I went to the match at Stamford bridge which we drew 2-2 thanks to waggy but we should have won denied a stonewall penalty, after the game went to a local for a pint was entertained by some Chelsea pensioners it was a day to remember. The replay as I remember wasn’t a ticket match it was first come first served but it didn’t quite work out like that, I managed to leave work early when I got to the ground they were organising queues from the turnstiles to anlaby road and back to the turnstiles in an ‘s’ the only problem when the turnstiles opened it was chaos. I finished up in the well in the south east corner it was that tight if you had your hands in your pockets you couldn’t get them out again
Sounds about right LOL, mind you I had nothing in my pockets LOL. I usually tried to get at the south stand/bunkers hill end, all my mates were there, boys as well as girls and we use to hire a bus every other week to go to away matches. We stood at the old EYB showrooms on Ferensway, about 11pm and then go wherever the game was, traveling through the night. We had some great days out but not always with the right result but really that didn't matter, we just enjoyed the moment. Banter was rife, as it is today, but not malicious, and although violence was a feature as far as I am aware not amongst the Hull City people, although I didn't manage all city away games at the time.
In those days some teams had a reputation and the fans tried to live up to it, we were on a bus ready to leave Stoke City’s ground when the police stopped us leaving as the busses that had already set off were being stoned EYMS had several busses damaged
Mmmmmmm not nice, went to various grounds and our welcome was, if that's the word, cordial, in fact when City won at Cardiff, 4-0, Waggy scoring all 4 goals, it was the same year England won the World Cup I think and we went to Ninian Park. Now then this is where immaturity kicks in, we sang Engleand, Engleland, World Champions, and with City winning 4-0 that didn't go down too well as you can imagine. Not sure when but our little group of Hull City supporters were suddenly surrounded by PC Plod, for our own protection, as the locals were getting restless. But the game over we were 'escorted' out of the grounds to our coach and proceeded to Cardiff City centre. As luck would have it The Rolling Stones were appearing in Cardiff that night and so the place was teaming with people, mainly girls and so the night went off without incident, almost, although we still had our scarves on
That would be 1966-67 season I think we finished mid table Back to hard hitting but fair players a favourite player of mine from the early 70’s is Ken Knighton but that wasn’t always the case we played Blackburn Rovers at Boothferry Park when Ken was still paying for Blackburn and City had a young left back called Roger Devries who looked as if he should still be in school, in the first few minutes of the match Ken literally flattened him just to let him know he‘s there nothing career threatening thou Another although he never played for City was that hansom man Trevor Hockey who played for Sheffield Utd hard but fair wouldn’t be on the field long now thou.
LOL yes with or without the beard he was another of the many hard, but fair, players at the time. Ken was indeed a brill signing for City, blimey we could do with his likes today, but Bill Baxter, well past his sell by date when he came to us, was another uncompromising player, you do lament such talent today. When you think Ray, Bremner, Giles, Hunter, Tommy Smith, Ron Harris, Dave McKay, I could go on but you get the drift, such defenders wouldn't stand a chance today with some of the refs, mind you they might have laid one or two of them out before being sent off LOL.
“How did this 'Crystal Of Hull' thing work? Was it on telly or live at the game?" The golden goal changed a bit as it evolved over the years, but when I won in season 68-69 the top prize was £25.00 (a lot of money then), the tickets were split into 15 second intervals if the first goal fell in the 15 second period on your ticket you won (possibly shearing with others). The times ran from kickoff to 90 minutes, in those days half time ended at 45 minutes any injury time added at the end of the match, so if you had a time of 90 minutes it could last quite a while. The ticket I won with was just such a 90 min one, and when you collected your winnings you went to the Golden Goal office, a garden shed in the North West corner of the ground. When I collected my winnings a young lad from the HDM was in the shed and he said I bet you never expected to win with that time to which I replied on the contrary it’s the best ticket you can buy, when my sports mail arrived he had written a small article which said Mr. xxxxxx won the golden goal with a ticket of 90 mins and said he never ever expected to win with that time (HDM’s reporting has not changed). The Crystal Of Hull win a car as far as I can remember and I could be wrong you had to guess how many miles the car would do on a gallon of petrol down to the nearest yard, the car was then driven round a set mile at the end of the season the nearest won
I got to both games with Chelsea, it was fantastic at Stamford Bridge. though on the way home my mate said he would drive home because he said "use to live round here and I know the way" We were 23 miles from Portsmouth before we turned round. At the replay at Boothferry park there was 43000 fans there and Chris Simpkin scored a goal almost from the half way line but we lost 3-1. Great times but not quite as good as winning at Wembley
My earliest memory of the Tigers goes back to the eighties, I went to a match in 1983 I think it was and was so terrified by the crowd that I didn't go back again until 1989! It was a sell-out game the first one v Scunthorpe I think and I had to cling to my uncle for dear life, had never seen so many people in one place. I don't go much but still count myself as a fan and have seen a lot of different teams and players in the last thirty years, and lots of changes.
Wracked my brains over this one and it will not come to me ....... although I do know the guy on the left of the player looking at the picture being one James Johnson MP, what on earth he was doing there I haven't a clue.
I only have this picture because my Dad is in it, slap bang in the middle in a hat. Thanks for your input lads.
The guy to the left of James Johnson is also familiar and the picture is beginning to bug me now LOL ...... oh and Don Robinson is at the other end of the line.
Its definitely Ian Davis. Great lad and a great player. Think he scored a goal on his debut. Suffered with his back even at 13, I'm sure he retired at 19-20 years old. Had a good career playing semi pro in the area after that. I played with him and against him from 9 years old.
He was at Sir Leo Schultz for many years, always had connections with City, not sure in what capacity, though I believe he may have had some involvement in Pete Skipper been signed up.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-OLD-...morabilia_ET&hash=item19cf459b52#ht_500wt_951 Anyone on here buy this? From our blue shirt season!
