Newcastle 11th May 1968 let's have your memories...

[Gray]

That was the Leazers,buzzer opened the scoring for us at that end I was also stood behind those goals.

Went to every league match that season and still have all the programmes.

 

[ricardo]

The name sounds familiar, and I’m not thinking Tony Towers, when I was old enough to start drinking I used to go in the Whod a thowt it or the Woodman, I left Langley for about 3 years in mid 70s.

had a few pints in them pubs both gone now dusty and spoons now im rick towers

 

[xgorton]

Went to every league match that season and still have all the programmes.
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Missed just 2 that season,I was at Elm Park Reading midweek when we beat them 7 nill in the cup,our highest ever away win.

 

[ricardo]

Missed just 2 that season,I was at Elm Park Reading midweek when we beat them 7 nill in the cup,our highest ever away win.

tony colemans penalty just come back into orbit after the first game at maine road

 

[xgorton]

tony colemans penalty just come back into orbit after the first game at maine road

Yes remember that afternoon,don't know why Lee didn't take it he did play.

 

[BigBluey]

I was 14 at the time and my Mum, who was working in the Blue Room at the time managed to get two tickets. My dad had to pull out at the last minute, so I gave his ticket to a friend. Luckily a friend of the family Jack Godfrey was going so my parents were happy to let me go.
We got to the the ground and there was lots of City fans about. We had tickets for the long uncovered stand that ran the length of the pitch. I was in the middle of mainly Newcastle fans and had to stand on my tiptoes to watch. When the game ended all their fans congratulated us.
On the way back we called in at a pub to be greeted by a load of Sunderland fans who had been to Old Toilet that day. What a celebration althoughI was too young to drink.
After that the coach got ambushed going through Leeds and was pelted by stones etc.
My dad met us at the drop off point on Mauldeth Rd with a cut out of the trophy covered with tin foil. He was so pleased but was cursing that he had to miss the game!

 

[mimicmickmickdoyle]

I was just 15 and my brother 16,We were toying all week how we were going to get there as cheap as we could , 15/16 year olds from a council estate did not have much money in them days, my brothers mate said he knew someone who would drive us there,the guy was an Iranian/or Italian I think, he was not interested in the game but offered to take us there for a fee,I can't remember how much we give him but it was a lot cheaper than the coach or train. On the morning of the game my brother and my mate and me were picked up by my brothers mate and our chauffeur at 6.00am who was driving a bleeding old mini,all of us were 6 footers, (don't know why we set off so early ).Being a just 16 year old probably excited did not sleep very well the night before, so in no time I fell asleep. I was rudely awakened an hour or so later by our chauffeur announcing "we are here "I remember we 3 sat cramped in the back of a mini saying to the chauffeur and his navigator my brothers mate, We can't be here Newcastle is a 4 hour drive away,We then drove over a bridge which had the sign in big fucking letters NEWCASTLE - UNDER -LYME.You couldn't make it up.
We then proceeded to cross country and manage to get Newcastle around 1pm 1.30pmish.Our chauffeur who did not go to the game
Dropped us off in some side street not to far from the ground and we arranged to meet him after the game.When we got to the ground I can remember the queues were massive,We manage to get in the ground about 15 mins before kick off,We had to stand at the back of the stand as it was so packed we could not get passed anyone,blues were everywhere, I remember we were all gutted that we did not make it onto the pitch at the end ,to many bodies in front of us
After the game we met up with our Chauffer and his banger of a mini and started the long journey home.All the cars and coaches honking there horns.Everthing was great until we got to just outside Leeds when chauffeur announced there was something wrong with the car.We stopped the car and he had a look under the bonnet,Fan belt he said in his broken English,He dropped us in Leeds centre and went off to sort the car,fucking great the last place you want to be stranded in with your City scarves tied to your wrists was Leeds.I can remember my brother and my mate and me walking through Leeds at something past ten shitting ourselves,but we were fine,We came across a TV shop which in those days used to leave the tv's on in the window overnight,City were not on match of the day but the news was on and it showed the goals and the celebrations at the final whistle.There we were in the centre of Leeds cheering our heads off outside a TV shop. Our chauffeur and his mate eventually sorted the car (can't remember how ) but we eventually got home just after midnight. Happy days .

 

[xgorton]

I was just 15 and my brother 16,We were toying all week how we were going to get there as cheap as we could , 15/16 year olds from a council estate did not have much money in them days, my brothers mate said he knew someone who would drive us there,the guy was an Iranian/or Italian I think, he was not interested in the game but offered to take us there for a fee,I can't remember how much we give him but it was a lot cheaper than the coach or train. On the morning of the game my brother and my mate and me were picked up by my brothers mate and our chauffeur at 6.00am who was driving a bleeding old mini,all of us were 6 footers, (don't know why we set off so early ).Being a just 16 year old probably excited did not sleep very well the night before, so in no time I fell asleep. I was rudely awakened an hour or so later by our chauffeur announcing "we are here "I remember we 3 sat cramped in the back of a mini saying to the chauffeur and his navigator my brothers mate, We can't be here Newcastle is a 4 hour drive away,We then drove over a bridge which had the sign in big fucking letters NEWCASTLE - UNDER -LYME.You couldn't make it up.
We then proceeded to cross country and manage to get Newcastle around 1pm 1.30pmish.Our chauffeur who did not go to the game
Dropped us off in some side street not to far from the ground and we arranged to meet him after the game.When we got to the ground I can remember the queues were massive,We manage to get in the ground about 15 mins before kick off,We had to stand at the back of the stand as it was so packed we could not get passed anyone,blues were everywhere, I remember we were all gutted that we did not make it onto the pitch at the end ,to many bodies in front of us
After the game we met up with our Chauffer and his banger of a mini and started the long journey home.All the cars and coaches honking there horns.Everthing was great until we got to just outside Leeds when chauffeur announced there was something wrong with the car.We stopped the car and he had a look under the bonnet,Fan belt he said in his broken English,He dropped us in Leeds centre and went off to sort the car,fucking great the last place you want to be stranded in with your City scarves tied to your wrists was Leeds.I can remember my brother and my mate and me walking through Leeds at something past ten shitting ourselves,but we were fine,We came across a TV shop which in those days used to leave the tv's on in the window overnight,City were not on match of the day but the news was on and it showed the goals and the celebrations at the final whistle.There we were in the centre of Leeds cheering our heads off outside a TV shop. Our chauffeur and his mate eventually sorted the car (can't remember how ) but we eventually got home just after midnight. Happy days .

Don't know why you didn't have money at 15 and 16,most people like me started work at 15 in the 60s.I was just 16 and always had money only missed a couple of games home and away that season.

 

[asahartford1]

Spent Friday night helping white wash my dads big blue van with the names of our soon to be first division champions. Left very early, I remember a couple of old mattresses in the back for the kids to sit on. About 13 or 14 of us packed in.

I remember we were the first in the queue waiti g for the gates to open while the adults went to the pub. We ran to the wall right behind the goal as soon as we got in and the oldies followed....

What a match, we were in touching distance as the CITY goals went in during the second half. On the pitch at full time, what a day.
Thanks Dad, you did me proud that day.

 

[mimicmickmickdoyle]

Don't know why you didn't have money at 15 and 16,most people like me started work at 15 in the 60s.I was just 16 and always had money only missed a couple of games home and away that season.

As I said I was just fifteen , didn't leave school till the July of 68. Got my spending money till then through washing cars and running errands for neighbours.
My first job was as a apprentice carpet fitter £3.50 a week. Didn't leave much for going to games after paying mam but we manage to go home and away to most games.