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I remember being there but not behind the goal. Pitch was a mud bath. Their team players seemed to be taller than any Iron player.
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I was there and was behind the goal where Nigel scored. It was unsegregated. Went on the bus (16 years old) and blagged a pint on the way back at the Pineapple Pub in Leicester. Barman didn’t believe I was 18 but still served me.
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Went to Macclesfield, Stockport, and Wednesday but missed Swindon due to a cash flow problem at 14.
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Went to Macclesfield, Stockport, and Wednesday but missed Swindon due to a cash flow problem at 14.
Should have got another paper round
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I was there we were in a mixed fans area on the side of the camera shot. The pitch as people say was mud, it was a disgrace and later the Ref did say he would have called it off but they had already opened the gates !
A large Swindon supporter behind me said we could shout a bit [he was big !] anyway a cross came in for CASS and he rose seemingly in slo – mo hung there and then put in a great header, didn’t score but what a header. Anyway big man behind tapped my shoulder and said “What a great header in conditions like that – you can cheer as much as you wat and then warned the others we were his friends !
As the game went on the mud in areas was ankle deep and their lightweight wingers floated that little bit better – I was proud of us for the performance.
Left Swindon at 6pm and was back in Messingham for 9.30 had a sandwich then went on nights !!
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I was at every game in that cup run.
Remember being behind the goal, but as many grounds were unsegregated in those days I don’t recall anything unusual.
Both sets of fans would have been sporting red and white scarves, so I guess most were none the wiser.
I think we were in all blue that day.
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There was no segregation. We travelled down ( or was it up in railway parlance) by special train, I think there two of them. I was sat near the half way line. At least one of our number was sat on a loose chair near the touchline, Nigel actually sat on his knee at one moment and lathered him in mud. By the way it was the same day that George Best scored six at Northampton. Scunny fans were singing ‘Fertiliser, Fertiliser’ to the Swindon fans. After the game we were pelted with coins at Swindon Railway Station, I was picking them up !! Don’t remember much else, sheer joy when we scored. UTWI
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Drew 1-1 in the first game against Macclesfield
then went 2 nil down at home before we woke up and won 4-2.
Brilliant headed goal by Kevin Keegan.1 user thanked author for this post.
Our lincs roadcar bus had problems with the brakes coming down the hills into Macclesfield needed a new bus to get home.
Walked round to their end like ya did to try and takeover, big muddy bank with gravel stood no chance full of man city fans giving their support for the day.1 user thanked author for this post.
Was at Swindon. Went on Special Train. There was no segregation at the game.
In fact in those days not much segregation at any ground1 user thanked author for this post.
I was at Swindon, remember the great Don Rogers, without him I think Scunthorpe would have won.
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Can’t remember any segregation at any other ground, there was self segregation when Grimsby were in town, they never came in the Dre but we always went in the pontoon.
I can remember them in the DRE in about 1971.
Carnage, bottles flying.
Also the Pontoon.1 user thanked author for this post.
Home fans walked past the east stand and away fans walked past the west stand, gesticulating to each other.
I actually thought that the Fox Street stand was better, you definitely noticed the slope.1 user thanked author for this post.
And Staffy had his programme hut there on a flat bit at the back of the stand.
Bigger stand than the Dre as well.1 user thanked author for this post.
Was at that match. Remember someone losing a shoe in a crowd surge. Nobody seemed to care about state of pitch in those days.
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Lots of opposing fans used to come into the Donny Road End but usually did nt stay very long.
Fighting was common in the Donny Road End in 60s and 70s and often after games outside.
Different times and no CCTV so if you did nt get arrested at the time there were no knocks on the door weeks later.
Iron fans always stood in Pontoon Stand and again no segregation.1 user thanked author for this post.
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