How many times have you been to Wembley??

In terms of watching City:

Gillingham play-off final 1999
FA Cup Semi 2011
FA Cup Final 2011
Community Shield 2011
FA Cup Semi 2013
FA Cup Final 2013
League Cup Final 2014
League Cup FInal 2016
FA Cup Semi 2017
League Cup Final 2018
Community Shield 2018
League Cup Final 2019
FA Cup Semi 2019
FA Cup Final 2019
League Cup Final 2020
FA Cup semi 2023
FA Cup Final 2023

17 times. 16 since 2011
 
jazzy said:
Every time city have played there since 81 so lots no idea actually how ma
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Im pretty much the same as this - in terms of seeing City games there

Old Wembley - 81 Cup final & replay, FMC Final vs Chelsea, 99 play-off final (4)

New Wembley - League Cup finals 2014/2016/2018/2019/2020 (5), FA Cup Finals 2011, 2013, 2019, 2023 (4), FA Cup Semis 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 (6), Charity Shields 2011/12, 2014/15, 2021/22 (3)

So 22 watching City alone - throw in a few NFL games and some England games and its quite a few at the old and new. Have become quite skilled at which side of the ground is better (West), best value seats (row 15/16 in Upper Tier where cheapest start), places to park/booze (Hillingdon, Pinner, Uxbridge), better Tube line to use (Metropolitan Line). Helps that I work in London 2 days a week in that area so have a little bit of extra local knowledge.
 
22 I think but can't remember if I went to a couple of games so could be 24. Genuinely they have all blurred into one big match at Wembley against numerous teams!
 
Every time since 76 except the semi final against Liverpool a couple of years ago.
Broke down on M6 going down and had to be towed home.
Then almost broke down realising we had to miss City at Wembley.
Although the surrounding wembley areas not the best. Still love going.
Edit... Think it's thirty times not including spurs league games there.
 
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70, 74, 76, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20 League Cup Finals - 8

81 FA Cup final & replay, 11 SF and Final, 13 SF and Final,
17 SF, 19 SF and Final, 22 SF, 23 SF - 11

11, 14 Charity Shield - 2
85 Full members cup final
99 3rd tier play-off final

23 in total watching City.
 
I think I've been 24 times including play off final 99
3 games I've missed at Wembley
Spurs League Cup covid
Spurs League game when we won the league the next day
Charity shield this year
 
Missed the 2014 & 2021(partially BCD) league cup finals and 2023 charity shield, but seen all other city appearances at the new Wembley.

Like most, my first visit to the new ground was the 2011 semi vs the stretford lot and I didn't think it would get any better than that. The 2013 final obviously being the nadir - scary that it was over 10 years ago!
 
1986 Full Members Cup Final
1998 England v Saudi Arabia (finished 0-0 but highlight was all crowd singing stand up if you hate Man U which Neville complained about the following day)
1999 2nd Division Play off Final
2011 FA Cup SF
2011 FA Cup Final
2011 Community Shield
2013 FA Cup SF
2013 FA Cup Final
2014 Capital One Cup Final
2017 FA Cup SF
2018 Spurs v City - PL match
2019 FA Cup SF
2019 FA Cup Final
2022 FA Cup SF
2023 FA Cup Final
 
Good question... bit pathetic, only 5 visits. With City, only 3 times (1 win on penalties, 2 losses), plus two other visits before that.

1989: Wigan - St Helens (RL Challenge Cup!)
1992: Stockport County - Peterborough (Play-offs)
1999: City - Gillingham (Play-offs)
2011: City - Rags (Community Shield)
2017: City - Arsenal (FA Cup SF)
 
12 with City
About 75 with England
2 with Barrow
1 European Cup final (Pep v Mancini 1992)
And a few Challenge cup finals and American Football games in the 80’s because a mate was into it and he was the one who used to drive us to a lot of away games.
 
Full Members Cup v Chelsea 86’
Gillingham in 99’
…. then 11 visits (8 wins) in 24 since 2011.

1 with Lincoln City v Shrewsbury in the JPT
About a dozen with England between 85-94.
A couple of Schoolboy Internationals in the late 70’s
 
30-ish, a real mash up:

City men, City women, England, RL, gigs, and once for a weird work-related site visit on my own to a completely empty stadium.

Also, didn't the old Wembley used to have a greyhound track, did anyone go for that?
 
16 with City

2 for England (including one in Euro ‘96)

1 for England schoolboys in the early ‘80s

(bizarrely) 1 for Liverpool v Everton in the charity shield in 1986, which I’ve never once seen when City have been involved.

Also went to the 1990 FA Cup final replay between United and Palace as dad had a spare and I wanted to see them get beat. Remember Dad got done for speeding on the M6 on the way back!
 
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