1970's MCFC

[butlerkb]

My fondest memories of following home and away were the 70's.

The old Kippax, the kit/scarf colours, transit vans and specials. Dog shit alley, windy corner, stinking bogs, infiltrating the away section and escorts, waiting at Piccadilly or the Brunswick.
All the old characters.

As I get older I find myself thinking about them a lot (blue tinted specs) Big fat football hooligan, Trumans for steel, Freddie Pye, all the boozers.

Loads of youtube vids of matches I'm watching from then.

Brilliant memories, how about playing great attacking football on pitches like that, I went to Maine road from 67 to 74 and never realised how bad the pitch could be compared to modern day Etihad, we were still treated to champagne football( funny to see Francis Lee playing against us, Tueart so underated

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

One game that sticks in my mind for all sorts of reasons, is the 1-0 victory over Sunderland in 76-77.

This was the first game that I ever attended without parental supervision, and 47,000+ must have been one of the largest evening kick-off attendances for a League match in the 70s.

We were sat in the Platt Lane (both of us 12 years old) surrounded by hordes of Sunderland fans.

I seem to recall that Sunderland had been stranded at the foot of the table, before a run of unexpected victories had offered a lifeline. They were ultimately relegated due to Bristol City and Coventry drawing in controversial circumstances (as in Germany-Austria at the 82 World Cup)

 

[kippaxneil]

My fondest memories of following home and away were the 70's.

The old Kippax, the kit/scarf colours, transit vans and specials. Dog shit alley, windy corner, stinking bogs, infiltrating the away section and escorts, waiting at Piccadilly or the Brunswick.
All the old characters.

As I get older I find myself thinking about them a lot (blue tinted specs) Big fat football hooligan, Trumans for steel, Freddie Pye, all the boozers.

Loads of youtube vids of matches I'm watching from then.

You've just picked the very first game I attended. My Dad took me and I was totally taken in by the whole experience....never looked back. Also, a cracking game which we won.

 

[Midlands Blue]

Some great footage on here of our fans at the Leeds FA Cup game 1977

I went on a coach to that game, but that's my sister @ 38 seconds getting the special.

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Weirdly can't really remember league cup semi against Plymouth can remember it was 3 1 and the atmosphere seemed flat. That's all I can remember and I was there strangest of all can't remember if it was at night or in the afternoon like the Coventry quarter which I remember like it was yesterday. Can anyone fill in the blanks please.

 

[lancs blue]

Weirdly can't really remember league cup semi against Plymouth can remember it was 3 1 and the atmosphere seemed flat. That's all I can remember and I was there strangest of all can't remember if it was at night or in the afternoon like the Coventry quarter which I remember like it was yesterday. Can anyone fill in the blanks please.

It was at night, City hired a generator that was situated behind the North Stand. The match was 2-0 to City, 3-1 on aggregate.

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

It was at night, City hired a generator that was situated behind the North Stand. The match was 2-0 to City, 3-1 on aggregate.

Thanks for that, on the Kippax that night, was 17 at the time 65 now, no wonder memory not what it was.

 

[PinkFinal]

City fans in Leeds 1977

 

[Newman Noggs]

City fans in Leeds 1977

Jesus, I was among that lot somewhere, 18 and having the time of my life. Every time I look at crowd scenes from that era it strikes me how young the average age of the fans is and how bleak everything looks. No wonder there was so much hooliganism.

 

[TheGhost]

One game that sticks in my mind for all sorts of reasons, is the 1-0 victory over Sunderland in 76-77.

This was the first game that I ever attended without parental supervision, and 47,000+ must have been one of the largest evening kick-off attendances for a League match in the 70s.

We were sat in the Platt Lane (both of us 12 years old) surrounded by hordes of Sunderland fans.

I seem to recall that Sunderland had been stranded at the foot of the table, before a run of unexpected victories had offered a lifeline. They were ultimately relegated due to Bristol City and Coventry drawing in controversial circumstances (as in Germany-Austria at the 82 World Cup)

Sunderland have still got an ongoing rivalry and hatred of Coventry over that