Memoirs of.. Blackburn Rovers

[PerigordMiller]

Gwyther made his Millers league debut v Shrewsbury at Millmoor on 21st Feb... 1976!
We lost 0-1. The memory can play tricks...
We drew with Blackburn 1-1 at Millmoor (old Div 3) on 23/12/72 - Trev Womble was centre forward, but Ray Mielczarek scored the Millers goal

You must be right Mike, the memory is playing tricks.

[mikemiller]

You must be right Mike, the memory is playing tricks.

Managed to find more information from the ITV football 1970s website. The televised game really was the Millers 2 Blackburn 1 game of 16/10/71, with Carl Gilbert scoring twice. Unfortunately, I haven't found any Youtube clips of the match . Preben ("Ben") Arentoft , the Danish international midfielder, scored Blackburn's goal.

[Nardendee]

I watched most Millers games in the 70’s but honestly cannot remember that game. I remember us being on TV about a year before that when we beat Torquay 1-0 at Millmoor with a Graham Leggett goal.

I also remember a year after the Blackburn game you referred to, we played Rovers at Millmoor just before Christmas and we were winning 1-0 well into injury time and the ref gave them a dodgy penalty at the Railway end which Tony Field (later to play for Sheffield United) scored to get them a point.

[mikemiller]

I also remember a year after the Blackburn game you referred to, we played Rovers at Millmoor just before Christmas and we were winning 1-0 well into injury time and the ref gave them a dodgy penalty at the Railway end which Tony Field (later to play for Sheffield United) scored to get them a point.

Game of 23/12/72?

Match that PerigordMiller may be thinking of is probably another rare Millers appearance on Yorkshire ITV , which was well over 5 years later on 02/04/77... Millers 1 C.Palace 1.
Gwyther played, and scored (Highlights on YouTube). Great goal!