Some nice ole pix here, including pre-deco Highbury and the Manor Ground:
https://londonist.com/london/history...tball-stadiums
Some nice ole pix here, including pre-deco Highbury and the Manor Ground:
https://londonist.com/london/history...tball-stadiums
Fairly wild on the terraces back then, when you think about it.
It was simply, normal, at the time.
At least when the fighting was pushed back out on the streets you could eat your pasty/pie with only half a worry it would be knocked out of your hand, when previously it would 100% happen.
“Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”
'Seems that I was busy doing something close to nothing
But different than the day before'
'Met a dwarf that was no good, dressed like Little Red Riding Hood'
'Now you're unemployed, all non-void
Walkin' round like you're Pretty Boy Floyd'