What's the best Coventry City season you can remember ? (1 Viewer)

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

I was too young for the season we won promotion to the (then) first division in which we beat Wolves in front of over 51,000, so this is my best season

1977 -78
Survived miraculously the previous season and a huge crowd turned up at the last game (Bristol City) because we all knew that if we survived we had the makings of a very exciting team the following year, and it proved to be the case .

Hutchison, Wallace, Ferguson, , Powell, Yorath, Blyth etc. On our day we could beat anyone. Wonderful.

 

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[RFC]

Far too many to mention (particularly in the early JH days!). Last 20 years or so nothing really but disappointment. PUSB

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

When we finished 8th in the championship, those were the good ol' days.

 

[skybluebeduff]

I'm 30 now, so it has to be 1997/1998 season, we were unlucky not to make Europe that season, I went to nearly every game home and away apart from Everton and Liverpool.

Dion Dublin was top scorer in the prem that season too with 18.


I miss those days, it's all I have as a 30y old CCFC fan.

 

[Gray]

1999-2000. Unfortunately its all gone down hill since that season

 

[Evo1883]

97/98 we finished 11th in the premiership , i was only 3 in the cup final year , either way we were very good at home only losing 2 all seasOn but away we won 4 out the 19 ,could probably have finished 5th with better away form as we finished 7 points off leeds united.

starting 11. Oggy. Nilsson. Breen. Shaw. Burrows. Telfer. Boeteng. Mcallister. Whelan. Dublin. Huckerby.
Soltvedt and hall played a bit to

 

[skybluebeduff]

I was too young for the season we won promotion to the (then) first division in which we beat Wolves in front of over 51,000, so this is my best season

1977 -78
Survived miraculously the previous season and a huge crowd turned up at the last game (Bristol City) because we all knew that if we survived we had the makings of a very exciting team the following year, and it proved to be the case .

Hutchison, Wallace, Ferguson, , Powell, Yorath, Blyth etc. On our day we could beat anyone. Wonderful.

That was the game that made the entire populace of Sunderland hate us right?

We love you Sir Jimmy

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

@ Alan Dugdales Moustache...........It has to be without a doubt, the promotion to the 1st Division. It tops everything including the FA Cup win.

 

[malkitccfc]

8th in the championship. What a season that was

 

[skybluebeduff]

Far too many to mention (particularly in the early JH days!). Last 20 years or so nothing really but disappointment. PUSB

Which increased dramatically during SISU's tenure?


Had to get that one in.

Lowest crowd since 1962 yesterday, long term plan. HELP

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

@ Alan Dugdales Moustache...........It has to be without a doubt, the promotion to the 1st Division. It tops everything including the FA Cup win.

I've absolutely no doubt you are correct on that one ! I was only 7 then. From what i've read and heard about kids being passed down to the front from those present I can't imagine how good that must have been.

 

[Jackoskyblue]

Count yourselves lucky I've been going since 2005 so would have to so 05/06 season when we finished 8th in championship favourite game being a 2-0 win v wolves great atmosphere and a great game biggest attendance that season as well

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

That was the game that made the entire populace of Sunderland hate us right?

We love you Sir Jimmy

Apparently the hatred goes on undeminished. When we were eventually relegated from the Premiership the pubs and clubs in Sunderland were packed with their supporters celebrating.

 

[skybluebeduff]

Apparently the hatred goes on undeminished. When we were eventually relegated from the Premiership the pubs and clubs in Sunderland were packed with their supporters celebrating.

Yes they've been on these boards too in recent times extremely happy about our situation.

Sad really.

 

[Gazolba]

I was too young for the season we won promotion to the (then) first division in which we beat Wolves in front of over 51,000, so this is my best season .....
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The promotion winning seasons when we went from Div 3 to 2 and Div 2 to 1.
We had a great manager and a great team with great players in those days.
Other teams were in awe of us.
It was a genuine thrill to go to games.
I even used to attend reserve team games and they were pretty good too.

 

[bringbackrattles]

I'm with Sky Blue Kid on this in fact to me every season under Jimmy Hill was special.Don't want to keep going on about it but how I wish we had those days back now !

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

The promotion winning seasons when we went from Div 3 to 2 and Div 2 to 1.
We had a great manager and a great team with great players in those days.
Other teams were in awe of us.
It was a genuine thrill to go to games.
I even used to attend reserve team games and they were pretty good too.

I think the angiush we all suffer as Cov fans is that the period you remember was one of sustained progress and since then there hasn't been any. Gordon Milne steadied the ship for a while, had a couple of great seasons but then , inevitably , the wheels began to come off. The team of 87 promised so much but never quite carried it through in subsequent seasons. They are two shining periods I remember in particular and nothing really since, not in the context of setting the football world in general alight.

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

@ Alan Dugdales Moustache.......... My late father(Nearest to camera, and me at the historic win.) http://www.cwn.org.uk/skyblues/history/highfield-road-100-years-photo-1967.htm

 

[davebart]

1909-10 what a year that was. Great win against First division Forest in the third round of the FA cup. memories!!!

 

[Grendel]

1977 78 by a country mile was the clubs most exciting season.

 

[Houchens Head]

1967 Division 1 promotion year! I was a proud 14-year old at the game against Wolves! 51,000+ crowd! Fantastic finish to the season! Never to be forgotten! I was sat on the edge of the pitch just behind the white line at the Spion Kop end. This was after I and many others had been passed forward by the crowd due to safety reasons. What a game! What an atmosphere! What a year!

 

[bringbackrattles]

1967 Division 1 promotion year! I was a proud 14-year old at the game against Wolves! 51,000+ crowd! Fantastic finish to the season! Never to be forgotten! I was sat on the edge of the pitch just behind the white line at the Spion Kop end. This was after I and many others had been passed forward by the crowd due to safety reasons. What a game! What an atmosphere! What a year!

Just think Houch I was sat behind the goal at the other end to you that day.Us kids were going to get crushed so we were allowed to sit along the wall on the pitch. I was 13 and with a few school mates and little did we know that we were witnessing history of our club, great day and memory.

 

[chiefdave]

My first game was at the start of the 86/87 season, that was a pretty good year to start going! Don't think I fully appreciated it to be honest and kind of thought every year would be like that!

The Hucks and Dion years were probably my favourite so I guess I'd go for 97-98. During those years I genuinely thought we were only a player or two away from pushing for a European place. How times have changed.

 

[blueflint]

1967 without a doubt

 

[AndreasB]

Last year until Xmas was ACE


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[skybluepm2]

This season's going pretty well... Could turn out to be a blinder now we've pulverized Walsall, signed up Martin and Nouble, plus somehow managed to finally dispose of Jordan Clarke! Bring on Swindon.....oh wait!*

*jokes.. This is currently the worst and most boring season in living history. I would rather have been born in somewhere shitty like Grimbsy.

Best season for me would have to be the Robbie Keane and Morocco year; 99/00 was it? Those were the days. Sadly after that it has pretty much been diabolical.

 

[Ashdown]

Last year until Xmas was ACE


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Err no it wasn't, it was mostly played in Northampton and in League 1 !..... 1977-8, 1978-9, first half of 1983, 1986-1989, 1997-1999 { Charlton home 2-nil up lost 3-2 all went downhill from this point }, after that maybe 15-20 decent games with a slow but sure decline to last night !

 

[AndreasB]

Err no it wasn't, it was mostly played in Northampton and in League 1 !..... 1977-8, 1978-9, first half of 1983, 1986-1989, 1997-1999 { Charlton home 2-nil up lost 3-2 all went downhill from this point }, after that maybe 15-20 decent games with a slow but sure decline to last night !

Err yes it was

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Err yes it was

No it was Crap playing against Crap teams in a Crap division with crap attendances in a crap ground
No comparison to any of the other seasons mentioned on here.

And anyway we have had to many good half seasons to mention against higher calibre teams.

 

[davebart]

No it was Crap playing against Crap teams in a Crap division with crap attendances in a crap ground
No comparison to any of the other seasons mentioned on here.

And anyway we have had to many good half seasons to mention against higher calibre teams.

Sorry LAST the thread title is best year you can remember NOT what was the best year.

If it was Andreas' best year then he is entitled to say so.

 

[AndreasB]

No it was Crap playing against Crap teams in a Crap division with crap attendances in a crap ground
No comparison to any of the other seasons mentioned on here.

And anyway we have had to many good half seasons to mention against higher calibre teams.

So you cant enjoy football unless we are in the top division? Wake up. You make the best of the situation we are in. The play of Clarke, Wilson, Christie, Murphy, Moussa was magical at times (especially as they have all now gone). Getting the 10 points back by November was a fantastic achievement against all the odds and we should remember that rather than the sour grapes you feel because you didnt attend.

 

[chiefdave]

So you cant enjoy football unless we are in the top division?

All supporters need hope, it's doesn't have to be hope of playing in the top division. For some, maybe the likes of Crawley and Fleetwood, playing in L1 is probably above where a lot of their supporters ever expected them to be. Same with Yeovil getting into the Championship.

Works both ways though. Clubs like us, Sheff Utd, Wolves etc don't expect to play season after season in L1. Of the 'big' clubs that have been in L1 while we've been down here all of them have looked like promotion contenders while we're never had a serious push at even the play offs.

You can't blame people for starting to lose interest after so many years of failure. Didn't someone post a stat that it's over 40 years since a top 6 finish which is more than double anyone else. Same with trips to Wembley, how many teams in the FL have not played a game in any competition at Wembley for nearly 30 years. If people could see a plan and things improving then they'd have some hope but it just gets worse and worse.

 

[Ashdown]

So you cant enjoy football unless we are in the top division? Wake up. You make the best of the situation we are in. The play of Clarke, Wilson, Christie, Murphy, Moussa was magical at times (especially as they have all now gone). Getting the 10 points back by November was a fantastic achievement against all the odds and we should remember that rather than the sour grapes you feel because you didnt attend.

We could certainly do with that bunch back now I agree. At least 3 of those could actually create some havoc with their pace. Look what they have been replaced with on the cheap !! No wonder we look pitiful most weeks !

 

[Silence_Is_The_Enemy]

2007/08 mainly because i went to all 56 games we had some really good games and then some how nearly got relegated at the end which still seems mental to me

 

[AndreasB]

2007/08 mainly because i went to all 56 games we had some really good games and then some how nearly got relegated at the end which still seems mental to me

blimey, fair play to you. My recall of every year at the Ricoh has been one of utter apathy and dissapointment.