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The last time Coventry City were league leaders and 23 years since a top-of-the-table encounter
Jim Brown looks back at Coventry Sporting's FA Cup run 40 years on and remembers a former goalkeeper who passed ave Sadaqah Jtt Kite reminded me this week that we are approaching the 40th anniversary of Coventry Sporting’s famous FA Cup run which saw them get the scalp of league club Tranmere Rovers.
Matt is the son of David Kite who was the manager of Sporting at the time and both father and son have been big City fans for many years.
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After progressing through the FA Cup qualifying rounds, Sporting reached the First Round proper for the first and only time in their history.
The draw paired them with Tranmere and it was quickly clear that their small ground at Kirby Corner would be unable to cope with a sizeable crowd.
Coventry Sporting 1975
Coventry City stepped in and offered to host the tie at Highfield Road. And on November 22, 1975 Sporting pulled off a major giant-killing act, beating their high-flying Division Four opponents 2-0 with both goals scored by 19-year old Rolls Royce apprentice Stewart Gallagher.
A crowd of 4,565 watched the tie and gave a massive financial boost to the part-timers .
In the second round Sporting, whose assistant manager was former City and England goalkeeper Reg Matthews, were given another home tie, this time the visitors were Third Division Peterborough United.
The fans were dreaming of another victory followed by a tie with Coventry City in round three.
Posh however, managed by former City boss Noel Cantwell, had other ideas and shattered the dream, winning 4-0 in front of over 8,500 fans at Highfield Road.
David
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hill83
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He invited me to his local pub for a fight. And bragged about having 10 suits.
And about being in Mensa.
The good old days.
covmark
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I think the majority of the forum were offered a fight haha. I particularly enjoyed his inability to use the quote function, and his own personal streams of games to his house.
He was definitely entertaining, if nothing else.
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Grendel
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jimmyhillsfanclub
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Ha ha...Yes, I remember his hilarious inability to quote & the fact that he kept blaming Nick for it....like he'd done some secret coding specifically for SBKs account.
Didn't he used to brag about going on holiday with famous people too? One of the chuckle brothers or similar?
Grendel
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Excellent recall - although could be Chas and Dave no one is sure
The need to respect everybody's point of view
covmark
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Oh fuck I just opened that thread and the first phrase I saw was "estimated facts".
It's all coming flooding back haha.
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Grendel
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LMAO!!!
ajsccfc
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"My holiday is paid for with the money I've saved by NOT going to the Ricoh and Sixfields, this also includes away games. I'm holidaying in LA for 3 weeks, followed by a 2 weeks cruise from LA to Miami, then the week in Fort Lauderdale with my best friends before flying home"
Have to wonder how much was he paying for tickets
Have to wonder how much was he paying for tickets
Brighton Sky Blue
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Is it even physically possible to cruise from LA to Miami?
BornSlippySkyBlue
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Just pop through the Panama Canal, not sure you’d do it for the price of a season ticket mind.
ovduk78
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In SkyBlueKid's mind anything was possible!