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Title: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, March 15, 2021, 08:35:07
52 years ago today.

Lucky to be there. Diminishing band!


Title: Re: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: Jimmy HaveHave on Monday, March 15, 2021, 09:34:34
I was only 6 at the time so I can't remember that magical day but thankfully it will always be part of our clubs historty which even Power can't  take away!


Title: Re: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: Family at War on Monday, March 15, 2021, 10:05:24
Was there and still cherish that day with my dear old dad. Would have to be up there with one of the greatest day's of my life. Being a third division side and achieving what they did meant so much more then. That team was outstanding and we will never see the likes again.


Title: Re: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: Oldwembley69 on Monday, March 15, 2021, 10:10:24
52 years ago today.

Lucky to be there. Diminishing band!

Was a young lad at the time and my memory of that day was looking round after Bobby Gould scored the late equalizer and seeing grown men in tears. But the coach stopped in Maidenhead on the way back for a pre booked steak meal. Great times!!


Title: Re: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, March 15, 2021, 10:15:35
I was only 3 but apparently stood cheering on the team when they drove down through Gorse Hill on the open top bus.

My memory has faded since then! :D

My dad and all of my cousins and uncles were at Wembley that day and all still tell the tales, the tales I was brought up on, desperate for Town to emulate those heroes of Swindon Town folklore.

By the age of 5 I could name the Swindon side and had the programme and all the Sunday newspapers from the day after.

The feat that day should never be underestimated.

Quote
In 1969
On league cup final day
The Arsenal went to Wembley
They walked the Wembley Way
They thought they'd have it easy
They thought they'd win the cup
But along came Swindon Town FC and fucked the bastards up


Title: Re: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: 4D on Monday, March 15, 2021, 11:00:37
I have a programme  :)


Title: Re: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: leftside on Monday, March 15, 2021, 11:09:26
I wasn’t around back then but it gives me a warm glow to know that my old man has witnessed every Town Wembley appearance.

For me ‘69 has to be the pinnacle. A cup final is what Wembley should be about, not the awful play-off concept and certainly not cup semis.

I’ll drink out of my Wembley heroes mug today.


Title: Re: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: swindonmaniac on Monday, March 15, 2021, 16:17:34
I have a programme  :)
Get up, On the forum, go to bed.  Oh and a couple of beers on the way


Title: Re: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: horlock07 on Monday, March 15, 2021, 16:22:37
I have a programme  :)

So do I, the number that were and are knocking about on eBay always surprised me.


Title: Re: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: swindonmaniac on Monday, March 15, 2021, 16:28:43
So do I, the number that were and are knocking about on eBay always surprised me.
And the number of 'Wembley Way' souvenir brochures with the colour team  picture on the centre pages that are still about,  had one autographed by the who!e squad on the centre page, sold it years ago, regretted it ever since.


Title: Re: Happy League Cup Winning Day!
Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Monday, March 15, 2021, 17:46:17
And the number of 'Wembley Way' souvenir brochures with the colour team  picture on the centre pages that are still about,  had one autographed by the whole squad on the centre page, sold it years ago, regretted it ever since.

You may well have sold that to me! It was bought for my old man and definitely a good number of years ago.