First Ever Cov Match You Saw ? (11 Viewers)
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Home to Ipswich in 1992, sat in the family stand.
Chris Kiwomya opened the scoring I think, possibly a rebound after a save. We went 2-1 up and it finished 2-2. Peter Ndlovu ran riot down the left wing for most of the game.
First away game was Villa in the mid 90's on a weeknight. Absolutely foul night, there were concerns it would be called off. We lost 2-1, it was the one where we were 2 down then Steve Staunton headed a late OG past his own keeper to give us a sniff at the end.
Chris Kiwomya opened the scoring I think, possibly a rebound after a save. We went 2-1 up and it finished 2-2. Peter Ndlovu ran riot down the left wing for most of the game.
First away game was Villa in the mid 90's on a weeknight. Absolutely foul night, there were concerns it would be called off. We lost 2-1, it was the one where we were 2 down then Steve Staunton headed a late OG past his own keeper to give us a sniff at the end.
Westendlad
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Think it was mine too....Great memories...
Sky Blue Kid
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One of the best goals ever scored by a Sky Blues player was in the game against Southampton on a foggy Tuesday night in 1965 at HR. George Hudson scored without the ball touching the ground from a Bob Wesson goal kick. He chested the ball over Tony Knapp(Later played for City) and then volleyed past their keeper from about 30 yards. Southampton at that time had IIRC Martin Chivers, Jimmy Melia, and Terry Paine who were all England Internationals. Fantastic 5-1 win, totally destroying what was then a very classy team.
Cov kid 55
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My first 3 games - is that cheating? All 1963; v Sunderland with Sunderland supporting Grandad, 5th round FA Cup, won 2-1; v Man U 6th round FA Cup, lost 3-1; v Halifax Town, won 5-4, a debut hat-trick for George Hudson, I think? Hooked for ever? You bet!!!
bringbackrattles
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I was at that game when the HUD got his debut hat-trick against Halifax. And strangely I saw George Kirby and Graham Newton also score debut hat-tricks for us too. We had real strikers back then !
CJ_covblaze
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Either 91 or 92 against Everton. Think we lost 0-1.
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westcountry_skyblue
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West Ham at home in 75 sat in the skyblue stand won 2-0
skybluedan
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Mine was v Derby was in the skybluestand we lost 3-2 I think. one of the goals hit the post then oggy on the back and went in , and we left just before the end and I believe there was a collision between benno and Peter shilton. Sure there was a broken leg ?
stevefloyd
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Mine was at home to Spurs, I thought the score was 0-0 but I remember seeing Neil Martin split his shorts mid match and changing them on the pitch (not a pleasant memory) so it was 6th December 1969 and I went on my own, I was only 12, caught the bus there and back, wouldn't even dream of letting my kids go at 12 nowadays, not that they are 12 anymore...Ohh we won 3-2 so not sure why I didn't remember that, mind you I can't remember last week never mind 48 years ago
NortonSkyBlue
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it was a very good game, going toe to toe with a very good Spurs side. You can see the highlights on you tube.
I had a season ticket in the west stand row D seat 21 and as a nine year old I used to get the 26 bus from Henley Green on my own, buy a program and a orange squash and a mars bar.
Those were the days my friend, I thought they'd never end.....
Williescar
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West Ham at home August 24 1968 lost 2-1.First away game Wolves October 30 1971 1-1 there was a riot on the pitch before the game.
stevefloyd
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They sound like good words for a song
bringbackrattles
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That was some punch up that day. It was on Match Of The Day !
no_loyalty
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28th August 1984, City 0 Norwich 0. I remember going to the Sky Blue Connexion in the morning to play 6 aside, and going to Highfield Road in the afternoon, was absolutely buzzing
The wife's first game was an 8-0 City win against Rushden & Diamonds in the league cup
The wife's first game was an 8-0 City win against Rushden & Diamonds in the league cup
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huckerby87
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January 1989. Won 5-0 vs Sheff Weds. Speedo hat-trick
Sky Blue Kid
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We'd sing and dance, forever and a day.
King of the Lesbians
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vs ManU December '79
Went with a mate from school and was right at the back of the East Stand (IIRC)
My overwhelming memory was being 2 short to see anything and a bunch of ManU fans seeming appearing from nowhere when they scored which caused a bit of a kerfuffle
I was hooked though...
Went with a mate from school and was right at the back of the East Stand (IIRC)
My overwhelming memory was being 2 short to see anything and a bunch of ManU fans seeming appearing from nowhere when they scored which caused a bit of a kerfuffle
I was hooked though...
Sky Blue Kid
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bringbackrattles
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It just needs a sky blue and white rattle on top now !Identical to the wooden stool I had to stand on in the "West End" when a boy..... Memories.
Ranjit Bhurpa
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Think they were all headers too? Wednesday played in a god awful kit that day.
stevefloyd
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Identical to a woman who used to live up the road...ahh mammariesIdentical to the wooden stool I had to stand on in the "West End" when a boy..... Memories.
Sky Blue Kid
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Don't know about "Crush a Grape".. She'd demolish a house with those. :woot:
Sick Boy
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I remember going to a game vs them in the mid 90s and the East Stand being full of them. No idea how they got away with it.
Irish Sky Blue
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I will look out for the magazine, thanks.
King of the Lesbians
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They probably all had CV postcodes...
Monkey Boy
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My best guess would be Watford at home either 85 or 86.
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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First game for me , I must have been about 7 , Dad took me to an away game at Bolton 59/60 season , I think
I can't remember the score but I know we won !!!
Thousands of Sky Blues fans were there, but back then they were known as the Bantams !
I remember when we scored the first goal I nearly shit myself with the noise the fans made !!!
I can't remember the score but I know we won !!!
Thousands of Sky Blues fans were there, but back then they were known as the Bantams !
I remember when we scored the first goal I nearly shit myself with the noise the fans made !!!
bringbackrattles
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Joy Sepalla uses Coventry City money to get breast implants !
ovduk78
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During the late 70s you had to collect vouchers from previous games to get in to the Man Utd game and there were plenty of extra "home" fans in the West End for these games and of course the Man Utd game. I worked with a Man Utd season ticket holder in the late 80's and they always seem to have ways of getting tickets for home areas and once in the ground the stewards did nothing about it. I am sure a law was brought in to stop ticket touts seliing tickets outside grounds but that never stopped them either
bringbackrattles
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My son said to me : " why do I dislike Manchester United so much ? " It goes back to the 70's when we used to play them regularly. The West End got taken over by their fans, but in amongst them were so called Cov fans wearing red and white scarves. They got called traitors etc and were told to keep away in future, which they did of course. I remember one match when Highfield Road was more like being at Old Trafford, as their fans were everywhere. Really pissed me off !
Skyblueweeman
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Sat 15th Oct, 1988 when I was 8. Home against Millwall, 0-0 but I was hooked. Couldn't get the line ups on Soccerbase.
If anyone has a way of seeing who was playing that day, I'd be interested to know.
If anyone has a way of seeing who was playing that day, I'd be interested to know.