HibeeJibee Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Recently came across this 'alternative football tournament' - skills/fitness etc.? - carried on Independent Tele Vision in mid-1970s. St Mirren lost to Bristol City in R1. Anyone remember it, and how it worked? Any footage survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinclair Street Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 It was the Anglo Scottish Cup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Scottish_Cup And the Texaco Cup. http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/texacohist.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Nah, it's below. Prizemoney apparently £2,000. Seemingly Hearts entered previous year. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/ITV/oddsends.html All In The Game First series broadcast on ITV from 21st July - 1st September 1976 (networked in a Wednesday evening slot at 7:00-7:30pm)Second series broadcast on ITV from September - October 1977 (Day/Times varied by region) This was an HTV produced series recorded at Bristol City's ground featuring eight clubs taking part in a knock-out fitness/skills contest, it was presented by Dickie Davies with Brian Moore commentating, Norwich City and Derby County reached the final of the first series, other teams involved were Bristol City, Hearts, Leeds United, Manchester United, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The eight clubs who took part in the 2nd series were Bristol City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, St Mirren and Wolverhampton Wanderers, the final contested by Leicester City and Manchester City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 This confirms the match-up was Bristol City v St Mirren, and was broadcast on 29th September 1977, and it's preserved in BFI archive. http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b87c1b455 Clip from Bristol City v Wolves, in 1976: That's the only thing I can find in YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I remember watching it. Tony Fitzpatrick was absolutely superb in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I love stuff like this. It's from just before my time, but the list of teams involved reminds us of how much the game kind of hung together back then. The gulfs existed, but were not massive. The teams occupied similar universes. Sadly unthinkable now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 A more youthful Wisbit's mum probably sucked off a few of the participants, send him a pm for some post match footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axeman Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Think it was presented by Brian Moore. Involved rounds of different challenges, free kicks with a wall of dummy defenders, cross balls for headers & volleys & a shoot out. Only one Scottish team per series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyM Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Think it was presented by Brian Moore. Involved rounds of different challenges, free kicks with a wall of dummy defenders, cross balls for headers & volleys & a shoot out. Only one Scottish team per series. Still going strong isn't it, on midweek TV? Although they've renamed it the Champion's League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I remember it One challenge was a player had to pass the ball to a team mate who was inside a circle one yard in diameter The receiver couldn't leave the circle therefore the pass had to be spot on and the receiver had to be able to trap the ball. Might be the years have made my memory of it a bit rosier but I think Tony Fitzpatrick was passing to Frank McGarvey and he was the only one who hit his target three out of three? Could also be why Bristol City eventually bought Tony as it was hosted at Ashton Gate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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