I might be wrong but was yesterday also Chris Anderson's 60th birthday?

Correct. My Brother had a massive Wembley banner saying "Happy Birthday Chris".

i was there aged 14 and still one of the greatest days of my life.

I was 14 at the time too and the whole day is a bit of a blur. In my 5d togs blue and white Fax shirt, scarf and Wembley flat cap (bought outside Wembley - still have it - got it signed by Chris Anderson, Graham Eadie and David Brook outside the Town Hall).

I think I got one of the supporters coaches down but I can't remember if they left from Thrum Hall or the old bus station. I remember the banter and rugby league fans taking over Leicester Forest services.

Will we ever see the like again?

One of my memories of that day was the snow that day first thing,

Soooo many memories from that day;

Fax fans on the roof of the pub just off Wembly way tying flags to the chimney

That Fax fan who always wore the lion costume dancing round some Saints fans

Eadies try etched on the memory



The Fax fan who fell asleep in the bogs and missed the whole thing

Getting a little too excited near the end of the game and waving my flag soo vigorously I jammed it in the side of the blokes head next to me

Coach load of weeping Saints fans


Ahhh, those were the days

Yep, great final and the turning point was Leyther Pendleburys tackle on Elia. He then went on to pop over the winning DG !

As I have said on a previous thread though, Fax should have played Leigh. We got robbed in the semi v Saints. Now that would have been some final !!!

Nah. It would have been all over by half time. OK, my nerves wouldn't have been shot to pieces but it was better for us that we beat the favourites instead of us beating the massive rank outsiders.

Fax would be 16-6 up at half time.

Leigh fight back with fax levelling it up with a Colin Whitfield penalty with 10 seconds to go.

The first final to go into golden point, Leigh then pressure Halifax more with Ridyar...................... sorry, John Kerr slotting over a cheeky drop goal to win it 19-18 for the Leythers.

Same score, but the cherry and whites pinch it. If only ................


Good days, and in my opinion, RL was in a far healthier state. Used to love going to Thrum Hall, and having a few pints in the cricket club with 1500 or so loony rugby fans coming over the pennines for the craic:( !!

best day of my life will never forget



2nd best day fax 13 fev 13. 1986 fax champions
3rd best day fax 23 fev 22. 2010 grandfinal fax cooperative champions

left brothers 21st birthday party on the sunday to see them come home with cup.

Not quite, the drop goal came before the tackle.