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FA CUP run 1977

Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:24 am

Anyone got any footage of this?

I remember being on the Grange End, (old roof still on in them days), and the place going NUTS when Sayer scored against Jennings in Spurs goal, and the footage was used on Match of the Day for long while afterwards as part of the intro, (remember the old 'Oh, What a Goal, Goal, Goal, da da da da datta dat dat dah thing).

Then it was Wrexham at home next round, and on the Grange End again to see City get dragged back to 2-2 with about a minute to go, only for BUCHANAN to slot home the winner with seconds to spare. Cue manic scenes again.

Next up Everton in 5th round, and once again bananas time when City took the lead with Tony Evans goal. Then it all went a bit flat when first Duncan MacKenzie and Bob 'Fat' Latchford spoilt the script. Everyone thought Citys name was on the cup that year. Oh well. Abiding memory of the Everton game was the after the match scenes, as the sky was filled with railway ballast, as stones were hurled by Everton fans from Ninian Park Halt down on to us and then us firing them back at them.

Oh yesterday - leave me alone!

Re: FA CUP run 1977

Fri Jun 12, 2015 1:45 pm

Remember those games well mate - was one of the few still in the ground to see Buchanan's winner against Wrexham and watching Duncan McKenzie tossing the vics to the Grange End after scoring as he had been hounded by chants of "Duncan Duncan where's your wife" as news had come out a few days before that she had been playing away :)

Great days :bluescarf: :bluescarf: :bluescarf:

Re: FA CUP run 1977

Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:04 pm

I was at all those games - great times. Didn't 'Dirty' Duncan trip Albert Larmour to get past him to score his goal?????

Re: FA CUP run 1977

Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:09 pm

I remember those well, especially the Wrexham game where some chubby old guy in the grange end just grabbed me and started bouncing up & down when the winner went in.

Re: FA CUP run 1977

Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:14 pm

I went to all three games, all memorable to this day.

Re: FA CUP run 1977

Fri Jun 12, 2015 3:03 pm

Tottenham were well up for it after the game, they were waiting outside and steamed into the city fans as they left the Grange end and it was chaotic for a bit until our lot sorted themselves out and turned the tables on the spurs mob, typical of the times back then, mad days.

Re: FA CUP run 1977

Fri Jun 12, 2015 3:44 pm

The good old days remember to spurs fans ttying to get on the grange also chasing everton into to far corner of bob bank

Re: FA CUP run 1977

Sat Jun 13, 2015 12:22 am

Three great games, three great days out, amazing happy mad times :bluebird:

Re: FA CUP run 1977

Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:43 am

Jumanji Jim wrote:Anyone got any footage of this?

I remember being on the Grange End, (old roof still on in them days), and the place going NUTS when Sayer scored against Jennings in Spurs goal, and the footage was used on Match of the Day for long while afterwards as part of the intro, (remember the old 'Oh, What a Goal, Goal, Goal, da da da da datta dat dat dah thing).

Then it was Wrexham at home next round, and on the Grange End again to see City get dragged back to 2-2 with about a minute to go, only for BUCHANAN to slot home the winner with seconds to spare. Cue manic scenes again.

Next up Everton in 5th round, and once again bananas time when City took the lead with Tony Evans goal. Then it all went a bit flat when first Duncan MacKenzie and Bob 'Fat' Latchford spoilt the script. Everyone thought Citys name was on the cup that year. Oh well. Abiding memory of the Everton game was the after the match scenes, as the sky was filled with railway ballast, as stones were hurled by Everton fans from Ninian Park Halt down on to us and then us firing them back at them.

Oh yesterday - leave me alone!


Yes, they were great games and great times for us city fans, there were over 35,000 at NP for the Everton game and i still believe macKenzie was way offside when he scored.

Re: FA CUP run 1977

Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:51 am

cityone wrote:
Jumanji Jim wrote:Anyone got any footage of this?

I remember being on the Grange End, (old roof still on in them days), and the place going NUTS when Sayer scored against Jennings in Spurs goal, and the footage was used on Match of the Day for long while afterwards as part of the intro, (remember the old 'Oh, What a Goal, Goal, Goal, da da da da datta dat dat dah thing).

Then it was Wrexham at home next round, and on the Grange End again to see City get dragged back to 2-2 with about a minute to go, only for BUCHANAN to slot home the winner with seconds to spare. Cue manic scenes again.

Next up Everton in 5th round, and once again bananas time when City took the lead with Tony Evans goal. Then it all went a bit flat when first Duncan MacKenzie and Bob 'Fat' Latchford spoilt the script. Everyone thought Citys name was on the cup that year. Oh well. Abiding memory of the Everton game was the after the match scenes, as the sky was filled with railway ballast, as stones were hurled by Everton fans from Ninian Park Halt down on to us and then us firing them back at them.

Oh yesterday - leave me alone!


Yes, they were great games and great times for us city fans, there were over 35,000 at NP for the Everton game and i still believe macKenzie was way offside when he scored.


he was indeed :bluebird: