Ten Away Games That Still Make Me Smile

[Stiff Little Wingers]

United 1 City 1 1991-92
After my favourite red card of all time, City silence the swamp. David White gives Steve Bruce a little pat on the head, and Keith Curle carries a pitch invader all the way to the halfway line.

Leeds 1 City 2 1983-84
Andy Ritchie nets a diving header opener, bur City respond with two late goals from Graham Baker and Derek Parlane. Probably the worst racist abuse I’ve ever witnessed, reserved for Alex Williams.

Bradford 2 City 4 1987-88
City haven’t won away for almost two years, and are still recovering from a last-kick-of-the-game, missed penalty against Shrewsbury the previous Saturday. Bradford are top of the table, so in true Typical City style, we play them off the park.

Notts County 3 City 2 1985-85
“If you don’t get off the pitch, the game will be abandoned”
City are 3-0 down at the time, so probably not the most sensible PA announcement.

QPR 1 City 2 FA Cup 1993
Our name was on the Cup that year. Drunken mayhem when City somehow survive an early onslaught before exploding into action, with 2 goals in a minute.

Millwall 0 City 1 1987-88
Arguably City’s biggest ever hooligan following, and the escorted City fans whistling the Bridge over the River Kwai theme, all the way to New Cross Station.

Huddersfield 2 City 2 FA Cup 1988
Only two months after the 10-1, City survive with a last gasp free kick from John Gidman. Also memorable for the “Crutches” incident.

Chelsea 0 City 1 1983-84
Whisper it quietly, but Stamford Bridge was a pretty scary experience around this period. The only time I’ve ever seen City win at Chelsea.

Oldham 2 City 2 1983-84
Incredibly, City’s first to Boundary Park in years was pay on the gate.
Anyone remember the ladder when the City fans invaded the Main Stand?

West Brom 1 City 0 1988-89
The inflatable craze was in full swing, and I seem to recall Brian Gayle blaming the glare from the floodlights for his costly mistake.

Went to 7 of these and agree lots of good memories. Was actually stood in the Shed although I can't remember why but the racist abuse for Alex Williams was even worse as I was in the middle of it. Lost a girlfriend as I went to that Leeds game instead of going down to London with her.
City fans were everywhere at Oldham. I couldn't get a ticket for the City end at QPR as I lived in Birmingham but myself a mate and another guy all ended up in their main stand stoned and fairly pissed and when Vonky and White scored went absolutely mad half scaring the mainly elderly and families around us to death. Still amazed we were allowed to stay in.

 

[lancs blue]

United 1 City 1 1991-92
After my favourite red card of all time, City silence the swamp. David White gives Steve Bruce a little pat on the head, and Keith Curle carries a pitch invader all the way to the halfway line.

Leeds 1 City 2 1983-84
Andy Ritchie nets a diving header opener, bur City respond with two late goals from Graham Baker and Derek Parlane. Probably the worst racist abuse I’ve ever witnessed, reserved for Alex Williams.

Bradford 2 City 4 1987-88
City haven’t won away for almost two years, and are still recovering from a last-kick-of-the-game, missed penalty against Shrewsbury the previous Saturday. Bradford are top of the table, so in true Typical City style, we play them off the park.

Notts County 3 City 2 1985-85
“If you don’t get off the pitch, the game will be abandoned”
City are 3-0 down at the time, so probably not the most sensible PA announcement.

QPR 1 City 2 FA Cup 1993
Our name was on the Cup that year. Drunken mayhem when City somehow survive an early onslaught before exploding into action, with 2 goals in a minute.

Millwall 0 City 1 1987-88
Arguably City’s biggest ever hooligan following, and the escorted City fans whistling the Bridge over the River Kwai theme, all the way to New Cross Station.

Huddersfield 2 City 2 FA Cup 1988
Only two months after the 10-1, City survive with a last gasp free kick from John Gidman. Also memorable for the “Crutches” incident.

Chelsea 0 City 1 1983-84
Whisper it quietly, but Stamford Bridge was a pretty scary experience around this period. The only time I’ve ever seen City win at Chelsea.

Oldham 2 City 2 1983-84
Incredibly, City’s first to Boundary Park in years was pay on the gate.
Anyone remember the ladder when the City fans invaded the Main Stand?

West Brom 1 City 0 1988-89
The inflatable craze was in full swing, and I seem to recall Brian Gayle blaming the glare from the floodlights for his costly mistake.

Some great memoeries there, I missed the Leeds game out of those as I was working.

I had a great view of the ladder coming down from the TV gantry at Oldham, that was a fucking mental half-hour up to kick-off with lots of City climbing in over the wall and generally trashing the place.

The Chelsea win with Tolmie's free kick winner was definitely scary, we decided to get seat tickets thinking it would be safer, so wrong! When the goal went in we had to leg it to get into the segregated terraced area just before HT.

I missed all the post-match "fun" at Millwall as I had to drive down after being in Sheffield the previous night, just walked out at the end, got in the car and drove off, completely uneventful, unlike the New Den in 98/99!

 

[bridgeblue]

Portsmouth away 1985 a 17 year old Paul Simpson scored the winner great following going mental, difficult walk back to the station but great day out.

 

[Jack74]

Notts county in the cup , how the fuck we got beat under Reid I will know

Oxford away under I think Clark , Kinkladze was unplayable that Sunday

 

[xgorton]

The Paul Power equaliser at Everton In the cup 81,City behind the goal and down the side fantastic atmosphere.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

For games I was at:

Anfield when Quinn scored right at the death.

Elland Road in 2000 when Wanchope played like a world-beater.

Villa Park in '96, the same day as the Oasis gig at Maine Road.

Loftus Road in the cup in '93

Valley Parade in '89.

Ewood Park in 2000. My third favourite day watching City.

Old Trafford in 2011. My second favourite day watching City. I was sat in the united end.

 

[bluemc1]

the other 3-2 win over QPR the year we won it

 

[Lomas has a lob on]

Blackburn in the season they won it. We won 2-3, Great goal from Rosler.

Ipswich in the FA Cup, they were in the Premiership and we were Championship, we won 1-4, Berkovic was unbelievable.

Spurs in the FA Cup, 3-0 down at H/T, Barton sent off in the tunnel, we came back to win 3-4 with ten men.

Chelsea in the league, the Wayne Bridge game, we won 2-4, Bellamy sticking it Terry in the line up and then ripping him apart in the game.

Obviously the 1-6 at the Swamp (no words needed).

Newcastle in the season we won it under Mancini. The Yaya show, shit loads of patience and bottle was required that day.

 

[bluesking]

Quite a few of the ones already mentioned but Villa Park (April Fool's Day 1990) always sticks out for me. Our usual precarious situation having been promoted back to the top division and not won away all season and Villa going for the title.

Villa take the lead against the run of play and we equalise with a deflected shot from Mark Ward. In the second half we've hit the woodwork and done everything to score and with 5 minutes left Peter Reid sidefoots home after David White hits the post.

Brilliant!

Oh and Big Quinny's hat trick against Palace at Selhurst Park (1992?).

 

[woollyblue]

Agree with a number of those already mentioned from the 1985 promotion run in, Portsmouth and Notts County particularly.
The inflatables year, particularly West Brom but also Oldham and Ipswich.

Promotion at Bradford was probably the best for me - sat in the home end dressed in a discrete Pink Panther costume!

Also remember 3-1 at Huddersfield with Keegan on a friday night. Arrived on the train and managed to find our way into a vocal police escort down to the ground, only to find out that it consisted of a load of Yorkshire nutters who'd come from all over and had congregated in Huddersfield for the night with the intention of having a go at the blues! It was kicking off all over the place afterwards.