Yes there's a very district line going back in the Cov area from about 1300. Nether witticker i think mostly. But we are what we are.Just wondering if anyone else has got a solid line back centuries on any particular side, mother or father, of one specific area?
As I said previously, my dad's side is consistently Nottingham and going back to 1600 at least.
My dad though has never mentioned it or ever mentioned Nottingham at all, past our having relatives there.
I just phoned him up and asked which team he supported as a boy and he said no-one.
The City were his first team when he came down here at the age of 12.
Newcastle United. My Nan on my mums side is Geordie, and from a huge family. If you did my family tree, a good 60-70% would be from Newcastle.
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Must have been great to hear first hand about Carrie Bourton. Guaranteed goal a game man in the old third division. There must be hardly anyone left who saw him play.Born in Cov, so were my parents and all of their parents lived in Cov for most of their lives too and even their parents before them { although they had both Banbury and Birmingham connections }, My Uncles and Aunties all live/d in the City and at least one cousin does also. My Mum's Dad regaled me with stories of watching City and Clarrie Bourton in the 1930's with his Dad and brothers. I couldn't really have been anything else, although I had a soft spot for the famous Leeds Utd team of the early 70's !
I had a silk and satin skyblue scarf too back then, I'm pretty sure I've still got it in one of my boxes in my loft.As a Coventry kid I dabbled with the winning teams of the day like Leeds, Everton, Liverpool but had a season ticket from 68 in the West Stand and would only support Coventry against anyone.
In 73 I was wearing a silk and satin Sky Blue scarf with the elephant badge waiting for the Liverpool coach to dispense their players on to King Richard Street, as they did in those days, and Bill Shankley was first off the coach and ruffled my long flowing 70's hair and said well done for supporting your local side. We won 1-0 through a Tommy Hutchison masterclass and from that day I have been faithful(although they cheated on me in 2013)
My father was Irish and a Celtic man but was Sky Blue to his boots and despite our current predicament I have never been more devoted to my club.
The feeling like at full time yesterday in Carlisle just can't be replicated in anything I have experienced. A fucking fourth division game!
Great for the dance of the seven veils though.I had a silk and satin skyblue scarf too back then, I'm pretty sure I've still got it in one of my boxes in my loft.
I've never seen another club do silk scarfs since, pretty bad idea really as it's obviously not warm in the winter and really only a summer item when football isn't played
I was bought a Man Utd top as a kid and wore it a lot outside of school.
One day teacher said they had been given free tickets to ccfc v Luton at highfield Rd that evening.
As soon as I walked into the west stand, I knew that ccfc would always be my club.
Several thousands of pounds later, that will never change.
Really does show the power of getting children engaged with the club
Giving free tickets away in the schools?? That idea will never be seen as acceptable !
My eldest brother started following Tottenham for some reason, even though my middle brother and I supported the City. Will never know why.Both parents from Coventry but born in Lincoln whilst my dad was in the RAF, moved back to Coventry when I was a few weeks old and then to Rugby before I was 6. My mum & dad had no interest in sport and I started following Coventry when I was about 10 because "my grandad lived in Coventry". My eldest brother supports Leicester ffs because my grandad's eldest brother lived in Leicester, no idea why my other brother supports Man Utd but it was the late 60s/early 70s and they were quite good. At school in Rugby nearly everyone in my class supported Leeds, Liverpool or Man Utd and just 2 of us supported Coventry and I think the other lad had a season ticket then and has had one ever since but living in Scotland is all that has stopped me from having one since 2002/3.
Dad born in Ireland , Mum born in Scotland and me born in Coventry, personally I believe you should support the team were you are born.
So born a Cov Kid always a Cov Kid , remember COVKIDSNEVERQUIT !
I don't honestly think I would have been a fully fledged fan of anyone else. I keep an eye out for Southampton's results because that was my first game, and I lived there for a couple of years.
But basically it was City or nothing. Without City I doubt I'd have cared much for football at all except maybe a passing curiosity in Euro 96. Having a stepdad working the old sky blue turnstiles down in the east end helped entice me into it of course....
Mind you, the way it works in my life with being unlucky, I could have been a Man United supporter in the 90's and they'd probably never have won anything. Sometimes wonder if City would have been much better off without me becoming a supporter!
I live in the North East and always watch for local results - Gateshead, Blyth, South Shields etc. Some really good lower league teams up here, of which Blyth is one.Support Coventry City, Coventry United and Coventry Sphinx. After that, I support Blyth Spartans since my father was born in Blyth, Northumberland.
Never been to their ground but have driven by it, always look for their results in the FA Cup.
I saw them play at Wrexham in the 1977-78 FA Cup 5th round. Blyth scored first, but Wrexham equalised and then won the replay at St James Park.
Have seen them on TV a few times; they have beaten league opposition in the FA Cup several times.
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