Old picture of LFC winning The FA Cup

[Jezzman]

...the first time we ever won it in 1965? The lad on the left must be Ron Yeats? Who's the other 2-3 lads?

 

Anyone here who's actually old enough to remember this?

 

[Captain Chaos]

Ian St.John is the one on the right.

[Souey's 'tache]

it says 1965 on the shirts mate.

 

It's the Saint on the right.

[Daggers]

Gordon Milne,Willie Stevensom and I an St John.

[Jezzman]

it says 1965 on the shirts mate.

 

You have great eyes, I couldn't see that before you told me....

 

 

BTW just found some great articles about the 1965 Final, if anyone want to read'em:

 

Great matches: Liverpool's first ever FA Cup win

 

Astonishing unique images from the 1965 homecoming!

[jsu7777]

Never forgotten the Saint's winner, watching as a kid on the s***ty tellys we had then, cross comes over but its behind him, somehow he seems to dive backwards , get his head behind the ball and after 73 years (or whatever!) of trying we've finally won the b*****d cup and stopped the bluenoses going on about how we couldn't win it.

Most of my family (all on me dad's side) were of Irish Catholic origin and, in those days, a lot of left-footers thought the s**** were their team so I had all my aunties(who knew f***-all about football!) becoming twice a year bluenoses (and I had a lot of aunties (good catholic family) so the relief was as great as the joy!

Sorry -rambling!

[Guest Red Flame]

Never forgotten the Saint's winner, watching as a kid on the s***ty tellys we had then, cross comes over but its behind him, somehow he seems to dive backwards , get his head behind the ball and after 73 years (or whatever!) of trying we've finally won the b*****d cup and stopped the bluenoses going on about how we couldn't win it.

Most of my family (all on me dad's side) were of Irish Catholic origin and, in those days, a lot of left-footers thought the s**** were their team so I had all my aunties(who knew f***-all about football!) becoming twice a year bluenoses (and I had a lot of aunties (good catholic family) so the relief was as great as the joy!

Sorry -rambling!

Yeah, it was a great. great day.

 

Altogether now,

"The Queen's wearing red*.

The Queen's wearing red*

Ee-aye-addio

The Queen's wearing red* !!"

 

*Or a mid-tone of battleship grey for all those watching at home

Edited May 20, 2006 by Red Flame

[fyds]

Was watching that in Glorious black and white in Alder Hey Hospital. About a week later the team (you didn't really have squads back then) came round the wards with the cup.

[SouthAfricaRed]

Great win that.

 

It was the turning point for Liverpool. It was the foundation for what followed in the 70s and 80s

[Guest mick the baker]

I had the pleasure of meeting the saint at manchester airport, and had a bevvy with him, he said winning the cup for the first time was amazing, and the homecoming was something to behold,each player was given a 50 quid bonus for winning the cup, and the best of it no one was expecting it.Now some players are asking how much they get before they play in a final, espescially the international teams.

[_00_deathscar]

Quite like the crest. It's big and clear and not cluttered.

[smithdown]

Watched the full game on dvd for the first time the other week. We were all over them!

[DonRafa]

'Ee-aye-adio we won the Cup!' .....remember that was on the front of The Echo FA Cup Special

Also, I'm sure there were a couple of 'Yeah, Yeah!,s' in there as well - Beatle-ese doncha know!

 

Kept that paper for years, til it literally fell apart with age.

 

 

 

Aye, and thats the forehead of Peter Thompson at the front of the pic above

Edited May 20, 2006 by DonRafa

[Ian Mc]

"It's the Scotsman on the Right" said Mr Houllier

[anny road]

Wembley's our second home

wembley's our second home

Were going to London to follow our team

the greatest team that youve ever seen

to see Big Ron Yeats get the cup off the Queen

Wembleys our second home

[fyds]

When we won there was also a big chorus (as there was ion the homecoming) of 'We love you, yeah, yeah yeah!' Beatle-ese indeed! The following year of course (1966) it changed to 'We all live in a red and White Kop'

[Jezzman]

When we won there was also a big chorus (as there was ion the homecoming) of 'We love you, yeah, yeah yeah!' Beatle-ese indeed! The following year of course (1966) it changed to 'We all live in a red and White Kop'

 

Just like this old clip.... wonderful stuff....

 

[st.johns]

...the first time we ever won it in 1965? The lad on the left must be Ron Yeats? Who's the other 2-3 lads?

 

Anyone here who's actually old enough to remember this?

 

 

Looks like Peter Thompson sitting in front of them, possibly with Tommy Lawrence sitting to his right

[Guest Jim H]

Always thought that was the greatest day in Reds history, until 25th May last year.

[longtimered]

It was the first time I'd ever been to Wembley and one of my most memorable experiences following the reds.It will seem strange to today's generation but lifting the FA cup was as big a thrill at the time as regaining the league championship will appear to many fans today.Liverpool had never won the cup previously-it was the glamour competition- and it was like lifting a millstone of our necks.The homecoming was pretty special too-unmatched until the return from Istanbul last year.

[Guest redmilky]

Gordon Milne,Willie Stevensom and I an St John.

No, I an St John and so is my wife.

 

Question is answered, but nice pic all the same.

 

Just like this old clip.... wonderful stuff....

 

That clip is awesome by the way.

[Guest Jim H]

It was the first time I'd ever been to Wembley and one of my most memorable experiences following the reds.It will seem strange to today's generation but lifting the FA cup was as big a thrill at the time as regaining the league championship will appear to many fans today.Liverpool had never won the cup previously-it was the glamour competition- and it was like lifting a millstone of our necks.The homecoming was pretty special too-unmatched until the return from Istanbul last year.

That '65 win was made even more special to me due to the semi defeat to Leicester in '63. I can still see the press photo of the Saint in tears at the end of the game with Banks and Stringfellow behind him. Looked as though they were laughing at him or maybe my 9 year old mind was looking at it too deeply. I hated Leicester for that but I still wanted them to win the final!

[Maharajkumar of Vizianagram]

Just like this old clip.... wonderful stuff....

 

 

f***ing brilliant clip, ta for that.

[fyds]

Oh, that clip brings a shudder of returning memory flashing down the spinal cortex! The mix of Beatles and Tony Curtis, square-neck and brylcreemed haircuts, people pissing where they stood as the bogs were but a distant dream 'Watch out la, I need a burst!', the air filled with the aroma of wet overcoats and stale Woodies, cups of tea, bovril - people with flasks (what a good idea they thought) who despite their best efforts couldn't actually retrieve them from their pockets because of the tightly packed crowd.

 

Then there was the mad rush forward which you were part of as you had no choice when we attacked or scored. I swear there were many kopites who had been going for years who only ever actually saw us score a goal if it was at the Anny Road end, because they were pushed beyond line of sight in the crowd 'Did it go in? Who Scored?' was not an uncommon refrain.

 

The grounds are safer now, without any doubt whatsoever - but oh, we lost something when the standing Kop went. I used to have a regular spot (as did so many) not far from where that reporter was standing, between the corner flag and the keepers left hand post down near the front. I was a skinny kid - I didn't have the nuts to stand full in the middle for years.

 

Great, great days.

Edited May 21, 2006 by fyds

[timbos goals]

Oh, that clip brings a shudder of returning memory flashing down the spinal cortex! The mix of Beatles and Tony Curtis, square-neck and brylcreemed haircuts, people pissing where they stood as the bogs were but a distant dream 'Watch out la, I need a burst!', the air filled with the aroma of wet overcoats and stale Woodies, cups of tea, bovril - people with flasks (what a good idea they thought) who despite their best efforts couldn't actually retrieve them from their pockets because of the tightly packed crowd.

 

Then there was the mad rush forward which you were part of as you had no choice when we attacked or scored. I swear there were many kopites who had been going for years who only ever actually saw us score a goal if it was at the Anny Road end, because they were pushed beyond line of sight in the crowd 'Did it go in? Who Scored?' was not an uncommon refrain.

 

The grounds are safer now, without any doubt whatsoever - but oh, we lost something when the standing Kop went. I used to have a regular spot (as did so many) not far from where that reporter was standing, between the corner flag and the keepers left hand post down near the front. I was a skinny kid - I didn't have the nuts to stand full in the middle for years.

 

Great, great days.

 

Wow. Some great posts here like FYDS's. Wonderful memories from the very dawn of modern football fandom. As one of the earlier posters said it's now impossible even for those who went through it all to recall just how uniquely magical the FA Cup win felt to LFC fans. It was like as if we would never have to do anything else ever again after Rowdy lifted it...then 4 days later came Inter Milan.