FA CUP Round SIX March 17th 1973 Wolves 2 Coventry 0

[Norman Bell]

50,106 saw Wolves win 2-0 with goals from a Kenny Hibbitt penalty and John Richards. The side that day was Phil Parkes / Gerry Taylor / Derek Parkin / Bernard Shaw / Frank Munro / John McAlle / Jim McCalliog / Kenny Hibbitt / John Richards / Derek Dougan / Dave Wagstaffe.

There is a wonderful 23 minute highlights package on YouTube posted by Mercian1969 . If one of my far more computer talented Mixers could post a link to that I feel sure that everyone who is a Woves fan will enjoy watching it. Especially the penalty kick demonstration from King Kenny Hibbitt on how to run up without any need to stutter and drill the shoot right into to the corner of the net .

I am sure that the Doug once got knocked out cold prior to a match with Coventry after getting a Steve Kindon rocket head slam into the side of his head. Does anyone else remember this ! ?

 

[SA Wolf]

 

[Achilles Last Stand]

...and those kits. Oldgold and black vs. Skyblue and black.

Sigh...

 

[Big Saft Kid]

Packed South Bank, 50,000 crowd. Magic

 

[SeaWolf]

I notice that when the goalies kick from the hand, their standing foot is still inside the area. What's that all about?

 

[tonto]

 

[tonto]

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Got my ticket think they will let me in

 

[tonto]

Any chance it will be 40p this time

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

50,106 saw Wolves win 2-0 with goals from a Kenny Hibbitt penalty and John Richards. The side that day was Phil Parkes / Gerry Taylor / Derek Parkin / Bernard Shaw / Frank Munro / John McAlle / Jim McCalliog / Kenny Hibbitt / John Richards / Derek Dougan / Dave Wagstaffe.

There is a wonderful 23 minute highlights package on YouTube posted by Mercian1969 . If one of my far more computer talented Mixers could post a link to that I feel sure that everyone who is a Woves fan will enjoy watching it. Especially the penalty kick demonstration from King Kenny Hibbitt on how to run up without any need to stutter and drill the shoot right into to the corner of the net .

I am sure that the Doug once got knocked out cold prior to a match with Coventry after getting a Steve Kindon rocket head slam into the side of his head. Does anyone else remember this ! ?

Palmer for Taylor and Bailey for Shaw and that is and always will be my favourite Wolves x1 of my lifetime. I still salivate when I see that front 5. Half a century ago. Where does your life go?

 

[tonto]

 

[tonto]

 

[tonto]

And again hopefully

 

[Ginger Chimp]

Proof, if proof were needed, that in 1973 the Liquidator was played and nobody could be heard swearing.

 

[Ginger Chimp]

I notice that when the goalies kick from the hand, their standing foot is still inside the area. What's that all about?

and neither goalkeeper wearing gloves of any description.

 

[Wagstaffe Was Magic]

“ Richards….. the speed of him!!!!!”

God bless Hugh Johns rip.

All our yesterdays, but that was the team I fell in love with and it’s still the team I love the most!!

 

[Scallywolf]

50,106 saw Wolves win 2-0 with goals from a Kenny Hibbitt penalty and John Richards. The side that day was Phil Parkes / Gerry Taylor / Derek Parkin / Bernard Shaw / Frank Munro / John McAlle / Jim McCalliog / Kenny Hibbitt / John Richards / Derek Dougan / Dave Wagstaffe.

There is a wonderful 23 minute highlights package on YouTube posted by Mercian1969 . If one of my far more computer talented Mixers could post a link to that I feel sure that everyone who is a Woves fan will enjoy watching it. Especially the penalty kick demonstration from King Kenny Hibbitt on how to run up without any need to stutter and drill the shoot right into to the corner of the net .

I am sure that the Doug once got knocked out cold prior to a match with Coventry after getting a Steve Kindon rocket head slam into the side of his head. Does anyone else remember this ! ?

Just to pick up on your final paragraph, Norman.

I was at that match when a Kindon rocket knocked out the Doog in the pre match warm up. Doog did recover if I am correct and played.

I saw Steve Kindon a couple of times a few years ago when he was an after dinner speaker ( a good one as well) at some sporting do's I attended. He always mentioned the incident with the Doog and said Bill McGarry raced onto the pitch when it happened and threatened to put 'Kindo' on the transfer list!

 

[Golden Arrow]

I was in that crowded NB.

 

[wolvesjoe]

I was there that day.

I cant really remember a big match where we felt more certain of winning than this one. Richards and Dougan were
unstoppable during that season, and the rest of the team cohered very well. Everyone knew their role and Phil Parkes
was at the top of his form as a goalkeeper to back up the rest.

But I went to the ensuing semi-final as well.....Leeds were a steamroller of a team and it was always going to be difficult to
win that one, especially without Bailey and McCalliog.

 

[tonto]

“ Richards….. the speed of him!!!!!”

God bless Hugh Johns rip.

All our yesterdays, but that was the team I fell in love with and it’s still the team I love the most!!

Me too but I suspect being a teenager at the time also colours our memories

 

[tonto]

I was in that crowded NB.

Me too

 

[topcat99]

and neither goalkeeper wearing gloves of any description.

I think that I remember Parkes and Gary Pearce occasionally wearing green cotton type gloves.
Might have been on cold days only

 

[tonto]

I was there that day.

I cant really remember a big match where we felt more certain of winning than this one. Richards and Dougan were
unstoppable during that season, and the rest of the team cohered very well. Everyone knew their role and Phil Parkes
was at the top of his form as a goalkeeper to back up the rest.

But I went to the ensuing semi-final as well.....Leeds were a steamroller of a team and it was always going to be difficult to
win that one, especially without Bailey and McCalliog.

I was so pleased when they lost to second division Sunderland in the final

 

[Ginger Chimp]

I think that I remember Parkes and Gary Pearce occasionally wearing green cotton type gloves.
Might have been on cold days only

Pierce definitely did. I was a junior goalkeeper then and wore something similar …

 

[tonto]

I was in that crowded NB.

Was it you who trod on my foot

 

[Golden Arrow]

"A Double Diamond Works Wonders"

 

[Wagstaffe Was Magic]

Me too but I suspect being a teenager at the time also colours our memories

You’re probably right tonto but having said that, they were only two players short of being genuine title contenders.
Add Gordon Banks, the Doog was urging Bill McGarry to buy him when Leicester sold him to Stoke, and Colin Todd to partner Frank Munro at the back, and we would definitely be in the shake up for the title.

It was pleasing when the side were eventually rewarded by winning the League Cup in 74, after so many cruel disappointments in the previous years.

It’s still my happiest day as a Wolves supporter !!

 

[tonto]

You’re probably right tonto but having said that, they were only two players short of being genuine title contenders.
Add Gordon Banks, the Doog was urging Bill McGarry to buy him when Leicester sold him to Stoke, and Colin Todd to partner Frank Munro at the back, and we would definitely be in the shake up for the title.

It was pleasing when the side were eventually rewarded by winning the League Cup in 74, after so many cruel disappointments in the previous years.

It’s still my happiest day as a Wolves supporter !!

Those were the two players I wanted both superb, also a top quality right back as good as Parkin would have seen us win trophies

 

[tonto]

You’re probably right tonto but having said that, they were only two players short of being genuine title contenders.
Add Gordon Banks, the Doog was urging Bill McGarry to buy him when Leicester sold him to Stoke, and Colin Todd to partner Frank Munro at the back, and we would definitely be in the shake up for the title.

It was pleasing when the side were eventually rewarded by winning the League Cup in 74, after so many cruel disappointments in the previous years.

It’s still my happiest day as a Wolves supporter !!

Mine too, so near so many times, then not replacing ageing players and relegation so soon after.
Back on track with Barnwell then the car crash

 

[topcat99]

"A Double Diamond Works Wonders"

Yes, but the question on everyone’s lips is “How much is that brand new Cortina?”

Answer via Google:
£963 for basic (13500 today)
£1210 top of range (17000)

 

[Golden Arrow]

Back cover of the prog. with Danny Hegan and Jimmy Mac.

 

[Mancwolf56]

I was there that day.

I cant really remember a big match where we felt more certain of winning than this one. Richards and Dougan were
unstoppable during that season, and the rest of the team cohered very well. Everyone knew their role and Phil Parkes
was at the top of his form as a goalkeeper to back up the rest.

But I went to the ensuing semi-final as well.....Leeds were a steamroller of a team and it was always going to be difficult to
win that one, especially without Bailey and McCalliog.

I remember being in the South Bank and was surrounded by Coventry fans when we got the penalty and so couldn’t celebrate, however happily when King John scored they all seemed to have disappeared.

 

[Bryce]

...and those kits. Oldgold and black vs. Skyblue and black.

Sigh...

For those of you watching in black and white Coventry have the numbers on their shorts said Hugh Johns!

 

[Golden Arrow]

Just looking at the FA Cup fixtures leading up to the Quarter Final that season:

FAC Round 3 - Wolves 1 v 0 Man Utd
FAC Round 4 - Wolves 1 v 0 Bristol City
FAC Round 5 - Wolves 1 v 0 Millwall

In the end it proved to be a dis-appointing season for us regarding cup success as Ipswich Town dumped us out of the Texaco Cup, Spurs in a two legged League Cup Semi Final (4-3) and finally Leeds in the FA Cup Semi Final at Maine Road (1-0).

We did however beat Arsenal 3-1 at Highbury in the FA Cup Third Place play off.

 

[Norman Bell]

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It may still be there but I recall the Clarendon had that Sporting Star front page in a frame on the wall in the early nineties.

 

[Sedgers]

Noticeable that when Richards got splattered for the penalty he just sat up, dusted himself off and got on with it. Same player today would be rolling around feigning injury that would delay things for a good five minutes.

 

[Norman Bell]

I was so pleased when they lost to second division Sunderland in the final

Barring fans of Dirty Leeds so was the rest of the country !!!!!!

 

[Norman Bell]

I think that I remember Parkes and Gary Pearce occasionally wearing green cotton type gloves.
Might have been on cold days only

My Mum had some green cotton gardening gloves that I would wear and call my Gary Pierce gloves. Then if I wanted to be that great eccentric German keeper Sepp Maier I would don my Dad's concreting gloves as Sepp Maier's gloves always seemed like The Incredible Hulk's mitts !!!!!!!!!

 

[Saltyjim]

Just looking at the FA Cup fixtures leading up to the Quarter Final that season:

FAC Round 3 - Wolves 1 v 0 Man Utd
FAC Round 4 - Wolves 1 v 0 Bristol City
FAC Round 5 - Wolves 1 v 0 Millwall

In the end it proved to be a dis-appointing season for us regarding cup success as Ipswich Town dumped us out of the Texaco Cup, Spurs in a two legged League Cup Semi Final (4-3) and finally Leeds in the FA Cup Semi Final at Maine Road (1-0).

We did however beat Arsenal 3-1 at Highbury in the FA Cup Third Place play off.

The third place play-off was a pre-season match before the 1973-74 season.

 

[Wednesbury Wolf]

Just to pick up on your final paragraph, Norman.

I was at that match when a Kindon rocket knocked out the Doog in the pre match warm up. Doog did recover if I am correct and played.

I saw Steve Kindon a couple of times a few years ago when he was an after dinner speaker ( a good one as well) at some sporting do's I attended. He always mentioned the incident with the Doog and said Bill McGarry raced onto the pitch when it happened and threatened to put 'Kindo' on the transfer list!

I was at that game and remember it well, the Doog was down and looked dead for a few minutes but was eventually back on his feet.
Steve Kindon stayed at my hotel up here in Dornie many years ago and he told me that McGarry hated both him and Dougan with a passion. Kindon said McGarry called him a useless fat ******* and he would shoot him if he could get hold of a gun. Sammy Chung trying to mediate between them told Kindon "he only mentioned shooting you because he heard it mentioned at a directors meeting"

 

[GoldenHorseshoe]

"A Double Diamond Works Wonders"

I remember the boards with the letters on where the half time scores were posted. Those days all the games started at the same time.