ENGLISH DIV 1 (OLD) We 18 Oct 1989
RESULT
Tottenham 2 -1 Arsenal
This was our Cup Final in '89!!
My happiest memories of the Lane are 5-0 win against le @rse in the League in 1983 and the UEFA Cup win against Anderlecht, on penalties, the following year.
Notts 3 Man City 2 85ish
This sticks in my mind as it was a bottom of the league relegation battle,Notts went 3 nil up at half time only for City to almost get a point (or more) in the second half,this game was also the first time that I had witnessed serious crowd violence inside Meadow Lane with police horses being brought on to separate the fans and both managers speaking over the tannoy to appeal for calm,fast forward a couple of decades and City are one of the riches clubs in the world and Notts are stuck in league 2,its a funny old game
OK
Mine was v Toffees on a blisteringly cold February Saturday.
Went into my usual pre match boozer, Springers Bar. It was full of Everton who were taking the p!ss out of me and my mate. But I kept saying "you won't win" which gnarled them a bit.
I wrapped up super warm with woolen polo and a couple of shirts under it but on top I had the infamous Bleached Denim Levi Jacket. I was nice and toastie.
The attendance was short of 30k but I'm sure there was more than 30k in there as the Town End was so rammed you were literally closer to the guy in front than you'd normally be to the girlfriend. We couldn't move anywhere and blokes were pissing on the terraces.
The bloke in front of me started smelling a bit ripe due to the heat generated by the packed crowd. I took more opportunity in pushing him well away from me when we scored rather than celebrate. Our little Town End was like a mini cop that day and he never made it back to where I was.
I have a clip here and it's worth watching as Kenny Strouds goal is a corker and a contender for goal of the century imo. The pitch looked like it belonged at the baseball ground back then but now I'm proud to say we are premier league in groundsmen imo
On the return leg the skallywags were trying to cut fingers off our fans to nick their rings - kents
The second Swindon goal was indeed a cracker but look at the state of the beach...I mean pitch