Lakey scored the first that somehow got credited to Stewart in the media and White got one, if I remember correctly. If you watch the interview after the 10-1 with a young Martin Tyler, Paul Stewart touches on this. I’ll see if I can find it for you.Paul Stewart got a hattrick but one was taken away for a deflection after the game, so he had to wait until the Hudds game.
Varadi was the only player with a hattrick until that point v Stoke, the only 3-0 home hattrick after that took 21 years, Robinho v Stoke again.
Yeah I thought same.I was there sure John Gidman scored. Remember getting rocks and bottles thrown over into our end after the final whistle
Both fullbacksI was there sure John Gidman scored. Remember getting rocks and bottles thrown over into our end after the final whistle
I recall a very small number in the north stand but nowhere near 50 nevermind 1000Don’t know for sure if this is true but my mate always used to reckon that the first leg of this tie was the only time City ever lost a game at Maine Road to a 4th Division team.
What I do know was it was pretty much the game that did for Eric Nixon’s City career.
My other recollection was that Wolves had rioted at Scarborough on the first day of the season and were on a ban for away fans. But they’d come down earlier in the week and the ticket office had happily sold them about a thousand for the North Stand.
Lakes scored the first that somehow got credited to Stewart in the media and White got one
I recall a very small number in the north stand but nowhere near 50 nevermind 1000
You surprise me Gary. I always had the idea that you'd been going to aways long before 1981.I used to think that too. It certainly was at its height but since then had lots of travelling Blues from 70s/early 80s talk about 79-80. My first away game wasn’t until Stoke 81 unfortunately.