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[webby23]

Hi all,

Not sure if anyone will remember, but in the early 80s a ball was used (in the FA Cup FInal I thought) that had a thick red band around it

The red band was horizontal coloured panels with 2 vertical panels on the "face" of the ball where the name and logo were

If anyone can remember it can you let me know what it was called cos I cant find a picture anywhere on the internet of it at all

   

[cam2502]

I remember that ball!!!........i had one!
my pals and i played all day every day with that ball.....sorry,aint got a clue who made it.

[cam2502]

just thinking tho......there wouldnt have been as many manufacturers or balls used back then would there? maybe worth checking the likes of adidas/nike/mitre websites,they must have history of the more "famous" balls made?

[charlie]

a mitre delta rings a bell,most likly wrong answer,but who knows :-/

[webby23]

Yep I thought it was Mitre, the Delta was out a bit later than this ball though

As mentioned above, we spent many many hours knocking one of these around and I would love to find one somewhere

It was a lovely looking ball for it's time!

[hoody]

http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=38137

http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=423

official football league ball.?

i remember Southampton playing with it in a league cup final.

[pedroMV6]

First thought was Mitre Astro Master, checked Mitre's site and found....................

http://www.mitre.com/products/football/balls.html

Take yer pick!

[charlie]

Yep I thought it was Mitre, the Delta was out a bit later than this ball though

As mentioned above, we spent many many hours knocking one of these around and I would love to find one somewhere

It was a lovely looking ball for it's time!

you must be a little older than me then,the balls to have when i was a nipper was the delta or a adidas tango

[webby23]

http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=38137

http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=423

official football league ball.?

i remember Southampton playing with it in a league cup final.

Yep thats the ball in the first pic with Gary Bailey

 

[hoody]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQJkhFYnErQ

still get them
http://surridgesport.com/catalog/football2009.pdf

[webby23]

Nice one mate, I think we are sorted !!

Design is very very similar

 

[plym ian]

adidas tango was the best ball ever

[webby23]

adidas tango was the best ball ever

Yep, remember watching Archie Gemmill knocking them around in the 1978 World Cup

Interesting that the design has been tweeked over a 20 year period.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Tango

 

[bertiecbx550]

I think the ball you are on about is the stewart surridge.....

[webby23]

I think the ball you are on about is the stewart surridge.....

With the help of OOF I think we have discovered that the design is still available as the Surridge UFO ball

Cheers everyone