Missing 10-1 Match Balls

[City_Shirts]

As mentioned it's 33 years ago today since we thrashed Huddersfield Town 10-1, I currently own two of the 4 balls used that day which leaves two still out there somewhere.

I'd love to find them to complete the set.

I have the official match ball which I purchased from a good friend of the late Ken Barnes, he donated it a few weeks after the match, three other balls were issued to the hat-trick scorers David White, Paul Stewart and Tony Adcock.

Match balls were presented to the man of the match during the 87-88 season but Bernard Halford refused to issue out a 'fifth' ball to MOTM that day Paul Simpson, who had to make do with a bottle of Champagne instead !!

The second ball I have was purchased from David White, while Paul Stewart lost his over the years and Tony Adcock gave his away to a Charity event in the Chelmsford area during the early 1990's.

Extremely long shot I know but anyone has any information on the missing match balls then please get in touch.

 

[jimharri]

What a load of balls.

*well, someone was going to say it

 

[Blue Coop]

That would be a brilliant set!

 

[Corky]

Swales was rippin at having to issue 2 extra balls, he said something like "at £50 a piece it is and expensive business".

I was always under the impression Adcock got the actual ball as he scored his hattrick first.

 

[City_Shirts]

That would be a brilliant set!

Certainly would

 

[hinchcliffes bulbous conk]

That mitre delta was one of the best ever made

 

[City Raider]

Swales was rippin at having to issue 2 extra balls, he said something like "at £50 a piece it is and expensive business".

I was always under the impression Adcock got the actual ball as he scored his hattrick first.

Yeah remember them laughing about in post match interview.

33 years ffs

 

[Gary James]

One of the balls was on loan to City for many years (May still be) and I had it on display in the original club museum when we opened at Christmas 2003. It was still there when I ceased involvement in Jan 2009. It was loaned to us by a staff member from Brother who had either bought it via an auction at some point or been given it by a player. I can’t remember which. Obviously, I would expect it still to be on loan to the club but you’d have to check with archivist Steph Alder.

 

[west didsblue]

Found this thread from a link in this article in the Guardian that mentions the 10-1.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...new-record-for-most-consecutive-league-titles

 

[Blumooniac]

Funnily enough, I bought a programme on that day. I hadn't bothered since I graduated to The Kippax from the Junior Blues section in the Platt Lane. Still got it.