Pictures of Burnden Park

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RIP.

Never got to visit burnden.

Can see why it was demolished (no disrespect)

These pictures make me sick....

Seriously. .

Boggersbelief wrote:Never got to visit burnden.

Can see why it was demolished (no disrespect)

You bellend. It had ten times the character and atmosphere of The Reebok.

Nothing beats a midweek game at Burnden under the lights.

This used to be my playground.
so many tears so much joy.

Brings back happy memories of a more atmospheric era at the club!


BTW who remembers what was in the building before Asda?

It was Big W iirc.

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It was - Woolworth's Big W - basically their last throw at the dice before their fast decline into administration! Suffice to say it failed, sadly.

Who remembers The Happy Wanderer?

Some good pictures. It might have been a dump but it was OUR dump.

I had some of the best days of my life at Burnden Park.

People who never got the chance to go there really did miss out.

Great photos.

Sluffy wrote:

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This photo brings back memories. It's the team from 1978 that got us back in the 1st Division. Some big names in that squad. Tonny Dunne, Paul Jones, Roy Greaves, Peter Reid, Frank Worthington, Jim McDonagh, Big Sam, Peter Nicholson, Neil Whatmore.

The team were all sponsored by Lada and every player had one. The one in the photo was Tony Dunne's.

What a location , I wish we was still their.

I would be drinking in town till about two, then walk down nice and merry.

Instead of driving to fucking Horwich.

[quote="Reebok Trotter"]

Sluffy wrote:

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Time for a memory lane teaser. I can't see Willie Morgan in the photo and I'm struggling to recognise the player sat on the bonnet with both feet off the ground. I thought the other player sat on the bonnet with one foot off the ground was Neil Whatmore but now I'm not so sure.

The PORG between Worthy and Big Sam looks like Ray Train. Anyone know who is the furthest player on the right?

Bernard Dennis Park wrote:I had some of the best days of my life at Burnden Park.

People who never got the chance to go there really did miss out.

Great photos.

Hear Hear,bloody great times on the Lever End and before they effed up the Railway End !!!! Highlights at Burnden ?? John Byrom hat trick against Luton,3-3 draw with Newcastle in the cup,Everton in the League Cup with 50 odd thousand crammed in,happy happy days !!!

A brilliant dump- especially for mid week matches when the game would finish at about 9.20 and you could be in the Trotters at the bottom of Bradshawgate for the last hour. Now its about 10.30 before you get away from the ground if you're driving.I stood on the railway end under the scoreboard with two foot high steps made from slabs of concrete for years
Best memory- beating United in the season (I forget which) when they got relegated.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Boggersbelief wrote:Never got to visit burnden.

Can see why it was demolished (no disrespect)

You bellend. It had ten times the character and atmosphere of The Reebok.

Nothing beats a midweek game at Burnden under the lights.

You have an obsession with me

rammywhite wrote:A brilliant dump- especially for mid week matches when the game would finish at about 9.20 and you could be in the Trotters at the bottom of Bradshawgate for the last hour. Now its about 10.30 before you get away from the ground if you're driving.I stood on the railway end under the scoreboard with two foot high steps made from slabs of concrete for years
Best memory- beating United in the season (I forget which) when they got relegated.

It was the 74/75 season. United got relegated with 42 points. We kicked their arses 3-0 at Old Trafford and beat them 1-0 at Burnden Park.

Gary Jones sat on the car Terry Poole far right united did the double over us the year they were relegated we did the double over them the year we were promoted, now that was a night to remember worthington double at the theatre of shit good times. The first buidling on the embankment was the nomid sing when were shoping we only sing when were shoping