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Post by redintheface on Sept 1, 2024 17:59:12 GMT
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Post by arrgee on Sept 1, 2024 18:35:40 GMT
Moore & Peters playing. And Os won 2-0. Leaving West Ham bottom  Incredible. |
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Post by dohnut on Sept 1, 2024 19:44:33 GMT
Was there, remember the score but not much about the game. Saw all but 1 of our home games that season. Woosnam and Musgrove of course had links with us at different times. 62 years, that is scary.
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Post by dennisrofe on Sept 1, 2024 20:53:07 GMT
Was there, remember the score but not much about the game. Saw all but 1 of our home games that season. Woosnam and Musgrove of course had links with us at different times. 62 years, that is scary. As did Alan Sealey !
Alan William Sealey (24 February 1942 – February 1996) was an English footballer. Sealey, an outside right, initially played for Leyton Orient in 1960, before moving to West Ham United, in a player exchange for Dave Dunmore, where he played from 1961 to 1967.
Sealey celebrated getting married in May 1965 just one week before he would go on to score both goals in West Ham's 2–0 win against TSV 1860 Munich in the 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup final at Wembley Stadium. He had previously scored just three goals for the east London club that season.
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Post by dohnut on Sept 1, 2024 21:17:32 GMT
Was there, remember the score but not much about the game. Saw all but 1 of our home games that season. Woosnam and Musgrove of course had links with us at different times. 62 years, that is scary. As did Alan Sealey !
Alan William Sealey (24 February 1942 – February 1996) was an English footballer. Sealey, an outside right, initially played for Leyton Orient in 1960, before moving to West Ham United, in a player exchange for Dave Dunmore, where he played from 1961 to 1967.
Sealey celebrated getting married in May 1965 just one week before he would go on to score both goals in West Ham's 2–0 win against TSV 1860 Munich in the 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup final at Wembley Stadium. He had previously scored just three goals for the east London club that season.
Alan Sealey, that’s it. Well done. I thought that was the case, then started to think of Les Sealey so assumed my memory was confused. 1960 was around the time I was getting really hooked on Orient. Seen them a few times before that but was clueless to what the fuss was all about. Just enjoyed the game. Sign of the times but as a 10 year old in 1958 I’d go with a mate to some games, not much older when I popped on a train to Southend to watch Essex play cricket against Australia. Took myself off to school in Stepney at 12 and thought nothing of it. In pubs at 15, pint of bitter my drink, no hassle, no ID cards. Times change. |
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Post by tommydark on Sept 1, 2024 21:37:45 GMT
Would've loved to have seen us 62-63 but turned up five years later.
Heard Shirley bassey came down orient that season.
Brown the o's player said she said to the team after a match
"Darlings you were magnificent" and we'd just lost at home four f- kin nil
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Post by eca on Sept 2, 2024 1:51:47 GMT
I was there sitting in east stand
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Post by howlingmad on Sept 2, 2024 6:21:40 GMT
I was the ballboy.
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Post by redintheface on Sept 2, 2024 7:31:02 GMT
I was in the West Side. I managed to get Gordon Bolland’s autograph as he was leaving the pitch after the match so the team line up shown in the programme can’t be quite accurate! Great day though! |
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Post by dohnut on Sept 2, 2024 8:48:13 GMT
Would've loved to have seen us 62-63 but turned up five years later. Heard Shirley bassey came down orient that season. Brown the o's player said she said to the team after a match "Darlings you were magnificent" and we'd just lost at home four f- kin nil Back in the day we were also the showbiz club due to the then owners, Delfonts/Grade but my memories fade. Not unusual to see occasional celebs in the East Stand. Cliff, Arthur Askey, even Pat Boone on one occasion. Some of course during the previous season when promotion looked on and the excitement grew. I only saw a few homecgames the promotion winning season, never saw a win. Didn’t go to the Bury game, |
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Post by redintheface on Sept 2, 2024 8:54:52 GMT
I guess I was lucky , going with my dad I managed to see the Hammers, Man Utd and Everton games which were all wins that season. Also saw the Spurs game where we got trounced 1-5 and the roughhouse against Sheffield Wednesday 2-4. The only other game I can recollect that season was Man City at home- 1-1 I think.👍
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Post by dennisrofe on Sept 2, 2024 9:49:38 GMT
As did Alan Sealey !
Alan William Sealey (24 February 1942 – February 1996) was an English footballer. Sealey, an outside right, initially played for Leyton Orient in 1960, before moving to West Ham United, in a player exchange for Dave Dunmore, where he played from 1961 to 1967.
Sealey celebrated getting married in May 1965 just one week before he would go on to score both goals in West Ham's 2–0 win against TSV 1860 Munich in the 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup final at Wembley Stadium. He had previously scored just three goals for the east London club that season.
Alan Sealey, that’s it. Well done. I thought that was the case, then started to think of Les Sealey so assumed my memory was confused. 1960 was around the time I was getting really hooked on Orient. Seen them a few times before that but was clueless to what the fuss was all about. Just enjoyed the game. Sign of the times but as a 10 year old in 1958 I’d go with a mate to some games, not much older when I popped on a train to Southend to watch Essex play cricket against Australia. Took myself off to school in Stepney at 12 and thought nothing of it. In pubs at 15, pint of bitter my drink, no hassle, no ID cards. Times change. I was born in May 1947, my birth sign is Gemini and despite many health problems over the last 2 years, by a miracle I am now getting better and was 77 years old in May this year. I also had a right knee replacement in March this year, OMG 6 weeks of horrific pain after the operation but settling down now and can walk around without being on crutches ! All my right knee problems were down to a crazy over enthusiastic suicide tackle which busted my knee ligaments including the ACL and lead to over 50 years of knee problems, the stupidity of youth thinking I was immune to injuries !! Yes times have changed a lot since those days and in my opinion, not for the better !
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Post by dennisrofe on Sept 2, 2024 10:07:17 GMT
I guess I was lucky , going with my dad I managed to see the Hammers, Man Utd and Everton games which were all wins that season. Also saw the Spurs game where we got trounced 1-5 and the roughhouse against Sheffield Wednesday 2-4. The only other game I can recollect that season was Man City at home- 1-1 I think.👍 Yes I also went with my dad to see that game against Sheffield Wednesday, Os had been doing so well up to then, won 3 home games in a row including beating the Hammers, United and Everton 3-0 and they ended up winning the league title ! One of my favourite players, the wonderful Sid Bishop got badly fouled by centre forward David ''Bronco'' Layne and I never got to know what the injury was but Sid never seemed as good when he returned to playing. That rough and nasty Wednesday team caused injuries to the Os players and they never got back to that good run of form again and the rest is history. Of course later on, Peter Swan, David Layne and Tony Kay were involved in the betting scandal which finished their football playing careers. Layne had no reason to do that awful foul to Sid. he was a top high scoring centre forward and along with Swan and Kay, finished any future chances that he may have had of playing for England. I was really fed up after that game and never forgave Wednesday for many years after.
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Post by dohnut on Sept 2, 2024 10:44:34 GMT
Alan Sealey, that’s it. Well done. I thought that was the case, then started to think of Les Sealey so assumed my memory was confused. 1960 was around the time I was getting really hooked on Orient. Seen them a few times before that but was clueless to what the fuss was all about. Just enjoyed the game. Sign of the times but as a 10 year old in 1958 I’d go with a mate to some games, not much older when I popped on a train to Southend to watch Essex play cricket against Australia. Took myself off to school in Stepney at 12 and thought nothing of it. In pubs at 15, pint of bitter my drink, no hassle, no ID cards. Times change. I was born in May 1947, my birth sign is Gemini and despite many health problems over the last 2 years, by a miracle I am now getting better and was 77 years old in May this year. I also had a right knee replacement in March this year, OMG 6 weeks of horrific pain after the operation but settling down now and can walk around without being on crutches ! All my right knee problems were down to a crazy over enthusiastic suicide tackle which busted my knee ligaments including the ACL and lead to over 50 years of knee problems, the stupidity of youth thinking I was immune to injuries !! Yes times have changed a lot since those days and in my opinion, not for the better !
Had a hip replacement at 60. Doctor put it down to pounding the streets, did a lot. But why only one leg? Not done the knees too much good either but so far, so good. The occasional problem but a knee replacement isn’t on my bucket list for sure. Got a few football scars too. Reminders of days long gone. |
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Post by dennisrofe on Sept 2, 2024 11:01:23 GMT
I was born in May 1947, my birth sign is Gemini and despite many health problems over the last 2 years, by a miracle I am now getting better and was 77 years old in May this year. I also had a right knee replacement in March this year, OMG 6 weeks of horrific pain after the operation but settling down now and can walk around without being on crutches ! All my right knee problems were down to a crazy over enthusiastic suicide tackle which busted my knee ligaments including the ACL and lead to over 50 years of knee problems, the stupidity of youth thinking I was immune to injuries !! Yes times have changed a lot since those days and in my opinion, not for the better !
Had a hip replacement at 60. Doctor put it down to pounding the streets, did a lot. But why only one leg? Not done the knees too much good either but so far, so good. The occasional problem but a knee replacement isn’t on my bucket list for sure. Got a few football scars too. Reminders of days long gone. I also ruptured my ( up to then ) good left knee in a freak accident in around year 2000. Slipped over whilst helping a relative carrying a heavy flat-pack out of a garden shed, twisted the knee and tore half the cartilage which was removed in an operation after the accident. When I think back to around 1970, I was so fit and all action on the football field and running for 90 minutes, scoring goals for fun, man marking tackling etc. A box to box midfielder and all that gone after a stupid rush of blood rash heavy tackle, if only I could turn the clock back ! Yes you have also had your share of leg problems and football scars and dont have a knee replacement till you really need it. I was lucky, had it done on the NHS by a very good surgeon at a hospital that specializes in those type of operations. Very painful after the operation and much pysio needed. Will take around a year to fully recover, so I am told. |
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Post by redshank on Sept 2, 2024 11:23:28 GMT
I guess I was lucky , going with my dad I managed to see the Hammers, Man Utd and Everton games which were all wins that season. Also saw the Spurs game where we got trounced 1-5 and the roughhouse against Sheffield Wednesday 2-4. The only other game I can recollect that season was Man City at home- 1-1 I think.👍 Only saw the Manchester United game that season as far as I can remember as I was in the Royal Signals.But a mighty game to watch! |
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Post by dohnut on Sept 2, 2024 12:32:18 GMT
I guess I was lucky , going with my dad I managed to see the Hammers, Man Utd and Everton games which were all wins that season. Also saw the Spurs game where we got trounced 1-5 and the roughhouse against Sheffield Wednesday 2-4. The only other game I can recollect that season was Man City at home- 1-1 I think.👍 Only saw the Manchester United game that season as far as I can remember as I was in the Royal Signals.But a mighty game to watch! If you get to see one game, that was it. Denis Law played if I recall |
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Post by dennisrofe on Sept 2, 2024 13:26:07 GMT
Only saw the Manchester United game that season as far as I can remember as I was in the Royal Signals.But a mighty game to watch! If you get to see one game, that was it. Denis Law played if I recall 08 Sep 1962 Leyton Orient v Manchester United we won 1-0. I did not see that game and to beat United seems unbelievable now !!
I did get to see quite a few of the games that season, went with my dad and yes I also saw the game 27 Oct 1962 Leyton Orient v Tottenham Hotspur which we lost 1-5
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Post by redshank on Sept 2, 2024 16:42:55 GMT
Only saw the Manchester United game that season as far as I can remember as I was in the Royal Signals.But a mighty game to watch! If you get to see one game, that was it. Denis Law played if I recall Denis Law took time to sign many autographs and his skills were all on show that day.I can still see his knees going one way and then the other when confronted by one of our players.I was standing direct in line when the goal was scored. |
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Post by Thor on Sept 2, 2024 17:07:46 GMT
My dad, may god rest his soul would have been in school!
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Incredible.
