| Another oldie but goodie! 06:27 - Aug 19 with 1160 views | Keno |
Any comments from anyone ther that day are very welcome
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| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:11 - Aug 19 with 1023 views | Churchman |
I was there that day with my dad behind the goal at the Clock End. We’d gone by car and There was a lot of traffic - Spurs had a big game at WHL and the other semi final was being played at the same time at Stamford Bridge. But we arrived in time for a good spot on the terrace.
The game is remembered as much for the state of John Wile’s head as anything else. There was blood literally everywhere and the bloke just carried on.
Ipswich’s team was ripped about with injury including Beattie and Hunter who were patched up to play. However the performance of the players was so good. Everyone had a good game. Little mentioned, Mariner was virtually a lone striker, fed by Woods, and ran them ragged.
The flow of the game was that we had the best of it for the first 20 mins, but after Mills’ goal it turned into Alamo time. The next hour the clock went backwards. Strangely, it all unravelled for WBA after Hunter punched the ball out and they scored. Almost immediately they had a player sent off. It felt like they’d given everything and gone.
When that corner was won there was lots of space. John Wark - the rest is history. I’ve never known a feeling like that. We’d had years of ‘nearly’ but in that moment we’d made it. Half the ground exploded. It was an ‘I never want this to end’ moment and for me actually more intense than the Final, which itself was surreal.
We left the ground in a daze and were parked amongst West Brom supporters, but there wasn’t any hassle for us. You could feel their disappointment though. Many years later I worked with and got to know an Albion supporter the same age as me (sadly now passed). He was there and said it was his most miserable day ever watching football, despite how extraordinary the game was. I told him it was my best. |  | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:23 - Aug 19 with 985 views | Keno |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:11 - Aug 19 by Churchman |
I was there that day with my dad behind the goal at the Clock End. We’d gone by car and There was a lot of traffic - Spurs had a big game at WHL and the other semi final was being played at the same time at Stamford Bridge. But we arrived in time for a good spot on the terrace.
The game is remembered as much for the state of John Wile’s head as anything else. There was blood literally everywhere and the bloke just carried on.
Ipswich’s team was ripped about with injury including Beattie and Hunter who were patched up to play. However the performance of the players was so good. Everyone had a good game. Little mentioned, Mariner was virtually a lone striker, fed by Woods, and ran them ragged.
The flow of the game was that we had the best of it for the first 20 mins, but after Mills’ goal it turned into Alamo time. The next hour the clock went backwards. Strangely, it all unravelled for WBA after Hunter punched the ball out and they scored. Almost immediately they had a player sent off. It felt like they’d given everything and gone.
When that corner was won there was lots of space. John Wark - the rest is history. I’ve never known a feeling like that. We’d had years of ‘nearly’ but in that moment we’d made it. Half the ground exploded. It was an ‘I never want this to end’ moment and for me actually more intense than the Final, which itself was surreal.
We left the ground in a daze and were parked amongst West Brom supporters, but there wasn’t any hassle for us. You could feel their disappointment though. Many years later I worked with and got to know an Albion supporter the same age as me (sadly now passed). He was there and said it was his most miserable day ever watching football, despite how extraordinary the game was. I told him it was my best. |
It think its easy to forget just how big a thing getting to a Wembley FA Cup was back then
snd football is much poorer for its dismise | |
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| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:36 - Aug 19 with 939 views | trncbluearmy |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:23 - Aug 19 by Keno |
It think its easy to forget just how big a thing getting to a Wembley FA Cup was back then
snd football is much poorer for its dismise |
Nothing to add to Churchman's memories of a wonderful day.
Winning the FA Cup was as big as winning the league back then and I have never forgiven manure for sodding off to china instead of playing jn the cup which was the catalyst for its demise. |  | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:44 - Aug 19 with 916 views | Churchman |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:23 - Aug 19 by Keno |
It think its easy to forget just how big a thing getting to a Wembley FA Cup was back then
snd football is much poorer for its dismise |
It was simply the biggest game in domestic football and shown all around the world. The only domestic game shown live. Everybody’s day was given up for it whether you liked football or not. You cannot say that about any game now.
Win the League or FA Cup? Back then for supporters, it was the Cup. It’s how it was. | | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:51 - Aug 19 with 896 views | muccletonjoe |
I was there that day as i was for the replay against West ham 3 years earlier .We were clearly the better team against the hammers but ended up losingng that one after some incredible battles to get to the semi final. That game was very much on my mind watching this one against West brom and even when we went to 3 - 1 I was very nervous until the last few minutes when I started singing with everyone else. We went out of the ground with some west brom supporters , who were understandably disappointed but wished us all the best in the final. Alot of us could sympathise having gone through same thing in '75. It was a very big deal in those days getting through to the final, hard to explain these days, but it was THE game of the year. It took a while to sink in we had finally got there. [Post edited 19 Aug 7:52]
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| Another oldie but goodie! on 08:48 - Aug 19 with 782 views | BasingstokeBlue |
Why did both teams wear away colours? |  |
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| Another oldie but goodie! on 08:52 - Aug 19 with 771 views | Churchman |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 08:48 - Aug 19 by BasingstokeBlue |
Why did both teams wear away colours? |
Clubs in FA Cup Semi Finals usually did in those days. It was the same for the West Ham 75 game and Man C 81. Neutral ground, neutral colours.
I think they’ve got a flipped a coin for which end the supporters got, dressing rooms and who kicked off/direction. | | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 08:56 - Aug 19 with 758 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 08:52 - Aug 19 by Churchman |
Clubs in FA Cup Semi Finals usually did in those days. It was the same for the West Ham 75 game and Man C 81. Neutral ground, neutral colours.
I think they’ve got a flipped a coin for which end the supporters got, dressing rooms and who kicked off/direction. |
Thanks. Most informative. | |
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| Another oldie but goodie! on 09:39 - Aug 19 with 681 views | longtimefan |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:11 - Aug 19 by Churchman |
I was there that day with my dad behind the goal at the Clock End. We’d gone by car and There was a lot of traffic - Spurs had a big game at WHL and the other semi final was being played at the same time at Stamford Bridge. But we arrived in time for a good spot on the terrace.
The game is remembered as much for the state of John Wile’s head as anything else. There was blood literally everywhere and the bloke just carried on.
Ipswich’s team was ripped about with injury including Beattie and Hunter who were patched up to play. However the performance of the players was so good. Everyone had a good game. Little mentioned, Mariner was virtually a lone striker, fed by Woods, and ran them ragged.
The flow of the game was that we had the best of it for the first 20 mins, but after Mills’ goal it turned into Alamo time. The next hour the clock went backwards. Strangely, it all unravelled for WBA after Hunter punched the ball out and they scored. Almost immediately they had a player sent off. It felt like they’d given everything and gone.
When that corner was won there was lots of space. John Wark - the rest is history. I’ve never known a feeling like that. We’d had years of ‘nearly’ but in that moment we’d made it. Half the ground exploded. It was an ‘I never want this to end’ moment and for me actually more intense than the Final, which itself was surreal.
We left the ground in a daze and were parked amongst West Brom supporters, but there wasn’t any hassle for us. You could feel their disappointment though. Many years later I worked with and got to know an Albion supporter the same age as me (sadly now passed). He was there and said it was his most miserable day ever watching football, despite how extraordinary the game was. I told him it was my best. |
I too was there with my Mum, Dad and younger Sister. No idea how they all got tickets as I was the only one who'd been to games that season! Think we tried to park at Cockfosters tube station but it was full and ended up at Oakwood instead, getting out at Arsenal. At the time, I'd never experienced anything like the jams after the game trying to get back on a tube. |  | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 09:54 - Aug 19 with 651 views | Meadowlark |
I have a vaguely interesting story about that day. Not really related to the football. but kind of.
At school, quite a few years earlier, a young chap had approached me in the playground and asked me if I wanted an Ipswich Town badge. I didn't know who he was because he was a couple of years younger than me, but somehow he knew I was a Town supporter. Anyway, he gave me the badge, which was an old button hole type and it was for the Ipswich Town Supporters Association. I think I asked where he got it from and he said something like someone gave it to him at Portman Road the other night....
I never wore it, but for some reason I decided to put it on for that match at Highbury, and at some point during the day I lost it! Did anyone ever find my badge?
The point of the story? I am fairly certain now that the nice young lad who had given me that badge was Terry Butcher.
I have met him a couple of times since, but have never asked him.... |  | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 11:19 - Aug 19 with 567 views | brazil1982 |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:11 - Aug 19 by Churchman |
I was there that day with my dad behind the goal at the Clock End. We’d gone by car and There was a lot of traffic - Spurs had a big game at WHL and the other semi final was being played at the same time at Stamford Bridge. But we arrived in time for a good spot on the terrace.
The game is remembered as much for the state of John Wile’s head as anything else. There was blood literally everywhere and the bloke just carried on.
Ipswich’s team was ripped about with injury including Beattie and Hunter who were patched up to play. However the performance of the players was so good. Everyone had a good game. Little mentioned, Mariner was virtually a lone striker, fed by Woods, and ran them ragged.
The flow of the game was that we had the best of it for the first 20 mins, but after Mills’ goal it turned into Alamo time. The next hour the clock went backwards. Strangely, it all unravelled for WBA after Hunter punched the ball out and they scored. Almost immediately they had a player sent off. It felt like they’d given everything and gone.
When that corner was won there was lots of space. John Wark - the rest is history. I’ve never known a feeling like that. We’d had years of ‘nearly’ but in that moment we’d made it. Half the ground exploded. It was an ‘I never want this to end’ moment and for me actually more intense than the Final, which itself was surreal.
We left the ground in a daze and were parked amongst West Brom supporters, but there wasn’t any hassle for us. You could feel their disappointment though. Many years later I worked with and got to know an Albion supporter the same age as me (sadly now passed). He was there and said it was his most miserable day ever watching football, despite how extraordinary the game was. I told him it was my best. |
You need to write these memories down! |  | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 11:28 - Aug 19 with 538 views | Bluemike31 |
This was my first ever "away"game so to speak, albeit neutral and what an incredible day it was. I travelled by coach with a load of regulars from the Blooming Fuchsia pub, a day never to be forgotten. | | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 11:35 - Aug 19 with 501 views | Churchman |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 11:19 - Aug 19 by brazil1982 |
You need to write these memories down! |
Apologies - I did rattle on a bit. More troubling is that I could have written an awful lot more than that! It was ‘one of those days’.
There are some matches you remember just about every moment of the day. Others, like the first away game thread, I can’t remember anything about it bar fleeting memories of first seeing Highbury and disappointment over a narrow (I think) loss.. | | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 11:37 - Aug 19 with 497 views | farkenhell |
Singing que sera for what seemed like about an hour after the final whistle to my then 10 year old self. Paul Mariner jumping up and down screaming "magic" over and over.
When Warky scored the 3rd, I swear he was grinning from ear to ear when he headed the ball.
Above all, I remember the unrelenting noise. My uncle (sadly no longer with us) lifting me into the air at the final whistle. Absolute chaos and bedlam. I loved it.
Undoubtedly and by far the best day of my young life. I went with my Dad and Uncle. My uncle queued for 7 hours to get tickets for the final. He was only allowed two, so I had to watch it on the TV. | | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 11:43 - Aug 19 with 466 views | farkenhell |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 07:11 - Aug 19 by Churchman |
I was there that day with my dad behind the goal at the Clock End. We’d gone by car and There was a lot of traffic - Spurs had a big game at WHL and the other semi final was being played at the same time at Stamford Bridge. But we arrived in time for a good spot on the terrace.
The game is remembered as much for the state of John Wile’s head as anything else. There was blood literally everywhere and the bloke just carried on.
Ipswich’s team was ripped about with injury including Beattie and Hunter who were patched up to play. However the performance of the players was so good. Everyone had a good game. Little mentioned, Mariner was virtually a lone striker, fed by Woods, and ran them ragged.
The flow of the game was that we had the best of it for the first 20 mins, but after Mills’ goal it turned into Alamo time. The next hour the clock went backwards. Strangely, it all unravelled for WBA after Hunter punched the ball out and they scored. Almost immediately they had a player sent off. It felt like they’d given everything and gone.
When that corner was won there was lots of space. John Wark - the rest is history. I’ve never known a feeling like that. We’d had years of ‘nearly’ but in that moment we’d made it. Half the ground exploded. It was an ‘I never want this to end’ moment and for me actually more intense than the Final, which itself was surreal.
We left the ground in a daze and were parked amongst West Brom supporters, but there wasn’t any hassle for us. You could feel their disappointment though. Many years later I worked with and got to know an Albion supporter the same age as me (sadly now passed). He was there and said it was his most miserable day ever watching football, despite how extraordinary the game was. I told him it was my best. |
I may have misremembered, but I always thought that West Brom had a player sent off (Ally Brown?) very close to the 90 minutes? After Warky had scored the 3rd?
No cards in those days of course, so it wasn't immediately apparent that someone had been sent off.
I remember turning round and being in awe at seeing the famous clock. | | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 12:17 - Aug 19 with 419 views | Churchman |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 11:43 - Aug 19 by farkenhell |
I may have misremembered, but I always thought that West Brom had a player sent off (Ally Brown?) very close to the 90 minutes? After Warky had scored the 3rd?
No cards in those days of course, so it wasn't immediately apparent that someone had been sent off.
I remember turning round and being in awe at seeing the famous clock. |
I’ve checked. Albion’s Tony Brown scored the penalty in the 76th minute. A minute later Alastair Brown was booked for persistent fouling, but six minutes from time Mick Martin was sent off for a stupid challenge. He’d been booked 16 minutes earlier.
In the 89th minute Lambert sallied up the pitch and won a corner off Statham. Woods corner, Wark, 3-1! Let’s go crazy. And so we did. | | | |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 14:15 - Aug 19 with 336 views | farkenhell |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 12:17 - Aug 19 by Churchman |
I’ve checked. Albion’s Tony Brown scored the penalty in the 76th minute. A minute later Alastair Brown was booked for persistent fouling, but six minutes from time Mick Martin was sent off for a stupid challenge. He’d been booked 16 minutes earlier.
In the 89th minute Lambert sallied up the pitch and won a corner off Statham. Woods corner, Wark, 3-1! Let’s go crazy. And so we did. |
Thanks Churchie. I remember the euphoria when Warky scored. The que sera started almost immediately after that.
Also recall that Robin Turner should have scored a 4th right at the end, although perhaps shouldn't mention that.
Edit: and Clive b@stard Thomas was the ref. [Post edited 19 Aug 14:16]
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| Another oldie but goodie! on 15:02 - Aug 19 with 259 views | WeWereZombies |
I've related this on the forum before but, to add to Churchman's memories of what an euphoric experience that match was, I was walking up the terrace with my brothers and a realisation suddenly dawned on me - 'We're going to Wembley !' and it seemed like my saying that woke everyone else up to the fact that, whilst we were still on a high from watching the game, there was an even more significant one on the way. |  |
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| Another oldie but goodie! on 15:25 - Aug 19 with 231 views | Churchman |
| Another oldie but goodie! on 14:15 - Aug 19 by farkenhell |
Thanks Churchie. I remember the euphoria when Warky scored. The que sera started almost immediately after that.
Also recall that Robin Turner should have scored a 4th right at the end, although perhaps shouldn't mention that.
Edit: and Clive b@stard Thomas was the ref. [Post edited 19 Aug 14:16]
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He should! Robin actually missed an open goal - but it didn’t matter. Nobody cared. Robin had sort of done his bit at the Eastville skating rink in the 5th round.
Yes, Thomas who cheated us in 75 was the Ref. | | | |
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