First ever CCFC memories ? (13 Viewers)

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

First memory is watching the cup final and all the build up on TV. 2nd is standing on Walsgrave Rd the day after watching the bus parade.

Third is my first match the following Jan and our first game in defence of the cup. Beat Torquay 2-0. Standing on a box in the east end to see over the wall. Watched Killer score a penalty and I think Cyrille scored the second.

 

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[Magwitch]

Out of interest.... I said that the best team I ever saw was Liverpool '88.

Growing up, I was always told that the greatest English club side was probably Spurs '61, Bill Nicholson and all that. Anyone happen to have seen them in the flesh or able to say whether they were that good? I would have loved to have seen them play if they were as good as people say.

One game my dad always talks about is Peterborough away, I guess '66 or so- we were going for promotion and completely took over London Road because a win (I think) took us up, it was like a home game by all accounts. And in a portent of many occasions to come in the future we promptly lost 2-0... anyone remember that one?

Peterborough away, 1964, night game we needed a win to secure promotion to second division, we lost 2-0, Derek Dougan who was always a bloody pest to us, scored two I think. night to remember though, went straight from school, down to Pool Meadow, Met the old man, there were dozens of coaches in those days you paid the driver. Didn’t get to Peterborough till after kick-off everyone just got off near the ground and legged it to the stadium, no idea where the coach was going to park. Gates had gone in and fan’s poured in we some how pushed ourselves to the front I’m sure at the time it was their record attendance around 27000 I think sure there were a lot more than that Thousands of Cov there when Peterborough scored hardly anyone moved. After the games there were coaches parked everywhere we just got on any one that was going to the Meadow. We beat Colchester the following Saturday and won the division three title, great days.
That Peterborough night is in Sky Blue folk law just a shame we lost,

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Peterborough away, 1964, night game we needed a win to secure promotion to second division, we lost 2-0, Derek Dougan who was always a bloody pest to us, scored two I think. night to remember though, went straight from school, down to Pool Meadow, Met the old man, there were dozens of coaches in those days you paid the driver. Didn’t get to Peterborough till after kick-off everyone just got off near the ground and legged it to the stadium, no idea where the coach was going to park. Gates had gone in and fan’s poured in we some how pushed ourselves to the front I’m sure at the time it was their record attendance around 27000 I think sure there were a lot more than that Thousands of Cov there when Peterborough scored hardly anyone moved. After the games there were coaches parked everywhere we just got on any one that was going to the Meadow. We beat Colchester the following Saturday and won the division three title, great days.
That Peterborough night is in Sky Blue folk law just a shame we lost,

brilliant- thank you!! I have lots of questions like that

 

[Ring Of Steel]

First game I went to was a 2-2 draw at home to Arsenal, we were sat right behind the goal and I remember Grandad checking I wouldn't cry if we lost (I was 7). When people got up at half time I thought it meant everyone had to change seats and I also remember someone saying 'we should have killed these off already' which of course we didn't. Got a pretty good view of Paul Williams' red card

wow I never knew you were so young, my friend. And that’s not a dig!

 

[Magwitch]

brilliant- thank you!! I have lots of questions like that

Fire away,

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Fire away,

Which would you say was the bigger ‘real’ crowd, Wolves ‘67 or Sunderland ‘63? My dad always swore that more people were there for the cup game, but because the gates all got trampled they couldn’t count them all

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

wow I never knew you were so young, my friend. And that’s not a dig!

Yup bog standard millennial

 

[Magwitch]

Which would you say was the bigger ‘real’ crowd, Wolves ‘67 or Sunderland ‘63? My dad always swore that more people were there for the cup game, but because the gates all got trampled they couldn’t count them all

Without doubt Sunderland, another night game,to give you some idea we always parked in King Edward Road that night we had to park right down Harnell Lane nearer to Stoney Stanton Road, got to the ground just before seven and there were no queues as such just a mass of people around the ground, luckily we had tickets for the old shed stand, my dad had a contact at the club and always managed to get tickets for the big games. It was another game where kids sat around the pitch. I think they closed the turnstiles at about seven but the gates at the kop end got pulled down thousands got in without playing I think it was officially 42000 for Sunderland I went to the Wolves game and obviously another big crowd but the Sunderland game from what I remember seemed a lot more.

 

[Cranfield Sky Blue]

Wolves. 1967. Was never going to be another team after that. I vaguely remember being passed forward to the white wall that was around HR pitch at that time. The noise was incredible. And yes I am that old! PUSB

 

[scottccfc]

I was at this evening match ? Spurs had a yellow kit ? Dublin came back from injury at half time we won 3-2 great night I was in thr west terrace with my dad stood on my seat lol he used to wanna sit in a normal stand I used to beg him to let us sit where they sing lol

Yea, yellow kit,
Spurs had fans in the McDonalds stand too, my first chant was a spurs song thinking I was singing the right bit

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Without doubt Sunderland, another night game,to give you some idea we always parked in King Edward Road that night we had to park right down Harnell Lane nearer to Stoney Stanton Road, got to the ground just before seven and there were no queues as such just a mass of people around the ground, luckily we had tickets for the old shed stand, my dad had a contact at the club and always managed to get tickets for the big games. It was another game where kids sat around the pitch. I think they closed the turnstiles at about seven but the gates at the kop end got pulled down thousands got in without playing I think it was officially 42000 for Sunderland I went to the Wolves game and obviously another big crowd but the Sunderland game from what I remember seemed a lot more.

my dad, granddad etc would agree with you, they always said that if the ‘real’ Wolves crowd was actually about 55,000 then there had to be near enough 60,000 v Sunderland

 

[Magwitch]

Wolves. 1967. Was never going to be another team after that. I vaguely remember being passed forward to the white wall that was around HR pitch at that time. The noise was incredible. And yes I am that old! PUSB

Me and my mate used to get to HR early to get autographs we got there around 12 and the queue of Wolves fans went from the Main Stand right down King Richard Street and into Far Gosford Street. I had a season ticket at the time thankfully it wasn’t all ticket either and the queues to get in were massive.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Me and my mate used to get to HR early to get autographs we got there around 12 and the queue of Wolves fans went from the Main Stand right down King Richard Street and into Far Gosford Street. I had a season ticket at the time thankfully it wasn’t all ticket either and the queues to get in were massive.

Is it true that after the second goal they announced that if there was another pitch invasion the game would be abandoned, so when the third went on hardly anyone dared go on the pitch?

love hearing about this stuff

 

[Magwitch]

my dad, granddad etc would agree with you, they always said that if the ‘real’ Wolves crowd was actually about 55,000 then there had to be near enough 60,000 v Sunderland

The gates at most games in those days were large, I remember us playing Bournemouth Easter, who were promotion rivals, John Bond their manager, again it was a huge gate given as 30000 but was a lot more, my dad always told me they stopped counting them in 15 minutes before kick-off, he was serious, but I suppose it paid the tax man

 

[Magwitch]

Is it true that after the second goal they announced that if there was another pitch invasion the game would be abandoned, so when the third went on hardly anyone dared go on the pitch?

love hearing about this stuff

Yes it was incredible, 0-1 at half-time but we quickly scored a couple after half-time and each time fans swamped the pitch and there was an announcement over the tannoy warning the referee had said he would abandon the game if it happened again and Ronnie Rees ( you would have loved him) hit a left footed worldly to make it three and not a soul went on the pitch amazing really

 

[Cranfield Sky Blue]

Me and my mate used to get to HR early to get autographs we got there around 12 and the queue of Wolves fans went from the Main Stand right down King Richard Street and into Far Gosford Street. I had a season ticket at the time

ithankfully it wasn’t all ticket either and the queues to get in were massive.

Me and my mate used to get to HR early to get autographs we got there around 12 and the queue of Wolves fans went from the Main Stand right down King Richard Street and into Far Gosford Street. I had a season ticket at the time thankfully it wasn’t all ticket either and the queues to get in were massive.

It was the busiest place in the world ever... when you’re 7

 

[Magwitch]

There’s another game which is on YouTube and that’s Huddersfield away in what was the last game of the season before our promotion year, we were third they were second neck and neck but Southampton were fourth with two games in hand. One at bottom of the league Leyton Orient the other at league winners Manchester City
We Huddersfield 2-0 which we thought was enough to win us promotion but Southampton won 3-2 at Plymouth with a last minute winner and then beat Leyton Orient and drew at Man City. As I said it’s on YouTube and you can see City fans behind both goals and on the pitch celebrating what we thought was promotion.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Yes it was incredible, 0-1 at half-time but we quickly scored a couple after half-time and each time fans swamped the pitch and there was an announcement over the tannoy warning the referee had said he would abandon the game if it happened again and Ronnie Rees ( you would have loved him) hit a left footed worldly to make it three and not a soul went on the pitch amazing really

Ronnie Rees- yes heard all about him, my mum used to fancy him something rotten and my dad took her to games with a box for her to stand on down at the front of the kop (she’s only small), she used to be obsessed with him.. I made sure to give them a call when it was his 76th birthday the other day just as an excuse for a chinwag- he’s a legend in our house

 

[Magwitch]

I remember Rees getting married and his reception was at Westfield House that’s were the small territory army base is if it’s still there off Radford Road lived near there and somehow we found out and word got round and dozens of local kids mobbed the place.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

I remember Rees getting married and his reception was at Westfield House that’s were the small territory army base is if it’s still there off Radford Road lived near there and somehow we found out and word got round and dozens of local kids mobbed the place.

yes that’s right!! I wasn’t around obviously but my mum and dads first place was in Radford, they told me how they tried to sneak near to the place and see the man in the flesh, but it was mobbed..

 

[olderskyblue]

Sunderland in 63. My uncles took me, but I don’t recall much about it, except for them shielding me from bring crushed, and not feeling the floor on the way out. Oh, and that we were giant killers. Next was Man U. Recall that more because of their team. My uncle worked opposite the kop gates in swan lane, so we drove in and parked up in their yard. Handy.

 

[Magwitch]

I knew a girl she was from Radford and ran a fan club for Rees could this be a small world ? she was little too !

 

[Ring Of Steel]

I knew a girl she was from Radford and ran a fan club for Rees could this be a small world ? she was little too !

haha- I have to call home in a minute, i’ll find out

 

[Magwitch]

There was another big wedding reception at Westfield House which was Alan Clarke not the footballer but the lead singer of the Hollies no less, he married a Coventry girl in 1964 or thereabouts, I was a bit young to be that interested but my older sister, 15 years old was there star gazing. Place was mobbed with girls a rumour had got round some of the Beatles would be there so you can imagine what it was like.

 

[Magwitch]

haha- I have to call home in a minute, i’ll find out

Did you dad play the drums in times gone by ?

 

[Gleneagles65]

The Norwich 5.4 match was crazy to witness. Christmas time mid late 70s ?

 

[larry_david]

First match villa home. Lost 3-0, pretty sure Dwight Yorke scored after 13 seconds.

 

[Gleneagles65]

The Norwich 5.4 match was crazy to witness. Christmas time mid late 70s ?

Just looked it up, my birthday treat 27/12/77.Seem to remember Norwich 3.1 up at one stage ?

 

[keano_no1]

Mine was City v St Mirren in 1987. I'm still waiting for the second leg to see who wins it!

Forgotten Final: The Unfinished Story of the 1987 Anglo-Scottish Challenge

 

[Gleneagles65]

Mine was City v St Mirren in 1987. I'm still waiting for the second leg to see who wins it!

Forgotten Final: The Unfinished Story of the 1987 Anglo-Scottish Challenge

Maybe it will be the first match played after all this is over. Didn’t they win the 1st leg 1.0 ?

 

[oscillatewildly]

Maybe it will be the first match played after all this is over. Didn’t they win the 1st leg 1.0 ?

1-1

 

[AStonesThrow]

I’m pretty sure my first game was Cov reserves vs Arsenal reserves, Dad chose one that wasn’t so expensive nor busy in case I didn’t like it as I’m sure I was quite young. I cannot remember much about it at all, no players not the score or year. Got a feeling McSheffrey was in the reserve team so possibly 1999/2000 so I would have been 7. That was the first Cov game with my Dad and the last until 2017 as he is a Spurs fan and lives down in Dorset now.
Went to this game with my Dad, uncle, grandad and great-grandad.

Thinking back, I can’t remember his first game (although he probably would), but my eldest sons first season would have been 2015/16, he was 3 when I took him to his first one and he fell in love straight away. Every week was “Dad are Coventry at home” and if yes “Please can we go”. I was working at the nursery he went to at the time, and I can remember him running round the nursery garden singing loads of Cov songs. Crazy to look back, he’s 7 now and he lives and breathes City. Jodi has been his favourite player from the beginning, he got full on star struck the first time he met him at a pre-season game at Nuneaton 2016/17 season. He never let go of that and finally got to meet him again twice this season, once at the u23s game and once at Tesco Cashpoint!

 

[Ring Of Steel]

First memory is watching the cup final and all the build up on TV. 2nd is standing on Walsgrave Rd the day after watching the bus parade.


Third is my first match the following Jan and our first game in defence of the cup. Beat Torquay 2-0. Standing on a box in the east end to see over the wall. Watched Killer score a penalty and I think Cyrille scored the second.

he sure did, weird atmosphere that day, the goal celebrations were all about relief. Very strange feeling- we’d won it and it was a case of “what do we do now?”, I would say the weight of being cup holders weighed a little heavily on us, no surprise that once we were knocked out we looked a lot better. 87/88 and 88/89 are my favourite seasons I think, cause of the age I was and the times those seasons coincided with.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Mine was City v St Mirren in 1987. I'm still waiting for the second leg to see who wins it!

Forgotten Final: The Unfinished Story of the 1987 Anglo-Scottish Challenge

I was there for that too- very weird occasion.

 

[oscillatewildly]

I’m pretty sure my first game was Cov reserves vs Arsenal reserves, Dad chose one that wasn’t so expensive nor busy in case I didn’t like it as I’m sure I was quite young. I cannot remember much about it at all, no players not the score or year. Got a feeling McSheffrey was in the reserve team so possibly 1999/2000 so I would have been 7. That was the first Cov game with my Dad and the last until 2017 as he is a Spurs fan and lives down in Dorset now.
Went to this game with my Dad, uncle, grandad and great-grandad.

Thinking back, I can’t remember his first game (although he probably would), but my eldest sons first season would have been 2015/16, he was 3 when I took him to his first one and he fell in love straight away. Every week was “Dad are Coventry at home” and if yes “Please can we go”. I was working at the nursery he went to at the time, and I can remember him running round the nursery garden singing loads of Cov songs. Crazy to look back, he’s 7 now and he lives and breathes City. Jodi has been his favourite player from the beginning, he got full on star struck the first time he met him at a pre-season game at Nuneaton 2016/17 season. He never let go of that and finally got to meet him again twice this season, once at the u23s game and once at Tesco Cashpoint!

That game you say was a reserve team fixture, could it possibly have been the 1st leg of the FA youth cup final? We got to the final in successive seasons - 1998/99 and 1999/2000 against West Ham and Arsenal (can't remember which season which opposition) but we got dicked in both.