| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories 13:12 - Jan 11 with 2861 views | gainsboroughblue |
Me:
Gillingham (H) 1985. Massive contingent of noisy Gills. End to end game. Town win 3-2.
Bradford (H) 1986. Totally bonkers game. 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3. All after half an hour. 4-4 draw in the end. We won the replay at Odsal as Valley Parade fire was only the year before.
Leeds (A) 1990. Five days after the Port Vale debacle, we beat an ultra defensive top of the league Leeds 1-0.
Southampton (A) 1991. Dozzell scores early on. We lose 3-2. We take all three sections of the Archers End. Town fans popping up in home areas, fights breaking out.
Forest (A) 1997. Ok, lost 0-3 but had a banging night out afterwards at the Rock City. We were also celebrating Bowie's 50th birthday. |  |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 14:03 - Jan 11 with 2290 views | Illinoisblue |
Has the footage from that Southampton game still not surfaced? |  |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 14:08 - Jan 11 with 2263 views | Geomorph |
Man utd 0 Town 1 26 Jan 1974... my first game !!
may have been 4th round though lol [Post edited 11 Jan 14:09]
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 14:12 - Jan 11 with 2244 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 14:03 - Jan 11 by Illinoisblue |
Has the footage from that Southampton game still not surfaced? |
Pretty sure it was linked on here once. It was like part of a segment you get at the end of MOTD with the voiceover instead of commentary so it's not a straightforward search on youtube. I have tried just now but no dice. | |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 14:15 - Jan 11 with 2223 views | Illinoisblue |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 14:12 - Jan 11 by gainsboroughblue |
Pretty sure it was linked on here once. It was like part of a segment you get at the end of MOTD with the voiceover instead of commentary so it's not a straightforward search on youtube. I have tried just now but no dice. |
Assumed at least the goals would have been on MOTD. Will have to have a look just to see that packed away end. Good day out a proper ground. Although back then they were all proper grounds. | |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 14:26 - Jan 11 with 2192 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 14:15 - Jan 11 by Illinoisblue |
Assumed at least the goals would have been on MOTD. Will have to have a look just to see that packed away end. Good day out a proper ground. Although back then they were all proper grounds. |
It was a hell of a squeeze. Proper arms trapped by your side stuff. The ground was already filling up when I got in there at 2pm (went on the coach). Hampshire police realised there was a problem when at 10 to 3, more and more boozed up Town kept coming in. In the end, the had to boot Saints out of their own pen.
This was an example of how not making games all ticket could catch you out when you underestimate an away turn out. Nodge in the Zenith Data a few weeks after this was another example.
Brilliant away day that Saints day though, despite the result. Gave Le Tiss some jip and he didn't take kindly. Proper rogues gallery in the away end as well! | |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 15:06 - Jan 11 with 2120 views | NorrisHatter |
Thought I'd chuck in a contrary one. Least favourite was the day we beat Villa 1-0. Walking out of the ground and thinking about likely fixture congestion I said to my Dad, "that's the title gone". I know you shouldn't really be sad when your team has won but I was that day (even though it was probably the best FA Cup "team goal" ever seen at PR that won the tie). Spent the rest of the season hoping I'd been wrong. But of course I wasn't. |  | | |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 15:36 - Jan 11 with 2067 views | Illinoisblue |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 15:06 - Jan 11 by NorrisHatter |
Thought I'd chuck in a contrary one. Least favourite was the day we beat Villa 1-0. Walking out of the ground and thinking about likely fixture congestion I said to my Dad, "that's the title gone". I know you shouldn't really be sad when your team has won but I was that day (even though it was probably the best FA Cup "team goal" ever seen at PR that won the tie). Spent the rest of the season hoping I'd been wrong. But of course I wasn't. |
Indeed. The win that cost us the league title and quite possibly a European Cup. The worst win in our history. | |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 17:57 - Jan 11 with 1966 views | Facefacts |
Of those you mention, I was only at Southampton.
I remember being behind the goal when the ball dropped to Jason Dozzell about 8 yards out, centre of the goal. He half volleyed it in, I think. Tim Flowers was getting some stick from our supporters, maybe he dropped the ball at his feet. But it was so hard to see exactly what was happening as it was so packed out in there. I must have got there early to get a good position. They were not expecting that many to turn up. |  | | |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 18:53 - Jan 11 with 1905 views | Asa |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 14:12 - Jan 11 by gainsboroughblue |
Pretty sure it was linked on here once. It was like part of a segment you get at the end of MOTD with the voiceover instead of commentary so it's not a straightforward search on youtube. I have tried just now but no dice. |
Would be great to see that.
My dad is the guy in the crowd that Dozzell runs over to hug. | | | |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 21:33 - Jan 11 with 1793 views | patrickswell |
Sorry to be that guy, but we played Gillingham in the 4th round in 1985, not the 3rd. Our 3rd round opponents that year were…well what d’ya know, Bristol Rovers at Eastville. Mark Brennan scored the winner from 35 yards. |  | | |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 21:41 - Jan 11 with 1776 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 21:33 - Jan 11 by patrickswell |
Sorry to be that guy, but we played Gillingham in the 4th round in 1985, not the 3rd. Our 3rd round opponents that year were…well what d’ya know, Bristol Rovers at Eastville. Mark Brennan scored the winner from 35 yards. |
Of course yes! I think my brain had them the other way round or got my years wrong. Bristol Rovers, Gills, then lost to Everton after a replay if I recall correctly? (this time) | |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 21:45 - Jan 11 with 1767 views | Paramedic |
Cardiff away 77. Who’s have thought! |  |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 22:17 - Jan 11 with 1728 views | Bigalhunter |
As one of our older contingent, I still vividly recall the 1975 3rd Round win against Liverpool at Portman Rd.
If memory serves, heavy pitch, blustery day, cracking atmosphere and a proper ding dong game, won by a scuffed Mick Mills shot.
Amazing to think there was no live tv coverage of any game other than the final back then. The two best teams in the league slugging it out in the 3rd round, a special day when the FA cup still meant something.
Tonight, we had the BBC trying to convince us we were witnessing the enduring ‘magic’ of the greatest cup competition in the world, as Qatar City slaughtered a team four leagues below them in their soulless, disinterested warehouse. Pep appreciating the importance of the cup, as an opportunity to restore the fragile confidence in his state-sponsored, over-worked collection of multi-millionaire reserves.
Modern football, eh? |  |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 22:21 - Jan 11 with 1715 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 22:17 - Jan 11 by Bigalhunter |
As one of our older contingent, I still vividly recall the 1975 3rd Round win against Liverpool at Portman Rd.
If memory serves, heavy pitch, blustery day, cracking atmosphere and a proper ding dong game, won by a scuffed Mick Mills shot.
Amazing to think there was no live tv coverage of any game other than the final back then. The two best teams in the league slugging it out in the 3rd round, a special day when the FA cup still meant something.
Tonight, we had the BBC trying to convince us we were witnessing the enduring ‘magic’ of the greatest cup competition in the world, as Qatar City slaughtered a team four leagues below them in their soulless, disinterested warehouse. Pep appreciating the importance of the cup, as an opportunity to restore the fragile confidence in his state-sponsored, over-worked collection of multi-millionaire reserves.
Modern football, eh? |
I don't think it was until the 89-90 season, they even televised both semi finals. Great year to start though, right couple of barnstorming games.
During the 80's the beeb or ITV would televise one of the semis. Can remember Cov v Leeds being one I watched. | |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 23:02 - Jan 11 with 1665 views | Perublue |
A few stick out for obscure reasons and some I can not recall at all.
82/83 vs Charlton away 3-2 win for us...I'd started going to Portman road in '82 autumn and by the time the cup came round I was totally addicted to Ipswich.
87/88 home to Man Utd we lost 2-1 but I have a feeling it was live on network/terrestrial
TV which in those days was still very rare so was a big thing with the nations eyes on us.....although I could be wrong.
91/92 .. replay away to Hartlepool listening to the match in the bath and lamenting on how far we had fallen since I had started supporting the Towen and I had been dumped by the girlfriend that day too....but the result led to the Liverpool replay match which I enjoyed at the corn exchange with a whole room of people who like me had not got sky at that point as well as a lot of pubs. [Post edited 11 Jan 23:04]
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| YES!! I remember Gillingham game on 23:08 - Jan 11 with 1639 views | unstableblue |
Was that Kevin Wilson’s debut?
He scored a few I think!? |  |
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| YES!! I remember Gillingham game on 23:17 - Jan 11 with 1616 views | Perublue |
| YES!! I remember Gillingham game on 23:08 - Jan 11 by unstableblue |
Was that Kevin Wilson’s debut?
He scored a few I think!? |
Kevin Bloody Wilson ...yep i think it was debut. | |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 00:24 - Jan 12 with 1562 views | FBI |
Not 3rd round but don't care :-)
1980 vs Chester. That Ian Rush kid looks a bit tasty... |  |
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| YES!! I remember Gillingham game on 00:33 - Jan 12 with 1535 views | gainsboroughblue |
| YES!! I remember Gillingham game on 23:17 - Jan 11 by Perublue |
Kevin Bloody Wilson ...yep i think it was debut. |
It was. He did score with Dozzell and own goal the other scorers. | |
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 08:24 - Jan 12 with 1379 views | Churchman |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 21:33 - Jan 11 by patrickswell |
Sorry to be that guy, but we played Gillingham in the 4th round in 1985, not the 3rd. Our 3rd round opponents that year were…well what d’ya know, Bristol Rovers at Eastville. Mark Brennan scored the winner from 35 yards. |
I went to that. The winner cannoned off Brennan’s shins 35/40 yards into the net. It was freezing cold, snow on the ground. Eastville had burned down at some point and was never the best stadium in the first place.
The bog where we were was a big caravan style portaloo with steam coming out of it like the Churchmans brick horror box. The difference was that naughty people were rocking it up and down and inside a wave of p£ss was rolling up and down it like a wave machine. Anyone daring to go in the caravan of death needed waders. So funny.
Despite the cold, average football to say the least, we had a good day out.
The other memorable one was Charlton in 1983 at The Valley. Allan Simonsen was playing for them, but they were a bit cr@p as was the ground in those days. Barn of a place with a huge terrace at the side. We were awful and if memory serves me right found ourselves 2-0 down. But we stirred into life in the second half on a muddy pitch and Wark scored a late winner. [Post edited 12 Jan 8:31]
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 09:55 - Jan 12 with 1282 views | gringoblue |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 23:02 - Jan 11 by Perublue |
A few stick out for obscure reasons and some I can not recall at all.
82/83 vs Charlton away 3-2 win for us...I'd started going to Portman road in '82 autumn and by the time the cup came round I was totally addicted to Ipswich.
87/88 home to Man Utd we lost 2-1 but I have a feeling it was live on network/terrestrial
TV which in those days was still very rare so was a big thing with the nations eyes on us.....although I could be wrong.
91/92 .. replay away to Hartlepool listening to the match in the bath and lamenting on how far we had fallen since I had started supporting the Towen and I had been dumped by the girlfriend that day too....but the result led to the Liverpool replay match which I enjoyed at the corn exchange with a whole room of people who like me had not got sky at that point as well as a lot of pubs. [Post edited 11 Jan 23:04]
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That Man Utd game was on TV. I got John Motson's autograph that day. Used to able to hop out of the family enclosure during warm ups and walk along the touchline to the tunnel area to get all the player' autographs as they came back in. |  | | |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 10:20 - Jan 12 with 1250 views | Asa |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 09:55 - Jan 12 by gringoblue |
That Man Utd game was on TV. I got John Motson's autograph that day. Used to able to hop out of the family enclosure during warm ups and walk along the touchline to the tunnel area to get all the player' autographs as they came back in. |
Apparently the first time I swore!
I was 7 and used a forbidden word when United went back in front. Lots of opinion that Hallworth couldn’t get the ball because Anderson’s arm was in his face.
Went home and re-watched the video of it to see Humes’ goal and their controversial winner. [Post edited 12 Jan 10:22]
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| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 10:22 - Jan 12 with 1238 views | Churchman |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 23:02 - Jan 11 by Perublue |
A few stick out for obscure reasons and some I can not recall at all.
82/83 vs Charlton away 3-2 win for us...I'd started going to Portman road in '82 autumn and by the time the cup came round I was totally addicted to Ipswich.
87/88 home to Man Utd we lost 2-1 but I have a feeling it was live on network/terrestrial
TV which in those days was still very rare so was a big thing with the nations eyes on us.....although I could be wrong.
91/92 .. replay away to Hartlepool listening to the match in the bath and lamenting on how far we had fallen since I had started supporting the Towen and I had been dumped by the girlfriend that day too....but the result led to the Liverpool replay match which I enjoyed at the corn exchange with a whole room of people who like me had not got sky at that point as well as a lot of pubs. [Post edited 11 Jan 23:04]
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Thinking of the first 1992 Hartlepool game, the ITFC team was Forrest, Johnson, Thompson, Stockwell, Wark Linighan, Milton, Palmer, Whitton, Dozzell, Kiwomya. Subs Yallop and Pennyfather (who had one leg shorter than the other!). In other words, the first team. It shows how diminished the FA Cup is now - sadly.
It was a terrible game and if my memory is correct, I thought we were lucky to get a draw at the time. Knew we’d win the replay.
Ahh, the Liverpool replay and my only visit to Anfield……. But that’s for when we reach the 5th Round. | | | |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 10:29 - Jan 12 with 1208 views | melbs_itfc |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 09:55 - Jan 12 by gringoblue |
That Man Utd game was on TV. I got John Motson's autograph that day. Used to able to hop out of the family enclosure during warm ups and walk along the touchline to the tunnel area to get all the player' autographs as they came back in. |
Sir Bobby was at Portman Road that day as a tv pundit in his role as England manager. He insisted to Jimmy Hill (presenter) at the top of the show that he would remain neutral throughout(he had only left Ipswich 6 years previously) then proceeded to refer to Ipswich as ‘we’ every time he discussed the game pre match, half time and at full time!! It was awesome haha. | | | |
| Your favourite FA Cup third round memories on 10:38 - Jan 12 with 1176 views | melbs_itfc |
I was at that crazy Bradford game. Terry Butcher scored an own goal near the end for their equaliser to make it 4-4. Also, I seem to recall that in winning the replay we broke the record at the time of consecutive 3rd round victories. It may have been 16 years? Not certain of the exact number, but was an extremely impressive feat. Especially our record in relation to more recent years! | | | |
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