Everton had been on the beers all week - and certainly played like it. Was 16 at the time and in the West End. Only time I didn't see Big Nev play a blinder!
I was in Sky Blue terrace and fit and lithe enough to easily scale those fences at the final whistle with a copper hanging off my ankle 
I met the entire Everton team afterwards at the now Holiday Inn near Walsgrave Cross Point where they were stopping.
I was in the West End that day with some friends, some are not with us anymore.
What a great memory.
What a great memory.
Said a good few times but this was my late Mum's one and only game. I think also the only time I ever sat in the Sky Blue stand.
What a glorious day it was.
What a glorious day it was.
Great game, and far more enjoyable than the midweek win against Luton where Kilcline scored our winner in the last ten minutes.
I was 19, the same age as my own son now. All the success he's witnessed over the last few years compared to me at 19.
Wasn’t this a very early kick-off? I was 9 and hadn’t badgered my Dad enough into taking me regularly yet. Although I did get him to drive me round the ground whilst the game was going on
I was on a petrol station forecourt in Norwich when the result came through on the car radio. I excitedly shouted out '4-1' to my then gf's Canary supporting family sat in various vehicles. Other fuel customers then came rushing up to verify that Everton had just beaten us. I can still smell the hatred towards me when I gleefully announced that it was 4-1 to the mighty Sky Blues and Norwich City were now relegated 
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I remember in the evening my mate and I went to Pizzaland at the top of the Parade in Leam and Pearce and Butterworth were in there.
Both left, of course, and never played for us again.
Both left, of course, and never played for us again.
I was there, aged 30, on the West Terrace.
I’m 70 now and running out of years to see us back in the top flight
I’m 70 now and running out of years to see us back in the top flight
Both to Forest?and now the rest is history, Butterworth was a very good Prospect for us.
Started my paper round early as it was always a slog with the Sunday supplements and newspapers far to big for their letter boxes
. A lovely warm sunny morning and what a day!
. A lovely warm sunny morning and what a day!Sunday morning I think. No trains from Banbury so I had to get national express bus. Took forever to get to Pool Meadow and I got sunburnt ! Great day
I was there too...
Every season last game nail biter...
I do remember seeing on ITV that Butterworth and Pearce had gone to Forest and feeling so disappointed...
Every season last game nail biter...
I do remember seeing on ITV that Butterworth and Pearce had gone to Forest and feeling so disappointed...
Me too. Plenty of years left!!I was there, aged 30, on the West Terrace.
I’m 70 now and running out of years to see us back in the top flight
Was 14 at the time.
Don Mackay was manager and it was a miracle he kept us up, but he did, and then a season later he was replaced by a couple of likely lads called Curtis and Sillett and the rest as they say is history
Don Mackay was manager and it was a miracle he kept us up, but he did, and then a season later he was replaced by a couple of likely lads called Curtis and Sillett and the rest as they say is history
Me too. Fabulous day
I was in the Falkland Islands - getting score updates on the world service.
Felt the need to 'console' a Norwich City supporting colleague at full time. I don't think he spoke to me again for the rest of the tour.
Felt the need to 'console' a Norwich City supporting colleague at full time. I don't think he spoke to me again for the rest of the tour.
I went to the last 3 games, and if memory serves, they were;
Stoke (A) Won 1-0 Shit a brick when they hit the underside of the bar with a penalty.
Luton (H) Won 1-0 Shitting bricks until Killer scored late on.
And Everton.. which strangely enough I knew we’d win. No shitbricks. Got in the pitch at the end and grabbed a small piece of turf. Fuckknows what ever happened to that.
Stoke (A) Won 1-0 Shit a brick when they hit the underside of the bar with a penalty.
Luton (H) Won 1-0 Shitting bricks until Killer scored late on.
And Everton.. which strangely enough I knew we’d win. No shitbricks. Got in the pitch at the end and grabbed a small piece of turf. Fuckknows what ever happened to that.
The original great escape. Won the last three and survived a Stoke penalty that cannoned off the crossbar down onto the line. The margins don’t get finer. I’d not heard the Regis to Bordeaux thing before!
Oh it was nothing - I would have offered that level of consolation to an over confident canary anywhere in the world as long as they were in earshot.Can I just say, thanks for your Service.