Anoraks 64 - Divided loyalties for Humphry Davy!

Sainghin Green · Jan 8, 2021

Near 25,000 crowd - first home defeat of the season, followed as it happened by a second in the next home game.
Headline grabbing opponents on their way to going one better than Argyle's achievement a generation later, their fate sealed by a future Argyle manager but not at the church on the Parade!

Any offers?

rockybaygreen · Jan 9, 2021

Church on the Parade....St Andrews, so there's a Birmingham City connection..

rockybaygreen · Jan 9, 2021

The home defeats.......Norwich City followed by Accrington Stanley in 1959 ?

rockybaygreen · Jan 9, 2021

Humphry Davy has a connection with Sunderland...

Any more offers?

Sainghin Green · Jan 9, 2021

I think this one is just about sorted!

1958-59, St. Andrews - yes
Sunderland, Birmingham City - no

rockybaygreen · Jan 9, 2021

I'm thinking Peter Reid for the future Argyle manager as he played against Watford in the 83/84 final..?

Sainghin Green · Jan 9, 2021

Not Peter Reid I'm afraid, but stay with the Cup theme.

lipsonlad67 · Jan 9, 2021

Don't know if this is the full answer but Norwich got to the FA Cup semi-final as a 3rd tier team in '59 same as us in '84. They went one better in taking it to a replay against Luton at St. Andrews before losing to a Billy Bingham goal.
That season (58-59), we suffered our first home defeat of the season against Norwich followed by Accrington, as mentioned earlier.

Emu · Jan 9, 2021

Is there a Swindon Town link?

LA Green · Jan 9, 2021

There could be some light at the end of the Argyle tunnel as Humphry Davy invented a light. :coat:

cheshiregreen · Jan 9, 2021

lipsonlad67":3kycjmb1 said:
Don't know if this is the full answer but Norwich got to the FA Cup semi-final as a 3rd tier team in '59 same as us in '84. They went one better in taking it to a replay against Luton at St. Andrews before losing to a Billy Bingham goal.
That season (58-59), we suffered our first home defeat of the season against Norwich followed by Accrington, as mentioned earlier.

:clap:

Sounds like the answer to me.

No idea where Humphrey Davy reference fits though?

Sainghin Green · Jan 9, 2021

lipsonlad67 has indeed done the business on this one! Before rounding it off would anyone like to have a go at the Humphry Davy link which perhaps, on relection, does not deserve to be called a clue!

cheshiregreen · Jan 9, 2021

SG

All i can offer is Davy invented miner's lamp. Previously Canaries were sent down mines?

Sainghin Green · Jan 9, 2021

cheshiregreen has got it! Humphry Davy invented the Miner's Lamp which was very good news for canaries and as a Cornishman he would naturally have supported Argyle hence the conflict of interest. As I said - not the best of clues!