Memories of Newcastle May 1968, title decider.

[iwasthere1968]

Went up very very early with my dad in his Wolsley 18/60, got there 9 ish. I was about 12.
Scoffed the packed lunch mum did us for breakfast.
Walked around the market in Newcastle in morning, watched the match from their main stand just above the tunnel.
So many City fans , pitch invasion at end.
Tyne bridge full of cars beeping horns on way home.
Gave some lads a lift home got back very late.
Up in morning to get Sunday papers.

 

[xgorton]

I was 8 and went on the coach with my dad

Older brother sat at the back with his cool mates , me near the front with dad

We left late as we had to wait for Ernie from the pot shop closing up before we could leave

For years afterwards I would recognise the faces of others on the coach

I was perched on the perimeter wall by the edge of the leazes penalty area with my feet in the pitch drainage pipes

You would have had a good view of buzzer opening the scoring that afternoon then.

 

[Asa's Heart]

I was a nipper but my dad took me. He was so proud. I can’t remember much about it but that was my very first game.

 

[bluemoon32]

I was 6 months old, went on the piss, had a fantastic time..

 

[Salford in the City]

I was a nipper but my dad took me. He was so proud. I can’t remember much about it but that was my very first game.

What an introduction!

 

[spinney]

You would have had a good view of buzzer opening the scoring that afternoon then.

yes but it was like ping pong as they matched us goal for goal , the two geordies either side of me ( about the same age as me ) were getting very giddy as well

 

[KS55]

My mate was Don. We went with his dad in his Rover. Buzzer was fantastic that year, in the Ballet on Ice and here too.
I just could not believe it, we had stood on the Kippax in Div 2 and we were terrible. Then Joe came along and miracles took place.
A great day and we were old enough to have a few pints!
Only 43 years left to wait for the next one. Pipped the rags again.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

If you'd been born around 1920 then you'd be less than 50 and might have also witnessed City winning the League Title in 1937

Sounds far fetched but no different to me seeing City winning the League Cup in 76 and then the FA Cup and PL under Mancini

 

[xgorton]

If you'd been born around 1920 then you'd be less than 50 and might have also witnessed City winning the League Title in 1937

Sounds far fetched but no different to me seeing City winning the League Cup in 76 and then the FA Cup and PL under Mancini

My old man was born in 1913 was at Newcastle and watching us win the League in the 30s and stood on the Kippax in the 84,569 record crowd also at Wembley for the 55 and 56 cup finals,my first final was 69 my first game was 1962.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

My old man was born in 1913 was at Newcastle and watching us win the League in the 30s and stood on the Kippax in the 84,569 record crowd also at Wembley for the 55 and 56 cup finals,my first final was 69 my first game was 1962. And

My late father was born 11 12 13 into a fanatical family of Denton Blues.

He was in the 84569, ran all the coaches from Crown point to the 55 & 56 Wembley finals.

He took me to City in 1958 as a 6 yr old and then to as many games as possible until myself and brother flew solo.

He was ejected from the scratching shed at Elland Rd in the 67 cup tie for getting into what he described as a "disagreement with a bloody tyke"

He loved City and loathed everything about the rags and one of his finest achievements in his lifè was passing these qualities down to following generations.

He would've loved the Sheikh Mansour era !!

My old man was born in 1913 was at Newcastle and watching us win the League in the 30s and stood on the Kippax in the 84,569 record crowd also at Wembley for the 55 and 56 cup finals,my first final was 69 my first game was 1962.