Yeah it was pushed back to 8pm, I remember the stadium announcer announcing that the queue from the West Stand was going right round to the East Stand, as before then I thin the West Upper was usually empty. We beat Northampton away 5-1 the Saturday after to cap off a great week.
My best mate is a Swansea fan so these games are special.Went with her to Wembley this year to see their promotion win as she is in the UK on a 4 year holiday from Aus. Swansea's fortunes went downhill from that match( they were top and displaced by Hull City)) and they finished 10th in the league and Hull City finished runners -up.
Nice one Percy. I wasn't at that match but here's the OWS match report http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/MatchReport/0,,10338~22396,00.html and a Youtube vid that has a stack of Eliott goals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOcgRPkV1xE but I don't know if that goal is on it. It's amazing when you watch that vid how many times Eliott scored at the near post when one-on-one with the keeper. How much would he be worth today eh? Yardley you look like a contented man in that pic, but I was a bit disappointed that the TR6 doesn't have tiger stripes. Maybe you should rectify that?
You should add that the photo should be viewed in conjunction with reading Post No 96! Has it got Tiger Number Plates?
Mrs BMB , Thank you, I don't have to now do I? Sorry to disappoint you CiN about no Tigers stripes and old cars in Pennsylvania over 25 years old can have "antique" plates, but you only get what you are given. However, if it is of any interest, my Honda Civic in the background has Tigers stickers in the side window and the licence plate is: please log in to view this image
Here are the Wembley stories of a few other not606 posters – Congratulations you are now immortal. Drove down on the day, had some brilliant banter with the Bristol fans in a pub which was split 50/50 Bristol/Hull. Watched the best game of football i've ever seen, had the best moment of my life so far and then unfortunately headed straight back home on the evening as i had work at 7 the next morning. Though i ended up going out that night in Hull and getting in at about 4 Funnily enough about a year ago i had some customers recognise me at work as 'the hungover one' from last time they stayed, apparently i explained that i'd been celebrating the win the night before and they thought it was hilarious. I have no memory of this By St-Louis Tiger Club Wembley seats 1/3rd of the way along the pitch. A bloke from Eastrington put a coach on set off at 6am, coach booked into the official England fans working mans club. So had a few cheap beers before and after the game. Fantastic day, but if I'm honest the Arsenal away win was a better occasion and better game. By Jobboshinpad Surreal but wonderful day - I was in the very very seedy bar at the bottom of the stadium steps at Wembly - it looked like it was some kind of really seedy club thing by night. Watching the game on TV and hearing the crowd for real - the bar was near empty save for half a dozen Bristol coach drivers or something (yeah struck me as odd too but not sure what they were drinking). Why? Well sister is a BCFC season ticket holder, my daughter Hull through and through, my son has City for his second team ;-/. So plan was ... my sister gets tickets for herself and my son (for the red end) and I get tickets for me and daughter (at our end). I failed, she succeeded, so I end up taking my son to meet her and go in the Bristol end while I wait outside. Would have been totally sh*te if we'd lost ... but hey! By DarbyDays After 40 years of following the tigers we made it to Wembley. It was my birthright to be there on this day. # I was in the F#####g Canary Isles. Never going to book a holiday again in May of June. By e18 I was in Cyprus on holiday for the last play off game and thought the atmosphere and city fans were amazing, we watched it in a pub with some Stoke supporters who wanted City to win. Really the rest of the holiday was just building up to that final, it felt so exciting for us but **** not being with a big crowd of other supporters. I walked through a pool area with my City shirt on and there were a few comments like "you don't think you will win do you" and at the time I did not dare say yes in case I jinxed it. There were only a few City supporters in the pub but we had a good time and it was unreal, could not believe we had won and just wanted to be in Hull. We were there when the team got back and watched all the parade and city hall stuff. A couple of relatives were at Wembley and they both cried and actually saw Deano a bit after the game in a corridor and rushed up to him to hug and kiss him. Later that year we returned to the same bar and took a Tigers scarf with us which is up on the ceiling so if you are in Protaras go to Reeves bar and check the scarf is still there. By juleskaren We went up on the friday as I wanted to walk around Wembly while there were no crowds to get photo of Bobby Moore statue, had a quick natter with Duffman (OK i was only 46 and at an impressionable age) who was been interveiwed by Peter Levy. Sussed the boozers around Wembly, had a skinfull etc. Sat morning had a massive fried breakfast, and sat in an Irish bar by 10.30am, poured ourselves out of the pub at around 1.30pm, bought a dozen cans and spent an hour soaking up the atmosphere with the thousands of City fans, totally amazing. After the game and bought some cheap champagne and more cans, and hung around Wembley celebrating with a traffic cone hat. Apart from the birth of my kids, one of the best days of my life. By guitartrax Night before the game we decided to go down that night so that didn't get stuck in traffic checked into the Premier Inn in Watford. Got to the ground about 10 in the morning as neither me nor my Dad could actually sleep. Bumped into my Head teacher who was a Brizzle fan before the match, had few hours wandering talking to the fans. Then went in and it was just one of the greatest atmosphere's i have ever felt. Was sat in the bottom tear, just below where Duffen and AP where near the central bit where the Posh/Club Wembley guys sit i believe. By City1904 I drove up to Hull on the Friday, got pissed and went to bed, drove 5 of us down to Harrow. Parked at a pub and persuaded a pub manager to let us park in his car park and give us all a lift to the tube. Went down to Wembley Way back to Harrow, back to Wembley after a couple more pints. Watched match, went crazy, Drove back to Hull, got pissed, went to bed, watched the match replay, got pissed, waited on Beverley Road for the drive past. Got pissed on the Sunday, Drove back at 3am on Monday morning. Went to work at 9. Back home at 10 slept for 8 hours. By Mel U Was at home in Langwarrin ,Melbourne.Did not go the AFL that night, because i did not want to miss anyhting.It was on live at midnight here.Mixed emotions obviously glad we did it butshould have been there.Still jealous of those who went but that is life. To be honest was more emotional after the Watford game, maybe i knew it was our destiny. Anyway i am for a few weeks in August so hoopefully see the lads in the Premier League for the first time By Melbournetiger Had flown over in the weeks before to watch both playoffs against Watford and celebrated on the KC pitch after the game with the hundreds that poured out of the stands. Barmbys headed goal just before HT was the turning point and Nicky would have run through a brick wall to get to that ball. So glad he's now our Manager and I expect him to take us back to the Prem. On the final day I was driven up from my sons house in Sussex and dropped off with him close to the stadium. First time at Wembley and it was an awesome sight. We were escorted into the Club Wembley dining area where I met up with five old pals from Hull who I've known for 50 years and we had drinks and talked about the game. Then we headed down to our seats just across the aisle from the players bench and took in the fantastic atmosphere with over 80,000 Tiger and Bristol fans in the stadium. It was the most exciting game I have ever seen and Campbells run topped off by Deano's incredible goal are burned in my memory. I've watched the match video hundreds of times since. Our defense in the last 20 minutes was magnificent. I'll never forget Turner's blocks, Wayne Brown jumping on Myhills back thinking the final whistle had gone, and Ricketts sliding clearance. The singing and the celebration afterwards were incredible. It seemed like the Bristol half of the ground emptied out in five minutes. How they must have felt. By CANADATIGER Queued for hours for tickets the Saturday after we beat Watford, went down the Saturday of the game, got some dinner in London then the train to Wemberlee, walked down Wembley Way with the rest of the Tiger Faithful, watched the game then got straight off back to Sunny Ull, with plenty of booze in my 15 year old belly! My only regret from the whole day is I didn't see my Grandad who supported City all his life, as it happened to be his last ever game due to illness. By Goochie124 There was no way my husband was going to go to the Wembley match and for a simple reason. He has been to the Wembley stadium on about a dozen occasions and each time the sporting team he supported in the match lost. Teams losing included Hull FC in 4 finals and Hull KR in 1.He flew from Aus for the 1980 match involving the 2 Hull clubs and again supported the loser as he did again when he went home for the Hull FC loss to Wigan in '85 the last occasion he was at Wembley .He does have a soft spot for Hull FC.(I follow Hull KR) On his only attendance at an FA cup final in 1966 he supported the Yorkshire team and saw them become the only team in the history of the final to surrender a 2-0 lead and lose. Sheffield Wed 2- Everton 3. So the decision was easy for him. Keep away and give the Tigers a chance and it worked! He is still convinced though that had he gone they would have lost.. somehow. By Mrs.BLUE_MOUNTAINS_BEAR Illness prevented me even contemplating going to Wembley but fate had me sitting on the lounge in front of a large TV in the company of my better half (A Bristol Lass) and getting brilliant reception of the game on Foxtel. Wife's son rang up (from Bristol) to give me some stick before the actual kick off but I reciprocated vociferously 10 minutes after the final whistle .............................. but we are still on speaking terms lol. ( to this day my wife insists on leaving the room everytime I replay the match on DVD). By dem_on
I was at home, here in Norfolk, pacing up and down, swigging cold beer. When Deano's volley went in, I got tears in my eyes, then went out with my dog and sang my head off in the woods. By UnaBomber I was at Wembers in what really was preposterous heat and although it'll go down as one of my life highlights and I'd never swap it for the world, part of me does wish I could also have been in a pub in Hull to enjoy the local celebrations. Oh to be two places at once. By Bum_Chinned_Crab I'll never forget! We didn't have tickets for Wembley so we decided we wanted to travel up to Hull to watch the game in the pub so we could be around other City fans in the same boat. The same day as the final, Beverley races had a race-day and had plastered all over the website that they were catering for City fans and they had laid on a special lounge to watch the game with big screen TV's etc etc. We got to the races at about 2.15pm and after grabbing a drink and watching a race we made our way round to the 'special' lounge to be greated with 4 14inch box style tv's mounted on a shelf, with a reception so bad that they couldnt have the sound on because of the crackilng and the picture was so fussy you couldnt really see what was going on!! I think there must have been about 150 of us crammed into that room with the same feeling of bewilderment at our choice of venue but needless to say we managed to watch the game, the whole place went mad when deano scored the winner and I won £170 on the nags. Obviously not the same as being there, but the whole day was an experience I will never forget! By Boothferry_Legend If it helps, I was dancing on the tables in all the bars in Camden Market on the 23rd and we hadn't even done anything yet. Top weekend. Me and my mate stayed with a City fan in London and went out in Camden Market the night before. That was the plan although i got wasted on the train down and was kicked out alot of places around Camden that night, which is nowt usual up here anyway. We stopped in one and and a good sing song with a group of City fans. Everyone stopped and looked at us, but eventually came over and said good luck to us. The day itself. We went to Wembley on the tube, which was full of both sets of fans, all mingling, making a racket and bouncing up down. Didn't half make a din. Then we met the rest of our group just down from the tube station steps and basked in the sun, taking photos of the arch and the wembley way. The match itself was nail bitting stuff. As Canada said, i couldn't believe we kept them out. I thought they'd scored the effort they had when Turner blocked it on the line and was mightly relieved when Myhill went up and caught the cross at the end. The goal was a peach and was his destiny and it was fantastic to see Ash, Myhill, Dawson (France later) make history & go up through all division with us. I remember bouncing around the train on the way back to the centre of London from Wembley The joy of winning led to another night of boozing. The way back, as i said, was long and boring and i was hungover, but the Leeds v Donny result made up for it. Top weekend. Best memories: Deanos goal, the celebrations of the players and the fans at the end, the bird with the t-shirt that said "my bristols are bigger than yours". By Golaccio! I was torn between going to Wembley or not. Half of me said it could be one of the best days of my life, but after all the build-up and anticipation the other part of me said it could be an absolute nightmare. In the end I chickened out and watched it at a pub in Nottingham and I've been kicking myself ever since. By Craig in Nottingham Stayed at Premier Inn Watford. Sat with my lad and his mate near the top of the stand/side which had the Tigers supporters end to our left. Loved the walk from the station to Wembley, getting in the pubs as we walked, and the Banter with Bristol lads/lasses. That day still pops up in dreams for no particular reason, other than it must have had a massive effect on me. Also enjoyed getting to the KC early to Q for the tickets, sitting with a coffee flask, sarnies on a fishing chair, and chatting to other people I knew or didn't know. The whole team and Pearson/Brownie gave us that day at Wembley and I will always owe it to them all. It made all the bad days at BP well worth it. By Don’t sack brownie I was at Wemberlee. Can't for the life of me remember where I stayed. One of my mates had helpfully printed out a tube map - shame he only had a black and white printer so you couldn't tell which line was which. Left the hotel and was looking for the nearest train/tube station, so another mate decided to ask a bloke for directions. He didn't notice that the bloke he asked had sunglasses on and was holding a white stick. After the match we ended up in a lap dancing bar in Soho. I was shocked that the dancers didn't know that we'd just won the play-off final. Great day, great day By andy payton’s mullet I was sat on the sofa watching it having had a knee op 2 days prior. I did however get extremely drunk By andyoffshoretiger At the game, went ****ing nuts then got battered. Had all my family staying with me in London so we had a proper celebration! By Jimmy Graham’s bald head Was at Wembley. Stayed with my mate at his gaff in White City on the Friday and soaked up the atmosphere on the Saturday before one of the best days of my life transformed before my eyes. Many a shandy in Covent Garden which was full of rather complimentary Leeds fans and flew back to Amsterdam Sunday after watching the Donny Leeds play off final. By Haarlem Tiger Had just got back off an overseas det so was too late to get a ticket so watched it at home on Sky, got slightly pissed, and removed all the skin from my knees when I slid, quite impressively, across the carpet while wearing shorts. The wife was not impressed. By Madhog Was at Wembley on that great day. Everything about the day will live long in the memory. Getting up at 6-30 in the morning for a minibus taking about 15 of us down to London. Stopping at the services on the M1 to be greeted by hundreds of city fans and making lots of noise in the service stations and really getting the party started. The walk up Wembley way then into the famous ground itself with all the excitement building inside of me. Then there was the match. Jubiliation when Deano scored, hearts in mouths at times in the second half but we held out for the win and i've never known such relief and sheer happiness at the end of a football match. Not ashamed to say there were tears of happiness after the game, a game I never expected to see City play in when I first went to Boothferry Park in 1999. The trip back up North was just one big party, and had a few beers that night to celebrate. Woke up the next morning and thought i'd dreamt the bloody thing, until I picked up the Sunday papers and the grin wasn't wiped off my face for a good few days! By Manuel Sat opposite the away dug out at Wembley. (well it would be the away dug out if it was at KC, I sat in almost the same position as my season ticket despite it being a different ground) Best memory outside of the game was getting off the train and seeing thousands of City fans, thats when it kicked in how amazing we are. Still the highest attendance for a playoff final isn't it? By James Travelled down in a limo, memory very blurred due to numerous bottles of champagne being drunk! There were none left for the journey back home so we had to raid the local Tesco near Wembley and purchased about 20 bottles of Cava! By westhulltiger I was at wembley in the Bristol city end! Apart from the obvious goal, my favourite memory of the day was the tube station full of singing Hull fans and the platform/train announcer welcoming the Hull fans to the capital. By Tigerned I couldn't go due to work commitments, all my family was there apart from me, this thread makes me very sad but I did manage to watch the game live and will never forget it! By Nick HCAFC I was in Vancouver - got up at about 7.00 am to watch it on a pretty good internet stream. The rest of my family were at Wembley and keeping me updated with frequent text messages. I'd have loved to be there with them but, after years watching City usually fall just short of real success, would have probably jinxed them so maybe a blessing in disguise. Great day though nonetheless. By glidingtiger About to take Kids to Eurodisney so forced to be at home with game on tv at high volume. Blubbed at the end and still find it difficult to choke back the emotion everytime I watch Deano's volley fly in and then the final whistle..............i'm going to blub again now just writing about it! By goldentruetiger Had been ill for a couple of months and lost over 2 Stone.. Couldn't get out of house But managed to get a taxi to take me to corals ( Scarborough ) managed to watch the game in bookies ..leaping about when city scored and singing in taxi back home.. Supported city since 1965 when my dad first took me was suicidal when I couldn't get to wembley.. A week later I was diagnosed with non hodgkins lymphoma...I'm fine now , second time in remission and so hoping we get back to the play off final. City V Leicester City this season. Would be great with City to win 3-1 Nicky Barmbys Black and Amber Army .... By scarborough tiger I couldnt get a ticket and was gutted, then a pal (Preston fan) asked if I'd like to join him in his companys box , no charge free wine and dine, hes been my best pal ever since. By desfrog
Very early start from Walton Street on official City Coach, Watford Gap Service Station wall to wall Black and amber as was MI. All the family sat in the upper section of the stadium, Singing from the moment we got in our seats until the cleaners moved us out. Sat on the coach waiting for stragglers to get back on. Again the MI and Watford Gap was wall to wall Tiger Nation. Brilliant Day. By Isitintheeaststand I had to fly out to Australia with work for a month the day after the play-off game v Watford ( still the best atmosphere at a City KC game to date imo) So I watched the final in Williamstown, Melbourne Australia at 12:30am and it still hadn't sunk in the next day that we were in the Prem. I proudly displayed my City t-shirt the next day, as I was playing for the Melbourne branch of Barstonworth United and a lot of people congratulated me on our achievement By StuartDunbarCroft Went with my Pa and little bro. Took the train, then the tube which was hotter than hell. Stood in a supermarket car park, near wembley way, supping cans with other fans. Bumped into a guy I work with. Then on to the stadium to take my seat here... please log in to view this image I don't recall the players being the size of ants on the day. Anyway, just for the hell of it, here's another. What other occasion could you get away with a hat like that? please log in to view this image By Hell, hull and happiness I was in Club Wembley Seats too, front row, looking over the corner flag. 4 of us went and set off at 8am on sat morning and was so nervous. Got to Wembley and had to have a couple of drinks, to try and calm my nerves. Before the game we went for a walk around the stadium, and the atmosphear was awsome, but the best atmosphear was deffo inside the stadium. My nerves were in overtime before kick off. The goal what more can i say! and the final 10 mins were the longest minutes all season! but after the final whistle yes you guessed it, i cryed my eyes out!! IT was the best way to round off an awesome, emotional season following the boys home and away, and its one season that i will never forget. All day my phone was in overdrive, either people texting me, or calling me! The celibrations kept on going for well over 2 weeks as i flew to Greece the Wednesday after Wembley and the ammount of other fans that were there kept congratulating us and we even got a few drinks from others! By tiger_totty Early train down to London. At each station a couple more people in the amber and black got on, probably 40 of us by the time we got to Tottenham Hale. Met up with other members of the family for drinks near Marylebone then up to the match. At one point someone complained about junior (aged 10 at the time) being too loud. Everyone else around looked at them in disbelief. The evening was something of a blur, it was good that I can get back on autopilot as I was definitely not thinking well by the time we went home. By Oregon Tiger OK here's mine!! I was at Wembley lower tier just to the left of the goal (from behind). Me, the memsahib, StrovolosJuniorOne and StrovolosJunior2 travelled down the night before and stayed at the Premier Inn at Harrow-On-The-Hill. On the day of the game we got the train to Wembley and walked over to a pub called the Blarney Stone on Blackbird Hill to meet some mates and have lunch. Then back to the stadium down Olympic Way (still feels wrong saying that) for the match. The day after I took the family into Smoke for the day and had a great visit to the Natural History Museum all of us wearing our replica shirts (the only time I have ever worn one!!). Always remember loads of people stopping us to congratulate us on the win. That was when it finally sank in! By StrovolosTiger Coach down 6am stopping at service stations with all our fans was fab.Then in that square thing end of wembley way with nettos for cheap booze n mcds for lunch.Seats high up in the heavens but still a great view.Remember being impressed with the toilets and elevators!.Then our coach back up after match being clapped by loadsa Bristol city fans which was a nice touch on their part,great fans. By Hesfords heros My Bristol supporting mate watched the game in a pub in Manchester, and was giving me grief by text before the game. At the full time whistle he refused to take my calls and apparently broke his hand punching a wall in despair. Gives a new meaning to sore loser I suppose By andy payton’s mullet At the time my lad was three and a half and that season was his first as a real City supporter, I'd took him to every home game after the West Brom game which my daughter was a mascot for. For him he'll never forget his first taste of City, ending up watching the most important game in our history with me at Wembley. What a season to start going!! Me, the wife our two daughters and the lad all went together. Never had a pint all day, didn't want to spoil it. Shed a tear or two at the final whistle, not ashamed to admit that. Got back to Hull, got a pizza and had a can of Carling about 1am. Then just lay in bed as it all sunk in. Hull City? Premier League? ****ing mental. Don't think I could ever go back there, wouldn't want to feel like the Bristol fans did that day. If we ever get there again It'll never be quite the same as the first time. By Geo’s Ice Cream Van Sat in the Club Wembley seats. Draw a line from the point the ball hit the back of the net, through Deano's boot and extend to the far end of the stadium and that was my eye-line. Paid £250 for the pleasure and would do it again. Had to go to an online scalper having got up at 0700 to find that the club had sneakily released the last 4000 tickets an hour earlier than they had announced. Travelled doen from North Scotland the day before and had to get back the next day for work, tired but very happy. By SiK
Here is a great piece by someone named Han on the history of the HCAFC grounds:http://footballgroundguide.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=22733 And if anyone needs more reading material here is the brilliant series on our history from the Hull City Mad web-site. http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/19041915_the_formative_years_30224/index.shtml The formative years. http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/19191939_inter_war_promise_not_fulfilled_30225/index.shtml 1919-1939: Inter War Promise Not Fulfilled http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/19391961_the_carter_era_and_beyond_30226/index.shtml 1939-1961: The Carter Era and Beyond http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/19611980_rising_under_britton_then_decline_30228/index.shtml 1961-1980: Rising under Britton then Decline http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/...aviour__boring_boring_dolan_30229/index.shtml 1980-1997: Robinson the Saviour - Boring, Boring Dolan http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/19972000_saved_and_future_prospects_30230/index.shtml 1997-2000: Saved? and Future Prospects http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/190910_we_only_need_one_point_30325/index.shtml 1909-10: We only need one point http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/192930_the_cup_run_30326/index.shtml 1929-30: THE Cup Run http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/193233_the_first_time_30328/index.shtml 1932-33: The First Time http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/194849_a_magical_season_30329/index.shtml 1948-49: A Magical Season http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/196566_the_three_musketeers_30330/index.shtml 1965-66: The Three Musketeers http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/history_of_the_hull_city_strip_30331/index.shtml History of the Hull City Strip http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/highest_attendances_409587/index.shtml Highest Attendances BTW. If anyone would like to use a quotation from this thread for a signature under your posts (like UnaBomber and I have) Please do so, because those signatures are picked up by google and draw more outside attention to the thread. If you do this please include the thread URL (copy off mine or Una’s)
Well i will try to keep this brief as i can, in a way so much to tell. My mother never stopped telling me that shen she was pregnant with me Neil Franklin gave her a lift home,we lived Seaton Grove.That was in 1953.It started then. Feb 1963 v Leyton Orient FACup 3, they were first division then.We drawn 1-1 at their place.First real match i remember.Cold winter 63.We lost 2-0, dont know why always their player Malcom Musgrove. Jan 64 3 rd Cup v Everton at Boothferry Park. Everton toffee lady throwing toffees to the crowd.Billy Wilkinson header at Bunkers to take lead,Alex Scott equalised 1-1 Feb 64 lost 4-3 at home to Bournemouth Chilton, McSeveney both missing penalties, shooting over the bar! October 64 v Barnsley 7-0 Chilton 4,Henderson 3 First game under the new floodlights. November 21 st 1964 Kenneth Wagstaff makes his debut v Exeter and scores.Waggy,Waggy.Waggy. April 19 1965 v Southend 0-0 at home.A certain Ian McKechnie played a blinder for Southend, ruining our promotion hopes. Cup runof 65-66 beating Southampton,Forest both First Divison then,Forest shocked but graceful stating best of luck in your divison next season. Chelsea going down for game at Stamford Bridge ,the old man and two of his mates.In later years one became well known.Terry Benson won 20 million in the lottery.Brilliant day,Fulham fan driving up as we were walking out estatic, crying with laughter that we had drawn with their hated rivals. Losing 1-0 to Man City in 1970, they had won Cup in 1969 v Lester.City played brilliant,clinical Neil Young goal. Just to mention and it did happen that City played League of England at Springhead Lane in a 60 minute game .League of England were playing League of Ireland the next day.October 1965.City won 2-0 Chilton and George Cohen own goal.I was there, afterwards back at the ground Alf Ramsey asked me if i enjoyed the game.Me and my mate Ronnie were off school that day.Got a few autographs. A word about Cliff Britton a true gentleman, he gave me a lift a couple of times walking down Anlaby road going to the Circle to watch training. I used to have a paperound down Boothferry Road and used to see Mr Britton in the traffic,with my City hat on.He always waved.I felt so sorry for him though after he was moved from City, the only time i have ever been on the dole was in early 70s,Mr Britton in the same queue as me.I did not know what to say to him. 4-4 v Sheff Wednesday Boxing Day 1970,4-1 down crowd streaming out but it always pays to stay.3 goals in the last 10 minutes. Giving it heaps to the Wednesday fans me and my mate walking back down Boothferry road,then one coach stopped and emptied out at First Lane Hessle.We have never run so fast, ran into Boothferry Estate.Eventful day that, as i arrived on South Stand early and tried to impress a young lady how hard i was by staying put when Wednesday arrived early.Unfortunately they did not comply to my wishes of leaving me alone because i am that hard! City 2-Stoke 3 FA Cup 6th 71. We know the story, first time i have cried after a game.Hard to swallow. Next month Battle of Bramall Lane 2-1. I would like to mention all the times City have beaten the Blunts it still gives me pleasure.Hate is not too stong a word for them, only two good things came from them Keith Edwards and Gerry Summers.Battle of Bramall was the only time the ref called all the players apart from the goalies together to tell them to tone it down.Dirtiest foul ever by Currie. Memories playing tricks Boxing Day 66 40,000 at 3 rd Divison v Millwall 1-0 November 22 nd 1975 1-0 v Portsmouth last game Waggy ever pl;ayed for City.Nearly 11 years to thje day of his debut. Beating Burnley 4-1 1977 Mally Lord scoring a hat trick girl who used in front of us in West Stand could not stand Mally, was not very pleased when itapped on the shoulder after the third to enquire whether it was time for him to come off now! Got to know Mally he was workmate of a good mate of mine.When he had just retired he came with us to a game.We went in the Supporters club at the back of North Stand before the game.Mally didnt have a membership card and the old bloke at the door was not going to let him in.He protested that he had just retired from playing for City for years.We told the guy this was the case!October 77 1-0 v Forest Bremner first game and scores.Pity it never worked out. 1982 joined City Supporters Southern Branch, enjoyable times meeting pubs before the games.Standout December 28th v Millwall lost 5-0 scary place the Den. Blokes my age now behind me saying cant see many of the Northern Bastards around. November 84 Orient 4 City 5 we were 4-1 down at one point, it does not beat Wembley but it was a good day. Jan 87 4-0 defeat v Plymouth pouring with rain kept in the away end, but we were all humming the Hovis tune, one of the coppers said you are mad you Northerners. Winning the golden goal in 1968 5-2 v Charlton Athletic.I had the last goal 86:31 scorer Waggy of course. May 87 City 3-Palace 0. Las time i saw City play at Boothferry Park and for a long time till in 2004 at home to Northampton when we lost 3-2.Typical City. Anyway i have gone on too long, plenty more to tell but always another time.Certainly following City is unpredictable but i would have it no other way. Will be visiting in August so hopefull will see thenm in the Premier, if not i will still be there.
Wow! I was not expecting that Melbournetiger. I agree about Sheff U. They and not Leeds have always been our biggest rivals. I remember some poor bloke had a bike shop across the road from Boothferry Park in the 80s. He kept the bikes in rows outside and after every match we played them his bikes were kicked and scattered everywhere - bar stewards! Anyway, I'm collecting all of the supporters stories and arranging them in chronological order to build up a good picture of each City era through the eyes of those who really count. You must have given us about twenty games here so thanks a lot for that. When you're ready it would be great if you could expand on any of them, particularly the older ones that are harder to find any detail on from the internet.
Have you got anything one thetime all matches of hull city tobe played at Boothferry park were postponed due to a polio outbreak in the city and it affected the gates for months afterwards?
In the 1960s there was a polio epidemic in Hull and everyone, adults, children,and visitors were given polio vacsination (?) against the disease on a sugar lump, also the government adivised against people visiting Hull for a period of time,(can't remember how long). City were due to play Blackburn rovers but the match was postponed until the problem was cleared up,and so was all Citys games home and away. When the problem was declared over and games resumed Citys gates were considerably less because people were still a little bit wary and of course away teams brought very fans with them for ages. Pehaps some-one else will know more or remember more.
A massive vaccination programme against Polio was conducted in the Uk after the Salk vaccine became available in 1952 but in my memory was only given to children/young adults (on a sugar lump to me and my husband) and not to adults- earlier some kids received injections. The main epidemics were in the '40s and 50s and the danger was over by the 60's. My husband has had a look at all seasons from 1946/7 to 1969/70 and can find no abnormal match break periods apart from winter weather factors. His recollection is that when the mass immunisation was taking place in the 50,s children were advised to stay away from large crowds and thinks Charles may be thinking about that period. 3 people in my class had Polio and one of them, left with a leg weakness, came to live here in Aus in the 70's and he is in our friend group.
Sorry to disagree with you but in 1961 the out break of polio started in October and from then onwards it got worse. I lived in longhill at the time and my kids got their sugar lump at school, the medical authorities set up centers for people to attend and get theirs the vaccination period lasted for about three weeks. Re the city matches being postponedwhere I worked they used to run trips to all the away matches and at least 3 were cancelled,perhap the football programme doesn't reflect that because the matches were played evenyually.
re my last post I googled this report.Sabin Vaccine. —Powerful evidence as to the value of mass vaccination against poliomyelitis and the safety of Sabin oral vaccine was released by the Ministry of Health in a report on the polio outbreak in Kingston-upon-Hull in 1961. It was the first occasion on which mass oral vaccination was carried out in Britain. It is stated that, although the exact part played by the vaccine cannot be clearly defined, it is an undisputed fact that the outbreak of poliomyelitis ended shortly after the mass vaccination procedure was undertaken. The epidemic began in the late autumn, but it was not until early October, when the figures rose alarmingly, that a decision was made to employ mass vaccination. The campaign began on Oct 17, when 65 cases in the city had been confirmed, and within 8 days, 358,000 people in Hull (55,000 more than the city population) and an additional 14,400 from ...
I too was given the "Sugar lump " treatment in the early 1950's and my next door neighbours son contracted Polio .It was a mass vaccination programme at that time but I don't recall it causing sporting fixtures being postponed ,although they may have recommended that at the time.
