Ask Jeeves Type Thingy - NCFC

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Resurgam

Resurgam

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Morning folks.
I've been looking at the Sunderland board, and found this type of thread on there. I thought it was very interesting, so I have shamlessly nicked the idea :)

The idea is to ask any question NCFC related, and then see if anyone can answer it.

My starter is.

What are the largest and smallest crowds at Carrow Road.

I remember being at a game against WBA when there was 36,000, but that was the game when the tickets for the cup final against Villa went on sale.

Anyone remember bigger?

One for Dave, RBF and a few more older/mature fans?
 
Resurgam bor, was at a game when if I remember right had about 40,000 odd. The opponents were in blue so could have been Ipswich or Leicester. You will have to look to an earlier thread to see my comments on that game. Before seating only came into force.

Would be in the 1950s having a guess. Folk were perched on the roof of the Barclay enclosure and also sat on top of the railway sleeper fence at the top of the terracing. ground was jam packed.

Edit. I was about 16yo at the time, would make it 1948.
 
The club record is 43,000 (something in an FA Cup game) against Leicester but that was way before I started following.

The highest attendance I was part of was the famous game against QPR in the 75/76 season with 32,000+ packed in.
 
ThaiCanary said:
The club record is 43,000 (something in an FA Cup game) against Leicester but that was way before I started following.

The highest attendance I was part of was the famous game against QPR in the 75/76 season with 32,000+ packed in.
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That's the one Thai, I was there and so was RBF. (and one or two others) <whistle>
 
Hi Dave, I stood on the terrace opposite the main stand in front of a crush barrier. Never got behind them, too risky LOL. Remember the atmosphere, just good natured banter and seeing folk who had fainted being passed down over the heads of the crowd to the waiting St John Ambulance.
 
canary-dave said:
I think there were more than 40,000 when we played Leicester in the cup around '62-'63
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I remember that one Dave, standing room only. I´ve just looked it up, March 30th 1963, 43,984, Leicester FA Cup quarter final - we lost 2- 0

Sandy Kennon
Phil Kelly
Barry Staton
Ollie Burton
Ron Ashman
Joe Mullett
Gerry Mannion
Tommy Bryceland
Terry Allcock
Jimmy Hill
Bill Punton
 
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What I remember is a rasping shot from about 30 yards that beat Gordon Banks all ends up and rattled against the cross-bar. That would have been goal of the century!
 
Hi bors, reproduced from Wiki. Summary of ground records

 
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KIO said:
I've got a question; Who's the oldest player to have turned out for City in a competitive fixture?
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In my living memory it would probably be Kevin Keelan. I guess going back to the pre-60's I guess it's possible there was the odd ol' fuddy duddy in our ranks.

Maybe going back to the very early days it was like an average age of 35 in the squad - a bit like a men's working club team <laugh>
 
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