Leeds away 1977 FA Cup

Yeah your right I was in that stand, we bought our tickets off some Bradford fans for double the price, there was loads of blues in that stand. When you looked to your left at there kop, Police escorted out quite a few blues after Morley scored.

That's the only away game iv been in the home end, worst part was leaving with all the Bradford fans, but it wasn't too bad.

I was on the pitch celebrating, we had Brightwell on our shoulders. The Bradford fan's were fine at the end. I spent the night in Bradford as I was living in Kent at the time. Mad night, got back to the B+B and it was also used as s DHSS place. A middle aged couple helped out there in exchange for free board. They were sound, sat up until 5am drinking, smoking happy baccy and listening to music, great memories
 
Remember this game well, went with a fellow Blue, a Leeds and a united supporter in an old Mini with a window that fell out every time you shut the door.
My mate in the front seat gave a load of shit to a Leeds coach going along the M62, was great as we overtook them, but they started catching us up as we went up a hill, just made it to the top before they caught us.
Went in a pub in the town centre called the Merry Boys and ran straight to the bogs dying for a piss, toilets then started filling up with guys holding pool cues, wanted to know where my mate had got the Leeds scarf from. In their tiny minds we had beaten up a Leeds fan and nicked his scarf, he convinced them he was actually from Leeds and was at Uni in Manchester. Thought we were going to get the shit beaten out of us and just about managed to leg it out of there with a boot up the arse. Game was fucking superb but we got herded out to the station with all the City crowd by the cops at the end.
Tried telling the cops we were in a car and wanted out of the cordon but all we got in reply was "shut the fuck up you Manchester scum".
A fucking great day out!!!
 
DFs coach used to leave town after midnight for a London away game,remember getting to Croydon for Palace about 6 am in December 1980 a 3-2 win.
 
Remember this game well, went with a fellow Blue, a Leeds and a united supporter in an old Mini with a window that fell out every time you shut the door.
My mate in the front seat gave a load of shit to a Leeds coach going along the M62, was great as we overtook them, but they started catching us up as we went up a hill, just made it to the top before they caught us.
Went in a pub in the town centre called the Merry Boys and ran straight to the bogs dying for a piss, toilets then started filling up with guys holding pool cues, wanted to know where my mate had got the Leeds scarf from. In their tiny minds we had beaten up a Leeds fan and nicked his scarf, he convinced them he was actually from Leeds and was at Uni in Manchester. Thought we were going to get the shit beaten out of us and just about managed to leg it out of there with a boot up the arse. Game was fucking superb but we got herded out to the station with all the City crowd by the cops at the end.
Tried telling the cops we were in a car and wanted out of the cordon but all we got in reply was "shut the fuck up you Manchester scum".
A fucking great day out!!!

Edit: Was 78 not 77 I was referring to.
 
Went to both cup games as well as the league game at Christmas 77; didn't see anything that bad at the first two, but coming out of the 78 game was well dodgy with bricks and bottles being thrown walked back to the coach being very quiet, haven't been back there since.
Also remember seeing a programme on bbc 2 in the summer of 77 about that cup game, the footage shown in the Leeds video was taken from that
 
Went to both cup games as well as the league game at Christmas 77; didn't see anything that bad at the first two, but coming out of the 78 game was well dodgy with bricks and bottles being thrown walked back to the coach being very quiet, haven't been back there since.
Also remember seeing a programme on bbc 2 in the summer of 77 about that cup game, the footage shown in the Leeds video was taken from that
The draw for the FA Cup game was made after that December league game (which we lost). I was staying with a City-supporting mate who lived in Leeds and we were walking back into the centre of Leeds surrounded by loads of Leeds fans, with our scarves well hidden. I had my little transistor radio with me as we always did at games and the draw came on. We stopped and loads of Leeds fans gathered round to listen. Eventually I heard "Leeds Utd will play Manchester City" and was just about to say "Fuck we've got to come here again" when I remembered where I was. So in my best Yorkshire accent I shouted "We've got City here again" and they were all delighted. So we went on our way chatting to Leeds fans, who never once suspected who we were.
 
Could have been any trip to dirty Leeds in the 70s! Escorts back to the station were always mad but better than getting bricked in a coach. Crazy days but also plenty of laughs.

Agreed, went to many games at Elland Rd in the 70's, all of them crazy, but always a good time.
I suppose the relief of escaping with my life added to the enjoyment :P
 

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