Bloody hell John that was one of City's best all time results. That season City scored 49 goals in 15 home matches, but it was only the 10th highest in the division - a good era to be a season ticket holder eh? Anyway you can't just leave it there, tell us anything you can remember of the match.
I can't remember much as I was just 10, but it says something that a 10 year old could go to a football match with 2 or 3 of his mates at that age. I remember thinking what an easy game this was, knocking in goals for fun. I played for Anlaby School team and we got a pass which allowed us to get in for half price 6p which is today 2.5 pence. That was the start of my love affair with the Tigers and have supported them ever since.
Beating palace in the league cup at boothferry for me. Best ever victory has to be at the emirates though. So happy that someone mentioned the signed orange balls on this thread - I referenced them on the history thread and no one replied so I was getting worried I'd made them up!
I know this is before our living memories but here is our best FA Cup run. The win over Newcastle must be a candidate for the best victory (see link for the match report): F.A. Cup 1929/30 Results First Round Bye Second Round Bye Third Round Sat Jan 11 Plymouth Argyle 3-4 Hull City Fourth Round Sat Jan 25 Hull City 3-1 Blackpool Fifth Round Sat Feb 15 Manchester City 1-2 Hull City Sixth Round Sat Mar 1 Newcastle United 1-1 Hull City Thu Mar 6 Hull City 1-0 Newcastle United Semi-Finals Sat Mar 22 Arsenal 2-2 Hull City Played at Elland Road, Leeds United FC Wed Mar 26 Arsenal 1-0 Hull City Played at Villa Park, Aston Villa FC (Arsenal beat Huddersfield 2-0 in the final) http://www.hull.vitalfootball.co.uk/...e.asp?a=123970 Edit; Link doesn't work so here it is. Magpies humbled by Tigers! No I haven't been peering into some astrologers crystal ball for Saturday - given the state of the Toon at the moment, who knows what'll happen - instead I've been delving into history, back to an amazing day, just as the 1930's were opening. In the late 1920's, City fully deserved the 'mercurial' tag, in 26-27 they finished 7th in the old division two, the following season saw them drop to twelfth and in 1929, the team were fighting to stay in mid-table, as City manager Bill McCracken found himself doing what many City managers have had to do, build a successful team on a shoestring budget. The bright spot was a good Cup run, uncannily prophesied by City's inspirational captain of the time, Matt Bell. Bell, who was the ultimate utility player in defensive positions and was unfailing first choice emergency keeper - by all accounts he was quite useful - stated that 'I think the Tigers will go far in the Cup-ties this year', after he heard the third round draw. They beat Plymouth 4-3 at Home Park (not an easy journey), then saw off Blackpool 3-1. The fifth round saw the Tigers travel to Maine Road, for a difficult tie against Man City where goals from Paddy Mills and Billy Taylor gave them a courageous 2-1 win. Their sixth round opponents? Newcastle United. Although United were struggling at the wrong end of the first division table, it was still expected that the Magpies would be too strong for City. After all, they had Hughie Gallacher, one of the leading players of the day, who was sure it was his year for a Cup winners medal, and no one on Tyneside disagreed with him. Ah but fate has a way of kicking the mighty in the teeth. In front of 63,000 fans (Newcastle struggle to get that today!), and some 6,000 City fans, the teams played out a typical Cup-tie, bad tempered, scrappy and not something to write home about. A Tommy Lang goal set the Magpies on their way midway through the first half, and things did not look good for the Tigers. Centre forward Stan Alexander was having to work solo in the middle, as City drew the sting out of Newcastle by dropping two of the 5 forwards into midfield. However, the fleet footed Alexander managed to throw himself bravely between defenders to nod the ball home from a Dally Duncan cross. In the later stages City threw everything at Newcastle to try and force a result, leaving the back exposed, but City keeper Fred Gibson was steadfast and brave to keep the Newcastle forwards outas the teams settled for the replay at Anlaby Road on the following Thursday afternoon. There was so much interest in the game that the City Council decided to adjourn its business so that the members could watch the game as well. As 33,000 crammed into Anlaby Road, the biggest crowd ever recorded at the old ground, the teams resumed their battle. The first half was quite even, with neither side being able to breakdown the other and half time was reached at 0-0. It was difficult to tell who would ultimately be successful, and it all turned on two people's amazing performances. Part way through the second half, City's Scottish international Jimmy Howieson picked up the ball in midfield from a pass from Billy Taylor. He looked around and the Newcastle players clearly expected him to slide the pass out to Duncan on the left wing or play it back to Taylor on the right. He did neither. Having sized up the options, he took the ball forward a few yards and rifled in an unexpected left foot shot. Newcastle's keeper McInroy could only get his fingertips to the ball as it flew in the corner of the net. The crowd, stunned for a second, then let loose a roar that could probably have been heard in the City centre. Newcastle, more stunned than the crowd, couldn't believe it. But the game wasn't yet won. City now had to play out the remainder of the game, and they had to defend desperately as the Magpies threw everything they had at the Tigers defense. It seemed like repeated avalanches of black and white fell on the Tigers penalty area, but they hadn't reckoned with the City defense of Childs, Goldsmith and Bell and the feats of keeper Fred Gibson. Time after time, his positioning and anticipation denied the Newcastle forwards certain goals. Gallacher did his utmost to break it down, but the defenders and Gibson proved resolute to the end. As local cartoonist Ern Shaw said, in one of his best cartoons; 'Hughie Gallacher said he was going to Wembley, the supporters, the press, the directors, the captain and players said he was, but a resolution that Hughie would NOT be going to the final was proposed by Jimmy Howieson, seconded several times by Fred Gibson, and the Mayor and Corporation dashed back the Guildhall and carried it unanimously!' (Its better on the cartoon, believe me!) So, City were in their first semi-final, and the draw gave them Arsenal. That's another story entirely... By Rabid Rob
Agree with John Aberdeen the 2-0 victory in the Cup v Forest was brilliant.Ken Houghton ruled the pitch.Terry Heath scored both goals.Always remember a Forest supporter after the game when walking out saying You played us off the pitch good luck in your next division. Any victory against the Blunts is good for me
Record League Victory: 14th Januray, 1939 - Division 3 - v Carlisle United - Won 11 - 1 Team that day: Ellis, Woodhead, Dowen, Robinson (1), Blyth, Hardy, Hubbard (2), Richardson (2), Dickinson (2), Davies (2), Cunliffe (2).
well as its BP ? beating Middlesboro 4-3 when John Kaye scored 2 goals and it was both the YTV and Anglia TV sunday game. Beating both West Ham 1-0 in the FA Cup and Leicester 3-2 in the League Cup when both were First Div.(PL now)clubs and for an way game, well it has to be Orient when City came back from 4-1 down to win 5-4. Flounders, Massey, McEwan scored that day if memory serves me correctly.
Only watched city at BP for about 3 years so number of victories seen is limited in contrast to some, but the best one I saw was the play off final V Leyton Orient in 2001.
Yep the 3-2 victory against Derby is one of my favourites as well, great comeback, great atmosphere, and a pitch invasion if i remember correctly, lol, what a great day, anybody know if this is on you tube anywhere, id love to see it again.
You could try Tiger Tube mate. If you can't find it on Youtube then go on Amber Nectar and they might have a link.
City 2 Man Utd 0 in November 74 Playing a far superior team with the Red Army behind them, who were terrorising England at the time. The atmosphere in Hull that misty dank November day was something else as they had about 12,000 fans with them, most of them bootboys, who had started arriving in Hull the night before and by 11 o clock were here in their thousands. Mally Lord and Waggy got the goals. Several dozen injured, ejections into three figures.
