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« on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 15:43:57 » |
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As the title says. With the FA Cup buzz hitting the Town again and to get the excitement juices flowing.
What is your favourite FA Cup tie with Swindon ever?
I have a few great memories of Swindon FA Cup games over the years....
The 7-0 away win at Kettering in 83-84, the 2-2 draw home to Everton with Kenny Strouds brilliant goal in 76-77.
Taking 8,000 fans to White Hart Lane and being swindled out of a win by a terrible ref and a last minute goal by Gerry Armstrong in 78-79 after being 1-0 for ages and that following a great 0-0 draw at the CG in front of 28,000 fans in 79-80 season.
But my favourite of all was thrashing 5-0 of Fulham in 1977, who had a team containing 5 players that had won the FA cup with them 2 years previously but also that had Bobby Moore, George Best and Rodney Marsh playing and in front of a crowd of just under 24,000......lovely!
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 15:47:05 » |
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Same as JJ. Being on Stratton Bank watching as a kid and Swindon hammering Fulham 5-0.
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 15:47:49 » |
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Swindon 1-1 Southampton in 95/96 was a good tie and a great team goal from Horlock!
Bit more obscure but Swindon 3-2 Hereford from 2001/2002 was a great tie! Bobby Howe and Paul Edwards helping us to the win from 2-1 down!
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 15:49:31 » |
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West Ham away 1975 1-1
We could have won, but Trevor Anderson got rugby tackled when he was clean through on goal.
One of my favourite games ever.
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 15:51:10 » |
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I could also have added the Fulham match that JJ said but I didn't get in the ground till half time because I'd been in Winchester all day at an interview.
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 15:51:19 » |
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Not had much to shout about in the FA Cup in my time as a Town fan. Fulham in the play-off season was great experience, we didn't bow down to them and, had Austin been eligible, I honestly think we'd have beaten them. Huddersfield this season is probably the best of the rest, scoring four goals against a strong, higher-league team with their 'unbeaten' run was brilliant.
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 15:53:15 » |
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Fulham a couple of seasons ago was a cracking atmosphere, 6.5K Town fans packed behind the goal.
We were arguably the better team and should've got something from the game.
Huddersfield earlier this season was pretty darn good too.
However, my first ever game was an FA Cup game.
At home to Farnborough in 1986 I think, we won 4-0.
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 15:58:17 » |
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For purely non-footballing reasons it has to be the 1-0 loss to Fulham 2 seasons ago.
It was my 2 boys first away day, and coincidentally their first trip to London/first ride on the tube etc.
They stood on their seats the whole way through the match and got involved with all the singing, and we gave a good account of ourselves that day - easily the best atmosphere in a match I have been to with the 2 of them.
My dad is a lifetime town fan who can't come to matches any more, and loves to talk to his grandchildren about their thoughts on each match. So there we are, having Sunday dinner at mum and dads, and dad asks what was the best bit about the day out. My oldest, who was 9 at the time thought for about half a second before replying "Being allowed to stand on our seats and singing "Your support is fucking shit""
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 15:59:39 » |
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Of the ones i've been to, definatley Fulham away, that was a great day. I would love another away tie to a premier league side.
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 16:01:23 » |
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Huddersfield this season as it was the first match I took my son to.
I always remember Fulham in the 3rd round in 87 I think, Bamber scored and I think we got beat at home by Leeds in the next round, anyway I remember the game 'cos I was fucking freezing.
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 16:06:38 » |
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Huddersfield this season as it was the first match I took my son to.
I always remember Fulham in the 3rd round in 87 I think, Bamber scored and I think we got beat at home by Leeds in the next round, anyway I remember the game 'cos I was fucking freezing.
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 16:07:24 » |
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Swindon 2 - 2 Everton, Kenny Stroud's screamer, followed by the 3-3 at Fulham
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 16:11:24 » |
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Swindon 1-1 Southampton 95/96, Swindon 3-2 Forest Green...and that Blair Sturrock goal 07/08 & Fulham 1-0 Swindon 09/10!
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 16:12:15 » |
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 16:13:54 » |
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