1973/74 - The Big Match (C.Palace v Middlebrough, Ipswich v Man Utd & Leeds v Birmingham - 7.9.73) 

Always a privilege to see footage of the great Kevin Beattie who was still a teenager at this time. What a player he was

Supported "The Glaziers" ever since Ian Philip joined from my home town team Dundee, July 1972.. Never took to M Allison who dropped key players, changed our name and colours too, taking us down 2 divisions, consecutively. Over half the team were punted, ironically joining Leyton Orient, who did better during that time if memory serves me right? I've stuck with them though, I'm 67 yrs old and go to Selhurst Park store every year to update my wardrobe. Still makes me GLAD ALL OVER !

Thank God for posting these matches.Real football.Can watch these all day.zThank you.

The *CRYSTAL PALACE football club!* ❤

Mighty Leeds United 💙💛

So refreshing to watch football before it was taken over.

Loved this one - Allison, Clough & Charlton all great football men.

Big Mal looking a cool dude in the studio, Big Jack's outfit looking like a visit to the charity shop. Real footy at its nadir in the 70s. All I needed was the break adverts & I'd be in Heaven.

I was living in Kings Lynn at the time, working away from home, Ipswich's game was Anglia TV's main match. United were lucky it was only 2 - 1 at the finish, I think Trevor Anderson''s goal was the only one he ever scored for United. He made only a few appearances for the first team. It looks like the ref was Gordon Hill (same name as the player who joined United in 1975), he was one of the better refs of the time.

The late great John Jackson.

Proper tune that.

11 months later, the corresponding fixture was the only win for Leeds United under Brian Clough 's management.

I seem to remember that Graeme Souness and Bobby Murdoch were Boro's midfield 'engine room' around this time, but no sign of either of them here!

If this game was september 1973 i was in the churchmans end south stand at ipswich with my uncle i was about nine at the time 😊

Temperature in the 80’s as far back as September ‘73. I thought global warming didn’t start until a few years ago.

Had to pause the video straight away to comment. Why? The announcer mentioned 18-year-old Keith Walley from Weymouth. I'm actually a fan of Weymouth FC, so I had to look up Walley. Not much of a career. Only 7 appearances with CP that season. Had 7 appearances with Weymouth the next season. Walley then moved on to Chelmsford for the '75-76 season, making just 5 appearances. Then he doesn't make another senior appearance until resurfacing with the lower tier ASL in 1978, with the Southern California Lazers. Walley made almost as many appearances that season (23), as he did in his entire career. He bounced around in the US ending his career with the Hartford Hellions in the Major Indoor Soccer League. Only 63 Senior League appearances in his career and 17 goals - 8 of which came in that one season with the Lazers. Funny how they mentioned Keith Walley being a Striker - despite wearing #8 in this CP game, and him playing midfield most of his professional career. Interesting to see this young prospects - with high "potential" - and see what actually happened in their careers. This CP jersey looks much nicer than their current kit.

Queen of the combovers? RIP big Jack

Digging big Jack's outfit.

Jackie, Jackie Charlton!

haha love the tactics of the era .. Hoof the ball up the pitch at every chance .. Get ball ..one touch ..hoof it up the pitch .. sheesh

I was at school with Stuart Boam

Whooa. Eddie Gray shows fantastic athletic ability before passing the ball IN FRONT of the Birmingham defender to Lorimer who then slides in a great shot BUT is then revealed to have a strapped knee and be limping. Sorry, but from a neutral point of view, this team is hardly a bunch of thugs deserving of the 'Dirty Leeds' title but actually one of the best teams to have played in the 1970s anywhere.

too funny - the two Middlesborough defenders who started fighting with one another both end up scoring own goals (one's a deflection, but still).

Clough was never keen to let his Derby players off for England duty. Can’t fathom why he came up with this ridiculous idea.

42:01 we. big jack!

Clough was a legend...but he didn't half speak a load of crap sometimes!

I was at that Leeds/Birmingham game. How embarassing the old Scratching Shed looks compared to the Gelderd End.

Jeez.those balls really where shite ,,, what were they ? .. round rocks painted white ..

Brian Moore almost crying because a southern team was being beaten, he was so so biased

Sweltering in England? Surely Brian was jesting 😂

yeahhhh... make the pitch narrower mate thatll do it... LOL why not even put the players on stilts or stack heels hahahaah!!!!

Allison was not a good manager

Dirty Leeds managed by the cheat GHD