Remember Bradford 87 (yes 87)?

[Gary James]

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.

They were top and White replaced Lake and scored the 3rd.

 

[Gary James]

Wasn’t there a floodlight failure too ?

Yes. I remember thinking that everything was conspiring against us getting the win.

 

[Axel Freed]

That Stewart goal is still one of my favourite ever goals, what a dude he was, what a moment

 

[Tommy_Catons_Perm]

(Yes) I was there too.

 

[Bantamgaz]

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.

We had conceded at home .............all i remember i started going the back end of the previous saw us unbeated for 10 odd home games until you lot rolled into town ........a certain Eric Nixon having a right game when in two spells with us he was average ............floodlight failure and realising the world of football was never that easy.

Still it was a sign of things to come any team rolling up to Valley parade with any kind of piss poor record will walkaway with something.

Remember Hull couple of season latter on a huge winless run 20 games i think and winning 3-2 :(

Couple of seasons after that Swansea not scoring away from home for a ridicoulous amount of away games and beating us 6-4 :(

For some reason Kenny Clements stood out in that game for some odd reason.


And folk actually say that you have no history amazes me that yet more shit fed through media

 

[Bantamgaz]

That Stewart goal is still one of my favourite ever goals, what a dude he was, what a moment

The one where our keeper stood on his line :(

 

[True blue manc]

One of my first ever aways.By the time the train got into Manchester we had missed the last night bus to Wythenshawe.Got home at 5am and had to go in school the next day.School team had a big match and a couple of us were playing in it

 

[hallsteve62]

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.

My mates that didn't go to the Wolves game said it didn't count because it wasn't a league game!

 

[Snape]

I was 14 at the time and was was not allowed to go to away matches on a school night. I remember listening to the commentary from Brian Clarke on the radio with my late dad.

 

[simmo]

Went after college finished aged 17.

Still remember Paul Stewart rifling one of the goals in at our end.

 

[M18CTID]

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.

It was before I started doing away games but yes, I remember Bradford were top at the time and thinking we didn't have a prayer of winning. I recall listening to Piccadilly for this one but I think it was limited to score updates and going over to Brian Clarke after each goal rather than full commentary.

 

[Stephen230]

Not only did the floodlights fail but it must have been the electrics outside aswell.

We came out from behind the net and it was like a huge bank of stairs, a bit like Wembley tube station, in complete darkness.

Probably a bit dangerous thinking about it now.

 

[simmo]

Coincidentally I have just walked to the end of my road. Parked up was a D reg plate ex Finglamds coach. I expect it went to that match as did many others in the 80s.

 

[Roachy]

I was 14 at the time and was was not allowed to go to away matches on a school night. I remember listening to the commentary from Brian Clarke on the radio with my late dad.

Christ, that's similar to myself. Cheering when something happened, and the old fella from the front room "Who's scored?".

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

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.

I went to that one. Remember it being a really gloomy wet day with everyone trying to get under cover. Cracker of a day out that one though. I went with the London supporters club that day on the train.

Remember going to Shrewsbury earlier that season thinking we have to win this. Sure we missed a pen from memory and it ended 0-0 in front of 6200 crowd!

 

[WestGorton]

I was there

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Strange how the attendance was higher in 87-88 than the crucial promotion decider the following season when City could easily have taken 10,000+ if allowed
Instead the West Yorkshire Police did everything in their powers to stop us from attending.
It's almost as though there had just been a football tragedy and they were still blaming the travelling supporters

 

[Maccblue]

I went to that one. Remember it being a really gloomy wet day with everyone trying to get under cover. Cracker of a day out that one though. I went with the London supporters club that day on the train.

Remember going to Shrewsbury earlier that season thinking we have to win this. Sure we missed a pen from memory and it ended 0-0 in front of 6200 crowd!

McNab, last minute!!

 

[SatOnTheWall]

I was there. Good night that was. I recall it being two decent sides and an entertaining match.

 

[hallsteve62]

McNab, last minute!!

And it snowed like fuck on the drive home.