Bob Latchford
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Saw everything through Sky Blue tinted glasses . great days .
This was my era . what was yours ? (1 Viewer)
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Sick Boy
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Otis
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Yep, my era too. Started to watch in the late 60's but was a bit young to appreciate it. 70's was just great.Saw everything through Sky Blue tinted glasses . great days .
BackRoomRummermill
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Yes first game in 75 top tier of west stand
SKYBLUEGOOSE
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City v Leeds 1971 beat them 3 1 and I was hooked
robbiethemole
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first game on my own 1967 v Spurs/Everton.................the mind is going in the mists of time. aged 13 on the bus from Rugby it was like a trip to another country.
lifeskyblue
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Started going a couple years before this and stood on the Kop. When we were promoted to the old first division we had season tickets. The 68/69 season the first I remember vividly.
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DazzleTommyDazzle
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Saw everything through Sky Blue tinted glasses . great days .
Like Otis, I started watching in the late 60's but this was my favourite era.
Shame that big Jim is missing from the photo.
Houchens Head
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City v Huddersfield. About Oct/Nov 1964. We lost (2-3 I think) but I was hooked from that day!
NorthernWisdom
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SKYBLUEGOOSE
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anyone remember the League cup game against Liverpool in November 1977 at Anfield took about 10K drew 2 2 fantastic atmosphere horrendous fog on the way home
lifeskyblue
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Remember it well ...I was at university in Lancaster. Took a minibus of me (cov fan), girlfriend, few Liverpool fans and some neutrals. Great night
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Grendel
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I can name them too... by reading their names underneath
God I am on my phone I can't see that.
I forget about John Beck - a fine player in his day - odd as a manager he was a total physco.
NorthernWisdom
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Anyway, started taking an interest mid 80s (the three wins to stay up is my first memory - we followed it up with winning 2 out of 3 the next season to stay up -what an introduction, inspiring by the plucky underdog!) then we got the cup win of course. Too young to go myself, cursed with a Dad who hates football, but remember it on the telly.
So my era was the Sillett years really. Half decent football, aspirations to break into the top tier of football, a cracking season when we finished 7th, but were higher for so much longer - nearly a return to Wembley with an undeserved defeat to Forest in the league cup semi-final.
They were terrific years.
And boy, did I have high hopes for Gary Bannister's return...
So my era was the Sillett years really. Half decent football, aspirations to break into the top tier of football, a cracking season when we finished 7th, but were higher for so much longer - nearly a return to Wembley with an undeserved defeat to Forest in the league cup semi-final.
They were terrific years.
And boy, did I have high hopes for Gary Bannister's return...
Terry Gibson's perm
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1983 Brighton and I think we won 2or3 1 and i sat in the bottom part of the sky blue stand
CJ_covblaze
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Played Everton towards the end of the season. 91-92 I think.
Sky Blue Kid
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I remember that game vividly mate. Harold Wilson was sat in the main stand. He was a huge Huddersfield fan(Born there I think.) It finished 0-3
Colin Steins Smile
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1967-8 season versus Sheffield Wednesday a 3-0 win with Neil Martin blasting a penalty into the spoon top. Nearly knocked me off my stool, which I needed to see...aged 7
Bob Latchford
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My first paying game was v Bristol C , in 77. was in the Sky Blue stand . ended 1-1 think we'd just bought Gary collier from Bristol C for 300 k. and I'm sure he made his debut that day too. as a penniless kid , I used to run into the Kop when they opened the gates 15 minutes from time.
oakey
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Saw everything through Sky Blue tinted glasses . great days .
God, we must have played that game without centre halves!
DazzleTommyDazzle
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Mick Coop played centre half (well, number 6 in old money) all that season.
As I recall, Terry Yorath filled in at centre half a few times when Jim Holton was out.
DazzleTommyDazzle
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Fabulous attacking right back!
steveo1987
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My first game was as a 5yr old in 1973.First proper memories were probably 1976 onwards
Citysince47
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My first game was on April 5th 1947, aged 3. beat Sheff Weds 5 - 1. The start of a long love in with my beloved City.
Otis
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Yes!
torchomatic
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My era too. First game was in 1972 but I was a home and away kid from 77/78. That's my favourite kit too.
Saw everything through Sky Blue tinted glasses . great days .
Gazolba
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This was my era. Champions of Div 3 to Champions of Div 2:
It's disgusting that the 'Second Division Champions' team photo does not include George Hudson who was our top scorer and one of the main reasons we were Champions. He'd been sold by the time the photo was taken. They should have invited him back to put on the shirt for the photo.
It's disgusting that the 'Second Division Champions' team photo does not include George Hudson who was our top scorer and one of the main reasons we were Champions. He'd been sold by the time the photo was taken. They should have invited him back to put on the shirt for the photo.
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torchomatic
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Yes, first game for me was on my 7th Birthday in October 1972. My son has had a season ticket since he's been three. I hope he sticks with it as long as I have.
