Football fans go mad for retro Teletext as Twitter celebrates bygone service that was internet’s fore-runner
Today's generation will never know the struggles of checking teletext for football scores!
FOOTBALL fans are sharing their memories of the BBC's much loved and valued teletext service 43 years on.
As #NationalTeletextDay trends on Twitter - football fans reminisce of the retro way of checking scores and news on page 302.
Social Media celebrates the bygone service that was internet's fore-runner to sports fans for years.
A throwback to the days of typing in a 3 digit number - page 302 for football news and 324 for the Premier League table.
Today's generation will never know the struggles of checking teletext for football scores.
On this day in 1974 Ceefax went live and a new way of getting instant football news was born.
When it started 43 years ago it was operated by one man Colin McIntyre, who would update the 24-page magazine during his weekly shift.
Bob Paterson, an experienced sports journalist a year later in 1975 changed the game for sports fans as he was given 20 pages, 10 on BBC1 and 10 on BBC2 to provide the best coverage possible.
As Ceefax grew over the years the latest scores became a crucial part of the service with the updates inputted by staff checking across news agency wires, match feeds and the radio.
The analogue switch-off in the UK saw the closure of Ceefax in October 2012. Its replacement, BBC Red Button.
Today the over load of football news is overwhelming with fans being able to access live streaming and updates from twitter, snapchat and facebook.
Fans have taken to Twitter today to share their best memories:
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