Largest Away Following

[daveoswald]

Recollections may differ but this thread has brought back some fantastic memories.

 

[its a Barm]

That's how I remember it, when the Geordies came into our section loads of us were just forced out of the ground, sheer numbers overwhelmed us. No idea how many blues were there but I would say a lot less than 10k.
After the match they tried to roll our minibus over, great day out though.

There was only 2-3k max there I was there as a 15 year old shitting myself as Newcastle brown ale bottles rained down on us ended up on the pitch went in the Newcastle paddock and was looked after by some kind goerdies if I remember right there was a few rangers there helping out

 

[xgorton]

It was. I was by the dugout.

Yes me and my mate were also down the side that afternoon,he was from West Gorton near the Wellington pub.

 

[woody1968]

Other than Cup finals finals/semis, it has to be Newcastle 1968. Estimated around 26000 as I recall. I was just glad we got there really early!

We took over most of the ground that day, including the pitch at the end of the match.

I was there as an 8 year old with my dad. We ended up on the pitch and my dad dug up a small bit of turf. When we got home he put it in our front garden in Kingswood Road Fallowfield. When I’m in the area I drive past my old house and it all comes flooding back. Those were the days my friend as Mary Hopkins would have said/sung.

 

[BringBackSwales]

There was only 2-3k max there I was there as a 15 year old shitting myself as Newcastle brown ale bottles rained down on us ended up on the pitch went in the Newcastle paddock and was looked after by some kind goerdies if I remember right there was a few rangers there helping out

First police escort I ever saw that day. Was grateful for it (until we had to break off from it to get to our car). You could spot a City fan a mile off, freezing day so we all had coats on, Geordies in short sleeved shirts

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Some big, turn outs that season for league games.

Leicester first game and West Brom deserves a mention too.

Bristol City and Coventry as well

 

[WestGorton]

Yes me and my mate were also down the side that afternoon,he was from West Gorton near the Wellington pub.

A great day too. Paul Power and the late equaliser.

 

[Stephen230]

Someone else reckoned there were only 3/4000 City fans there that day.
I checked the attendance and it was 45,300 in total.
So by that reckoning it was 42,000 Geordies and 3,300 City fans.
It would be interesting if someone could confirm the official number of travelling City fans there at that match.

I think “official” attendances are nothing more than a very rough guide in the days of pay at gate anyway mate. In my young whippersnapper days I’d feel cheated if I had to pay to get in more than about every 1 in 5 games. I certainly wasn’t the only one either.

 

[Kippax77]

1987

Thats the one

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Someone else reckoned there were only 3/4000 City fans there that day.
I checked the attendance and it was 45,300 in total.
So by that reckoning it was 42,000 Geordies and 3,300 City fans.
It would be interesting if someone could confirm the official number of travelling City fans there at that match.

On a similar theme, everyone cites the 67-68 title win as our biggest away following, and yet the match attendance was supposedly almost 15,000 higher for the FA Cup tie the following season.

In truth, nobody's quite sure, because there were no official figures ,and it was probably in Newcastle's interests to claim a smaller attendance.