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Something Happened On This Day In 1966...

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Trish Devon

Trish Devon Report 31 Jul 2014 23:49

Gosh didn't realise it would have been today.48 years ago.phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember the day well.
My 2 brothers and my mum & granny,myself and hubby,were all glued to the tv,
what a memorable day for England,sadly not to be repeated,
the way footballers play today, they spend more time on the ground,being tripped up,falling over pretending to be tripped up,its a disgrace.
That by the way is any nation, not just England.
:-( :-( :-(

Researching:
Webber,Strong. ( Watchet,Minehead,Somerset)Drake,(Plymouth Devon)

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 31 Jul 2014 20:20

I can remember hearing the noise from the stadium through my open bedroom window. I only lived a few miles from Wembley then.

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 31 Jul 2014 20:10

My son still has not forgiven me because at his 6th birthday party half of the lads disappeared because I would not switch on football. Well I did not know it was important - little wonder his father had disappeared also!

I am reminded every 30 July.

Robert

Robert Report 31 Jul 2014 20:02

Not really a good game of Football the 1966 WC Final.

Probably the best game of Football ever seen in the UK was the European Cup Final at Hampden Park Glasgow in 1960 - Real Madrid v Eintracht 7-3.

Graham

Graham Report 30 Jul 2014 16:44

So that's what it was!

Nothing interesting then ;-) I would hate to have missed out on something exciting :-D

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 30 Jul 2014 12:40

I was at a Girl Guide camp - one of the Dads was over the moon.
As a family we didn't follow football - I can't even remember if I knew that the WC was taking place!

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 30 Jul 2014 12:31

I was as interested in football then as I am now. ie not at all. I was working at my Saturday job. The place was deserted.

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

KittytheLearnerCook

KittytheLearnerCook Report 30 Jul 2014 12:11

I remember it too, my Dad loved watching football and we were all made to sit through it.

He was ecstatic, we were just bored..........well we were only 15 12 and 11 :-\

Researching:
Brockhurst Newman Pelham Parsons West Sussex Birth information for Thomas Parsons born in Cork 1818 mother Mary father ?Charles

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 30 Jul 2014 11:34

I remember it well as I was at Girl Guide camp that week.

My Dad, and others, listened to the game on the car radio.

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

**Stella ~by~ Starlight**★..★..★

**Stella ~by~ Starlight**★..★..★ Report 30 Jul 2014 10:10

I remember that day... it will be written in the history books and have a centenary celebration i shouldn't wonder ..hahah :-D

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 30 Jul 2014 09:34

Could it be that on 30 July 1966 - England won the Football World Cup in London, beating West Germany 4 - 2. This was England's first (and only) win since the tournament began in 1930. England forward Geoff Hurst became the only man to score a hat-trick in a world cup final :-D

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

Dermot

Dermot Report 30 Jul 2014 09:32

History has a habit of repeating itself. But my earthly time-span is ebbing. So, hurray up England.

Graham

Graham Report 30 Jul 2014 09:15

... at Wembly. I can't remember what it was; because that was before I was born. It hasn't happened at all during my lifetime. Hmmm, I wonder what it was... :-S