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

[Alfie Budd]

Official attendance 12'599. How many City were there?

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 percentage.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Best part of a shit cold day was smashing a mob of Leeds fans who tried it on in Elland after the match....some of them were chased into the river by the Barge & Barrel !!

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

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 percentage.

I thought maybe we'd of had a lot more than that.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

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 percentage.

Were there ticket allocations then? Thought they were still pay at the gate or has my dementia set in?

 

[CityBrat64]

Went to Shrewsbury but not Halifax

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

I was there that day.
One bit of weird trivia about that game - kickoff was brought forward an hour to 2pm because the floodlights at Halifax weren't powerful enough once it was fully dark for a game where highlights were going to be on TV.

Strange how memory plays you false, was working in Burnley at the time and had a few hours off in the afternoon. I went to Burnley v Stoke as I recall as I walked up Yorkshire St to the Turf someone said Halifax had beaten City so I always thought it must have been a 12 noon kick off. I now realise I must have only heard a latest score and got the final score at HT. Burnley beat Stoke and I thought with City out I would be up for the Clarets in the FA cup, shouldn't have bothered as Bury knocked them out in the 4th round.
24 then 67 now a true FOC, seems like it was yesterday.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Went to Shrewsbury with a good mate, he sadly died later that year.

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

Official attendance 12'599. How many City were there?

47000

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

No, but those Shrewsbury & Halifax defeats left a lasting impression in that part of me still fears the worst even now, especially in a big Cup game.

I was at both Lincoln defeats and York and drawing at Chesterfield … all still pretty vivid.

 

[Mike S]

Yes. I was only 16 and I was already by then getting used to "typical City"