deanocity3
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http://www.11v11.com/matches/coventry-city-v-birmingham-city-15-may-1982-86236/
Only one cov player that day was a buy(gerry francis)all the others came via youth system
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Birmingham at home, apparently on 8/5/82. We lost 1-0, Mick Harford scored right in front of us in the last minute I think, don't recall much else of the game. I remember some fighting as we were walking up to HR though, was pretty scary for a 10 year old.
i can imagine your living room has every SSN, MOTD and The Premiership recorde4d on VHS in it
Pug wash
I remember that game, it was a full stadium and afterwards it kicked off big time at bus station.
i THOUGHT IT WAS A FULL HOUSE TOO
have tried to respond to your pm deano but it's not going through for some reason-shall try later.
My first game..Ian St.John got sent off for nutting Brian Lewis...http://www.11v11.com/matches/coventry-city-v-liverpool-26-december-1967-79557/
I was at that game 3-3, Easter Tuesday i think. It epitimised just what George Curtis was about. He had a seriously broken leg in the August but was back fighting fit in 7 months, which coincided in us clawing our way from the relegation spots to safety.I also remember the game against Stoke in that 67-68 season when George Curtis made his comeback after breaking his leg the previous August.Noel Cantwell played him up front for the last 20 odd minutes and he was like a mad bullnot a care for the leg he broke..
Leicester at home, November 1999.
I had landed at Gatwick thirteen hours earlier.
We lost 1-0 and I didn't care. Being raised in Australia, I had never experienced such atmosphere at club sport.
Saw four other matches on that trip, including the 3-2 win over Arsenal on Boxing Day.
What was your connection to the club in the first place?
Dad's a born and bred Coventrian. Used to go every chance he had until he left in 1967. Spent most of my formative years listening to tales of Ronnie Rees, George Hudson, Ernie Machin, George Curtis....or of how you could go and watch the reserves for free at half time. Dad also apparently (his brothers all separately confirmed this) was close to signing apprentice terms with the club, until my grandad stepped in and told him that "getting an education was more important".
His older brother also used to tell anyone who'd listen how Reg Matthews was the greatest goalkeeper England produced, but he loved his vices too much.
Given that brainwashing, and the fact that the first full game of football I was forced to watch was the 1987 FA Cup final, I had no choice but to be Sky Blue.
Derby County at home - April 7th 1980 Won 2-1 (Wallace and Hunt)
My eldest brother took me and my younger brother to the game as my 11th birthday treat. We were in the West Stand, and I'll never forget how excited I was,
sat on the edge of my seat shaking with nervous energy ! The other main memory is of how square the pitch looked, having only ever watched football on the tele
before, watching from high up behind the goal gave a whole wierd new perspective to the game. I also remember it was "Ladies Day". For some bizarre reason
all the women at the game were given a daffodil on entry !
City Team:
Jim Blyth
Mick Coop
Gary Gillespie
Paul Dyson
Bobby McDonald
Tommy Hutchison
Andy Blair
Garry Thompson
Ian Wallace
Tommy English
Steve Hunt
He's like the multimedia version of Jim Brown, magic.
1989/1990 Wed 24 Jan Coventry City 5 - 0 Sunderland League Cup
I was 7 and had a top Dad, still have!
Livingstones purple patch.He was class for about 3 months that season
Wasn't that Lloyd McGrath's debut? Baptism of fire!
Thought we has unearthed an absolute gem!
Can't remember.
I was only about 6 or 7 years old (so would have been in 1957-58, but I could be misremembering and it could be later). Seem to remember we won 4-1, but might be wrong.
One thing I do remember very well about that game:
We were behind the goal where the opposition keeper was, and a cov fan climbed over the low white wall and gave their keeper a slap before getting chucked out. Can anyone remember what game that was and when?
Can't remember.
I was only about 6 or 7 years old (so would have been in 1957-58, but I could be misremembering and it could be later). Seem to remember we won 4-1, but might be wrong.
One thing I do remember very well about that game:
We were behind the goal where the opposition keeper was, and a cov fan climbed over the low white wall and gave their keeper a slap before getting chucked out. Can anyone remember what game that was and when?
I know now It was Rotherham early 60's, Rotherham had there keeper injured and their forward John Galley later of Bristol City went in goal.A fan ran on the pitch a hit him.
John is a taxi driver somewhere,his son Chris was part of the 1987 youth team squad that won the FA youth cup.but did not play in the final
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