Originally Posted by
Zilzal
I'll field this or part of it from memory.
Our record run of League games without defeat extends to 18 games in the old Div3. Twas in the mid 1970s.
Most league wins on the bounce? 9. Should've been 10 because just before the ref blew for FT he'd given us a penalty after Ronnie took a dive in the Newcastle box. Towner made a real hash of the pen and the game ended 0-0.
Reached the 5th round of the FA Cup TWICE only. First time v Leicester. Alan Hill brilliantly saved a penalty (he was out best ever signing from Barnsley) and the game ended 1-1. I was there but this footnote made not the slightest difference. Very unlucky in the replay. Their strikers that night were Frank Large and Alan 'Sniffer' Clarke, later of Leeds.
The second time we lost at Crewe of all places.
My worst ever Cup experience was against Northampton who were a division lower at the time. We fluked a 1-1 draw at the County Ground with Branston making a spectacular goal line clearance with 3 seconds to go. The winners of the replay would play Man Utd and the game would be televised. Once again we flunked it when things mattered. We lost 1-2 at Millmoor, we were lifeless and pathetic and the Cobblers pocketed at least £600,000. from the Man U game.