“ Cardiff City v Chelsea “

This picture was taken on the 5/3/1921 at the FA cup match between Cardiff Vs Chelsea.
Cardiff won 1 : 0


It was taken during the construction of the Canton Stand at Ninian Park and some fans decided to have a grandstand view.
50,000 fans attended the match .

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Just brilliant Annis..i love these old pictures...Health and Safety would love that....

The guy that worries me is at the bottom left of the picture. He doesn't appear to be wearing a "safety cap". What if one of those on the stand roof was to fall on him? Everyone else would probably pass Health & Safety!!

Just brilliant Annis..i love these old pictures...Health and Safety would love that....

Wonder if they done a risk assessment?

I remember our fans crawling over the beams under the Old Grange Town Stand roof in the early 70's regularly. They would lie up there and watch the game. I saw some things going on in that wonderful end of Ninian Park that i will never forget.

You right there,,,,Remember the song....If you want to stay alive..Keep Off The Grange END.....and afew mobs tried to takeit...Good Days....

It was right that the safety rules were brought in, but it's great seeing these pictures.

Obviously me doing the match threads this season has meant me doing more research and it's great to see even the smaller clubs getting huge crowds back in the day.

1921 was the first season my old man had what was called a ‘ground ticket’ which was a season ticket for a boy.He was 9, and lived in the Grange, he went with his older brother and his dad, our grandfather.

He passed away 19 years ago, but I still recall him reliving a cup game v Spurs where as a boy he was passed over men’s heads to sit on the ground so to avoid crushing in the crowd.

A Cardiff man to his bones.

CTID

Brilliant Jimmy jazz...i have been going 65 years next month....

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