Did You Go Halifax Away In the FA Cup in 1980?

[urban genie]

No I was 4

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

What about Wigan in the FA Cup Final? That defeat and the whole Mancini farce eclipsed the defeats at Halifax, Shrewsbury and against Spurs in the FA Cup final.

I don't think I've ever left a stadium so wet and miserable as that day.

 

[Stephen230]

I seem to recall a snack bar getting pillaged at Barnsley, probably the one you're on about. Barnsley fans were always up for a ruck back then.

Might have been the same game where the special was delayed because of horses on the line. Got there about 3.15 I think.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Might have been the same game where the special was delayed because of horses on the line. Got there about 3.15 I think.

I went to lots of aways back then but the football we played was so grim it was obligatory to get as pissed as possible, so i have scant memories and no memories of many games.

 

[jrb]

I seem to recall a snack bar getting pillaged at Barnsley, probably the one you're on about. Barnsley MINERS were always up for a ruck back then.

Corrected.

 

[bridgeblue]

Something is telling me that the away team could have an allocation of up to 25% at cup ties in those days. Based on that there would have been around 3,000 blues but I my memory might be playing tricks with the percen

I didn't, thankfully.

I went to Halifax and the Shrewsbury game the year after. I think we got around 3000 for each game, although I do remember quite a number of blues getting marched round the pitch to our end just before the game started.
Horrible days especially Halifax

 

[Kippax77]

No i was 10, but felt the room close in as my dad who was a wanker villa wanna be cos he was born in Winston Green birmingham.
And my Bury supporting Grandad was a fuckin dipper lover cos he only had 3 channels on the box, makes me puke.
Give him his dues my grandads mate off Darn Hill was a massive blue who took us against Villa about 82/3 and we won

 

[Blue Boy 63]

Went to both . The 0-2 defeat at Shrewsbury and the 0-1 defeat at Halifax . Had some terrible away days back then . Others that stand out for me are the 0-1 at Leeds in the FA cup 5th round in 77 and the opening day 0-2 defeat at Southampton when Keegan made his debut .

 

[Saddleworth2]

Many many times :-(

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

Foggy as hell on the way home.

Wasn't that the trip where the coach driver won the yard of ale contest ?