The Kippax

[Deleted member 77198]

Just look at the size of it, it was fucking massive!




You could almost fit the pitch in its dimensions!

 

[paulchapo]

My first game was the West Brom League game in 1968, we won 5-1. I still remember walking through the tunnel nearest the scoreboard end and seeing that huge green pitch and thinking "Wow!" Me and my mate Noel would stand at the top of that tunnel. As I got my older I moved to the tunnel next to the away fans, much livelier lol.

I remember the songs, "Come in the kippax!" and "You'll never take the kippax!" to the away fans. One game we played Leeds and they were throwing Kung Fu stars at us with notes wrapped around them, "From the Elland Road Kop" and other shit. They got them straight back with interest. Same game at half time they were mouthing off through the railings on the concourse. One City fan threw a perfect punch through the small gap straight in the eye of a gobby Leeds fan to a big cheer. Happy days.

 

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[york away to this!]

The flickering light bulb. Happy days!

 

[Deleted member 77198]

When you watch this video, you get a proper feel for the sheer size of the Kippax 50seconds in when the United lad crosses it in and you the The Kippax in the background



What a stand it was!

 

[marco]

anyone remember one season around 1980 the club put bamboo treliss up against the segregation fencing at the back of the Kippax where the away fans turnstyles were, it looked like they were ready to film a scene from Tenko

 

[HalfwayUpTheKippax]

When you watch this video, you get a proper feel for the sheer size of the Kippax 50seconds in when the United lad crosses it in and you the The Kippax in the background



What a stand it was!

Raw Kippax. And always nice to beat the filth!

 

[Indaparkside]

A few more from stock photos can you spot yourself in one of these photos

 

[east2]

The flickering light bulb. Happy days!

“Mind yer car sir” dog shit alley, windy corner, Gene Kelly, ‘covonia kills coughs’ ‘commit no nuisance, Klix beefy bovril,smell of piped tobacco, piss running down the terrace, Kung fu stars, darts, “ we can see you sneaking out” “you’re going home in a fucking ambulance” burnt scarf, plastic falcon, “Bring on the champions”
Happy days!

 

[xgorton]

When I used to go in the Fletchers Arms, Ian Niven showed me a photograph taken at the City v Stoke FA Cup match in 1934. (The one where we had no fans at - only 84,569 bothered to turn up). It shows the (then) roofless stand taken from the pitch side. Almost everyone there was wearing a flat cap, except one. He was wearing a bowler hat!
For 10 years from the mid 60s to the mid 70s, I stood in the middle of the singing section at the top of the stand, then grew up and moved to above the tunnel on the right of the half way line.
I now sit in EL304 in almost exactly the same spot, between the half way line and the edge of the penalty area. The view is a lot better, though.

Wonder what year the singing section started.

 

[Indaparkside]

Wonder what year the singing section started.

These were the ringleaders

 

[plattlanebenches]

Didn’t Huddersfield’s old ground have a similar stand?

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Didn’t Huddersfield’s old ground have a similar stand?

Yes and Burnley, Birmingham and Swansea to name three probably several more.

 

[marco]

Didn’t Huddersfield’s old ground have a similar stand?

 

[jamesha]

Was doing some clearing out this weekend and found my first ever season ticket for the Kippax. Had always paid on the turnstile before. This cost £55 iirc with a discount for early payment. Wish I was that young again, tickets were that cheap and I could walk to the ground in 30 minutes like I could back then.

 

[ricardo]

OK KNOB’ED

Oh dear Haha

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

When you watch this video, you get a proper feel for the sheer size of the Kippax 50seconds in when the United lad crosses it in and you the The Kippax in the background



What a stand it was!

Wouldn’t mind seeing an alternative commentary to this

 

[Lavinda Past]

I expect that there will be a few on here who can remember that swell of pride and achievement the first time they started a chant in the Kippax.

We won't mention the embarrassment we felt when we tried to start a chant and it died on it's arse...

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I expect that there will be a few on here who can remember that swell of pride and achievement the first time they started a chant in the Kippax.

We won't mention the embarrassment we felt when we tried to start a chant and it died on it's arse...

That happens every week now

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I expect that there will be a few on here who can remember that swell of pride and achievement the first time they started a chant in the Kippax.

We won't mention the embarrassment we felt when we tried to start a chant and it died on it's arse...

When they used to do that chant and counter chant of Manchester areas, like “Gorton - Longsight, Gorton - Longsight” no one ever joined in my counter of…
“Wilmslow” done in a high falsetto.