Pink Panther
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So do some of the observations overheard on the terraces in the 21st Century. "I thought we'd have done a goal by now."
Attendances....
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Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Pink Panther
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I heard a young woman say that a couple of seasons ago. To be fair Sven Goren Eriksson had a similar turn of phrase when England manager: "I think we did a good game". Anyone who got hooked on football at that time might have picked it up from there, or just found it funny and made a habit of repeating it. Don't be surprised if you hear me complementing the Hamlets on some first class kicking!Sounds like something a key waver would say.
Pink Panther
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That is one of my all time favourite pieces of television.
editor
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PartisanDulwich
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" a crowd approaching close to 3,000 were attracted to the enclosure's"
Champion Hill
Dulwich Hamlet V Alleyn's
1st February 1903
PartisanDulwich
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"a big gate" of some 500
SLP 9th November 1901
SLP
PartisanDulwich
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Saturday 15 October 1904
Newspaper: SLP
Dulwich Hamlet V Townley Park October 1904
attendance 2,000
PartisanDulwich
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"Something like a record crowd " 3,500
London Charity cup
Dulwich Hamlet V Casuals (Champion Hill)
Saturday 11 November 1905
Newspaper: SLP
PartisanDulwich
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Dulwich Hamlet V Bath City
5 January 2019
Attendance 3,104 (new record attendance at the new Champion Hill)
with 200-300 turned away
5 January 2019
Attendance 3,104 (new record attendance at the new Champion Hill)
with 200-300 turned away
pompeydunc
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Nice one. An anomaly of this list is that the record smashing attendance for the new ground in October 2014 is not listed - the 2,856* for H&R, as it was "surpassed" at the final home game of the 14/15 season (with a considerable proportion coming from Maidstone).
* although it may have a been a fair few more, but still within the revised capacity!
Pink Panther
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Three matches against Aylesbury United, Wokingham Town and Slough Town were played at Hayes Lane Bromley in 1989/90. All matches in 1991/2 were played at Sandy Lane Tooting, hence our lowest seasonal average on record. The opening match of 1992/3 against St Albans City was played at Hayes Lane Bromley. A match against Grays Athletic in September 1992 was bizarrely played at Nyewood Lane Bognor Regis as it was on the pools coupon so had to be played at 3pm on the Saturday, with that being the only ground we could find with the appropriate grading. All other matches in August and September 1992 were played at Sandy Lane Tooting.
dcdulwich
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Yes, that game vs Aylesbury in 1990 is noted as having taken place at Hayes Lane (due to electrical work at Champion Hill). The Hendon match in 1992 is also noted as being the first game back at 'New Champion Hill'. All the odd anomalies are added as notes on every match in the Isthmian Archive which is quite impressive really. I obviously only added notes relevant to the matches that appear on this list.
StephenMac
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Aylesbury United if you please. Aylesbury are scum.
dcdulwich
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dcdulwich
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Duly noted. Unforgivable.
StephenMac
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Don't be hard on yourself, you were just inside the very edges of what is forgivable. My righteous fury can be a little niche.
Cat Daisy
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Interesting stats!
I was sure I remembered going to Bromley and Sandy Lane for home games. Wasn't that Hendon game featured on TV (local news?)
Pink Panther
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It was featured on The Big Match on ITV on the Sunday afternoon. "A cracking goal there by Lionel Best" was Ian St John's verdict. (Jinked past two defenders and curled a left foot shot into the far top corner from the edge of the box.) Hendon were the big spenders that season and it was their first league defeat after we came from a goal behind to win 2-1.
PartisanDulwich
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Attendance income WW1
Sportsman Wednesday 03 January 1917
Sportsman Wednesday 03 January 1917
All good stuff, but rather than continally just randomly posting on here, it would be great if you piece your discoveries together for an interesting article for the next edition of Jack McInroy's 'Hamlet Historian'...
editor
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I rather like the continual random articles.
That's ok...I wouldn't expect you to agree with me...
Perhaps a bit of both then... but if it's random articles you want how many of dozens of pages of newspaper snipets would you like me to share?
editor
hiraethified
If it's on topic for the thread, that's what the forums are for. You contribute related stuff and people respond if they're interested, and eventually it forms an interesting and unique archive of sorts that anyone can view.That's ok...I wouldn't expect you to agree with me...
Perhaps a bit of both then... but if it's random articles you want how many of dozens of pages of newspaper snipets would you like me to share?
Indeed, I like both...which is why I suggested an article in a bit more depth would be even more interesting, with a bit more flesh on the bones, rather than just random.
