Just joined the forum. Been a supporter for 60 years.The older ones amongst you will remember the free schoolchildrens entrance at the scoreboard end at Fartown,with a guy checking that you were young enough,and the crowds of 16,000 and 17,000 for the visit of the top teams including Hunslet and Barrow!
Just been on the Wakefield forum to put them right about the relevant populations of Wakefield and Huddersfield.
In Cornwall at the moment on holiday moving shortly to Devon so going to miss the game against Widnes unfortunately.

Ay up shepley

Welcome Shepley.

However, sorry to shatter the illusion, but...

1951/2 Season, 7000 [league]; Hunslet 7143;
60/1 - 37451;
62/3 from Heritage site.]

Jeez, give the guy a break. A simple "welcome" would have done.

For the sake of the 1200 out that he was, I don't think it was worth all of that.

I forget what happened last season let alone years ago.
Welcome to the forum

Quote: Shepley giant "Just joined the forum. Been a supporter for 60 years.The older ones amongst you will remember the free schoolchildrens entrance at the scoreboard end at Fartown,with a guy checking that you were young enough,and the crowds of 16,000 and 17,000 for the visit of the top teams including Hunslet and Barrow! Just been on the Wakefield forum to put them right about the relevant populations of Wakefield and Huddersfield. In Cornwall at the moment on holiday moving shortly to Devon so going to miss the game against Widnes unfortunately.'" Welcome to the forum! Be sure to give the fanzine a read and tell us what you think! 4fsfanzine.giantssupporters.co.uk/

Quote: Shepley giant "Just joined the forum. Been a supporter for 60 years.The older ones amongst you will remember the free schoolchildrens entrance at the scoreboard end at Fartown,with a guy checking that you were young enough,and the crowds of 16,000 and 17,000 for the visit of the top teams including Hunslet and Barrow! Just been on the Wakefield forum to put them right about the relevant populations of Wakefield and Huddersfield. In Cornwall at the moment on holiday moving shortly to Devon so going to miss the game against Widnes unfortunately.'" Welcome to the forum! Be sure to give the fanzine a read and tell us what you think! 4fsfanzine.giantssupporters.co.uk/

here we go again mr. i know better than you and yes shepley i used to go in them days as well when my father lifted me over the turnstiles at the back end of the 40's lucky to see them win a challenge cup

Hi Golcargiant.I was'nt at Wembley for the cup win against Saints in 1952(against all odds I understand),but my dad was and he told me all about it.Thats when I got interested and started going to fartown.I lived in Birkby at the time so it was only a short trip.My first trip to Wembley was the cup defeat to Wakefield in 1962(beaten by Don Fox as I recall) but followed on by going to the play of final at Odsal where we got revenge and denied Wakefield the winning of all four cups.

Welcome !!

No doubt somebody will put me right but I remember going to a 3rd round CC game at Fartown against Featherstone 1968.Awful cold wet winters day on a mud bath of a pitch and I think about 16000 there.And we won! Sorry, but it just jogged a memory!

Knew someone would make a derisory comment.

According to the 1968 Year Book, you're right, gazza, 16800.

didn't know it was inadequate,insufficient,tiny,small,minimal,trifling,paltry,pitiful its just the way you come over if its stewards doin there job and following instructions shepley and crowds