Popular Post GrahamC Posted April 20 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 20 Bristol City 1 (Whitehead) Portsmouth 0. What a night. 7 1 5 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 4 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Bristol City 1 (Whitehead) Portsmouth 0. What a night. Was a wonderful night, we lost the last game of the season at home to Notts County at AG a few days later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Its a shame there is so little "highlights" of the match taking into account it was a mid week game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 (edited) 21 minutes ago, TV Tom said: Was a wonderful night, we lost the last game of the season at home to Notts County at AG a few days later Our lads were a bit like some of us have been, trying to play Sunday mornings after a Saturday night out on the raz! Edited April 20 by 42nite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 20 Author Report Share Posted April 20 9 minutes ago, 42nite said: Our lads were a bit like some of us have been, trying to play Sunday mornings after a Saturday night out on the raz! Yep, story I have been told since was they spent the majority of the time between the Portsmouth & Notts County games in the Baccy Jar in Whitchurch.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 A great night. Vivid memories. And three years later (45 years ago) we had climbed to these heady heights! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNQ Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Well if we get 21,000 vs Rotherham we’ll be doing well.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 (edited) A great night indeed and a great result, though it wasn't that great a game as far as I can remember. The only time I have ever set foot on the hallowed turf at AG and filled with excitement at the thought of what was coming next season. 3 generations of us watched the game from the grandstand (we normally stood in the uncovered end in those days). Edited April 20 by wendyredredrobin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, TV Tom said: Was a wonderful night, we lost the last game of the season at home to Notts County at AG a few days later The players were still drunk. It was a surreal experience, going into AG knowing we were now a Div 1 team. A few months later before THAT 1-0 win at Highbury, City lost 2-0 at Reading in a warm up game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 As my one and only time on the pitch too, I plucked a few blades of grass from the centre circle after the game as a memento. Went home, put them in a small, square plastic box. I have no idea what happened to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, GrahamC said: Yep, story I have been told since was they spent the majority of the time between the Portsmouth & Notts County games in the Baccy Jar in Whitchurch.. It's all true Graham. Cheese told me that Dicks stood in the dressing room before the Notts County game and suspicious of the look of his squad asked them something like; "have you lot been out drinking this week?" "No boss," was the collective feeble reply. City went on to lose 2-1. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, wendyredredrobin said: A great night indeed and a great result, though it wasn't that great a game as far as I can remember. The only time I have ever set foot on the hallowed turf at AG and filled with excitement at the thought of what was coming next season. 3 generations of us watched the game from the grandstand (we normally stood in the uncovered end in those days). I was on the pitch after the Notts County game as well - poor game and result but it didn't really matter, the excitement of promotion was very much still there and the pitch invasion had similar numbers. I've still got a handful of grass from the Portsmouth game selotaped down on a piece of card in the loft, very faded but still very much discernible as grass. Somehow ended up in the Peeler by the bridge on promotion night (not been a pub for a long time now of course) and think of that night every time I'm up that way. Edited April 20 by Nogbad the Bad 1 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 A useless bit of trivia. Playing for Portsmouth that night was an 18 year-old Chris Kamara. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, GrahamC said: Yep, story I have been told since was they spent the majority of the time between the Portsmouth & Notts County games in the Baccy Jar in Whitchurch.. They were in there most days throughout the season fuelled on courage director’s bitter. Maybe it’s the time to include it in the present teams training program at the HPC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 1 minute ago, pongo88 said: They were in there most days throughout the season fuelled on courage director’s bitter. Maybe it’s the time to include it in the present teams training program at the HPC HPC. Half. Pissed. on Courage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Curr Avon said: A useless bit of trivia. Playing for Portsmouth that night was an 18 year-old Chris Kamara. Unbelievable Geoff!! (sorry I couldn't resist:laugh:). Edited April 20 by pillred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, GrahamC said: Yep, story I have been told since was they spent the majority of the time between the Portsmouth & Notts County games in the Baccy Jar in Whitchurch.. If I remember correctly, Trevor Jacobs ran it for a few years and it was Ray Cashley's local. Am I correct? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 20 Author Report Share Posted April 20 4 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: If I remember correctly, Trevor Jacobs ran it for a few years and it was Ray Cashley's local. Am I correct? 100%. My old man was very good mates with Ray’s brother John, played football & skittles with him. He took me to 5 or 6 away games that season (I was 12!) & although he probably could have got complementary tickets always insisted on paying. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 It was my first campaign watching City as a season ticket holder. Dad bought one instead of giving me pocket money. I was one proud and lucky 8 year old! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 2 hours ago, TV Tom said: Was a wonderful night, we lost the last game of the season at home to Notts County at AG a few days later The defeat by Notts County was 100% because the team hadn't been sober all week after the Pompey match! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 58 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: The defeat by Notts County was 100% because the team hadn't been sober all week after the Pompey match! Is there any footage of the Notts Co game? You would have thought so as it was the final match and we had been promoted, but I don't ever recall seeing any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Thinking back to that period, starting with the 1970 Spurs semi final, we then had the 2 epic Leeds games, Portsmouth promotion night, the fantastic win at Arsenal & the Coventry escape all within the first 6 years or so of me following City. May have missed a few too. I was at all of them and it was a really exciting time to follow BCFC. OK I was a teenager which no doubt helped, but really each of these games will last in the memory forever with 11 players representing City we were really proud of and identified with and it really magnifies how rare these great events have been since. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 We signed a few from Scotland - Gillies, Sweeney, Fitzpatrick spring to mind Merrick, Ritchie, Gow, Tainton, Rodgers, Whitehead all came through our youth setup. Not sure about Gary Colliers history offhand. Drysdale was actually a local lad who we signed from Hartlepool and Cheesley was signed for £30k from Norwich, though also a local lad. I remember signing Gould from Wolves, Hunt from Coventry, Cormack from Liverpool and Hunter from Leeds once we were in Div 1. We also signed Jon Shaw from Leeds. Can't believe my memory is still good enough to remember all this. Anyone else remember much about other players of that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 The open top bus parade; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 7' 52" onwards; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 2 hours ago, Curr Avon said: HPC. Half. Pissed. on Courage. Hamstrings Protected by Courage ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cityboy1954 Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 3 hours ago, Open End Numb Legs said: As my one and only time on the pitch too, I plucked a few blades of grass from the centre circle after the game as a memento. Went home, put them in a small, square plastic box. I have no idea what happened to it. Done the same at coventry when we stayed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Looking back; an unique occurred in the league table. 74/75 Sunderland, City and WBA were 4th, 5th & 6th respectively. 12 months later in 75/76 The same three were 1st, 2nd & 3rd respectively A few years later when 3pts for a win was introduced, Bolton fans claim they and City would have gone up. Sunderland would still be Champs with WBA 2nd. Bolton would have pipped City to third spot as City W 19 D 15 which would have produced 72 pts today. Bolton W 20 D 12 which also would produce 72 pts and they had a better goal diff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedred31 Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Brilliant memories. And it’s easy for me to be nostalgic. But, to be honest, it’s pretty good today as well. That Portsmouth game was probably the clubs biggest game in 60+ years, but the attendance was about the same (just a bit more) as the the recent Leicester game. During our 4 year stay in the old Div 1 - and I attended virtually every home game- we sometimes got 30+ k attendances - and once 38k- but the crowd was often 16-17 k. To be honest, pretty much everything about City is better today, although I’d love another shot at the top flight before I snuff it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 51 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: We signed a few from Scotland - Gillies, Sweeney, Fitzpatrick spring to mind Merrick, Ritchie, Gow, Tainton, Rodgers, Whitehead all came through our youth setup. Not sure about Gary Colliers history offhand. Drysdale was actually a local lad who we signed from Hartlepool and Cheesley was signed for £30k from Norwich, though also a local lad. I remember signing Gould from Wolves, Hunt from Coventry, Cormack from Liverpool and Hunter from Leeds once we were in Div 1. We also signed Jon Shaw from Leeds. Can't believe my memory is still good enough to remember all this. Anyone else remember much about other players of that time. Drysdale was born and brought up in Wingate, Durham and started his career at Lincoln before we signed him from Hartlepool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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