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Post by jakeg on Aug 29, 2023 19:29:54 GMT 1
I'd still go for Brentford in '95 but an honourable mention for the Scunthorpe game in 2004, 2-1 down and down to 10 men then McAliskey arrived or the 5-4 against unbeaten, top of the league Oldham, again with 10 men (I think) in '86 Remember the Oldham game and Simon Webster had been sent off very early in the game. Oldham were unbeaten and Town had yet to win. For me I have fond memories of travelling over to Bury where we saw a 4-4 draw (4-0 down at one point in first half), then a 6-0 away win when Bury were sat in top two followed by a 6-0 defeat a season or so later. Seemed we were always guaranteed an entertaining game away at Bury!! Crap how did I forget the 4-4! Probably counts as one of the favourite half games I suppose up there with Wrexham away under warnock coming from 1-0 down to win 2-1. Another that springs back into the memory is the Rhodes 5 goals at Wycombe. Remember laughing my head off at one of the last goals as it seemed that he could score as many as he liked that day. Despite the ultimate result Swansea at Wembley in the autoglass. Never ever thought I'd see town at wembley |
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Aug 29, 2023 19:36:27 GMT 1
Blackpool away 1994. Just perfect. That one sticks in the mind, I won £2.00 on those amusement arcade horse racing games when pink horse number 8 rode home! (We couldn't get in the ground as the away end was full) |
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Post by Porrohman on Aug 29, 2023 19:45:21 GMT 1
Remember the Oldham game and Simon Webster had been sent off very early in the game. Oldham were unbeaten and Town had yet to win. For me I have fond memories of travelling over to Bury where we saw a 4-4 draw (4-0 down at one point in first half), then a 6-0 away win when Bury were sat in top two followed by a 6-0 defeat a season or so later. Seemed we were always guaranteed an entertaining game away at Bury!! Crap how did I forget the 4-4! Probably counts as one of the favourite half games I suppose up there with Wrexham away under warnock coming from 1-0 down to win 2-1. Another that springs back into the memory is the Rhodes 5 goals at Wycombe. Remember laughing my head off at one of the last goals as it seemed that he could score as many as he liked that day. Despite the ultimate result Swansea at Wembley in the autoglass. Never ever thought I'd see town at wembley Not Town but you mentioning scoring at will reminded me of a Big Matc Revisited recently. One of the games was Blackpool v Blackburn from either '77 or '78. Before the game Bob Hatton was presented with a memento because he'd already scored either 2 or 3 hattricks that season. It finished either 5 or 6-2 to Blackpool. Hatton scored 4 and had 2 disallowed |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Aug 29, 2023 19:49:30 GMT 1
Crap how did I forget the 4-4! Probably counts as one of the favourite half games I suppose up there with Wrexham away under warnock coming from 1-0 down to win 2-1. Another that springs back into the memory is the Rhodes 5 goals at Wycombe. Remember laughing my head off at one of the last goals as it seemed that he could score as many as he liked that day. Despite the ultimate result Swansea at Wembley in the autoglass. Never ever thought I'd see town at wembley Not Town but you mentioning scoring at will reminded me of a Big Matc Revisited recently. One of the games was Blackpool v Blackburn from either '77 or '78. Before the game Bob Hatton was presented with a memento because he'd already scored either 2 or 3 hattricks that season. It finished either 5 or 6-2 to Blackpool. Hatton scored 4 and had 2 disallowed Just watched that game. What a forward line Blackpool had then. The last two Hatton goals were crackers. Plus his interview after the game was good. Playing up front with him was Walsh - the one who a couple of years later won MOTD’S Goal of the Season. |
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Post by ilsonterrier on Aug 29, 2023 21:12:04 GMT 1
Carlisle United in 1994. At last I had the chance to see Town at Wembley.
(Although there are plenty of other favourites of mine mentioned in this thread - Brentford, Blackpool, Stockport, Bury to name a few.)
Funnily enough, all away games
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Post by 28901 on Aug 29, 2023 21:47:18 GMT 1
Carlisle United in 1994. At last I had the chance to see Town at Wembley. (Although there are plenty of other favourites of mine mentioned in this thread - Brentford, Blackpool, Stockport, Bury to name a few.) Funnily enough, all away games That Carlisle game... Longest extra time ever in the days before they put the board up. I really thought they were playing until Carlisle equalised. |
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Post by turbo2 on Aug 29, 2023 21:51:15 GMT 1
A bit too distant for some but Town 6 Bradford 3 New Years Day 1983 was special Unbelievable week, 3 days prior we won at Lincoln City whose 11 wins from 11 played at Sincil Bank was tossed aside with a brilliant display & 2-1 victory for Town, then a few days after NYD massacre of Sadders we lost on a cow field at Springfield Park (2-0 Wigan Ath).......Highs & lows of football, especially when your a Town fan. Went to all 3. Like you say, highs and lows. Ffs. We got lost trying to find Springfield park. But so did the team bus. We ended up following it to the ground 😂😂😂. |
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Post by 28901 on Aug 29, 2023 21:54:34 GMT 1
Unbelievable week, 3 days prior we won at Lincoln City whose 11 wins from 11 played at Sincil Bank was tossed aside with a brilliant display & 2-1 victory for Town, then a few days after NYD massacre of Sadders we lost on a cow field at Springfield Park (2-0 Wigan Ath).......Highs & lows of football, especially when your a Town fan. Went to all 3. Like you say, highs and lows. Ffs. We got lost trying to find Springfield park. But so did the team bus. We ended up following it to the ground 😂😂😂. We broke down on the motorway. Never got there. |
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Post by turbo2 on Aug 29, 2023 21:56:43 GMT 1
Went to all 3. Like you say, highs and lows. Ffs. We got lost trying to find Springfield park. But so did the team bus. We ended up following it to the ground 😂😂😂. We broke down on the motorway. Never got there. That was a lucky break 😂😂😂 Think it was two nil. After two fantastic wins. What a let down. |
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Post by 28901 on Aug 29, 2023 22:12:20 GMT 1
We broke down on the motorway. Never got there. That was a lucky break 😂😂😂 Think it was two nil. After two fantastic wins. What a let down. We still tried to get there. I vaguely remember being on a station platform and the special came through going back home. |
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Post by keithAM11532 on Aug 29, 2023 22:33:09 GMT 1
This game!! Simply the best.
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Post by irverino on Aug 30, 2023 8:35:41 GMT 1
Unbelievable week, 3 days prior we won at Lincoln City whose 11 wins from 11 played at Sincil Bank was tossed aside with a brilliant display & 2-1 victory for Town, then a few days after NYD massacre of Sadders we lost on a cow field at Springfield Park (2-0 Wigan Ath).......Highs & lows of football, especially when your a Town fan. Went to all 3. Like you say, highs and lows. Ffs. We got lost trying to find Springfield park. But so did the team bus. We ended up following it to the ground 😂😂😂. Every time & when you asked someone where the football ground was, the thick Lancs sent you to Central Park (Wigan RFL)......Away fans looking for Golcar or Emley grounds have sat nav now. |
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Aug 30, 2023 9:37:14 GMT 1
This game!! Simply the best. Funny how the memory plays tricks- I was at that game yet whenever I think of it I picture it as an evening kick-off for some reason. Did we beat Palace 4-1 in a midweek game the season before? Maybe that's what my brain is getting confused by... Lay off the tooooop smooooooooke, kids! |
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Post by York Terrier on Aug 30, 2023 19:25:28 GMT 1
I think it was 1972 we absolutely Thrashed Westham in the cup with Bobby Moore in their team 4-2 ,best single performance from a Town player I have ever seen Frank Worthington
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Post by htafcokay on Aug 31, 2023 13:29:21 GMT 1
Went to all 3. Like you say, highs and lows. Ffs. We got lost trying to find Springfield park. But so did the team bus. We ended up following it to the ground 😂😂😂. Every time & when you asked someone where the football ground was, the thick Lancs sent you to Central Park (Wigan RFL)......Away fans looking for Golcar or Emley grounds have sat nav now. I remember going to York City away in 2004, played on a Sunday afternoon for some reason. We went in my Dad's car with a couple of his mates. We were lost, so we pulled up and asked this old bloke walking his dog if he knew where the football ground was? He replied "Yes", nodded his head and then started walking off. My Dad's mate said, "well are you going to tell us where it is then?". He gave us the directions and off we went. We followed his directions and found the ground. The rugby ground! |
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Post by mosher on Aug 31, 2023 13:38:34 GMT 1
Every time & when you asked someone where the football ground was, the thick Lancs sent you to Central Park (Wigan RFL)......Away fans looking for Golcar or Emley grounds have sat nav now. I remember going to York City away in 2004, played on a Sunday afternoon for some reason. We went in my Dad's car with a couple of his mates. We were lost, so we pulled up and asked this old bloke walking his dog if he knew where the football ground was? He replied "Yes", nodded his head and then started walking off. My Dad's mate said, "well are you going to tell us where it is then?". He gave us the directions and off we went. We followed his directions and found the ground. The rugby ground! That's the kind of stupidity/facetiousness I'd associate with my family. My mam was once ironing, while listening/watching telly. Without looking up she asked us to turn the TV over. So we did. None of us (me, sis and dad) could stop laughing/sniggering/giggling so she eventually looked up. To see we'd LITERALLY turned the TV over so it was upside down  |
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Post by irverino on Aug 31, 2023 14:04:21 GMT 1
Every time & when you asked someone where the football ground was, the thick Lancs sent you to Central Park (Wigan RFL)......Away fans looking for Golcar or Emley grounds have sat nav now. I remember going to York City away in 2004, played on a Sunday afternoon for some reason. We went in my Dad's car with a couple of his mates. We were lost, so we pulled up and asked this old bloke walking his dog if he knew where the football ground was? He replied "Yes", nodded his head and then started walking off. My Dad's mate said, "well are you going to tell us where it is then?". He gave us the directions and off we went. We followed his directions and found the ground. The rugby ground! Bootham Crescent was one of those grounds that was a relatively easy to find on foot (from station), but an absolute mare in York's not so straight forward one way system.......Moved because Chelsea were at Scarborough in FAC on the Saturday, remember we left it late to win. |
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Post by htafcokay on Aug 31, 2023 14:06:26 GMT 1
I remember going to York City away in 2004, played on a Sunday afternoon for some reason. We went in my Dad's car with a couple of his mates. We were lost, so we pulled up and asked this old bloke walking his dog if he knew where the football ground was? He replied "Yes", nodded his head and then started walking off. My Dad's mate said, "well are you going to tell us where it is then?". He gave us the directions and off we went. We followed his directions and found the ground. The rugby ground! Bootham Crescent was one of those grounds that was a relatively easy to find on foot (from station), but an absolute mare in York's not so straight forward one way system....... Moved because Chelsea were at Scarborough in FAC on the Saturday, remember we left it late to win. I never knew that! And yes, our former manager chipped in with one of the goals. It was right in front of me. |
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Post by Porrohman on Aug 31, 2023 14:27:21 GMT 1
Bootham Crescent was one of those grounds that was a relatively easy to find on foot (from station), but an absolute mare in York's not so straight forward one way system....... Moved because Chelsea were at Scarborough in FAC on the Saturday, remember we left it late to win. I never knew that! And yes, our former manager chipped in with one of the goals. It was right in front of me. Great day but bloody cold |
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Post by goodbet on Aug 31, 2023 15:43:36 GMT 1
I remember going to York City away in 2004, played on a Sunday afternoon for some reason. We went in my Dad's car with a couple of his mates. We were lost, so we pulled up and asked this old bloke walking his dog if he knew where the football ground was? He replied "Yes", nodded his head and then started walking off. My Dad's mate said, "well are you going to tell us where it is then?". He gave us the directions and off we went. We followed his directions and found the ground. The rugby ground! That's the kind of stupidity/facetiousness I'd associate with my family. My mam was once ironing, while listening/watching telly. Without looking up she asked us to turn the TV over. So we did. None of us (me, sis and dad) could stop laughing/sniggering/giggling so she eventually looked up. To see we'd LITERALLY turned the TV over so it was upside down If I had done that to my mams TV the valves would have fallen out  |
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Post by redblue on Aug 31, 2023 18:36:57 GMT 1
Result / day out combined, I’d say winning 4-0 at Donny (night match) in the 82/83 promotion season. We must have had 4 pints in twenty minutes on Westgate, then bolted into the station for the train. Whilst carrying a carry-out
Honourable mentions:
Winning at Leeds in LC, November 82
Day out at Bournemouth (3-1 win) October 79
Blackburn (2-2) first game 83-84. Felt like Town had regained respectability after years in the depths
The 6-3 “Brian Stanton game” (as it should always be known,) mentioned above, was tremendous
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Post by Merseyterrier on Sept 4, 2023 0:17:22 GMT 1
Unbelievable week, 3 days prior we won at Lincoln City whose 11 wins from 11 played at Sincil Bank was tossed aside with a brilliant display & 2-1 victory for Town, then a few days after NYD massacre of Sadders we lost on a cow field at Springfield Park (2-0 Wigan Ath).......Highs & lows of football, especially when your a Town fan. Went to all 3. Like you say, highs and lows. Ffs. We got lost trying to find Springfield park. But so did the team bus. We ended up following it to the ground 😂😂😂. Also went to all three, then followed it up with Chelsea at home in the cup, if I recall…. The amount of people who went to Central Park in Wigan, rather than Springfield Park probably ran into hundreds every week they were at home Now a Tesco, sadly |
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Post by shawsie on Sept 4, 2023 0:25:06 GMT 1
Went to all 3. Like you say, highs and lows. Ffs. We got lost trying to find Springfield park. But so did the team bus. We ended up following it to the ground 😂😂😂. Also went to all three, then followed it up with Chelsea at home in the cup, if I recall…. The amount of people who went to Central Park in Wigan, rather than Springfield Park probably ran into hundreds every week they were at home Now a Tesco, sadly Me too..... Lincoln away was a bit scary for an early teenage me. Bottles flying everywhere on that split open terrace!!! Also got lost trying to find Springfield bloody park......what a godforsaken spot that was.....open terrace / a grass bank behind it and the only shelter on top of that such as it was! If it was Chelsea i seem to recall Lillis missing two 1 on 1s and it being carnage on the East Terrace. I remember that ........ but not stuff from last month!!!! |
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Post by haskins on Sept 4, 2023 7:13:49 GMT 1
Stamford Bridge 2018. The feeling walking down the Fulham Road after the match singing with a bunch of Town fans and the Chelsea fans watching on with a grudging respect. Then a Spurs fan on the tube thanking me for guaranteeing them a Champions League spot. Heady days. Then the next day reports of the team going on the lash in London, with Depoitre going for a ride in a tricycle and Mooy having a crafty fag. The match wasn’t bad either.
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Post by turbo2 on Sept 4, 2023 8:17:09 GMT 1
Went to all 3. Like you say, highs and lows. Ffs. We got lost trying to find Springfield park. But so did the team bus. We ended up following it to the ground 😂😂😂. Also went to all three, then followed it up with Chelsea at home in the cup, if I recall…. The amount of people who went to Central Park in Wigan, rather than Springfield Park probably ran into hundreds every week they were at home Now a Tesco, sadly For some bizarre reason, me and the old man sat in the directors box for that Chelsea FA Cup game. |
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Post by sabailand on Sept 4, 2023 16:31:23 GMT 1
Stamford Bridge 2018. The feeling walking down the Fulham Road after the match singing with a bunch of Town fans and the Chelsea fans watching on with a grudging respect. Then a Spurs fan on the tube thanking me for guaranteeing them a Champions League spot. Heady days. Then the next day reports of the team going on the lash in London, with Depoitre going for a ride in a tricycle and Mooy having a crafty fag. The match wasn’t bad either. Your post is exactly how i remembered it as well, the Chelseas fans outside the ground were fine and i also remember some Spurs fans on the tube happy we'd stopped Chelsea from winning, train back next day was great, some of the town coaching staff including Christoph Buhler and their wives/girlfriends were in our carriage, it was a great journey home and i lived off it until we played er....Chelsea first game of the season after, a comprehensive 3-0 defeat.  |
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Post by detox on Sept 4, 2023 16:53:44 GMT 1
there's so many, but what lingers longest in my memory was theFA Cup replay v Wolves in 1961
I'd only started getting into football the year before, I'd watched my first FA CupFinal in 1960, Wolves beating Blackburn..my brother took me to my first away game in Wolverhampton who were the cup holders.the match was on BBC Tv that night...but the replay was something else...a night match, floodlights on , and a crowd I'd never seen the likes of before. I can still remember whole chunks of it, I can still feel that atmosphere with 46,000+ fans in the ground...
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Sept 4, 2023 16:58:07 GMT 1
Stamford Bridge 2018. The feeling walking down the Fulham Road after the match singing with a bunch of Town fans and the Chelsea fans watching on with a grudging respect. Then a Spurs fan on the tube thanking me for guaranteeing them a Champions League spot. Heady days. Then the next day reports of the team going on the lash in London, with Depoitre going for a ride in a tricycle and Mooy having a crafty fag. The match wasn’t bad either. Happy Days they were |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Sept 4, 2023 16:59:58 GMT 1
there's so many, but what lingers longest in my memory was theFA Cup replay v Wolves in 1961 I'd only started getting into football the year before, I'd watched my first FA CupFinal in 1960, Wolves beating Blackburn..my brother took me to my first away game in Wolverhampton who were the cup holders.the match was on BBC Tv that night...but the replay was something else...a night match, floodlights on , and a crowd I'd never seen the likes of before. I can still remember whole chunks of it, I can still feel that atmosphere with 46,000+ fans in the ground... Full respect for remembering that game so vividly. Before my time but I totally understand the impact of a night game under floodlights had on you. |
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Post by gledholt terrier on Sept 4, 2023 17:21:09 GMT 1
there's so many, but what lingers longest in my memory was theFA Cup replay v Wolves in 1961 I'd only started getting into football the year before, I'd watched my first FA CupFinal in 1960, Wolves beating Blackburn..my brother took me to my first away game in Wolverhampton who were the cup holders.the match was on BBC Tv that night...but the replay was something else...a night match, floodlights on , and a crowd I'd never seen the likes of before. I can still remember whole chunks of it, I can still feel that atmosphere with 46,000+ fans in the ground... I think the first time I truly felt football was a few months after starting going. Boxing Day, 1969 - big crowd, local derby and Town beat Sheffield United 2-1. Think it was my first time in the cowshed too - 3 weeks short of my 10th birthday. |
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