I hope some of our old players get to see it, the team back then were exactly that - a team. Reminds me of the current squad in some ways.

I went to my first match at Welling in '84 and started going every match from '85 so I chose a good season!

Great video and thanks. As a newcomer ( 3 years ) I wasn't fortunate enough to see the likes of Abbo etc, but the stories that I have heard still makes me proud to be a Wings supporter.

Good one Gary.

Quality mate.

That has to biggest the biggest trophy ever in any sport! I went home with Kevin Shoemake's glove that day which sat on my shelf until I moved it one day and it fell apart - still with the mud attached!

Thanks for some great memories Gary.

I was reminded that in the 33 years I have supported the Wings we have had some terrific strikers.  Robbins, Abbott, Kedwell and Pugh would probably all rate in the top half dozen.  But the best of them all was John Bartley.  Anytime he had even a half chance anywhere around the area a goal was virtually guaranteed.  I am sure that if a Football League club had come in for him earlier in his career, he would have been a great success at a much higher level.

It is impossible to accurately compare teams from different eras but my guess is that if it were possible for the 1985/6 side at their peak to play the current team it would be a very close affair.  That in itself is a massive tribute to Jamie Day's outfit.

I think the team we have now, like a lot of non league clubs, have a much higher skill level than previous seasons. No doubt due to fitness, diet, football academies, better coaching knowledge etc etc.

I would say that the 85/86 team would give many a run for their money in this league. Bartley and Abbott would still bang them in.