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peterg Anerley 25 Dec 20 2.14pm
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. The right place at the right time
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Anerley 25 Dec 20 2.14pm

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.

The right place at the right time

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deleted 25 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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25 Dec 20 8.31pm

Originally posted by peterg

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 25 Dec 20 9.41pm
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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25 Dec 20 9.41pm

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 North Hampshire 26 Dec 20 10.49am
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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North Hampshire 26 Dec 20 10.49am

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 Bristol 26 Dec 20 11.15am
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 : [Link] “ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ” —United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld
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Bristol 26 Dec 20 11.15am

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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“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

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ex hibitionist Hastings 26 Dec 20 1.04pm
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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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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