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« Reply #210 on: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 11:11:20 »

Hereford at home  November 1985 , Charlie Henry scored in a 1-0 win and instantly became my hero.
I think that was in about the 89th minute if I remember correctly.
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« Reply #211 on: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 11:17:06 »

Swindon 2 Brizzle Rovers 2 towards the end of the promotion season in 1969.
If my memory is correct we sat on wooden benchesnear the touchline on the north side before the Arkells (aka north stand) was built
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« Reply #212 on: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 11:18:35 »

I think that was in about the 89th minute if I remember correctly.
I think that season we scored more than half our goals in the last 10 minutes of games due to our superior fitness.
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« Reply #213 on: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 11:21:23 »

I think that season we scored more than half our goals in the last 10 minutes of games due to our superior fitness.
Yeah, that must have been the 102 point season. We seemed to grind out a load of 2-1 wins that season (feels like about 20 but if I look it up it will probably be 3). As you say we just wore teams down.

Edit: It was only 6. We did have 8 1-0's as well though. 14 one goal victories - that looks like a pretty high number to me Hmmm
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« Reply #214 on: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 11:25:55 »

Yeah, that must have been the 102 point season. We seemed to grind out a load of 2-1 wins that season (feels like about 20 but if I look it up it will probably be 3). As you say we just wore teams down.
It does feel like that! having checked we won 17 games by a single goal and we won 7 games 2-1(8 if you count cup games), one game I remember well was away at Rochdale when we were 1-0 down till the last 10 mins then we scored 2 goals in quick succession to win 2-1. Looking back though it seems like most of the season was like that, happy days Smiley
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« Reply #215 on: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 11:32:40 »

The 'Milk Cup' run..

Sunderland 3-2
Sheffield Wednesday 1-0

Still two of my greatest games of all time from that season.

The sad thing about those games is that I don't think there is any footage of them whatsoever because there was a complete TV blackout that season. Mind boggling to think of that these days.
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« Reply #216 on: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 12:13:08 »

The 'Milk Cup' run..

Sunderland 3-2
Sheffield Wednesday 1-0

Still two of my greatest games of all time from that season.

The sad thing about those games is that I don't think there is any footage of them whatsoever because there was a complete TV blackout that season. Mind boggling to think of that these days.
I never went to Sunderland but the Sheff Weds game was brilliant and we should have won by more against the team from a higher league.

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Obviously not the goal but the following news it made Smiley
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« Reply #217 on: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 12:14:06 »

Oh and the massive away following to Ipswich in the next round was brilliant even if the result wasn't!
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« Reply #218 on: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 12:38:47 »

Oh and the massive away following to Ipswich in the next round was brilliant even if the result wasn't!
I didn't go to the Ipswich game for reasons I've long since forgotten but I remember being told by mates who went how amazing the atmosphere was.
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« Reply #219 on: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 12:45:25 »

I didn't go to the Ipswich game for reasons I've long since forgotten but I remember being told by mates who went how amazing the atmosphere was.
I can't remember off the top of my head how many we took on a chilly Tuesday evening but it must have been almost half the 12,000 crowd.

I remember we took 60+ coaches to the game and it was the best atmosphere at any Swindon away game I have ever been to in nearly 40 years.
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« Reply #220 on: Friday, March 1, 2013, 18:54:42 »

Sheffield United home 1987

two nil, two goals from Jimmy Quinn I think - the second was a free kick from inside the penalty box after the keeper held it for more than five seconds! the entire Sheff utd team lined up on the goal line and Quinn blasted it into the net. Got me hooked for life the bastard!

I believe this was the first home game back in the old second division after the 'rise and rise' as I remember signs on the pitch beforehand saying welcome back to div 2!

Ahhh the glory years  Beers
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« Reply #221 on: Friday, March 1, 2013, 20:10:16 »

does sneaking in 5 mins before the end when they used to open the gates count???  Wink
if not, probably Shrewesbury in the FA cup mid 70's when the BBC vans were all parked outside the Shrivvy road for the week... Grin
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« Reply #222 on: Friday, March 1, 2013, 20:13:32 »

League Cup Final 1969 was my first game - honestly

Got taken along in full kit - including football boots - obviously, I wasn't very old
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« Reply #223 on: Friday, March 1, 2013, 20:17:18 »

I can't remember off the top of my head how many we took on a chilly Tuesday evening but it must have been almost half the 12,000 crowd.

I remember we took 60+ coaches to the game and it was the best atmosphere at any Swindon away game I have ever been to in nearly 40 years.
i was at that game, we took there pub, remember town fans dancing on the pool table, we had half of one end with netting seperating us, 3000 at best i think, mansfeild away 0.0 and we won promotion was superb
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« Reply #224 on: Friday, March 1, 2013, 20:29:16 »

i was at that game, we took there pub, remember town fans dancing on the pool table, we had half of one end with netting seperating us, 3000 at best i think, mansfeild away 0.0 and we won promotion was superb

I was in that very pub
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