FOOTBALL CHARTER 1975

[vinnym]

Just found some old football prorammes in the loft, reading through one of them (EVERTON v. COVENTRY, 31-03-75). I came across an advert for a football air charter for Evertons game away to Newcastle on 12-04-75 for the princley sum of £22.50, which included coach transfer to hotel in Newcastle for Buffet lunch, match ticket and return coach to airport. dep LPL 1.00 and return landing scheduled for 19.00, was this a regular feature in the 1970s, or just a one off. Anyone remember it?

[Deleted]

Vinny in answer to your question No, although I do recollect Everton organising the odd flight here and there to usual far flung places such as Norwich and Newcastle. I have the programme in amongst my collection.

I am sure that one of our historians will be able to throw some light on your question.

One thing though Everton won the game 1-0

Save cluttering the site up the actual gate was 29,585 and yes Hello, Hello Martin Dobbo scored the goal

Happy Days

Bob

[vinnym]

Yeah I knew the score and also Dobson scored the goal and the attendance was 41,000, cos unfortunately someone wrote this info on the back page of the programme

[viscount]

There is no record in the complete visitor movement logs for 12.4.75 of a charter operating that day. If it was operated by a based aircraft, there would be no record in that source though.

Yes, there were domestic charters at around that time, although they were not that common, and fairly frequently cancelled. Somewhere there is a thread about a LFC v Norwich which, memorably, brought in 2 Vanguards and a Dakota (which was used by the M.A.S. for two pleasure flights). The Dakota G-AOBN being the main feature of the thread. Remember in the early 70s much of Britain's motorway network had not been connected together and 'cross country' expressways non-existant, so Norwich or Newcastle to Liverpool was a major undertaking by road.