FA cup v Stoke 3rd March 1934

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Here’s a photo from the round before of the FA Cup that year against Sheffield Wednesday:

loads of cars/coaches there!

There were 68,614 that day n’all

Mind your car for a farthing, mister!

 

[KS55]

86 years ago today 84,569 record crowd at Maine road
WHAT WERE THEIR NAMES?

 

[EricBrooksGhost]

My dad went to the game aged ten on his bike.

My uncle was there as a kid as well

 

[butlerkb]

84,569 is fk all mate,
250,000 went to York away ..

Lol

 

[balotellishaircut]

Here’s a photo from the round before of the FA Cup that year against Sheffield Wednesday:

loads of cars/coaches there!

There were 68,614 that day n’all

And that game was a replay, played on a Wednesday afternoon, employers gave City fans the afternoon off, what a crowd in those circumstances.

 

[mac]

Was it true there were 25k from Stoke at the game, I just can't see it really but I could be wrong...

No I think you have quoted the amount of fingers and thumbs of the Stoke fans that were there, approximately 2083 Stoke fans were there.

 

[DrBlueBob]

86 years ago today 84,569 record crowd at Maine road gates closed before ko,my dad was at the game aged 21.Also my birthday today a young 68.Should also mention he was at the first game at Maine road 1923 aged 10 with his dad my grandad v Sheff Utd.

My Grandfather was born in 1911 and as far as I am aware he supported City all his life so in my mind he was also at that game. Obviously I have no proof but my nostalgia would like to think it was the case. I also used to believe he played for City but was rudely disabused of that notion as I grew up. I have a fancy that he may have played for Brighton reserves during WW2 though.

 

[DrBlueBob]

Here’s a photo from the round before of the FA Cup that year against Sheffield Wednesday:

loads of cars/coaches there!

There were 68,614 that day n’all

Brilliant photo. I never knew that they had drones back in the day.

 

[DrBlueBob]

Mind your car for a groat, mister!

 

[kippax4ever]

My late Grandad, who died in 1989 and would have been 21 at the time of the Stoke game, always insisted that the gate was a lot bigger than officially announced. Said it was bedlam that day, with serious over crowding in parts of the Kippax.

That replay against Sheffield Wednesday of which the photo is shown above would have taken place on a midweek afternoon. In those circumstances, 68K was a hell of a gate.

21 at the time of the Stoke game, always insisted that the gate was a lot bigger
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