41 years ago today a legend was born

[erimus74]

Boro flashback - 8th September 1982

A debut to a true Boro legend

The evening our iconic, legend Tony Mowbray started his Boro career, away to our star studded rivals Newcastle United, who had Keegan, McDermott, Waddle, Vardi, Channon in their line up

Boro, relegated from the 1st division the previous season, are finding life in the 2nd division far from easy, infact we couldn't have started the season any worse, suffering a 3-1 defeat away to big Jack's Sheff Weds on the seasons opener & worse, getting battered 4-1 at home to Burnley 4 days ago

Bobby Murdoch had an ace up his sleeve, he gave debuts to 2 players, with one who would go down in Boro's history folklore

Tony 'Mogga' Mowbray, registered No545, was given the No7 shirt, with instructions on his debut to man mark Newcastle talisman Kevin Keegan, another debutant, Paul Ward, registered No546 was given the No8 shirt

Mogga had done that good a job that Keegan must have wished he'd gone shopping with his misses again, as he once said a few years earlier spitting out his dummy when playing for Liverpool, the day he & his team failed to score against the mighty Boro

Newcastle broke the deadlock on the 56th minute when Mick Channon scored his only Newcastle career goal, the Boro wouldnt accept this lying down & hit back in the 67th minute, via Darren Wood, who grabbed an equaliser, the game filtered out & both teams settled for a point each, which meant after 3 games the Boro have now got a point on the board, only way is up from here, though if truth be known, a massive struggle & long season lay ahead

Bobby Murdoch picked the following team

Jim Platt
John Brownlee - 2nd game, 1st away game
Joe Bolton
Colin Ross
Mick Baxter
Darren Wood
Tony Mowbray
Paul Ward
Dave Shearer
Mick Kennedy
Stephen Bell
Sub
Heine Otto - unbelievable Bobby, seriously, how can you put Heine sub

[Johnny Thunder]

 

[Mike Peeler]

I was watching a video the other day when Boro beat the Geordies at St James Park 4 or 5-2 to Boro. I can't remember what site it was on. A young but little Stan Cummins finished them off. A big Boro favourite of many at the time. I think he was a Mackem like.