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Originally Posted by Reamer
I, too, remember the game against Preston at Peel Park. It was an Fa cup replay. Preston were in the old Division 1 at the time and Stanley had played well to hold them to a draw at Deepdale. I was only a boy and on the night of the replay the ground was packed. I'd never seen it so full, we had to push to the front to get any sight of the pitch. The only player I can remember now from the Stanley team on the night was goalkeeper Alex Smith who made several fine saves but we still ended up losing 0-4 !!
PS records show the date of the game was 09/01/1961
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The Preston goalkeeper I seem to remember was Fred Else, who also played for Blackburn.
There was somethng special about the replay. Was it T.V highlights of the match where shown. Or was 1961 too early for that.