Richard Whitehead
For
several years now, on almost every Saturday in the sports
section of 'The Times', Richard Whitehead has run a
football history feature based around an old football
photograph.
Presently
it is called The Day It Happened
and features a fascinating look at a previous Saturday,
reviewing the games and showing the Division One table of
the day.
Previously,
Richard's features had a photograph of famous footballers
from the past shown with a very brief career profile and
the answer to the question, 'where are they now?'
Initially
called Picture Points,
the series then became Photographic
Memory. Here's some of the
highlights of these series.
Now
Richard's article no longer has the players' profiles,
but a new feature in the back of the Sunday Times sports
section called Caught In Time (Click
to see more) has
picked up the mantel where Richard has left off. The
pictures in this feature are not necessarily of football
teams.
Also
see The Times - Richard
Whitehead
1) Picture
Points
13th
November, 1999: "Scotland
v England, Hampden Park, February 24 1968 - Peters
silences the auld enemy.
The Scene
: as the final whistle blows, England players celebrate
the 1-1 draw that secured their place in the last eight
of the 1968 European championship and dashed the hopes of
the Scots in a 134,000 crowd."
Gordon Banks (Stoke City) : car
crash ended his career (due to loss of sight in one
eye) and now works on the after-dinner speaker
speaker circuit.
Billy Bremner (Leeds United) : died
aged 54 in 1997.
John
Greig (Rangers) : Ibrox press officer.
John
Hughes (Celtic) : publican in Glasgow.
Willie
Johnston (Rangers) : is a publican in Kirkcaldy.
Brian
Labone (Everton) : can be seen entertaining
match-day guests at Goodison Park. Also a member of
the Littlewoods Spot the Ball panel.
Billy
McNeill (Celtic) : regular t.v pundit and owns
a pub in Glasgow.
Keith
Newton (Everton) : died last year aged 56.
Martin
Peters (Tottenham Hotspur) : non-executive director at
Spurs and works in the insurance business.
20th
November, 1999 : "Derby
County v Manchester United, the Baseball Ground, December
26 1970 : a christmas spectacular on ice.
The Scene
: before an enraptured Baseball Ground crowd, Derby
County and Manchester United fight out a thrilling 4-4
draw."
Terry
Hennessey (Derby County) : apparantly the crowd would
sing, 'Sha-La Hennessey' intribute to the Small Faces
and Terry. Retired due to cartilage problems. Lives
in St. Kilda, Australia where he is a sales manager
for a firm of paper merchants.
Roy
McFarland (Derby County) : managed Bradford City from
October 1993 to April 1995, and is now manager of
Cambridge United.
David
Sadler (Manchester United) : works for the Manchester
United former players' association, is on the
Littlewoods' Spot the Ball competition, and has a
regular column in Manchester's, 'Sporting Pink'
newspaper.
Ian
Ure (Manchester United) : replaced Alex Ferguson as
manager of East Stirling in 1974, but later became a
social worker, and is now employed in a Scottish
prison.
27th
November, 1999 : "West
Ham v Preston North End, Wembley,
May 2 1964 - Bobby Moore leads a right old knees-up.
The Scene
: after beating Preston 3-2 with a winning goal in injury
time, a West Ham team comprised totally of Englishmen,
seven of whose surnames begin with the letter B, parade
the Cup.
Peter
Brabrook (Orient) : lives in Hornchurch,
Essex and has re-joined West Ham as a coach to the
under-17s.
Bobby
Moore (West Ham United) : died aged 51 in February
1993.
John
Sissons (West Ham United squad) : was, it seems the youngest
scorer in a Cup Final at the time. He has lived in
Cape Town for 20 years where he takes part in
competative cycling events and is a partner in a
motor parts company.
11th
December, 1999 : 'Leicester City v Manchester United, Wembly,
May 25 1963 - The last time United threw the cup
away.
The
Scene : to the obvious horrorof his colleagues, Noel
Cantwell, the exuberant captain, tosses the newly won
trophy into the air.
Tony
Dunne (Manchester United) : now owns a golf driving
range in Altringham, Cheshire.
Bobby
Charlton (Manchester United) : knighted in 1994 and is now
a Manchester United director. Also an ambassador for
the English game and the 2006 World Cup bid.
Noel
Cantwell (Coventry City manager) : Apparantly Noel was the
chairman of the PFA and represented Ireland at
cricket. He managed Coventrey and Peterborough
(twice). Now he lives in Peterborough and is landlord
of the New Inn.
Pat
Crerand (Manchester United) : Commentates on Manchester
United matters, particularly on Centuary radio. Also
involved in after-dinner speaking.
18th
December, 1999 : 'White
Hart Lane, July 1978 - Argentina's
no.1 exports arrive in North London.
The Scene
: amazed fans attend the club's pre-season photocall to
confirm that Spurs really have signed Osvaldo Ardiles and
Ricardo Villa in one of British football's biggest
transfer coups.'
Peter
Taylor (Southend United) : Apparantly became the first
player to win caps at senior and semi-professional
level. Had been manager of the England Under-21's
until earlier this year. Now manager of Gillingham
and in November, Peter was named man second division
Manager of the Month.
Steve
Perryman (Tottenham Hotspur) : Was assistant manager to
Ardiles at Spurs and took over as caretaker manager
in November 1994 for two weeks when Ardiles was
sacked. Was then Ardiles assistant again at Schimizo
S-Pulse before taking over as manager leading the
Japanese team to the championship earlier this month.
John
Pratt (Tottenham Hotspur) : Loyal servant to Spurs for
many years holding the positions of youth team
manager, reserve team manager, and Peter Shreeves'
assistant manager in 1985-86. Now lives in Chigwell
and has a window cleaning business.
8th
January 2000 : "Elland Road, the 1970s - when Leeds
capped the lot.
The Scene
: a unique team picture captures the glittering array of
internationals to be found in Leeds United's first team
squad in the mid Seventies."
Paul
Madeley : (Leeds United)
Lives in Yorkshire where he sold his DIY business he
owned with his brothers for £27 million.
Allan
Clarke : (Leeds United)
Lives in Scunthorpe and works for a company that
makes industrial ventilation.
Terry
Yorath : (Leeds
United
squad) Managed
Wales nearly succeeding in qualification to the 1994
World Cup and is now assistant manager at Bradford
City.
Eddie
Gray : (Leeds
United) Like Bremner and Clarke
managed Leeds, and is now assistant manager to David
O'leary at Leeds United.
Gary
Sprake : (Leeds United)
Lives in the West Midlands where he works as a
training officer at a technical collage.
Billy
Bremner : (Leeds United) Died
aged 54 in 1997.
Johnny
Giles : (Leeds
United) Lives in the Midlands and
is an outspoken newspaper columnist in Britain and
Ireland.
Peter
Lorimer : (Leeds United) Now
owns a pub near Elland Road.
Paul
Reaney : (Leeds United)
Lives in Ripon where he organises coaching courses
for children.
Mick
Jones : (Leeds
United) Now lives in Worksop, his
home town, where he has a market stall.
18th March
2000 : "The
City Ground, April 29 1978 - when Forest copped the Championship.
The Scene
: in a typically unorthodox move, Brian Clough persuades
members of Nottinghamshire Police to accompany his team
as they parade the League Championship and League Cup
trophies before their adoring fans.
Frank
Clark (Newcastle United)
Peter
Taylor (Derby County)
David
Needham (Notts County)
Sorry this
needs completing I forgot !!!
2)
Photographic Memory
Click 'Full details' to see 'where are they
now?' information on several players involved in the
game.
8
September 2002:
White Hart Lane 31 January 1970: Spurs 0 Southampton 1
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to see the picture and read full
details.
The
original of this page was available at The Times
29
September 2002: The Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon, 30
April, 1974. Newcastle United begin the Cup Final
countdown
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to see the full details
6 October
2002: Highbury, 20 August
20, 1970, Arsenal 4 Manchester United 0
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to see the full details
January/February
2002: Stamford Bridge 28 October
1967, Chelsea 1 West Ham United 3
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to see the full details
12 January
2002: Highbury, 28
November 1970, Arsenal 2, Liverpool 0
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to see the full details
26 January
2002: Ewood Park, 26
January, 1980. Blackburn Rovers 1 Coventry City 0, FA Cup
fourth round.
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to see the full details
13 April
2002: Claremont
Road, 13 April 1967. Scotland plan the downfall of the
world champions.
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to see full details
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