Your Boro Fact (s)

[Borobarmy]

Apparently it overtook Voyager 2 last week

 

[SuperStu]

George Hardwick was team captain for all his England caps including his debut.

(He became captain during the war years when the games were played off the record, so his "debut" wasn't really a debut...)

 

[atypical_boro]

Steve Watson once performed an illegal cart-wheeled throw in at Ayresome but the referee didn't foul throw him.

 

[Low_Key]

Steve Watson once performed an illegal cart-wheeled throw in at Ayresome but the referee didn't foul throw him.

i remember seeing the highlights of this on the north east late news and the reporter nearly soiling himself about it

 

[Funky_Chicken]

Was the game stopped when Brit’s penalty flew past?

 

[stjohn]

Our nickname used to be "The Ironsides".
Unsure when it became just "boro"

 

[Ingleby_Flash]

Our nickname used to be "The Ironsides".
Unsure when it became just "boro"

We love you the Ironsides we do
We love you the Ironsides we do
We love you the Ironsides we do
Oh the Ironsides we love you.

Doesnt roll off the tongue the same does it?

 

[Erimus74]

We love you the Ironsides we do
We love you the Ironsides we do
We love you the Ironsides we do
Oh the Ironsides we love you.

Doesnt roll off the tongue the same does it?

Not really, writing it he must have thought, there must be a better shorter version

 

[Trug]

Our nickname used to be "The Ironsides".
Unsure when it became just "boro"

Not sure about it being the "Ironsides"- though they were called "The Scabs".

 

[weststandwally]

My fave fact I was told as a kid, ayresome had the same turf as wembley ( from the same area)

It was a great pitch mind
[/QUOTE
Gordon Banks mentioned that in his autobiography, apparently it was Cumberland turf , Doncaster Rovers were the only other team to use it.
He considered it to be the main reason for major injuries in the fifties and sixties that often occured in Cup Finals leaving some teams effectively down to ten men in the days before substitutes were allowed.

 

[Redlips]

Mark Viduka and Luca Modric are cousins.

 

[Erimus74]

Frank Spraggon was Boro's 1st FAC sub when Boro played Chester away in the FAC 1st round, 26th November 1966

 

[WindyNook]

Camsell record scorer in English football in a season 63 goals
59 league 4 FA cup.

 

[Erimus74]

Camsell record scorer in English football in a season 63 goals
59 league 4 FA cup.

Same number as Dixie Dean when he bagged 63 the flowing season

 

[WindyNook]

Same number as Dixie Dean when he bagged 63 the flowing season

It still means that George even if it is just jointly still holds the record Erimus. How much recognition does he get?
And it took Dixie a full 16 games to score his 18 goals for England.
Wasn't it good when committees picked England teams

 

[Erimus74]

It still means that George even if it is just jointly still holds the record Erimus. How much recognition does he get?
And it took Dixie a full 16 games to score his 18 goals for England.
Wasn't it good when committees picked England teams

Totally agree windy,

Yes, they did & for me George is the all time England striker going on goals / appearences