Lots of ifs and maybes there!
I can recall beating Preston 5-2 in an evening game 29/3/72
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Dear all.
I am trying to find out which was the first game I attended at NP. I was taken by my then brother-in-law when I was maybe 6~9 years old. All I can remember was it was a night game, midweek I think, we left the game early and 2 late goals were scored and City won. I believe we won 4-2, but looks like not. Would have been around 1972 - 1975 or so. I have tried to search our records without success - can't find a game we won 4-2 during that period, so maybe it was another score? Anyway, all the older statistic sites don't show the goal times so can't check that way.
Cutting a rambling story short.... Anyone know of some sites which I can use to find goal times?
Cheers
Lots of ifs and maybes there!
I can recall beating Preston 5-2 in an evening game 29/3/72
Can't see any 4-2 wins around that period.
Can you narrow it down a bit.
Do you know the name of the program seller?
Seriously, use google and search for cardiff city results and a year - you can find a whole season's results then.
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do the above search, find links such as
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973%E...ty_F.C._season
Scroll down to a match, click 'more' on the extreme right and it will show the scorers and times.
Only games I can find to fit your criteria are:—-
1st December 1971, 3-2 home win against Portsmouth
29th March 1972, 5-2 win against Preston
16th October 1974, 3-2 win against York
I think they are all the night games with scores that “suit you sir”
Can you remember what colour strip the opposition wore?
We beat Chesterfield 4-3 in Adrian Alston's first match on Halloween night 1975, it may been that one, but, from memory, City had a big lead in that game and we were hanging on at the end as Chesterfield fought back - a great first match for you though if it was that one.
Thank you all for your help!! Thanks to bobh, using Wiki, I have worked out it must be City home to PNE 29 March 72. I'd have been 7 or so.
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Been bothering me for ages!
You're welcome.
We had just started our slide down the tables that year, having missed promotion by 3 points the previous season.
We were pretty bad but Scoular told the Eggo that City were going to "Attack!Attack!Attack!"
And that was the chant from the Grange end - somewhat less full than the previous year, but it seemed to work!
I remember my Dad taking me to what I thought was a 4-2 win at home to Oxford in the early 70’s... but I don’t recall it being a night game....
My mind could easily be playing tricks though
I can remember my first match easily beacuse it was the famous Hereford match at the end of the 1975-6 season. I remember my second match beacuse it was also against Hereford later that year over Christmas. I remember my third game beacuse it was the next home game against Fulham and I was able to easily talk my uncle into taking me because Bobby Moore was playing for them. After that, it's all a blur.