My dad took me with some of his mates , driving from Leigh to Wembley in an old VW combie. I was six years old and never missed a home game. Tomorrow is 50 years to the date so I will get my dad over and surprise him with this. Thanks Wooodyaa
I was there at age 9, wonderfull memories. Actually held the challenge cup as it did the tour around the home area outside the Queens pub in Tyldesley, my aunt owned the pub back them.
My first visit to wembley , fantastic day , Alex Murphy superb , Syd Hynes getting sent off , fingers at leeds fans on way back . What more could you ask from a 16 year old !
Actually Murphy says he remembers nothing about it until he came round in the dressing room. True or not he played the game and he was an awesome player. My parents were at this final, what a great win for the underdog.
Is this your average game from back then? Punch a guy on the ground, both get up and play the ball (at 11.53). Seemed every tackle in this vid was a head shot!
I was there with Jeff druery we had just finished a season with both hull teams me hull fc Jeff with Rovers murphy gamesmanship to rival Johns brought Leigh from no were to wemberly win unpreasadented
I was there at the game. It really was awful and I thought so at the time. It's funny to see 4 tackles and a scrum, and what scrums too! You could lose the ball in your opponents' 25, and still win it in back in a dangerous place. You don't see it here, but that's probably what happened for Dorrington's opening try. You can also see why they reduced the drop goal to one point the season after! But apart from the tedious number of drop goals, players' discipline was dreadful! Coaches would go crazy now at players taking a swing at an opponent under the ref's nose, often when they're in possession!
Had a new pair of clogs made for this day.; Hursts of Hindley. LEIGH in Cherry and white on the uppers. But enough of my clogs. The lads were magnificent; the magic ingredient? ALEX! What a star.
@M "Soccer"? Are you American? McDonald's probably sell more meals than any other company. Does that make theirs the best food? One thinks not. I could make the same point about the most popular music. Popularity does not really have anything to do with quality. More to do with mass appeal.
Murf would say that. I went the previous year and Keith Hepworth broke Colin Tyer's jaw, the year previous Dennis Hartley knocked out Bill Burgess but Syd Hynes didn't hit Murf hard enough to do any damage.
Alex Murphy was never knocked cold that day, it was a big con to get Syd Hynes off. In 1966 he played offside all day so Saints would get the ball from the scrum against Wigan. One of the finest cheats GB league ever had.
He completely ruined the 1966 final. Gamesmanship to the ultimate. But like Billy Boston said in his book, the referee should have stopped it. In today's game, Wigan would had possession from every penalty, not a scrum with no recognised hooker.
playthatgeeter; it was good that you gained revenge in 1989 for your 1966 drubbing plus the earlier defeat in 1961. It only took nearly quarter of a century to get over your inferiority complex. And Alex, was quite simply the greatest, not as good by the time he'd moved to Leigh admittedly, but the greatest nevertheless!
sockington1 - Murphy is the most odious player in the history of British sport. Revolting little cheat. You can see him here asking for players to be sent off, faking injury. Men play this game - but Murphy is a little girl. Good player - but a little girl. I will NEVER forget the joy I had as we destroyed Saints at Wembley - the 27-0. Murphy Murphy what's the score? Murphy what's the score? And Saints fans love Murphy. Says it all really :)
52years ago ,and this August we win the final again . Come you Leythers ,best of luck Derek regards from Steve 🎉
My dad took me with some of his mates , driving from Leigh to Wembley in an old VW combie. I was six years old and never missed a home game. Tomorrow is 50 years to the date so I will get my dad over and surprise him with this. Thanks Wooodyaa
I hope your dads still around and you’re able to take him to the game in a few weeks!
@@BAH2710 Here, Here..
I was there at age 9, wonderfull memories. Actually held the challenge cup as it did the tour around the home area outside the Queens pub in Tyldesley, my aunt owned the pub back them.
love watching these challenge cup finals - started collecting them on DVD
My first visit to wembley , fantastic day , Alex Murphy superb , Syd Hynes getting sent off , fingers at leeds fans on way back . What more could you ask from a 16 year old !
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Thanks a million for this Woodddddyarinho mate!!
No superstars back then, Dave Eckersley was repairing the pavement in Windermere Rd, Leigh the week after Wembley !
Some of these tackles are fucking wild
Eddie Waring was not in his usual jovial self commentating on this one. He didn't say "early bath" when Sid Hynes got sent off.
Actually Murphy says he remembers nothing about it until he came round in the dressing room. True or not he played the game and he was an awesome player. My parents were at this final, what a great win for the underdog.
Murphy's high tackle provoked the trouble. He was a little shit in this game. Refereed appallingly.
No concussion protocols. Well hard those lads were.
Is this your average game from back then? Punch a guy on the ground, both get up and play the ball (at 11.53). Seemed every tackle in this vid was a head shot!
Look at Stu Ferguson back-heeling a kicking mound prior to the goalkicks !!!
The groundsman would throw a dicky-fit these days !
I was there with Jeff druery we had just finished a season with both hull teams me hull fc Jeff with Rovers murphy gamesmanship to rival Johns brought Leigh from no were to wemberly win unpreasadented
I was there at the game. It really was awful and I thought so at the time. It's funny to see 4 tackles and a scrum, and what scrums too! You could lose the ball in your opponents' 25, and still win it in back in a dangerous place. You don't see it here, but that's probably what happened for Dorrington's opening try.
You can also see why they reduced the drop goal to one point the season after! But apart from the tedious number of drop goals, players' discipline was dreadful! Coaches would go crazy now at players taking a swing at an opponent under the ref's nose, often when they're in possession!
And here we are in 2022 and the Aussies have brought back the 2 pointer albeit from a certain distance
Had a new pair of clogs made for this day.; Hursts of Hindley. LEIGH in Cherry and white on the uppers. But enough of my clogs. The lads were magnificent; the magic ingredient? ALEX! What a star.
@M "Soccer"? Are you American? McDonald's probably sell more meals than any other company. Does that make theirs the best food? One thinks not. I could make the same point about the most popular music. Popularity does not really have anything to do with quality. More to do with mass appeal.
@M obsessed 😂😂😂
Dirty Leeds!?!?
Not much rugby play that day, the emphasis was trying to kill your opponents
Murf would say that. I went the previous year and Keith Hepworth broke Colin Tyer's jaw, the year previous Dennis Hartley knocked out Bill Burgess but Syd Hynes didn't hit Murf hard enough to do any damage.
Completely agree, I was there for the terrible Hepworth tackle. He should have been the first plater to be sent off at Wembley.
Alex Murphy was never knocked cold that day, it was a big con to get Syd Hynes off. In 1966 he played offside all day so Saints would get the ball from the scrum against Wigan. One of the finest cheats GB league ever had.
Murphy behaved like a little shit that day.
Definitely acting there by Murphy
He completely ruined the 1966 final. Gamesmanship to the ultimate. But like Billy Boston said in his book, the referee should have stopped it. In today's game, Wigan would had possession from every penalty, not a scrum with no recognised hooker.
Let’s have another and put the dobbins to the sword in August
No chance.
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They wouldn't let players dig into the Wembley turf like that these days.. 😄🤦♀️
Great game where can i get match on dvd or video? THE LEITHER
In the X rated Horror section in Leigh library.
Leigh the small town with no railway station lol
This was their finest hour.
What were the officials looking at. At least 4 players should have been sent off
This was a different era.
Did ESPN Classic show this along with the other Challenge Cup Finals
@M More people watch Love Island than read War and Peace.
People try to tell me that RL was better in the 70s.
Well, I think the kits were better!
It depends what you're looking for.
@@bebmeister656 Simplicity!
playthatgeeter; it was good that you gained revenge in 1989 for your 1966 drubbing plus the earlier defeat in 1961. It only took nearly quarter of a century to get over your inferiority complex. And Alex, was quite simply the greatest, not as good by the time he'd moved to Leigh admittedly, but the greatest nevertheless!
27 - nil ( just a little reminder ) Never seen Wembley empty so fast,
A truly dreadful game. Only kicks at goal, perhaps Murphy would have been better at Union than League?
Doesn't seem that Leigh fancied played much rugby. I've never seen so many players go down so easily.
did murphy get a oscar for his acting in this game ...
No, he got one in 1966
sockington1 - Murphy is the most odious player in the history of British sport. Revolting little cheat. You can see him here asking for players to be sent off, faking injury. Men play this game - but Murphy is a little girl. Good player - but a little girl. I will NEVER forget the joy I had as we destroyed Saints at Wembley - the 27-0. Murphy Murphy what's the score? Murphy what's the score? And Saints fans love Murphy. Says it all really :)
yeah he was beyond his time a legend and yeah a master cheater but up there with Hanley and Neil Fox as the best of British RL
@@michaelblythe6525 Hanley and Fox will be remembered for their footballing talent at Wembley, not gamesmanship.