Best Football Memories

[Peter Venkman]

Bristol Rovers away,played at Ashton gate,not sure of the date,late 80's i think.2-0 down and won 4-3.

A video of the game, cracking game at Trashton Gate that day in 87 I remember Rovers were short of players and got in 2 or 3 loans for that game was a lovely sunny day in April well before they put the roof on the away stand and turned it into the home end.

[townender row n]

I was on that Carlisle Special - we were stationary at Crewe station, I think, when there was an almightly explosion and some windows went in. Apparently a passing train had a door open and smashed into ours.

If that had been today the first thought would of been - Taliban!!

In Macari's season the best would be Mansfield and Cobblers away. Those Notts police, fresh from battling the miners, tried to take out their frustrations on the Town fans - real twats that day.

Always liked Macari's comment about the Cobblers game that it was 'worse than a Rangers/Celtic game'

Wasn't that the game Vs Burnley in the FA Cup game? I was on the first train coach where the door hit the windows smashin them out or did that happen for the Carlisle game too? Had just left school and was my first away game.....

[townender row n]

1977 was a memorable when we played Everton at home in the FA Cup as I can remember scousers handing over their tickets over the back of the stratton bank to fans in the county ground extension. Also who can forget about Kenny Strouds wonder goal

My first game ever!!! The game that got me hooked as a STFC fan 4 eva

[Peter Venkman]

Wasn't that the game Vs Burnley in the FA Cup game? I was on the first train coach where the door hit the windows smashin them out or did that happen for the Carlisle game too? Had just left school and was my first away game.....

I was on both those specials and I think it was the Carlisle game that it happened on but there was an incident coming back from Burnley in the FA Cup that the footy special was bricked leaving the outskirts of Burnley and the train was hit smashing a window.

[Topcat]

Anybody remember playing Blackburn in the FA Cup in 1984 when we got beat 2-1 with Jimmy Quinn scoring for the visitors as it got really lively after the game!!

[leefer]

Remember it well...we were 1 up............Rovers had a lot of National Front nutjobs with them.

[Topcat]

yeah thats true but I can rember swindon having a really big mob that day and went crazy after the game and even turned over a rovers transit van in county road

[RedRag]

the Christmas New Year period we beat Tranny, Pompey and Carlisle 5,5 & 4 zilch

[chalkies_shorts]

Anybody remember playing Blackburn in the FA Cup in 1984 when we got beat 2-1 with Jimmy Quinn scoring for the visitors as it got really lively after the game!!

Yep, remember it well. Rovers were on the receiving end of some pretty heavy Swindon hospitality. They came looking for it and got more than they bargained for.

[Topcat]

yes I agree swindon were up for it that day and after the game they went looking for it and completely surprised Rovers and I bet they wish they hadn't parked one of their Transit vans down county road next to the old newsagents. It also reminds me when swindon went crazy after midweek games in the mid 80's against Bristol Rovers & southampon as trying to get back to the bus station was pretty scary

[Reg Smeeton]

Anybody remember playing Blackburn in the FA Cup in 1984 when we got beat 2-1 with Jimmy Quinn scoring for the visitors as it got really lively after the game!!

I missed the game to go walking on the Dorset Coast Path with my future ex wife. Missing a game for a bird, isn't something undertaken lightly, and should only be used sparingly...but the prospect of a bit of fly camping in January, was too good to turn down.

[Lambo]

It has to be 1979 when swindon drew at Highbury in front of 8000 Town fans massed behing the goal at the clock end. Who can forget the moment when Billy Tucker headed home the equaliser after 84 minutes sending the masses dressed in donkey jackets & Dr Martins wild. Then after the final whistle trying to find our coach amongst the 90+ we counted which came from all over wilshire A week later things got even better as we won the replay against Pat Jennings, Liam Brady, Frank Stapleton and more 4-3 aet
Brilliant!!!!

[bigbobjoylove]

A video of the game, cracking game at Trashton Gate that day in 87 I remember Rovers were short of players and got in 2 or 3 loans for that game was a lovely sunny day in April well before they put the roof on the away stand and turned it into the home end.

HTV not even bothering to show our first goal.

[OrangeTransits]

Oh yes. One of my best memories as well. At one point we were 3-1 up and the whole of the ground.... Yep even the Arkells singing Wembley 69, Wembley, Wembley 69 !!!! ..... The old Shrivvy Road stand was rocking.... Was stood in Townend and literally it was moving about. I wouldn't have wanted to be sat up the top anyway. I Got some recollection that was one of the last games people ever sat up there.

[farmer palmer]

 

The Special!!.........Wrexham away.