League Cup 1981 against Man City… it only took one goal from big Trev … almost 34,000 watched it.
We’d only been out of 4th division for a couple of years and weren’t City top of 1st division at the time ?
No, I think Swansea were top and we beat them 2 rounds earlier
At Christmas, Swansea were top and t’other two were top half
And surprisingly weren't all 3 of them, Man City, Swansea, & Brighton, relegated the following season in 1982-83 ?.
It shows they never recovered from us taking a big stick to them all in those Lg cup matches.![]()
If we're just on about the Fa cup though, I could mention loads of good and bad memories.
This week back in '81 for example was my first ever game, an Fa cup win against Torquay. And I was there for the next round as well against the mighty Enfield lol.
I will always remember the fans fighting with the coppers that day and they were running over the roofs of the cars. Thankfully our car was undamaged.
Great times indeed!.![]()
Well remembered about 82/83 season !
Didn’t Brighton finally lose to Man Utd in FA Cup final that year ?
I marvel at your memories… I was there for all the big wins, and a few of our less memorable results, I can remember Big Trevs goal, and Howard’s too, but the rest are all a blur. Some days I can’t remember what I had for breakfast!…. I can remember a time at Chester when there was trouble because folk get separated when the coppers closed a gate at half time.
Man City and Man United wins at home for me were the most elating, big clubs from up here.