Favourite Coventry City league match? (1 Viewer)

CovFan · Apr 3, 2011

Mine has to be beating Manchester United 3-2 at Highfield Road at the end of 1997, brilliant match and brilliant performance, all summed up by Beckham slipping over and ballooning a free kick late on.

[video=youtube;bcdWGPjDXb8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcdWGPjDXb8&feature=related[/video]

huckerby87 · Apr 3, 2011

They were the days:claping hands:

My favourite was Boxing Day 1999, Cov 3 Arsenal 2, Keano was on fire against an Arsenal side that featured the famous back 5 plus Petit, Overmars & Thierry Henry

AmyandAdamsDad · Apr 3, 2011

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December 83. City4 Liverpool 1.
In the Kop with my dad.Superb.
Look at the Liverpool team!
Gouldy's finest hour at City.

derbyskyblue · Apr 4, 2011

Cov 5 norwich 4 in 1976. ( Would love to see the highlights of that match) and also cov 4 man city 2. Fergie hat trick, about 1977. Great second half after being 2-1 down at half time. Does'nt get talked about much does that game but the second half was propably still the finest performance ive seen following cov.

bamalamafizzfazz · Apr 4, 2011

huckerby87 said:
They were the days:claping hands:

My favourite was Boxing Day 1999, Cov 3 Arsenal 2, Keano was on fire against an Arsenal side that featured the famous back 5 plus Petit, Overmars & Thierry Henry

I love that game, I remember Keane's overhead kick at the near post. The Man Utd game I have less fonder memories as I was in Butlins with the family

My favourite game though was when we beat Newcastle 4-1 in 1999. Goals form Carlton Palmer, Keano, Hadji and a wonder strike from Paul 'Willo' Williams from near the half way line. :claping hands:

I forget who scored for them

tippex9 · Apr 4, 2011

Oh my word, I've been to hundreds of games over the years but missed all of the above!!!

Forest 5-4 at Highfield Road was good, Man City 4-3 Lee Hughes scored late just after they equalised and I'll never forget Derby 6-2 when we said goodbye

Sutty · Apr 4, 2011

The 0-0 against Stockport was a cracker...

Seriously though probably one of the games under Eric Black. Was it PNE when we were 3 up in 8 minutes or something?

darkhorse · Apr 4, 2011

Of course the best of the lot was the 3-1 home victory against Wolves (including Ernie Hunt !) in 1967 which made us Champions of Division II. We don't get many crowds of 50.000 plus these days. Now we all remember that one, don't we ?

Moff · Apr 4, 2011

I liked the 5-1 against Liverpool in about 1992, when Bugsy and Quinn both scored a couple, but in 1987 our 4-3 win against Spurs was a classic, with Cyrille scoring the winner in the last few minutes.

Sky_Blue_Daz · Apr 4, 2011

Beating Chelsea 3-2 opening day of the season 97/98 Dion scored a hatrick. Highfield Road bathed in sunshine Me and my best friend had just got season tickets Block q row t seats 25 and 26 above the west end .
Also the 6-2 against Derby wonderful day
Incidentally the kit form the 97/98 season was the best ever

sky_blue_up_north · Apr 4, 2011

derbyskyblue said:
Cov 5 norwich 4 in 1976. ( Would love to see the highlights of that match) and also cov 4 man city 2. Fergie hat trick, about 1977. Great second half after being 2-1 down at half time. Does'nt get talked about much does that game but the second half was probably still the finest performance ive seen following cov.

Brilliant game, never forget it

MatthewWallis · Apr 4, 2011

0-0 against stoke at highfield road 2003 or 2004 absolutely brilliant game with Stephen Hughes ending up in goal

DazzleTommyDazzle · Apr 4, 2011

derbyskyblue said:
Cov 5 norwich 4 in 1976. ( Would love to see the highlights of that match) and also cov 4 man city 2. Fergie hat trick, about 1977. Great second half after being 2-1 down at half time. Does'nt get talked about much does that game but the second half was propably still the finest performance ive seen following cov.

There were so many great games that season.

You've picked out 2 of the best but there was also beating Liverpool with 10 men (well with Ray Graydon on the pitch but unable to move more than a yard or so), beating Chelsea 5-1, beating B'ham 4-0, Wolves 3-0 and the last game of the season when Peter Shilton somehow kept out Fergie's header to win the title for Forest.

Oh to have Ferguson, Wallace and Hutchison in the team today..............

skybluetelford · Apr 4, 2011

Beating Spurs 4-3 at Christmas in the run-up to the Cup Final. Cyrille heading in after his first effort hit the bar in the last minute.

SkyBlue_Am · Apr 4, 2011

Last game at Highfield Road beating Derby 6-2 with Whingy getting the last ever goal....Was an amazing day out and was quite emotional

LastGarrison · Apr 4, 2011

Beating Chelsea 3-1 when they had to wear our away kit and LeBouef tearing it off and throwing it on the ground with disgust at the final whistle.

smileycov · Apr 4, 2011

Christ so many!!! How about quinny hat trick at Highbury, first game of the season we won 3 - 0, beating vile 4 - 1 with "Georgie B" running the show......but my favourite must be beating Vile 2 -1 at home for the first league victory ever over them !!!

Walking Bird · Apr 4, 2011

Too many games to mention but certainly any game when David Speedie lobbed the goal keeper to win the game. A very special trademark from the man

[video=youtube;7p3q7H_fZgA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p3q7H_fZgA[/video]

sky_blue_up_north · Apr 4, 2011

Best ever league game V Wolves 1967... 51K at Highfield Road... 1 down at half time, then that little Scottish genius Ian Gibson got us going... 3-1 brilliant day.. however the best game I ever saw was our 3-2 win over West Ham in the League Cup, 2 down at half time

sky_blue_up_north · Apr 4, 2011

DazzleTommyDazzle said:
There were so many great games that season.

You've picked out 2 of the best but there was also beating Liverpool with 10 men (well with Ray Graydon on the pitch but unable to move more than a yard or so), beating Chelsea 5-1, beating B'ham 4-0, Wolves 3-0 and the last game of the season when Peter Shilton somehow kept out Fergie's header to win the title for Forest.

Oh to have Ferguson, Wallace and Hutchison in the team today..............

Fergie, Wallace, Hutch, Yorath....

Nonleagueherewecome · Apr 4, 2011

Speedo was awesome, possibly his hatrick against Sheff Wed was my fave.

But crikey, just how many goals did David Smith set up back in the day? Some cracking crosses in the Speedie compilation, lovely left-foot. I always remembered him as too slow to beat a man, but this footage proves otherwise-repeatedly in some examples!

nicksig · Apr 4, 2011

My favourite was he 3-3 draw against Wimbeldon in about 1994. Not an important fixture but a cracking game with Isias hitting the post in the last minute otherwise we'd have won 4-3

nicksig · Apr 4, 2011

!And the 2-1 win at Spurs to stay up on the last day of the season in about 97 was pretty good too!

oakey · Apr 4, 2011

Always the last one we won so today it is v Watford 2/4/11

:claping hands:

sw88 · Apr 4, 2011

5 - 2 win at Gillingham when Richard Shaw scored his only ever CCFC goal?? I waited so long for him to score n was great to see it fly in (pretty awesome finish aswell ). I'm easily pleased! Bet no1 else wud choose a fixture v Gillingham lol.

Another would have to be last game at Highfield Road. Emotional day finished off with a brilliant result (thanks Big Mo for your woeful performance lol) and a sing song on the pitch! Plus not forgetting beating man u at Highield Road too!

sw88 · Apr 4, 2011

Oh, nearly forgot, The 1 0 win away at cardiff when Peter Clarke got sent off after only about half an hour! We were so stubborn that game, nothin was gettin passed us, and we ended winning with a penalty (McSheffrey I think put it away).

Macca · Apr 4, 2011

Moff said:
I liked the 5-1 against Liverpool in about 1992, when Bugsy and Quinn both scored a couple, but in 1987 our 4-3 win against Spurs was a classic, with Cyrille scoring the winner in the last few minutes.

The Spurs game without a doubt, a good old HR winters game. Cyrille headed against the bar came back out and he headed it in. Also a great goal from an impossible angle from Bennett. How I miss those days, real football.

Macca · Apr 4, 2011

Walking Bird said:
Too many games to mention but certainly any game when David Speedie lobbed the goal keeper to win the game. A very special trademark from the man

[video=youtube;7p3q7H_fZgA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p3q7H_fZgA[/video]

scored an even better one shortly afterwards against Wimbledon. 1988-89 season had some great games. And one terrible one!!

Walking Bird · Apr 4, 2011

Absolutley loved Speedo as a player..
God if we only had someone with half his heart & talent. Can anybody remember the name of the cu*t who was responsible for getting him out of the club?? :jerkit:
I remember being at an away match at Maine Road & all the Cov fans singing "speedie must stay"..

egastap · Apr 4, 2011

darkhorse said:
Of course the best of the lot was the 3-1 home victory against Wolves (including Ernie Hunt !) in 1967 which made us Champions of Division II. We don't get many crowds of 50.000 plus these days. Now we all remember that one, don't we ?

That was a bloody awesome game. Kids over the wall on the track and grass area. Wow. "Those were the days my friend, I'd thought they'd never end" (Mary Hopkin) Unfortunately, they did.

Walking Bird · Apr 4, 2011

Macca said:
scored an even better one shortly afterwards against Wimbledon. 1988-89 season had some great games. And one terrible one!!

This one was a belter!

[video=youtube;9WqyFBcsemw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WqyFBcsemw[/video]

egastap · Apr 4, 2011

City vs Sunderland 5th round in, I believe, 1962-3. We won against the Black Cats 2-1 with Big George Curtis getting a headed goal towards the end. Magic! Lost the 6th round to ManU. Gutted.

Disorganised1 · Apr 4, 2011

So many games and so many favourites mentioned ~ First game of the season against Man Utd when Dave Sexton had just taken charge ~ They had Best, Charlton, et al.

DazzleTommyDazzle · Apr 5, 2011

Disorganised1 said:
So many games and so many favourites mentioned ~ First game of the season against Man Utd when Dave Sexton had just taken charge ~ They had Best, Charlton, et al.

Do you mean the first game in the all seater stadium, with Steve Whitton scoring for us (I think...).

If so, Best and Charlton had been gone from United for about a decade by then.

The big win against "that" United team was in about '68 when Chris Cattlin made his debut marking Best. I think that was a 2-0 win - I was too young to go to games in those days...........

Disorganised1 · Apr 5, 2011

Dear God - and I'm so old I'm confusing my games ~ I actually won the match ball against Man Utd once - but we'd won and they refused to sign it.

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