Just 50 Years Since the Disastrous Back Pass That Went Into Rams Folklore As One of the Biggest Faux Pas of All Time
Derby Evening Telegraph › January 06, 2009
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Great goals, fine saves, even last-ditch tackles - they all have their place in supporters' memories. Rarely, though, can a back- pass have entered the folklore of a club.
Yet that is exactly what happened when one Rams player decided to turn the ball back to his goalkeeper with such disastrous consequences that, 50 years later, those present still talk about it.See the full content of this document
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Just 50 Years Since the Disastrous Back Pass That Went Into Rams Folklore As One of the Biggest Faux Pas of All Time
The culprit was the Rams' Albert Mays and the opponents were Preston North End, then one of the best teams in English football.
The result was a draw. And Derby lost the replay. But the main point was that, in January 1959, it was also a performance that underlined just how far Derby County had come since the desperate times of only a few years earlier.Relegated to the Third Division North ...See the full content of this document
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