Worst away days

[yankblue]

Some might say York away but I think it was a great day with all 3 million of us there

 

[i kne albert davy]

Don't know how we lost that game,they also scored with not long left.

With an offside goal as well if I remember right, thanks to the referee and linesman not knowing the laws of the game :-(

 

[East Level 2]

Groclin away. A ground that made Halifax look like Wembley.
2nd division Forest away on a Sunday in the FA Cup - Lost 4-1
Swindon away. Lost 2-0, it was pissing down, and we were in the open end. And the cuntish stewards wouldn't allow brollies to be taken in.
Halifax.
Lincoln in the League Cup - One up in the first minute then lost 4-1. Lost the second leg 1-0 and Lincoln were responsible for our heaviest defeat over two legs, a record equalled by the dippers in the CL five years ago.
Chelsea about 20 years ago - Lost 5-0, got a parking ticket, and my alternator belt snapped on the way home. Had to be towed back by the AA.
Barnet in the League Cup, even though we won the second leg.
Bury in the League Cup, 72-73. Lost 2-0 and we had a half decent team in those days. It was more of a giant killing than Halifax in 1980.

 

[franksinatra]

Blackpool away 1999, sometime in January.
Freezing fuckin cold, midday kick off, shite match, we didn't have one shot on target I'm sure, stood in a stand what can only be described as a scrap yard.

Had a great weekend in Blackapulco though.

Yes went to that as well and then headed over to Blackburn afterwards who were facing Leeds. The gulf in standard felt enormous.

The only thing I remember about the match was the bloke on the tannoy announcing a Blackpool sub and he called him the ‘wonderboy, cue ironic cheering from the City fans and then typically he ripped us apart for the last 20 mins.

 

[jimharri]

A couple stick in my mind. 4-0 away at Derby, the game where big Joe attempted to step out the 12 yds to the penalty spot, as it couldn't be seen due to all the sand on the infamous Baseball Ground pitch. And he was proven to be right, even though he was booked for his protests! And a 4-1 (4-0?) away at Wolves (late seventies/very early 80s, I think).

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Derby County, April 1977 lost 4 0 on a swamp of a pitch, probably cost us the league title. All round shit day in front of vast City following. Penalty spot had to be repainted for Derby penalty.

 

[simmo]

Middlesbrough with the fog. Had no idea that both managers came on the pitch at one point. Moment the fog lifted they scored !

Lincoln and Barnet in the cup …the list is endless

 

[franksinatra]

Fa cup 1991 Notts County, thought we were on to big things in the cup that year but typical City arrived in spectacular fashion

Yes that was some disappointment. Massive following, great atmosphere and the more chances we missed (or the more times we hit the woodwork) the more inevitable the defeat became.

Digging out the keeper Steve Cherry?? for his weight certainly came back to bite us and Tommy Johnson was electric on the flanks.

I remember thinking on the way back we might sign him but needless to say we never bothered and he went to Villa.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Middlesbrough away 8-1 game long long day.

 

[franksinatra]

Losing 4-0 at West Brom under Keegan when it appeared we had no chance of getting promoted. Hard to believe, that day, we would go on to have such an incredible season and go up as champions.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Blackburn FA Cup QF every time, horrible

The Banjos the locals played freaked me out.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Fulham away 98 second game of season after the big win the week before against Blackpool. Sky Cameras, Friday night. City fans packed in. Lost 3-0! Back to earth with a bang.

Losing 4-2 to rags in the cup after they had Neville sent off! Annoying.

 

[Toney’s bookie]

Losing to Stoke away under Ball after being relegated was pretty grim.

 

[cptaidan88]

Middlesbrough away 8-1 game long long day.

Hard disagree. That was one of the best away days for me. Not many better atmospheres in an away end than that day.

 

[Stephen230]

Ipswich away, 8 hour coach journey and 4-0 down in first twenty minutes ...

Don’t remember this.

Must have been a while ago was it?

 

[Zapcity]

Fulham away 98 second game of season after the big win the week before against Blackpool. Sky Cameras, Friday night. City fans packed in. Lost 3-0! Back to earth with a bang.

Losing 4-2 to rags in the cup after they had Neville sent off! Annoying.

I remember sitting outside a nice pub by the Thames before that Fulham game thinking, Blackpool at home was good, cracking atmosphere, straight foward victory, now for our 2nd game in an unbeaten season! The reality was a little different wasn't it, starting with that game,( though it all came good in the end!)
A couple of evening games at Reading in the previous couple of seasons at Elm Park were bad, shit ground, crap atmosphere and we lost both .( The first gane at their new ground in the Gillungham season though was decent it must be said, great away following, on the pub late morning for a lunchtime kick off and 3 points)

 

[berryblue]

Whenever we went to Reading. Nearest pub to the Stadium is a mile away. Just got through the door at 22:20 as the Last Orders bell rang. Chucked us out 20 mins later.

 

[Winchester]

Halifax 1980
Lost 1 nil in the Mud
Awful place
Went on the special
Back in Picadilly 1 and a bit hours later
Seriously questioned myself
"Why do I bother?"

 

[Winchester]

Cardiff 1994.

Remember it well
Half of South Wales turned up that day
Kicking off before During and after too

 

[1stFeb1969]

One of the funniest examples of gallows humour I witnessed was a 4-1 thumping at Grimsby in 1984 if memory serves, where a City fan gestured 'handcuff me' to the local police.