TOBY TYKE emblem on the front of the programme - the first time it happened

Browsing through some of my old programmes to find the answer to the question about who supplied records to the club in the 1960s I came across the first programme to include the famous bulldog picture on the front cover. This is an incredible coincidence by the way.

This week we were at home to Doncaster.
The programme where I found the information about the record supplier was a League Cup tie at home to.......Doncaster.
The programme featuring Toby on the cover was the opening day fixture on 19th August, 1967 at home to......Doncaster!

I think it was the season before when Toby first appeared on the scene. As some of you will know the original mascot was a real live bulldog called Toby Jug and I remember seeing him paraded around the touchline on a lead, even at away games sometimes.

Just a bit of whimsy for anyone interested

 

If I can get it right, here is the front cover

 

Not sure if you had to save them for summat or other, cos I did have some programmes with that corner cut out.

 

Don't recall that idea, but maybe it was a 60s version of Colchester stubs??

I haven't mutilated TOO many of my large collection though I did double hole punch some when I had the stupid idea that keeping them in a lever arch style binder was a good idea.

Bit like painting the centre labels of some of my old Beatles singles in a 1960s psychedelic kind of style (aka STUPID!). Anyone else ever do that? On the turntable, fine tip paint brush, applying circles of paint to the label. Probably worth a lot of money if I hadn't done that to them. Teenagers, eh!!

 

I remember Toby Jug. He was paraded around the pitch at one of the first matches I attended - think it was against Southport in the FA Cup in 1966.

 

Yes I'm pretty sure he was. 3-1 win, First Round, against the league leaders Southport who were flying at the time with a proper big centre forward called Jim Fryatt. But we had Barrie Thomas

 

Good old Barrie. Remember being gutted when he got his serious injury the following season.

 

Yes, and some parallels with the present day situation.

Thomas came from S****horpe, scored a load of goals in the number nine shirt, although he was on his way down having had a good scoring record already. He actually got his 200th for us. Then he got a career ending injury. Scunny were two divisions above us at that time.
Winnall came from S****horpe and has scored a load of goals already in the number nine shirt. Now he is out injured. Hopefully not too serious though.

 

Apart from the Southport cup-tie at which Toby (then a real dog) chased a couple of Southport fans off the pitch, I also remember the home game against Doncaster Rovers - first of the season in 1967. We won 1-0 courtesy of a third-minute goal by Barrie Thomas - who else. Typical bit of Thomas opportunism inside the six-yard box when the ball was not properly cleared after a corner. Barrie had his back to goal, but did his characteristic 180 degree swivel and pivot and slotted home before the keeper could move. Other memory of the game: we had Brian 'Bunny' Taylor at inside left. He seemed to 'hop' when he ran as his right leg had been affected, I think, by polio in his younger days. It did not stop him being a very good inside forward, or winger, though. He was disadvantaged by this when a cross came over from the right and he was un-marked at the far left post. He had no choice but to welly at it as hard as he could chest-high with his weaker right foot. He missed the ball altogether and the guy next to me said, 'it's a good job his boit din't cum off. It would have damn near killed someone.'

 

3.15 Kick off, ahhh those were the days

 

To let the drinkers have a bit more time in the pub I think

 

If we carry on playing like we have the last couple of games do you reckon they'd be prepared to kick off at pub chucking out time?

 

I was leaning against the wall on the Ponty End right behind the goal when Thomas scored that goal. Etched on my mind as a 10 year old at the start of my first full season supporting the Reds. My other, less savoury, memory of that match was seeing Bob Parker blow snot down one nostril. Never seen that before. Memories eh?