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What's your most memorable FA cup game?

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11 hours ago, paulhanley said:

You're right. Anfield has hosted semis, but not in our time watching the game. Not unless you're in  your 90s 🙂 

Anfield has said semis the same number of times as Burnden - five

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA_Cup_semi-finals

 

 

It's odd that Anfield was never used in the 70s, 80s and 90s when you look at some of the grounds that were used.

It played host to Wales v Scotland WC 78 qualifier and Ireland v Netherlands for a Euro 96 play off, so logistically it shouldn't have been a problem.

They had it right at the end 

“fuck all your going to win fuck all”

19 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

They had it right at the end 

“fuck all your going to win fuck all”

I’d have been more than happy to win fuck all but we’ve done worse. As it happens, we’ve lost it all

6 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

I’d have been more than happy to win fuck all but we’ve done worse. As it happens, we’ve lost it all

All the hard work done and get mullered by fucking stoke city 

coyle......

 

51 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

It's odd that Anfield was never used in the 70s, 80s and 90s when you look at some of the grounds that were used.

It played host to Wales v Scotland WC 78 qualifier and Ireland v Netherlands for a Euro 96 play off, so logistically it shouldn't have been a problem.

One of those places though that would mean both sets of fans travelling in the same direction (not that that’s a problem now sending everyone to Wembley) rather than being between the two sides. Just a bit out of the way really.

For the above, I guess it was considered reasonably easy for the Jocks down the motorway, and then by the Irish play off the Dutch could fly straight in and the Paddies had planes, boats and ex-pats. 

Always worth noting (Sheffield) Wednesday's abysmal semi-final record at Manchester grounds. 

Six semis at five different venues, and all defeats.

(And Sheffield United's record is not much better, wins no wins either).

Beat Sunderland 1-0 in the third round at Roker park either 78 or 79 Whatmore scored . Somehow the old man got us in the wrong end .

Aside from the obvious ones I will give a mention to Huddersfield away. The younger members will never experience the special feeling of being on the terracing at away matches with over 10,000 Bolton fans

Not had much fun since that brum game have we?

Macclesfield was a great day. Wonder if that woman got her rugby balls back? :)

9 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Not had much fun since that brum game have we?

Macclesfield was a great day. Wonder if that woman got her rugby balls back? :)

spoke to some brum lads in Kosovo and they was full of praise for our support that day 

said good mobs of bolton all over, one of the best they seen for a long time 

That brum away in the quarter final will take some beating. Limbs galore when Chungy rose for that header.

10 hours ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Aside from the obvious ones I will give a mention to Huddersfield away. The younger members will never experience the special feeling of being on the terracing at away matches with over 10,000 Bolton fans

Remember that - Over 100 coaches from Moor Lane alone that day - never seen nothing like it  - one of the biggest away followings of the Ian Greaves Era - bettered only by Blackburn  Everton and Leeds for the Newcastle cup replay. 

Others that have not been mentioned so far  - 

in the previous round - Brentford away - no one on  that infamous football special will ever forget the ordeal of that journey - arriving back into Trinity street station about 2am. 

Southampton at home in about 1973 when the power cuts were on - it was played on a weekday school term afternoon. Never, after being given advance warnings to be in school or face punishment  ,  had so many school children in Bolton played truant  on the same day. We were told in advance under 16s would be turned away - we got dressed up to make sure we looked old enough to get in, and remember approaching Burnden half expecting to be turned away.  When we got to the ground there were no checks and there were no juvenile turnstiles open had to pay full to get in. When we got in immediately bumped into 2 of our teachers who were likewise playing truant. 

In more recent times aside from Birmingham , quite enjoyed Millwall 2012  - only time we have ever taken decent numbers there . 

 

 

We took a massive following to Blackpool in 77 too... as for Millwall we took a good following (mainly lads) a good few years ago but my memory is shit the nearer we get to the present so I can't remember the year 😒

13 hours ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Aside from the obvious ones I will give a mention to Huddersfield away. The younger members will never experience the special feeling of being on the terracing at away matches with over 10,000 Bolton fans

Fairly sure that wad my first away game. Stood along the side but just about everywhere was Bolton supporters. A couple of huddersfield fans walked through the gang way at the front but were met with a Bolton gang who decided he disliked them so much that he'd decided to tup one of them.  (When did a head butt stop being referred to as a tup?)

Huddersfield lad's head split like an orange. 

 

Unbelievable day at Huddersfield that. It was like the whole town had uprooted and head across there.

Bumped into Mike Summerbee and his son on the car park. "Come to see a decent team for a change Mike?. He just smiled with that 'fuck off look'. :D

We were in the side with their Cow Shed to our right. Just about in line with where Reidy scored from. Bedlam.

What year was that" About '76/'78?

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