What away match brings back the great memories

[City oz]

Have been looking at some great away highlightes  from the 70s. This is probably one of the best I remember and up there with one of the great travel experiences watching our great team play away. I was just a young lad at the time.

 

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[harvey54]

Winning at Old Trafford when Mabbutt scored a hat trick. Had my first ever curry in Worcester on the way home. Happy days 

[oldmixonred]

beating the gas at ikea we were 4th division they were 3rd . whatever happened to martyn hurst ?

[Redtucks]

Beating the great Leeds side in the FA Cup at Elland Road when they had gone 27ish games unbeaten. Donnie Gilles scored and then followed the longest 20 minutes of survival watching City that I have ever experienced.

 

[The Dolman Pragmatist]

Winning 5-0 at Swansea in the 1989-90 season, with Bob Taylor scoring a hat-trick, and driving back along the M4 with everyone flying scarves from their cars.

[City oz]

13 minutes ago, oldmixonred said:

beating the gas at ikea we were 4th division they were 3rd . whatever happened to martyn hurst ?

This is my other one. I remember this like yesterday. The atmosphere was one of the best.

 

[Pezo]

Have been watching since 91/92 so:

Beating Cardiff at Ninian park when Murray did what Murray did.

Beating Liverpool at Anfield.

[swanker]

Been to loads of away games over the years but the one game that springs to mind is the 0:1 victory at Arsenal on the opening day of the season after promotion to the fist devision. I’m glad I was there!

[ohhhshauntaylor]

Palace away in the Play-Offs. 
That Noble gaol still gives me shivers, as does going from row 23 to row 16 as the ball hit the net. 
 

[City oz]

9 minutes ago, swanker said:

Been to loads of away games over the years but the one game that springs to mind is the 0:1 victory at Arsenal on the opening day of the season after promotion to the fist devision. I’m glad I was there!

Me too. My brother in law is a Arsenal freak and when we have a barny I still mention our great win and totally has no come back.

[italian dave]

Someone has to say it…….Mansfield. 

[BS4 on Tour...]

Bradford 1989 - quarter final of the league cup - what an atmosphere ...

[italian dave]

Just now, BS4 on Tour... said:

Bradford 1989 - quarter final of the league cup - what an atmosphere ...

Nottingham Forest - semi final of the league cup! 

[BS4 on Tour...]

1 minute ago, italian dave said:

Nottingham Forest - semi final of the league cup! 

That whole run was fantastic!

[Mayes86]

Cardiff 3-1 in 2001 with the great Murray celebration and a bit of a random one Reading 3-1 again around 2001. Lee matthews and peacock were playing like Yorke and Cole that night, topped off by some kids in front of us mooning the Reading fans .

special mention to WBA in the fa cup in 2016 cracking atmosphere that day. 

[Redstart]

Winning 1-0 at Liverpool in the cup, Tinnion's goal, singing "you're getting sacked in the morning" and  then Souness getting sacked in the morning

[Redtucks]

59 minutes ago, City oz said:

This is my other one. I remember this like yesterday. The atmosphere was one of the best.

 

I was sat in the stand next to a Coventry fan during this game.

We argued throughout the game, it got quite nasty and we almost came to blows at one stage.

At the end of the game, when we were both safe, we hugged each other and went onto the pitch together as the best of friends.

The most sureal game I have ever been to.

 

[Lanterne Rouge]

20 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

Bradford 1989 - quarter final of the league cup - what an atmosphere ...

It was the sense of relief at the end having scored so early and Bradford battering us for what seemed like about three hours!

That and Paul Jewell`s snotty comments about them having an easy run to the next round after drawing us - have that you arrogant *****!

[City oz]

1 minute ago, Redtucks said:

I was sat in the stand next to a Coventry fan during this game.

We argued throughout the game, it got quite nasty and we almost came to blows at one stage.

At the end of the game, when we were both safe, we hugged each other and went onto the pitch together as the best of friends.

The most sureal game I have ever been to.

 

I was in my teens nd I remember that night so well. The night started off a bit aggresive with me and my mate from Bris school encouraged his older brother to take us.

we were at an end of the ground full of City supporters on a lower level with Coventry fans above us. I remember so much shit thrown at us at it was a bit of a worry as we were only in our teens.

we sang and we sang and we sang and I will always remember that night.

I suppose we al have great memories of away matches and it depends on which era and who you went with and how important the match was at that time.

[swanker]

20 minutes ago, italian dave said:

Nottingham Forest - semi final of the league cup! 

I was in hospital with a broken leg that night listening to the game on headphones. A nurse came in to take my temperature just as City scored. 

[TV Tom]

8 minutes ago, Redtucks said:

I was sat in the stand next to a Coventry fan during this game.

We argued throughout the game, it got quite nasty and we almost came to blows at one stage.

At the end of the game, when we were both safe, we hugged each other and went onto the pitch together as the best of friends.

The most sureal game I have ever been to.

 

Nothing comes close to that game or ever will

[City oz]

3 minutes ago, swanker said:

I was in hospital with a broken leg that night listening to the game on headphones. A nurse came in to take my temperature just as City scored. 

[Pearcy]

I'm going to go for a more recent one, Man City at the Etihad in the Carbao Cup. The atmosphere was amazing all game but when we went 1 nil up just before half time the roof came off. I think this will always stick in my mind because it's not often in my lifetime we've be 1 nil up away against the Champions and also it's not often we reach that stage of a competition.

[City oz]

1 minute ago, Pearcy said:

I'm going to go for a more recent one, Man City at the Etihad in the Carbao Cup. The atmosphere was amazing all game but when we went 1 nil up just before half time the roof came off. I think this will always stick in my mind because it's not often in my lifetime we've be 1 nil up away against the Champions and also it's not often we reach that stage of a competition.

In your era yes and most probably the best ones ever.

[italian dave]

5 minutes ago, harrys said:

Nothing comes close to that game or ever will

I think I’d probably agree with you. I was at all the games mentioned above so far, and if I was forced to choose one it would probably be that Coventry game.

It felt like you just had to be there, however, whatever, and I don’t think I’ve ever been to an away game with so many City fans. And they seemed to be everywhere outside and inside the ground.

Then there was the utter despair when it looked like we were going to lose. The ecstasy of pulling the deficit back - and if I remember right a draw was good enough for us whatever happened at Sunderland. 

Then the tension of hanging on to that draw.

And the celebrations afterwards. Although I don’t have quite the same memory of that as some: my mate had come up from London and when he was on his way back to the station to get a train got punched by a Coventry fan. 

[City oz]

6 minutes ago, City oz said:

In your era yes and most probably the best ones ever.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bristol+city+fans+at+manchester+city+stadium&docid=608041333455520450&mid=BBD299758BB59E4EDCB9BBD299758BB59E4EDCB9&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

[TV Tom]

4 minutes ago, italian dave said:

I think I’d probably agree with you. I was at all the games mentioned above so far, and if I was forced to choose one it would probably be that Coventry game.

It felt like you just had to be there, however, whatever, and I don’t think I’ve ever been to an away game with so many City fans. And they seemed to be everywhere outside and inside the ground.

Then there was the utter despair when it looked like we were going to lose. The ecstasy of pulling the deficit back - and if I remember right a draw was good enough for us whatever happened at Sunderland. 

Then the tension of hanging on to that draw.

And the celebrations afterwards. Although I don’t have quite the same memory of that as some: my mate had come up from London and when he was on his way back to the station to get a train got punched by a Coventry fan. 

I was in the open end right behind the goal where we scored, right in amongst the mob that you can see jumping up, about 10 of us bunked off school as 14 year olds and we were spotted by teachers on the TV getting on the coach at AG before the game.

[BCFC1512]

Far too many to list all. But a few that will live with me forever. not just for result.

Cardiff 2001, Mansfield 4-5, most Blackpool trips win, lose or draw :laugh: , charlton Tuesday night when we went top of championship, both Newcastle trips, Fulham is always good, in fact I love most London games.

Notts County Tinmans 500th game.

[pongo88]

For me, it has to be April 1965 when City beat Shrewsbury away, with John Atyeo scoring 4 second half goals. There were no YouTube videos in those days so I’ve recaptured, with a bit of art work, the third City goal as Atyeo leaps high above the Shrewsbury centre half to power a header into the net

PS - I am available for commissions if anyone would like a memorable moment of their life recreated as a piece of art 

[pillred]

I think our win in the Freight rover trophy 3-0 against Bolton in 1985 is mine, how proud I felt watching my team walk out onto the pitch at Wembley stadium and being surrounded by so many fellow city fans we won it a few times after that but that first ever visit to Wembley and the result made it a day I and many will never forget. 

[italian dave]

26 minutes ago, pongo88 said:

For me, it has to be April 1965 when City beat Shrewsbury away, with John Atyeo scoring 4 second half goals. There were no YouTube videos in those days so I’ve recaptured, with a bit of art work, the third City goal as Atyeo leaps high above the Shrewsbury centre half to power a header into the net

PS - I am available for commissions if anyone would like a memorable moment of their life recreated as a piece of art 

He’d have been penalised for that nowadays…..arms and elbows all over the place like that

[Lanterne Rouge]

3 minutes ago, italian dave said:

He’d have been penalised for that nowadays…..arms and elbows all over the place like that

Looks like he`s got his arm on the defender`s back stopping him from jumping too.

Disgraceful..........................

[PHILINFRANCE]

Back in City’s promotion year (to what was then the First Division) we had two consecutive away games against two of our promotion contenders, Sunderland and West Brom.

A 0-0 draw with Sunderland was followed (or preceded, I forget now) by a 1-0 win at The Hawthorns.

Holding on for that victory, under a constant barrage of crosses and shots, especially knowing how important it was to our promotion hopes, was nail biting to say the least.

[italian dave]

13 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Back in City’s promotion year (to what was then the First Division) we had two consecutive away games against two of our promotion contenders, Sunderland and West Brom.

A 0-0 draw with Sunderland was followed (or preceded, I forget now) by a 1-0 win at The Hawthorns.

Holding on for that victory, under a constant barrage of crosses and shots, especially knowing how important it was to our promotion hopes, was nail biting to say the least.

The siege of the Alamo! The ball barely left our penalty box, never mind our half!!

[italian dave]

I’m pretty sure that it was also that first season in Div 1 when we played at QPR on a wet Tuesday night. And on a very wet pitch - as they often were then. A long, hopeless boot from the back was going straight to the QPR keeper when it hit a puddle and literally stopped. Tom Ritchie ran onto it and scored the only goal of the game! 

Definitely not a ‘match to remember’ but I always remember that goal. 

Im beginning to think we were quite fortunate to stay up that season! 

[Tin Soldier]

Forest, Leicester, Bradford away in the Cup were all brilliant. Bolton freight rover, Gas Eastville in the cup (1-0 down, 2-1 up) all bring back good memories.

Some of the best memories for me though were those long away trips up North where part of the “fun” was getting there and then getting back, often after some needle. Ashby de la Zouch was a regular stop off for the lot I went with and that was usually tasty. Also went through a spell of calling in on Swindon on the way back from London clubs - the locals were not amused.

Watching football back in the 80s, 90s was not for the faint hearted. All pretty tame nowadays.

Edited October 10, 2021 by GasDestroyer

[where's the joy]

Two games at Bradford stand out, the 1-0 cup run 'battle of the Alamo'

and then the 6-0 romp to seal our promotion in 2015 under Cotts.

There weren't many of us there that night but we were so relentless and powerful.

We gave them an absolute battering and partied long into the night knowing that we were going up. 

superb champagne football at its very best

[Redtucks]

5 minutes ago, where's the joy said:

........and then the 6-0 romp to seal our promotion in 2015 under Cotts.

 

Amazing night that was.

At half time I bumped into an old schoolmate who I hadn't seen for almost 50 years! (He apparently has lived in Manchester for years).

I woke up the next morning.......

...we'd been promoted????........

...we'd won 6-0 away?????..…...

It must have been a dream, cuz Mike Green was in it, and I hadn't seen him for 50 years!!!!!

 

[Sir Geoff]

4 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

Bradford 1989 - quarter final of the league cup - what an atmosphere ...

And the longest 89 minutes of my life after our 1st minute goal 

[Sir Geoff]

2 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Back in City’s promotion year (to what was then the First Division) we had two consecutive away games against two of our promotion contenders, Sunderland and West Brom.

A 0-0 draw with Sunderland was followed (or preceded, I forget now) by a 1-0 win at The Hawthorns.

Holding on for that victory, under a constant barrage of crosses and shots, especially knowing how important it was to our promotion hopes, was nail biting to say the least.

Pretty sure the Sunderland game was minus Paul Cheesley who was called up to England U 23's. 

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

There are many highlights, Arsenal in Div 1, Coventry to stay up, Chester to seal promotion from the 4th, the incredible 5-4 win at Mansfield, a 4-1 at Barnsley, numerous cup games against non league sides and, of course, any win against the Gas, Swindle or Baadiff. However, I'm going for the 1-0 win against Spurs at White Hart Lane 76/77. After surviving crowd trouble which saw us confined to the stands, and an absolute battering by Spurs especially Hoddle, to win it at the death was an amazing feeling. I was walking on air back to Tottenham Hale tube and sunk a fair few pints of Sam Smiths Old Brewery Bitter in the Merry-Go-Down that night. 

[Waconda]

4 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

Bradford 1989 - quarter final of the league cup - what an atmosphere ...

This one.

[Shaun Taylor]

1 hour ago, GasDestroyer said:

Forest, Leicester, Bradford away in the Cup were all brilliant. Bolton freight rover, Gas Eastville in the cup (1-0 down, 2-1 up) all bring back good memories.

Some of the best memories for me though were those long away trips up North where part of the “fun” was getting there and then getting back, often after some needle. Ashby de la Zouch was a regular stop off for the lot I went with and that was usually tasty. Also went through a spell of calling in on Swindon on the way back from London clubs - the locals were not amused.

Watching football back in the 80s, 90s was not for the faint hearted. All pretty tame nowadays.

Did you cause aggro

[RedEd73]

Gas 2 City 4..... We thumped 'em at Trumpton!

[REDOXO]

Arsenal 76. It hasn’t even got a mention. 
 

WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY! And repeat!

[downendcity]

5 hours ago, pongo88 said:

For me, it has to be April 1965 when City beat Shrewsbury away, with John Atyeo scoring 4 second half goals. There were no YouTube videos in those days so I’ve recaptured, with a bit of art work, the third City goal as Atyeo leaps high above the Shrewsbury centre half to power a header into the net

PS - I am available for commissions if anyone would like a memorable moment of their life recreated as a piece of art 

Is it a w a n k s y picture?

Like the graphics Pongo - looks like Davefevs will need to up his game!

Edited October 10, 2021 by downendcity

[downendcity]

2 minutes ago, downendcity said:

error

 

Edited October 10, 2021 by downendcity

[magunn]

Whilst I agree with many of the previous suggestions I can add this one.

Dec 28th Eastville howling gale of against us in first half and gas go in leading 1:0. At my first “away” derby in the muller road end feeling glum as most of my peers at school supported rovers (KLB Wotton Under edge) if there is anyone of that era on here.

I was down at the front, my dad bless him someway behind me. An Elder red next to me says “ Cheer up cocker, we got the wind this half”. 
Cue Kieth Fear (twice), Trevor Taunton, and Jimmy Mann and we win 4:1

Made going back to school in Jan just that little easier..

That was the team that next season was to get to Div 1

Still have the somewhat crumpled program. A guy called Durrell played for us in that game but I don’t remember him at all. 

[iamalagerdrinker]

Hull away from a few seasons ago. 2-0 with 20 minutes or so to go and we won 3-2. Local away day for me so it made it that little bit better!

[Leveller]

1 hour ago, REDOXO said:

Arsenal 76. It hasn’t even got a mention. 
 

WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY! And repeat!

Oh yes it has! I agree though - the first game after promotion to the First Division after decades away, and the fixture seemed to be a cruel one, with the danger of a thumping. Then to win it, and to be there!

[Nickybee]

Alongside the couple of ‘classics’ in this thread that I was lucky enough to be there (Coventry & Rovers in the Cup), one that sticks out in my mind was a cup-tie at Notts County. We were in Div 4, they were in Div 1 & we were packed into the corner of the ground (with a floodlight pylon in with us I think) - we went ahead (think it was Alan Crawford that scored), then we went 2-1 down. Tom Ritchie scored an equaliser but I didn’t see it - as the chance fell to him someone said “put it in Tom” and then we all fell forward and everyone went mental. Really enjoyed that one..!

[Lanterne Rouge]

5 minutes ago, Nickybee said:

Alongside the couple of ‘classics’ in this thread that I was lucky enough to be there (Coventry & Rovers in the Cup), one that sticks out in my mind was a cup-tie at Notts County. We were in Div 4, they were in Div 1 & we were packed into the corner of the ground (with a floodlight pylon in with us I think) - we went ahead (think it was Alan Crawford that scored), then we went 2-1 down. Tom Ritchie scored an equaliser but I didn’t see it - as the chance fell to him someone said “put it in Tom” and then we all fell forward and everyone went mental. Really enjoyed that one..!

The cheating bastard Rachid Harkouk going down two yards outside the box like he`d been shot and Norman Glover giving a penalty will always stick in my mind from that game.

[Nickybee]

53 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

The cheating bastard Rachid Harkouk going down two yards outside the box like he`d been shot and Norman Glover giving a penalty will always stick in my mind from that game.

Really? I don’t recall that but now I know, I’m with you in thinking he’s a cheat

[cidered abroad]

Wins at Old Trafford, twice, Arsenal, Leeds and Liverpool in FA Cup, and tons more over many years. All of these were as the underdog and so good to watch and savoir.

But the most important, IMO, was at Chester City in 1984. What an atmosphere we brought to the game and how those players responded and worked so hard.

PS, I remember in the same vein, a Forest fan telling me the most important game for him, was the one that got them promoted before they won the First Division, two European Cups and a string of success to follow.

 

Wins at Old Trafford, twice, Arsenal, Leeds and Liverpool in FA Cup, and tons more over many years. All of these were as the underdog and so good to watch and savoir.

But the most important, IMO, was at Chester City in 1984. What an atmosphere we brought to the game and how those players responded and worked so hard.

PS, I remember in the same vein, a Forest fan telling me the most important game for him, was the one that got them promoted before they won the First Division, two European Cups and a string of success to follow.

[Sleepy1968]

4 hours ago, Sir Geoff said:

And the longest 89 minutes of my life after our 1st minute goal 

JJ liked to defend leads. Didn't he play the lone striker role that game?

[BS4 on Tour...]

2 hours ago, REDOXO said:

Arsenal 76. It hasn’t even got a mention. 
 

WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY! And repeat!

Well @swanker and @City oz and @RoystonFoote'snephew all mentioned it around 7 hours before you ... just to let you know you aren’t alone in your thinking ... cheers!

[BS4 on Tour...]

7 hours ago, pillred said:

I think our win in the Freight rover trophy 3-0 against Bolton in 1985 is mine, how proud I felt watching my team walk out onto the pitch at Wembley stadium and being surrounded by so many fellow city fans we won it a few times after that but that first ever visit to Wembley and the result made it a day I and many will never forget. 

Fantastic day mate - but it was 1986 I think - I still remember being bewildered and close to tears when I was actually watching our boys playing at Wembley - in those days it was special and rare for teams at our level to grace that famous pitch ...

Edited October 10, 2021 by BS4 on Tour...

[archie andrews]

9 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

JJ liked to defend leads. Didn't he play the lone striker role that game?

Same game we had tony sheppard from celtic iirc playing his only game? 

[Glen hump]

Bolton away, Think it was 1989 , or 1990 , lost 1-0 but what a day out ,.

 

[extonsred]

10 hours ago, Redtucks said:

Beating the great Leeds side in the FA Cup at Elland Road when they had gone 27ish games unbeaten. Donnie Gilles scored and then followed the longest 20 minutes of survival watching City that I have ever experienced.

 

..and the journey home was fantastic as it made big headlines on all the national news programmes including R4 or whatever it was then..goodness knows how many times we heard it!! 

[1960maaan]

R*vers 1-4 City : My first taste of the local derby games ( Kids ask you Grand parents what they are  )

Coventry 2-2 : around 15,000 traveling, mental night.

Chester 1-2 : Possibly the best ever. Mad day on the beer , we win and get promoted. Magical.

Swansea 1-5 : Super Bob being Super.

Leicester 1-2 : The Cup game that introduced Jackie to the World.

Forest 1-1 : League Cup Semi final, AKA the Alamo.

Man City 2-1 : Another League Cup Semi, we were very good .

Been lucky, we had coaches from Hanham or Old Market so we made sure we enjoyed our days out, even when we were losing most weeks. The ones above are the ones that jump out, if I put my mind to it I could probably come up with more. Away days are brilliant.

 

 

[Bedred31]

I tend to remember the trips that reflect the bizarre eccentricity or romance of the game. Walking across that water meadow to get into Cambridge, the mental walk around the allotments at Watford, or one season opener at Carlisle years and years ago, where the terrace was made of old railway sleepers with grass- basically hay- growing up between them.

[weepywall]

Plenty stand out, most have been mentioned, Hereford away over Christmas when we were bottom of Div 4, we beat them to climb off the bottom of the table, a nothing game to the rest of the football World but to us that were there that night it was like winning the FA cup, the start of the recovery.

[Bedred31]

39 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

R*vers 1-4 City : My first taste of the local derby games ( Kids ask you Grand parents what they are  )

Coventry 2-2 : around 15,000 traveling, mental night.

Chester 1-2 : Possibly the best ever. Mad day on the beer , we win and get promoted. Magical.

Swansea 1-5 : Super Bob being Super.

Leicester 1-2 : The Cup game that introduced Jackie to the World.

Forest 1-1 : League Cup Semi final, AKA the Alamo.

Man City 2-1 : Another League Cup Semi, we were very good .

Been lucky, we had coaches from Hanham or Old Market so we made sure we enjoyed our days out, even when we were losing most weeks. The ones above are the ones that jump out, if I put my mind to it I could probably come up with more. Away days are brilliant.

 

 

That Leicester game- BBC said it was off, so I turned the tv off and didn’t travel. Still have the unused ticket..

[Always Believesham]

It's a tough one between the Man City & Mansfield games, I can't imagine the Man City occassion (& sheer quality of opposition) being matched in the near future. Experiencing that 5-4 has probably made me think "5 minutes to go, there's a chance we can win this" at more hopeless times than I care to admit.

There's also 3 from Carlisle that stand out for different reasons but all of them wins.

3-0 in 97-98 must have been when we started to get momentum, then 3-1 in 2007 got us to within a few points of the illusive promotion and finally the 3-2 when JET scored his hat trick, we hadn't won for ages.

[1960maaan]

13 minutes ago, Bedred31 said:

That Leicester game- BBC said it was off, so I turned the tv off and didn’t travel. Still have the unused ticket..

We were in a Pub in Old Market, game announced off on Radio Bristol. All a bit dubious so waited until they said it again.
Mate had his car so off we went on our way to Tottenham, had to watch someone. Got past the Bath turning and Radio 2 announced the games that were off. Obviously our game not among them. Called the pub and arranged to pick up the coach at a Services on the M5. We were lucky and Radio Bristol is still shit.

[Guest Dudek123]

Gary Johnson promising to get his bum out in Burtons if Liam Fontaine ever scored, to which Liam duly obliged in the dying minutes at Molineux to earn us a point. . 
 

I think we’re still waiting for GJ to uphold his end of the bargain aren’t we?

Edited October 10, 2021 by Dudek123

[Offside]

The Mansfield game stands out for me - what an amazing few minutes when we went from 4-2 down to 5-4 up. There was quite a fiesty atmosphere that game too. 

Anfield in 1994 was a wonderful experience. 

The Man City game was great too - especially when we went in at HT 1-0 up. Brilliant. 

Watford away in the 1997-98 promotion season was also memorable (1-1 draw). There were thousands of City fans there, and I remember Goater scoring to put us 1-0 up after running with the ball from the halfway line. What a superb finisher he was. 

Another really special one was a trip to Bournemouth just after Pulis left. Very joyous scenes in the away end that day, it was such a relief that he was gone. City winning was the icing on the cake, but the sense of relief was at Pulis leaving was really something. 

[ralphindevon]

1 hour ago, 1960maaan said:

R*vers 1-4 City : My first taste of the local derby games ( Kids ask you Grand parents what they are  )

Coventry 2-2 : around 15,000 traveling, mental night.

Chester 1-2 : Possibly the best ever. Mad day on the beer , we win and get promoted. Magical.

Swansea 1-5 : Super Bob being Super.

Leicester 1-2 : The Cup game that introduced Jackie to the World.

Forest 1-1 : League Cup Semi final, AKA the Alamo.

Man City 2-1 : Another League Cup Semi, we were very good .

Been lucky, we had coaches from Hanham or Old Market so we made sure we enjoyed our days out, even when we were losing most weeks. The ones above are the ones that jump out, if I put my mind to it I could probably come up with more. Away days are brilliant.

 

 

Great selection, I was only a kid and lived in West Somerset in a family that didn’t like football so couldn’t get to the first 2.

I went to most of the rest and agree the Chester away day was probably the best. A real turning point after a record breaking slump.

[Sleepy1968]

2 hours ago, archie andrews said:

Same game we had tony sheppard from celtic iirc playing his only game? 

Wow, you've got a good memory. I can't even recall the name. Wikipedia says he made 3 appearances on loan.