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peterg Flag Anerley 25 Dec 20 2.14pm Send a Private Message to peterg Add peterg as a friend

Originally posted by baldeagle73

I remember a Boxing Day win against brighton mid 80s 2 nil I’d got an Atari 2600 for Christmas that year

Yes, Boxing Day 1986.
However, some of us remember the worst ever Boxing Day when we went down to Brighton in 1979 to see Palace lost 3-0. We were penned in with barbed wire on top of the fences, were kept in for what seemed like hours after the match, and were hassled by the police as we walked away afterwards. Yes, the very worst.

 

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deleted 25 Flag 25 Dec 20 8.31pm

Originally posted by peterg

Yes, Boxing Day 1986.
However, some of us remember the worst ever Boxing Day when we went down to Brighton in 1979 to see Palace lost 3-0. We were penned in with barbed wire on top of the fences, were kept in for what seemed like hours after the match, and were hassled by the police as we walked away afterwards. Yes, the very worst.

Think we lost at home to Wimbledon 5-0 one Boxing Day

Edited by Vincehair (25 Dec 2020 8.31pm)

 
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TheBigToePunt Flag 25 Dec 20 9.41pm Send a Private Message to TheBigToePunt Add TheBigToePunt as a friend

Originally posted by peterg

Got to be winning 3-0 at home to Millwall in 1962.
Which reminds me that as late as the 1957-8 season, a year after I started watching Palace, we still had successive matches on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. In 1957 we did the double over Brentford, winning 3-0 at home followed by 2-1 away. However in 1951 we had a terrible twin defeat to Brighton, 1-2 at home and 3-4 away. And in 1946 we were paired with Torquay! We won 6-1 at home on Christmas Day then travelled 200 miles to lose 1-2 away n Boxing Day. Madness!
All stats taken from Ian King's wonderful Complete Record, of course.

Lovely stuff! Thanks and merry Christmas.

 
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Noz Flag North Hampshire 26 Dec 20 10.49am Send a Private Message to Noz Add Noz as a friend

I hope this isn't nostalgia clouding my mind, or perhaps the aftermath from yesterday's drinkfest:

I do remember a boxing day game after lots of snow, against Nottingham forest in the late 80's. Nigel Clough played up front for them and an orange ball was used as there was so much snow piled up around the pitch. I cried all the way home, possibly due to the result, but definitely because it felt like I had got frostbite of the toes.

 
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Booted Eagle Flag Bristol 26 Dec 20 11.15am Send a Private Message to Booted Eagle Add Booted Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by CPFC1965

Southgate missing a penalty at Ipswich in the 80's pre Euro 90

Remember this game at Town, where he missed a penalty in last minute. Proved fatal at end of season as this was the dreaded Oldham season :

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—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld
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ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 26 Dec 20 1.04pm Send a Private Message to ex hibitionist Add ex hibitionist as a friend

Originally posted by Vincehair

Think we lost at home to Wimbledon 5-0 one Boxing Day

Edited by Vincehair (25 Dec 2020 8.31pm)

it wasn't boxing day - it was jan or feb on a sunday, I might look it up - it cud become our halloween - the worst day in our history, wimbledon fans singing 'team of the eighties' makes my skin crawl

 
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