Remember Bradford 87 (yes 87)?

[Gary James]

Today's the anniversary of a long, long run in which MCFC did not win away from home finally coming to an end. Anyone else remember being at Bradford 1987?

It was a Wednesday night and it seemed like the run would never end. Especially when we lost a 2 goal lead!

We Never Win Away

On this day (21 October) in 1987 Manchester City’s incredible run of 34 league games away from home without a win finally came to an end with a 4-2 win at Bradford (the first of two consecutive significant results at Bradford for the Blues). Those of us there that night will never forget the...

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[Manc Born & Bred]

I was there, hazy memory of blues being everywhere and a huge following despite us not winning away for ages. It was almost as if the longer the winless run went on more people wanted to travel so they could say they were there.

 

[SK14BLUE]

Was there and remember it like it was yesterday. Bit dodgy after going back to the train station. Mind you every game was in that era! Daft Donald on the train up calling us all jammy rastafarians and scrounging 10pences up and down the carriages.

 

[lancs blue]

Great atmosphere in the away end despite the 34 away game run in the league which started after Gordon Davies (and his moustache) had scored in a 2-0 win at Spurs and included some belters such as the 5-0 Christmas hammering by Charlton at Selhurst Park and possibly the worst 0-0 I've ever seen at Oxford.

 

[Yankunian]

Remember being at Valley Parade that night was only 10 at the time , we got locked in after the game my dad told me to pretend I had fainted so the stewards let us out about another 10 people followed us out saying we were all together

 

[elbearos]

Didnt City win two in a row 4-2, and Swindon 4-3 , all away /

 

[Gary James]

Remember being at Valley Parade that night was only 10 at the time , we got locked in after the game my dad told me to pretend I had fainted so the stewards let us out about another 10 people followed us out saying we were all together

Big family, ‘yeah, we all came in same car. That’s uncle Tommy, grandad George…’ I remember being at a Leeds game and they’d kept us in. We were all saying to police and stewards that they’ll be getting in position for when they let us out. Sure enough City fans had bottles dropped on them from the underpass and others were ambushed.

 

[Gary James]

Didnt City win two in a row 4-2, and Swindon 4-3 , all away /

Yes, next away game was 4-3 at Swindon. Heady days!

Obviously, we’d already broken the spell a little with the League Cup win at Wolves earlier in October too.

 

[laplandblue]

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Was there and remember it like it was yesterday. Bit dodgy after going back to the train station. Mind you every game was in that era! Daft Donald on the train up calling us all jammy rastafarians and scrounging 10pences up and down the carriages.

"Daft Donald " is that the man that used to walk up and down Washway Road pushing a barrow?

 

[Bantamgaz]

B@stards :)

 

[spacecadet]

Yeah was there. Went on special, good turn out.

 

[Yankunian]

Sorry to be bitter about this. It was a sad day for football, sad and disturbing. How a club could let that happen was a crime.

It wasnt lfc or utd though so didnt get as much overage and outrage at the authorities. Death and tradgedy are a commodity with those clubs. But this disaster needed more of the focus and spotlight for how the fans, not pissed not raging to get in, they were just normal fans who burned to death in something totally avoidable.

this wasn't the anniversary of the fire , that was 11th May 85 this was anniversary of City winning an away league game for almost 2 years, you are correct regarding the tragedy though never gets the focus it should

 

[elbearos]

Yes, next away game was 4-3 at Swindon. Heady days!

Obviously, we’d already broken the spell a little with the League Cup win at Wolves earlier in October too.

Yes went to Swindon ,Was it a friday ?long time ago

 

[Yankunian]

Yes went to Swindon ,Was it a friday ?long time ago

no it was a Saturday on Halloween

 

[Postman Pep]

 

[elbearos]

no it was a Saturday on Halloween

Really ? Heads gone

 

[cyan]

I was there. It felt like we had been so close to an away win for a while and so any opportunity to get to a game and potentially be there had to be taken. It was a great game and lovely atmosphere. I seem to remember a very wet blustery drive back over the hills.

 

[xgorton]

Yes, next away game was 4-3 at Swindon. Heady days!

Obviously, we’d already broken the spell a little with the League Cup win at Wolves earlier in October too.

10-1just after.

 

[Stephen230]

If I remember right, which I probably don’t, Bradford were top of the league and not alone hasn’t lost at home but hadn’t even conceded a goal before that night.

I think Whitey was on the bench, unusually for him and came on and got the last one.

 

[Maccblue]

Wasn’t there a floodlight failure too ?