Just looking through the Rothmans yearbook for the match attendance, its down as 48000, i thought it was a lock out, anyway further checking in the day to day diary, it gives the attendance as 54032 which sounds about right. The return match drew 50413 at Burnden Park.

Nigel Shepperd agrees with the 54,032 and the 50,413.

That semi-final was apparently the highest ever attendance at Goodison for a League Cup game: http://evertonresults.com/highlcatts.htm

 

I didn't realise that the final went to a second replay.

Just looking through the Rothmans yearbook for the match attendance, its down as 48000, i thought it was a lock out, anyway further checking in the day to day diary, it gives the attendance as 54032 which sounds about right. The return match drew 50413 at Burnden Park.

After the game at Burnden we got back to Athy and there were abot 8 or 9 scousers in the Kings Head singing their heads off, they soon came outside when we started smashing their cars headlights, we had a reet good 'do' with 'um until the police came and fucked us off, they were whinging like bitches because we had damaged their cars, cunts.

Don't know how many fans we took for Goodison, but hard to park miles away from the ground and couldn't find our van after the match - no it hadn't been knicked!

 

Didn't the floodlights at Burnden fail for 2nd leg?

they did, just as everton took a penalty, which i think they missed

 

think roy greaves miised a late chance from a yard

 

was in the seats behind the goal at goodison when whatmore scored

 

if i had a regret, it was never hearing the radio2 commentary

 

apparently the bloke went berserk

was in the top tier of the main stand that night, i'm sure it was snowing up there. plus a big black bloke waving a machette outside the main stand after the game.

 

pikey bastards.

Great memories. I was in the top tier of the big stand at Goodison too.

 

Burnden Paddock heaving for the second leg. Few scousers in but they didn't make a sound

We were in't Gwladys Street when Whatmore equalised, I'd have given anything to have been him that night.

they did, just as everton took a penalty, which i think they missed

 

think roy greaves miised a late chance from a yard

 

was in the seats behind the goal at goodison when whatmore scored

 

if i had a regret, it was never hearing the radio2 commentary

 

apparently the bloke went berserk

 

Mogger from walkden whites has that commentary I will try to get you a copy.

In the return leg I found myself of the front row of the Embankment. At the final whistle the crowd surged forward.

 

I got crushed right up against the wooden fence. I'll swear that it started to bend. Must admit it was a bit scary.

We took 12,000 to goodison, did not stop the scousers from attacking 13 year old kids.

Was on embankment for 2nd leg when floodlight started sparking. Was praying for a total failure. I'm guessing we were already one down.

I was with th'owd mon on the Manny Road Terrace. I was nine. I cried all night..

There was all sorts of shite being thrown at each other that night across the embankment, IIRC there was a huge bunch of keys with sharpened edges and a fluorescent tube flying about, as well as coins etc. We were in the Burnden terrace wishing we had gone in the embankment.

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There was all sorts of shite being thrown at each other that night across the embankment, IIRC there was a huge bunch of keys with sharpened edges and a fluorescent tube flying about, as well as coins etc. We were in the Burnden terrace wishing we had gone in the embankment.

 

Hang on a minute, everscum had the whole embankment.

Oh no they didn't. In fact i'm thinking they had the half which was traditionally the home half (nearest Manny Road) although the advancing years may be affecting my memory.

Oh no they didn't. In fact i'm thinking they had the half which was traditionally the home half (nearest Manny Road) although the advancing years may be affecting my memory.

Quite correct Micky

Scouse Cunts!

Scouse Cunts!

Well said Pablo

Well said Pablo

 

Can I have a + please ???

 

On that note, why did Happy take away '-' vote's ?? I was made up racking up my negative numbers.

they did, just as everton took a penalty, which i think they missed

 

think roy greaves miised a late chance from a yard

 

was in the seats behind the goal at goodison when whatmore scored

 

if i had a regret, it was never hearing the radio2 commentary

 

apparently the bloke went berserk

 

I remember the commentary from the second leg. Back then Radio 2 only had commentary on the second half of one game every Saturday afternoon so it was a bit surreal to hear our game that night. Peter Jones and Bryan Butler were commentating if memory serves. Denis Law might have been in there as well.

We took 12,000 to goodison, did not stop the scousers from attacking 13 year old kids.

 

Will always hate those scum scoucers after that night. They were kicking our lot as we queued to get in and after the game it kicked off at our coach. A kid about 12 was getting a kicking right outside our coach and a few of us had to get off and have a go.

 

They are scum from theive land

only remember bits of the match at goodison only 7 at the time

and shitting myself with them dirty robbin twats smackin

anything that moved and a fuckin coppers horse stamping all

over me after game

There were a few of us from Athy were apprentices at Staveleys engineering and we went to the match at Goodison in our work overalls and flat caps , we were all 18 and thought, no, knew we were the dogs bollux

There were a few of us from Athy were apprentices at Staveleys engineering and we went to the match at Goodison in our work overalls and flat caps , we were all 18 and thought, no, knew we were the dogs bollux

Suprised you didnt get sussed out wearing working togs in the Gwladys St.