12 home league consecutive clean sheets, a club record that still stands today.Originally Posted by since41
That 1973 game against Tranmere would probably be in the top 5 greatest days in Meadow Lane history. Arguably only the win against Fword in 1950 to secure the 3rd tier title and promotion betters it. What we don't have from 1950 however is a lasting record of that achievement in terms of a series of photographs, 1973 is well documented in that respect which captures the euphoria - both on the pitch as well as behind the scenes - perfectly.
The 50th anniversary of that historic day is on Friday. The following Friday is the 100th anniversary of what has to be the club's most dramatic and greatest promotion/title win of all time, though as there's not been anybody around to remember it for some years, it's largely been forgotten and overlooked - which is a travesty. It was an incredible set of circumstances that will probably never be matched, at least not at that level.
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