Archive: Telford United vs Chelmsford City - 4th April 1970
The draw for the second round of this season's FA Trophy stirred memories for Bucks' supporter Derrick Moore, whose lifelong devotion to the club knows few bounds. The Bucks and the Clarets faced one another in the 1969/70 FA Trophy semi-final, and that knowledge sent Derrick in search of his newspaper clippings from that tie. Telford United won the tie, played at the neutral venue of the County Ground at Swindon, by a score of 2-0, to progress to the first-ever FA Trophy final at Wembley. Derrick shared the following from his archive, accompanied by some personal commentary as follows: "I have retrieved my scrapbook from the loft. An explanation of the notes attached to the photograph of the crowd. Ann Wellings is the widow of deceased life member Derek Wellings; Les Wilson is a deceased life member. One or two little memories: Chelmsford were at that time habitual occupiers of higher positions in the Southern League, and represented formidable opponents, not least because, I think, they had thrashed us 5-0 earlier that season. I can recall that a number of Swindon-bound coaches left from the car park at the rear of the old social club. Each was organised by a member of the committee of the Supporters’ Club, who took one crate of beer for sale on the coach. That would be illegal now. It may well have been at the time, but no-one thought of that!" PS For those eagle-eyed supporters who know Derrick, see if you can spot him in the final image.
