Admin phantom Posted January 4 Admin Report Share Posted January 4 Obviously there was the cup final appearance in 1909, but can anyone help with a question that I was sent below please? I'm also sure it happened but can't recall what the game was.. Hi happy new year, I have a bit of reasurch for you to do, I was chatting to a mate I use to go and watch City home and away around 1978/1985 didn't miss many games, I can remember City play in blue because there away kit clashed with the home teams home kit and I think it was Orient, City had to borrow there away kit, there is a pt on it, I can't find anything about it and I hope you might know someone who might know, sorry lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Tis true.... Orient away cup game circ 82ish lost 4 1 iirc...... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlegchicken Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Yes they played in blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlegchicken Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Massive following that aswell we were all over the ground 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Pretty sure something similar happened at Northampton once as well. Not the 7-1 game. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberdeen Pete's Dad Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Blackpool 1959 FA Cup 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberdeen Pete's Dad Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 1958 Accrington Stanley FA Cup Blue and white quarters ! Wonder where they got them from Shirts for the Blackpool game were borrowed from Cardiff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 24 minutes ago, Bowlegchicken said: Massive following that aswell we were all over the ground If we took over 50 in those days it was a massive following mind..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 6 minutes ago, archie andrews said: If we took over 50 in those days it was a massive following mind..... Coach 1 was oversubscribed in those days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmpowell Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, archie andrews said: Tis true.... Orient away cup game circ 82ish lost 4 1 iirc...... Yup, November 20th, away. We lost 4-1. Our team on the day... John Shaw Paul Stevens Peter Johnson Alan Nicholls Rob Newman Glyn Riley Jon Economou Tom Ritchie Gary Williams Terry Cooper Alan Crawford Steve Thompson (sub) Johnson got the goal. Jon Economou was friends with a guy who lived over the road from my parents house, so as a kid I grew up seeing him quite often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, archie andrews said: If we took over 50 in those days it was a massive following mind..... was some good followings in them days for the London games , usually made up of how shall I say ( Lads ) easy & cheap trains to London back then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 14 minutes ago, redkev said: was some good followings in them days for the London games , usually made up of how shall I say ( Lads ) easy & cheap trains to London back then ......just like now then............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Anything but FFP red! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 3 hours ago, archie andrews said: If we took over 50 in those days it was a massive following mind..... Might have been a couple of hundred, not many more . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 (edited) 3 hours ago, Aberdeen Pete's Dad said: Blackpool 1959 FA Cup Bear in mind that the FA Cup rule then was in the instance of a colour clash, both teams should chang colours. Many teams wearing blue or red, had white shirts as their second colours. Nothing like today where most clubs will have three kits and some even four. So the club usually tossed up for white alternative and City lost out in three FA Cup games. Against Blackpool, City wore a Cardiff City kit both at home and the replay. As for the Rovers blue and white quarters, the first time was against Rotherham 3rd round FA cup. 3 Jan 1954. The same happened for the only time that we have ever played Accrington Stanley and the Rovers supplied us a kit for away and home replay. A few jokes from fans about the Rovers kits but nothing angry. The both Change rule must have been changed soon after Blackpool because the next season we played Charlton at Ashton Gate and we wore red and they changed to white. Edited January 4 by cidered abroad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 3 hours ago, Curr Avon said: Coach 1 was oversubscribed in those days. Away matches are a dog's life! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 This thread has raised the memory in my head of that awful Gold, Blue and White striped monstrosity we had for the 2000 Auto Van LDV Paint Pot Final against Stoke. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 4 Author Admin Report Share Posted January 4 4 minutes ago, Midlands Robin said: This thread has raised the memory in my head of that awful Gold, Blue and White striped monstrosity we had for the 2000 Auto Van LDV Paint Pot Final against Stoke. The random fact that season we played Stoke three times in that season and wore a one off away kit in two of the games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 21 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Might have been a couple of hundred, not many more . The attendance was 2,772! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 51 minutes ago, redkev said: was some good followings in them days for the London games , usually made up of how shall I say ( Lads ) easy & cheap trains to London back then Can remember paying £3.50 return to many a London game,late seventies early eighties,could only travel after 09.30 though.Some really good away days back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 4 hours ago, Curr Avon said: Coach 1 was oversubscribed in those days. Every away game, except Eastville (when horse refused to risk it). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, slartibartfast said: Might have been a couple of hundred, not many more . My memory isn't great , but I thought we took a few hundred that day. I do remember terrace behind the goal and the seats on the side were the same price. Me and a mate went on the side and they had a bar open all game , at the back of the stand in view of the pitch. My mate got escorted to the "cells" for a spell and I got thrown out. We were awful that day and blue shirts made it worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 4 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: My memory isn't great , but I thought we took a few hundred that day. I do remember terrace behind the goal and the seats on the side were the same price. Me and a mate went on the side and they had a bar open all game , at the back of the stand in view of the pitch. My mate got escorted to the "cells" for a spell and I got thrown out. We were awful that day and blue shirts made it worse. I remember being at the north open end of the ground and it was very "loose" packed, don't know about the west side . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 5 hours ago, GrahamC said: Pretty sure something similar happened at Northampton once as well. Not the 7-1 game. Yep. City kit man forgot the kit and had to borrow Northamptons away strip. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 21 minutes ago, kiwicolin said: Yep. City kit man forgot the kit and had to borrow Northamptons away strip. Yes, late 1980s. I remember seeing the goals on the local news. I think we won 3-2 or 3-1 and Scott McGarvey scored. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robofwells Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 I was there we borrowed Orients away kit which was blue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 I was feeling pretty blue Saturday, if that counts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Ivorguy said: Every away game, except Eastville (when horse refused to risk it). Very good for you that ive...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 7 hours ago, GrahamC said: Pretty sure something similar happened at Northampton once as well. Not the 7-1 game. I vaguely remember that. Scott McGarvey playing and possibly scoring. Funny the things you store at the back of your mind! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 23 minutes ago, Kingswood Robin said: I vaguely remember that. Scott McGarvey playing and possibly scoring. Funny the things you store at the back of your mind! Me too. In my mind he got a couple & we won 3-1? Could be the strangeness of playing in blue (I was definitely at the Orient cup tie as well) that makes me remember it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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