ORIENT V CRYSTAL PALACE 5TH MAY 1979 - Second Half

The second half of the Season's penultimate game at Brisbane Road - a 1-0 win for Crystal Palace which put the Eagles (managed by a young Terry Venables) on the way to promotion and the Division 2 Championship. Highlights from ITV's Big Match.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• ORIENT
• CRYSTAL
• PALACE
• MAY
• 1979
• Brisbane
• Road
• Eagles
• Terry
• Venables
• promotion
• Division
• Championship
• ITV
• Big
• Match.

[Feathers4hair]

I'm an Orient fan but still glad to see this post. Good times. Chiedozie did sign for Notts Co, and although it was a record fee for Orient, it was a disaster, it cost them one of the best managers they have ever had (not his decision) and some keys players and they have never recovered.

[112Palace]

So why we called the team of the 80's then?,took over orient's ground that day quality

[coolmoyne]

I was at this game waving one of those white flags behind the goal, great atmosphere it was full to bursting , saw Swindlehurst head the ball but did'nt actually see it go in, the place went nuts....great times. thanks for posting.

[Futtan]

This reminds me how much i used to love english football Palace-the so called team of the 80's-which were never to be.Orient with John Chiedozie signing for Notts Co in'81?

Thanks!