessarily in that order, but do you get the idea of how Christmas 1962 went for yours truly? Stupid question to ask. Of course he smashed it. Every time you went round there, you'd have seen BristolLatic asking for a peck on the cheek and asking her dad if he could take her out to the pictures the next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 our biggest ever victory will be on Boxing Day. Some of us will recall a snowy Boundary Park, Boxing Day 1962. Latics, having won just two of their last five matches, turned on the style to beat Southport 11-0, Over 14000 saw Bert Lister bag six, Colin Whitaker a hat-trick, with Bob Ledger and Johnny Colquhoun also scoring. Not anticipating the same this Boxing Day...but didn't then either. I was there, snow lovely snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That was my first visit to BP.....don't think that goal tally will be equalled by the present lot!!!! My Dad's first game, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Won't be the same this year - no chance of snow... Also no chance of BP's terraces filled with the smell of those small, cheap Wills's Whiffs cigars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Courtesy of the Stewart W. Beckett book: 'The Team From A Town Of Chimneys Revisited' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainrod Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 15,000 fans!!!! Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 77 years to the day since the 13-4 defeat at Tranmere! All 9 Bunny Bell goals must have even offside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargazer Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Yup , 77 years to Bunny Bell and all that ......24 hours (yes Christmas Day) previous we beat them 4-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Having seen the 11-2 defeat of Chester when I was eight, I never thought anything like that could happen again, so I'm one of the lucky ones to have seen Latics score 22 goals in two games, even if they were 10 years apart. That’s two of us who saw both matches, then. And both played on rolled-out snow, I am pretty certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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