Man United - Division 2 Champs.

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DivX transfer from Super 8 original, uploaded 03 Jan 2007.

Man United v. Blackpool, 26 Aug 75
Old Trafford, Manchester.

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• Champions

[ecclesmanchester]

Where the hell did you get this footage from?Was 9 years old then and was at the game with my 2 older brothers.Happy days indeed.

[redlester7]

I would have been 15. I got it from my own Super 8 cine camera (a flim+chemicals forerunner of a camcorder, for younger readers). ;-)

[DJB2006UK]

Frank Swift? Matt Busby? Both played for City and were invovled in Munich.

Do you not know your club's history?

[kstand99]

geofpet,Erm...no it wasnt an atempt at a pitch invasion ..it was one, which resulted in city fans shitting themselves and heading back to stockport. As for chanting at the stretford end. HAHAHAHAHA! Dream on milltown boy.

[zzzaaa0990]

great to see manchester utd winning the Division 2 title!

[NGSATC11115]

1974-75 must have been a bit of a "culture shock" for all associated with Man. United - just six years previous they were Champions of Europe, now they were on level pegging with clubs such as Cardiff, Orient, and even I believe, York City, who now of course are non-League!

But I suppose it was a good thing in a way, ie a chance to clear out the "dead wood" and rebuild. And I think its fair to say that since they returned to the top flight in 1975, United haven't really looked back.

[peterdcarter1]

@WheelsyMcGee Hey masterfuckingmind I think you'll find Norfolf isn't a city you thick tameside twat.

[peterdcarter1]

@PhilK1231 I don't know why you compare United's average 1974-75 attendance with Newcastles of today? Why not compare it with Newcastle's 74-75 attendance which was only 34,614 and in the first division to boot. United's current average is 75,304.

[peterdcarter1]

great stuff

[PhilK1231]

@meninblack68

No, like the man above said, it was 48,000.

Newcastle's NOW is 44,000

Not so different, apart from the mountains of trophies after this event for Man U, (and beforeif truth be told) ZERO for Newcastle fans

And Man U fans are not blasted as "disloyal" as Newcastle fans have been, ludicrously by the press.

[greencard572]

I can remember it like yesterday. There was a mad stampede before the game outside the Stretford End turnstiles . I ended up right at the front of the queue !! but got seperated from my mates only to meet up with a couple of them afterwards on the pitch !. Such was the desperation to get inside the ground it was every man for himself. I even saw some fans jumping the turnstiles. Police estimated 25,000 were locked out. Happy care-free days...where did they ever go ?

[shakeandvac]

Golden Memories...  &

Solid-Gold supporters !!!

(If only the current mob had the balls to fight Glazer... at least there's the haven of FC United, for the fans who aren't prepared to be Glazer-whores)

[manudave1]

I was 11 and missed only one home game that year. My parents must have been crazy to let me go alone but they figured I could handle it. Was in the United Road for the Blackpool game - the same spot as 12 months earlier when King Denis scored for the bitters.

[varnishman]

Memories, like the corners of my mind, if we had the chance to do it all again ...would we, You're damn right !.

Happy days when we all had nothing but the change in our 'patch pockets' with eight buttons on the waistband, a beautiful little film that i can't stop watching and sighing all the way through it.