|
Post by Chips Longhorn on Jun 9, 2020 22:18:31 GMT 1
I was a spotty teenager at the time, but I remember that Coventry game very well. It was billed as a promotion decider, but in the end neither of us went up. So saints got that one point from two away games? As Kenneth predicted
|
|
|
Post by lochnessterrier on Jun 10, 2020 11:48:21 GMT 1
I was a spotty teenager at the time, but I remember that Coventry game very well. It was billed as a promotion decider, but in the end neither of us went up. So saints got that one point from two away games? As Kenneth predicted Yes they did, including a draw away to champions Manchester City. Coventry went up the following year with Wolves and we had to wait a bit longer.
|
|
irverino
Andy Booth Terrier
Posts: 3,589
|
Post by irverino on Jun 10, 2020 12:42:33 GMT 1
Should of been a double celebration for the English Town fans in 1966 according to my late Uncle, we were odds on at Xmas to go up but gifted too many points in the 2nd half of the season to miss out, Scotsman Tom Johnston could build a good team just couldn't get them over the line.....succeeded by Greaves & on his final return by Buxton.
|
|
|
Post by perardua on Jun 10, 2020 23:23:19 GMT 1
just thinking back to the league cup game in 77 and im certain I was at it but I was young and only went to a few games a year at that time and cant remember for certain but if it is the game im thinking of they had a decent following for a night match and I seem to remember them burning a flag or something in the away end I was in the cowshed so hard to see, I wonder does anybody else remember the burning thing
|
|
|
Post by griffa on Jun 11, 2020 0:32:54 GMT 1
Went to the Coventry game, we were very impressive up to Christmas! I was absolutely convinced that we would be promoted! The form after Christmas & New Year, was patchy, too many drawn games. We missed Johnny Quigley, not sure why he wasn't selected. Strange choice of substitute - Peter Dinsdale! As a result, confidence levels were low, as seen in the Coventry game, we could hardly pass the ball, properly. The pitch was difficult! Bald down the middle, with the ball being hard to control, on a rolled pitch & windy conditions. Tension was high, we needed a win. Seemed to remember Coventry being the better team, don't think they were! Bill Glazier pulled 3 good saves & the killer was the suicidal pass from Denis Atkins. Was only 13, but I hated Coventry for years, to be fair, Jimmy Hill turned them into a decent 1st Division team! - UTT.
|
|
|
Post by Chips Longhorn on Jun 11, 2020 0:38:38 GMT 1
Went to the Coventry game, we were very impressive up to Christmas! I was absolutely convinced that we would be promoted! The form after Christmas & New Year, was patchy, too many drawn games. We missed Johnny Quigley, not sure why he wasn't selected. Strange choice of substitute - Peter Dinsdale! As a result, confidence levels were low, as seen in the Coventry game, we could hardly pass the ball, properly. The pitch was difficult! Bald down the middle, with the ball being hard to control, on a rolled pitch & windy conditions. Tension was high, we needed a win. Seemed to remember Coventry being the better team, don't they were! Bill Glazier pulled 3 good saves & the killer was the suicidal pass from Denis Atkins. Was only 13, but I hated Coventry for years, to be fair, Jimmy Hill turned them into a decent 1st Division team! - UTT. "difficult and bald down the middle" You sure you're talking about the Leeds Road turf and not captainslapper?
|
|
|
Post by rastrick32 on Jun 11, 2020 9:07:51 GMT 1
Went to the Coventry game, we were very impressive up to Christmas! I was absolutely convinced that we would be promoted! The form after Christmas & New Year, was patchy, too many drawn games. We missed Johnny Quigley, not sure why he wasn't selected. Strange choice of substitute - Peter Dinsdale! As a result, confidence levels were low, as seen in the Coventry game, we could hardly pass the ball, properly. The pitch was difficult! Bald down the middle, with the ball being hard to control, on a rolled pitch & windy conditions. Tension was high, we needed a win. Seemed to remember Coventry being the better team, don't they were! Bill Glazier pulled 3 good saves & the killer was the suicidal pass from Denis Atkins. Was only 13, but I hated Coventry for years, to be fair, Jimmy Hill turned them into a decent 1st Division team! - UTT. "difficult and bald down the middle" You sure you're talking about the Leeds Road turf and not captainslapper? Sounds like a girl I once went out with.
|
|
|
Post by Stewpot on Jun 11, 2020 9:13:07 GMT 1
Incredible that following promotion in 1967 Coventry City spent 34 consecutive years in the top flight. My Coventry supporting mate who lives near me never tires of telling me the club was unable to compete in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, due to the ban on English clubs at that time, following the Heysel disaster. He was convinced that after years and years of being shit that the one time they came good they'd be robbed of glory again, this time by Covid19!
|
|
|
Post by Chips Longhorn on Jun 11, 2020 9:14:08 GMT 1
"difficult and bald down the middle" You sure you're talking about the Leeds Road turf and not captainslapper? Sounds like a girl I once went out with. Brazilian Brenda from Birkenshaw?
|
|
|
Post by Mecha Corte on Jun 11, 2020 9:47:33 GMT 1
just thinking back to the league cup game in 77 and im certain I was at it but I was young and only went to a few games a year at that time and cant remember for certain but if it is the game im thinking of they had a decent following for a night match and I seem to remember them burning a flag or something in the away end I was in the cowshed so hard to see, I wonder does anybody else remember the burning thing They didn't have a decent following, only 3 or 4 hundred, a group of 5 of us, all 13/14yr old were walking along the ginnel behind the Cowshed at about 6.30 and 10 or so of them all late teens chased us all the way back down. Don't remember them burning any flags but I think in the previous round vs Carlisle a certain gentleman who now resides in Cov. might have borrowed a large flag from the Motorway services at M6 Southwaite and used that as kindling in the home leg - I also remember someone borrowing the team coach nameplate from the Bradford City bus at the same services around this season.
|
|
|
Post by griffa on Jun 11, 2020 12:21:48 GMT 1
Sounds like a girl I once went out with. Brazilian Brenda from Birkenshaw? tedchippington, you made me laugh out load! Too much Babestation perhaps! Or alternatively not enough!- UTT.
|
|
|
Post by griffa on Jun 11, 2020 12:25:22 GMT 1
Went to the Coventry game, we were very impressive up to Christmas! I was absolutely convinced that we would be promoted! The form after Christmas & New Year, was patchy, too many drawn games. We missed Johnny Quigley, not sure why he wasn't selected. Strange choice of substitute - Peter Dinsdale! As a result, confidence levels were low, as seen in the Coventry game, we could hardly pass the ball, properly. The pitch was difficult! Bald down the middle, with the ball being hard to control, on a rolled pitch & windy conditions. Tension was high, we needed a win. Seemed to remember Coventry being the better team, don't they were! Bill Glazier pulled 3 good saves & the killer was the suicidal pass from Denis Atkins. Was only 13, but I hated Coventry for years, to be fair, Jimmy Hill turned them into a decent 1st Division team! - UTT. "difficult and bald down the middle" You sure you're talking about the Leeds Road turf and not captainslapper? Hahaha - nice one, captainslapper, made me smile a lot!
|
|
|
Post by Chips Longhorn on Jun 11, 2020 12:26:23 GMT 1
UTT
|
|
|
Post by griffa on Jun 11, 2020 12:30:32 GMT 1
Apologies Teddy, still made me smile, big time!
|
|
|
Post by 28901 on Jun 11, 2020 14:23:33 GMT 1
Incredible that following promotion in 1967 Coventry City spent 34 consecutive years in the top flight. My Coventry supporting mate who lives near me never tires of telling me the club was unable to compete in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, due to the ban on English clubs at that time, following the Heysel disaster. He was convinced that after years and years of being shit that the one time they came good they'd be robbed of glory again, this time by Covid19! Mentioned our lack of games v Coventry to a fan of theirs online and mainly because of that long stay in the top flight there are a few clubs they haven't played for years, not only Town. They haven't played Fulham since 1968.
|
|
|
Post by Mecha Corte on Jun 11, 2020 18:10:16 GMT 1
Incredible that following promotion in 1967 Coventry City spent 34 consecutive years in the top flight. My Coventry supporting mate who lives near me never tires of telling me the club was unable to compete in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, due to the ban on English clubs at that time, following the Heysel disaster. He was convinced that after years and years of being shit that the one time they came good they'd be robbed of glory again, this time by Covid19! Mentioned our lack of games v Coventry to a fan of theirs online and mainly because of that long stay in the top flight there are a few clubs they haven't played for years, not only Town. They haven't played Fulham since 1968. I thought they had played when Tigana took Fulham up but they must have crossed over, I know their 34 year stint was only bettered by Arsenal and Liverpool at the time. I, like the majority of football fans, am superstitious and following their promotion I'm now genuinely worried Town will find a way to get relegated, previously I've been fairly confident we were safe.
|
|
irverino
Andy Booth Terrier
Posts: 3,589
|
Post by irverino on Jun 11, 2020 18:22:57 GMT 1
Went to the Coventry game, we were very impressive up to Christmas! I was absolutely convinced that we would be promoted! The form after Christmas & New Year, was patchy, too many drawn games. We missed Johnny Quigley, not sure why he wasn't selected. Strange choice of substitute - Peter Dinsdale! As a result, confidence levels were low, as seen in the Coventry game, we could hardly pass the ball, properly. The pitch was difficult! Bald down the middle, with the ball being hard to control, on a rolled pitch & windy conditions. Tension was high, we needed a win. Seemed to remember Coventry being the better team, don't they were! Bill Glazier pulled 3 good saves & the killer was the suicidal pass from Denis Atkins. Was only 13, but I hated Coventry for years, to be fair, Jimmy Hill turned them into a decent 1st Division team! - UTT. Was surprised to see Les Massie lining up, thought he would of been long gone by 1966, was it his last game for Town? Do you remember who was captain, guessing it wasn't Jimmy Nicholson in his 1st season at Town......or maybe he was?
|
|
|
Post by lochnessterrier on Jun 12, 2020 13:30:33 GMT 1
Captain was probably big John Coddington but I can't actually be certain.
I went down to Coventry for the reverse fixture and we tore them a good one and won 3-0. Strange the silly things you remember, before kick off the tannoy was playing "the river" by Ken Dodd. My dad said to me this is an omen, we're going to dump this lot in the river today. He was right!
|
|
|
Post by eastterrace on Jun 12, 2020 14:50:08 GMT 1
I was at Highfield Rd for the 3-0 win. Town took them apart. Was also at Leeds Rd. for the return fixture. End of the 65/66 season was a real disappointment. town really should have gone up.
|
|
|
Post by sapphireblue on Jun 13, 2020 9:10:37 GMT 1
[/quote] I know their 34 year stint was only bettered by Arsenal and Liverpool at the time.[/quote] I think you know wrong. Everton Since 1954 (continuous)
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2020 9:34:23 GMT 1
I know their 34 year stint was only bettered by Arsenal and Liverpool at the time.[/quote] I think you know wrong. Everton Since 1954 (continuous) [/quote] And more top tier seasons than any other club in the world.
|
|
|
Post by Mecha Corte on Jun 13, 2020 9:38:45 GMT 1
I know their 34 year stint was only bettered by Arsenal and Liverpool at the time.[/quote] I think you know wrong. Everton Since 1954 (continuous) [/quote] You're quite correct, don't know why I forgot Everton cos a while ago on here I mentioned winning a bet thanks to the Easter 8-2 Town win against them in Div 2 with 4 Glazzard goals, bizarrely it came a day after a 2-1 defeat at Goodison. For the record Everton finished bottom of Div 1 in 50/51, the bottom 3 all had 32 points, Chelsea just avoided relegation with a better goal difference than Wednesday, Town got relegated the next season and bounced straight back, Everton followed the season after, 53/54 and have stayed since.
|
|
|
Post by griffa on Jun 14, 2020 14:56:24 GMT 1
Great stuff.I’m somewhere in the Cowshed,no doubt thinking typical Town.Quigley was a big out for us.Although he improved over time,Steve Smith never seemed to have much of an impact on a game.I never rated Gilliver but on checking,I read that he managed to score 18 goals in 27 games that season compared to Leighton who had 11 from 27.A decent return from both of them.Frankie Frankie Worthington would soon be on the scene. Was interested in comments re Allan Gilliver, unlike you, I rated him highly! He was particularly good, in the first part of the season - 1965/66. His transfer to Blackburn, was a disappointment, he didn't have a good time at Blackburn. He suffered from a back injury/condition, not sure whether Blackburn sued Town, due to the injury. Players were evidently not subjected to Medicals prior to completing Transfer moves! Like all goal scorers, they often cannot stop scoring, then they hit a barren patch! We really struggled to win games in the New Year. His record in 1965/65 season was outstanding, 18 from 28 appearances, he must had injuries, in those days, think all teams played 42 league games! I've googled Allan Gilliver, looks like he didn't play for Town 1966/67 season, he must have joined Blackburn early 1966/67 season! Tony Leighton was also a favourite of mine, he never stopped grafting, he was all action!
|
|
|
Post by buxtonboys101 on Jun 15, 2020 14:24:04 GMT 1
They didn't have a decent following, only 3 or 4 hundred, a group of 5 of us, all 13/14yr old were walking along the ginnel behind the Cowshed at about 6.30 and 10 or so of them all late teens chased us all the way back down. Don't remember them burning any flags ... I was at this game too. Town lost 2-0 and there was a series of highly controversial decisions made during the game. I think Steve Baines was sent off and Town had a perfectly good goal ruled offside. There was a decent crowd for an early League Cup night match in the late 1970s of 8,000. Can you believe that 8,000 was regarded as being a good crowd?
We arrived at the ground earlier than usual and the Coventry fans were already there. They brought a couple of hundreds and they were milling around the ground. All the Town 'boys' were in the pub and it allowed the Coventry fans to play the big high ho before the home fans began to arrive in numbers. When they did they scarpered sharply into the ground. Unfortunately for them the controversial decisions taken by the referee led to some pretty ugly scenes after the game. Some Coventry fans took a hell of a beating in the car park behind the open end and I think, but I am not certain, that someone either set a mini afire (seriously) or something was thrown at one that caught fire. It was a completely different scene to the one at an hour before kick off.
By the way the name of the referee was a certain Mr Willis ... who had virtually single handedly lost Town an important match at Tranmere the year before and an official that went on to become the first referee to send off someone in an FA Cup final; Graeme Hogg of Man Utd against Everton in 1985. At the time the whole footballing fraternity in the country thought it was harsh and rather controversial. Us Town fans knew Mr Willis was 'controversial.'
|
|
|
Post by Mecha Corte on Jun 15, 2020 14:51:29 GMT 1
Apart from being chased before kick off, I didn't know of any trouble afterwards but being from Ossett at the time we use to catch a National coach back home, 55p if I remember rightly. Remember Peter Willis only too well as a Town fan, a physically big man, bald headed, also a Geordie or at least from the N.E. and a copper when not screwing Town over on the pitch.
|
|
|
Post by horwichterrier on Jun 20, 2020 9:00:46 GMT 1
I can't remember whether I was at the match or not. I had certainly started going regularly by that season. If so, I would have been at the back of the main stand with older friends from my street who I went with. One thing I noticed from MOTD was how bad the pitch was - and this was May. I always liked Alan Gilliver and a few years later, would be served by him on Saturday night as he was steward at Brighouse Cricket Club - other evenings it would have been Don McEvoy, landlord at the Crown Inn on Lightcliffe Road in Brighouse. A quick look at the stats sees that Town were top of the league for over half the season - after 24 of the 42 matches. Losing the final two matches was the final nail. I've heard that it is more than rumour that it was the board that discouraged the club from getting promotion back to Division One in the mid-sixties. A further look sees that there was another season where we lost the final two matches; we were hammered at Bolton 6-1, conceded 5 to Spurs, 4 to Sunderland and already relegated Notts County. If only we could have won those final two matches ... then we would have won the league .... by 11 points (and only 2 points per win)!!!!!! As if winning the title for the third consecutive season weren't enough. And despite all those big defeats, we also had the best defensive record in the league. What it must have felt like for fans to have the hat-trick of titles sewn up with two matches to go.
|
|
|
Post by VLP Fan Club on Jun 20, 2020 16:53:42 GMT 1
We won’t be playing them
|
|
|
Post by smax on Jun 21, 2020 7:51:15 GMT 1
just thinking back to the league cup game in 77 and im certain I was at it but I was young and only went to a few games a year at that time and cant remember for certain but if it is the game im thinking of they had a decent following for a night match and I seem to remember them burning a flag or something in the away end I was in the cowshed so hard to see, I wonder does anybody else remember the burning thing Yes I was there too. And I also remember them burning a flag or something similar.I wasn’t going to post because I thought no one else would remember it.
|
|
|
Post by Stewpot on Jun 21, 2020 11:00:30 GMT 1
He ain't a bad manager that Mark Robins. We could do worse than.....sorry!
|
|
Tinpot
Mental Health Support Group
I'm really tinpot
Posts: 22,268
|
Post by Tinpot on Jun 21, 2020 11:06:33 GMT 1
Don't be so defeatist! We could easily be drawn against them in one of the cup competitions!
|
|