Your Cov City Highlights ? (1 Viewer)

[bringbackrattles]

I've had an article published in Late Tackle football magazine, on my fifty years following the Sky Blues. I broke it down in sections : 60's 70s 80's 90's and the present. I wrote about winning promotion verses Wolves,our Cup Final victory, a violent incident at Stoke City, plus players and grounds etc. So what are your highlights etc since supporting the City ?

 

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[Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon]

Some stand-outs, in no particular order....

Stepehen Hughes' goalkeeping masterclass at HR
Winning away at Old Trafford
Winning away at Notts County
2 winning trips to Wembley
Battering Barnsley at Oakwell on at least 2 occasions

 

[skybluesam66]

apart from wembley and getting there

3-2 v west ham
5-4 v norwich
2-0 v man u
4-0 v liverpool
1-0 v villa

 

[Nick]

Dann scoring against Newcastle in the last minute
Preston JPT

 

[Gazolba]

Going back a bit, but two games within a week of each other in 1963. I was 14 years old at the time.

Coventry 2 Sunderland 1 FA Cup 5th round 25/3/63
Attendance 40,487
Scorers: George Curtis and Dietmar Bruck.
An amazing game, Sunderland were two divisions above us.
More details:
Coventry City v Sunderland, 25 March 1963

The FA Cup quarter final between Coventry and Manchester United 30/3/63
Attendance 44,000 (2nd highest ever I think)
Terry Bly scored for us, Bobby Charlton (2) and Albert Quixall for them.
A fantastic game even though we lost 1-3.
Manchester United went on to win the cup.
More details:
Coventry City v Manchester United, 30 March 1963

 

[Skybluefaz]

Play off final victory, Huckerby's winner against Man United. Westwood last minute penalty save against Wolves. Robbie Keane's goal against Arsenal.

 

[hill83]

Bar the obvious of course.

 

[Cranfield Sky Blue]

Realising my eldest lad was as hopelessly addicted to supporting CCFC as his Dad! We’ve had some times together!

Games:
MK Dons when McGuire scored two
Wolves in 67
Everton home 84?? (Last game of the season)
Luton last season
Man Utd away in 87 cup run
Man Utd away with Mifsud
Man Utd home with Huckerby
Norwich 4-3
Spurs away 98?? (Last game of the season)
Villa away in the cup
Villa away 1-4 (who the fuck is Dion Dublin)!
Notts County away in the play offs

The list goes on

 

[no_loyalty]

87 Cup Final
Checkatrade Trophy Final
League 2 play-off semi-final 2nd leg
League 2 final
City 5 Liverpool 1
Last day escape against Spurs

 

[PurpleBin]

Two recent Wembley wins.
Beating United in 2007.

Oddly enough I always look really fondly on that period under Eric Black when for a while I thought we were invincible. Two games at HR against Burnley and Preston stand out.

 

[no_loyalty]

Oddly enough I always look really fondly on that period under Eric Black when for a while I thought we were invincible. Two games at HR against Burnley and Preston stand out.

And the 6-1 away at Walsall

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

A few memorable moments as a Cov fan!

- Hughes’ GK after Bennett’s red card
- winning the last game at Highfield Road, gutted I missed that game
- Winning at Old Trafford
- Dann’s last minute equaliser v Newcastle
- Chelsea in the FA Cup
- Westwood’s last min penalty save v Wolves
- watching the Checkatrade in the uni library and cheering out loud!

Promotion last year topped it all though!

 

[HerneBayGaz]

Going back a bit, but two games within a week of each other in 1963. I was 14 years old at the time.

Coventry 2 Sunderland 1 FA Cup 5th round 25/3/63
Attendance 40,487
Scorers: George Curtis and Dietmar Bruck.
An amazing game, Sunderland were two divisions above us.
More details:
Coventry City v Sunderland, 25 March 1963

The FA Cup quarter final between Coventry and Manchester United 30/3/63
Attendance 44,000 (2nd highest ever I think)
Terry Bly scored for us, Bobby Charlton (2) and Albert Quixall for them.
A fantastic game even though we lost 1-3.
Manchester United went on to win the cup.
More details:
Coventry City v Manchester United, 30 March 1963

God your OLD haha

Great memories for you

Hope their are many more too come

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

0-0 v Bradford bonfire night 2003
0-0 v Bradford last game in the prem

Surprised the club haven’t released a double dvd of these 2 games!

 

[usskyblue]

1976 2-2 Bristol City (My first game at HR)

1981 5-0 League Cup Qtr Final v Watford
1981 3-2 League Cup Semi Final v West Ham

1983 4-0 v Liverpool (Gibson hat trick)

1985. Last 3 Games. (Had to win all to stay up)
1-0 v Stoke
1-0 v Luton
4-1 v Everton

1987 3-1 FA Cup Qtr Final v Sheff Wed
1987 3-2 FA Cup Semi v Leeds
1987 3-2 FA Cup Final v Spurs

1997 3-2 v Man Utd
1997 2-1 v Spurs (Great Escape)

1999 4-1 v Villa

2005 6-2 v Derby (Farewell HR)

 

[PurpleBin]

Andy Morrells goal against West Ham.

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

1976 2-2 Bristol City (My first game at HR)

1981 4-0 League Cup Qtr Final v Watford
1981 3-2 League Cup Semi Final v West Ham

1983 4-0 v Liverpool (Gibson hat trick)

1985. Last 3 Games. (Had to win all to stay up)
1-0 v Stoke
1-0 v Luton
4-1 v Everton

1987 3-2 FA Cup Final v Spurs

1997 2-1 v Man Utd
1997 2-1 v Spurs (Great Escape)

2005 6-2 v Derby (Farewell HR)

We beat Watford 5-0 - Peter Bodak had the game of his life if I remember right. Also pretty sure the Man U game was 3-2. Memorable games all though.

 

[usskyblue]

We beat Watford 5-0 - Peter Bodak had the game of his life if I remember right. Also pretty sure the Man U game was 3-2. Memorable games all though.

Thx for the corrections m8. Added the FA Cup QTR and Semi in 87. The two trips to Hillsborough.

 

[Frank Sidebottom]

A 4-3 victory at HR Against Man City in September 2001. Pegged back 3 times before David Thompson scored an 89th minute winner. Great game. Thought we'd piss the league after that game.

 

[PurpleBin]

Gary Macs volley against Derby. Christmas 2003ish

Juan Sara last minute equaliser at Forest. Potentially same season?

Beating Wolves 2-0 at Molineux, 2003/04ish.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

87 Cup Final
Checkatrade Trophy Final
League 2 play-off semi-final 2nd leg
League 2 final
City 5 Liverpool 1
Last day escape against Spurs

Was at all of those.

 

[CJ_covblaze]

3-2 against United
2-1 against the Villa
4-3 against Man City

 

[ccfc_Tom]

Beating premier league stoke, while we were in league 2 was fun

 

[CJ_covblaze]

A 4-3 victory at HR Against Man City in September 2001. Pegged back 3 times before David Thompson scored an 89th minute winner. Great game. Thought we'd piss the league after that game.

That Man City was ridiculously good for the second tier. Probably up there with Mowbray’s Albion team in 07-08.

 

[steve cooper]

0-0 v Bradford bonfire night 2003
0-0 v Bradford last game in the prem

Surprised the club haven’t released a double dvd of these 2 games!

Did the double over Leicester that season as well

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

-The 4-1 win against the hungover title-celebrating Everton to stay up
-Gibson's hatrick in the 4-0 against Liverpool's golden era team
-Waiting outside for The Pink to be delivered to the shop after a win as a kid in the early 80's
-Cyrille's five goals against Chester and being pictured lying on the ground with five balls afterwards
-87 and everything about it, natch
-The 4-3 win against Spurs in the league the FA Cup season and Cyrille's lungbusting celebratory run after his last minute winner (featuring a lungbusting run!)
-Nuddy's hatrick at Anfield, first player to score one there in a couple of decades I think
-Speedo's hatrick of headers in the 5-0 against Sheff Wed
-Speedo's outrageous chips, the one against Norwich if you have to pick one
-Gazza getting pissed off at Lloyd's man marking, lashing out, and breaking his arm on Lloyd. THAT hard...
-Steve Livingstone mullering Sunderland and Forest in the League Cup
-The Magical Christmas of Quinn & Rosario, beating Liverpool 5-1 and Villa 3-0 in a couple of days.
-Chris Marsden's midfield performance against Swindon
-The win against Spurs to stay up
-Slaughtering champions Blackburn 5-0 with the orange ball
-Whelan's goal against Southampton
-Froggat's goal against Everton
-Beating Chelsea those opening games with Dion and Huck dominating
-The run we went on after signing Boateng in 97-98, was it 2 defeats in 22 games? Dion at his best. Shoulda won the cup that year
-Moldovan and Villa
-Keane's magic, notably the goal against Arsenal
-Thompson's thunderbolts in The Championship year after relegation
-Richie Partridges dribbles and goals
-The Eric Black team when it felt like we scored 6 every week and Joachim and McSheffrey's Little and Little partnership
-Safri's goal against Norwich
-Mifsud and the 2-0 win at Old Trafford in the League Cup
-Adebola's barnstorming run and finish against Blackburn
-Doyle's goal against Preston from outside the area
-Deegan's volleyed goal against Blackpool.
-David Bell's goal from the halfway line against Doncaster, chipping Neil Sullivan a la Beckham only better, cos it's David Bell, so WTF...
-Callum Wilson's first goal for the club, coming on as sub and cutting in from the right byline to beat a couple of men and slot home
-George Thomas's goal in the Checkatrade final
-Jodi's hatrick last season
-The playoffs last season, especially Max and Bayliss's goals

 

[Adge]

Sutton 2-1 Coventry
Coventry 1-2 Worcester City

A couple of personal favourites of mine.

 

[usskyblue]

Sutton 2-1 Coventry
Coventry 1-2 Worcester City

A couple of personal favourites of mine.

I bet you orgasmed v Cambridge then m8

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

A 4-3 victory at HR Against Man City in September 2001. Pegged back 3 times before David Thompson scored an 89th minute winner. Great game. Thought we'd piss the league after that game.

Ah game of the season that, when we still had hope of bouncing straight back.

 

[rob9872]

Most of mine already listed but I'd add my first game at home in 1980 beating Liverpool 1-0, last game at HR 1st game at the Ricoh, the game when it was announced SISU had saved the day (yeah I know!) the March to get us back from Northampton and the first game back v Gillingham.

 

[usskyblue]

Most of mine already listed but I'd add my first game at home in 1980 beating Liverpool 1-0.

Paul Dyson header I think

 

[rob9872]

Yep it was. Can't find the goal anywhere online but had a feeling it was from a Bobby McDonald corner and yet any other footage I've seen BM didn't take corners so perhaps my memory clouded simply by him being the nearest player to us. We sat on the couple of rows in front of those wooden exec boxes at boot level by the touchline. First and only time ever so no idea why dad got tickets there.

 

[Liquid Gold]

A weird one I always look back on is when we beat WBA at HR when Black was first taking over from Gary Mac. Jonnie Jackson chipping the keeper in the last minute.

 

[usskyblue]

Yep it was. Can't find the goal anywhere online but had a feeling it was from a Bobby McDonald corner and yet any other footage I've seen BM didn't take corners so perhaps my memory clouded simply by him being the nearest player to us. We sat on the couple of rows in front of those wooden exec boxes at boot level by the touchline. First and only time ever so no idea why dad got tickets there.

It was from a corner but I’m effed if I can remember who took it. Those pitch level seats in front of the main stand was where I sat for a couple of seasons ‘76/77 to ‘78/79. I graduated to the West Stand by the 80’s.

 

[usskyblue]

Remember this too. They put netting in front of the stantions after this happened.