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[Tuerto]

How many non Footballing events have taken place at either Ninian Park or Ccs? There's probably quite a few, well loads actually if you consider some of the dross we have witnessed over the years. So I'll start, Jehovah's Witnesses convention....

[Trigger]

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Bob Marley, the pope, rugby.

[BLUETIT]

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Rod Stewart

Rugby league

[Enoch Mort]

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Howard Winstone, Jack Peterson

[splott parker]

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Football I know but does anyone remember the ‘Soccer Sixes’ tournament in the 60s that was held a few times pre season?

[Canton68]

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Empire Games 1958 - Showjumping

[the other bob wilson]

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Football I know but does anyone remember the ‘Soccer Sixes’ tournament in the 60s that was held a few times pre season?

Pretty sure they were an end of season event - they were supposed to be football’s equivalent of the Snelling Sevens. Think it was only held twice wasn’t it?

[the other bob wilson]

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There was also the game played for the survivors of the Aberfan disaster around the time when the Soccer Sixes were taking place. I have three memories of that match, first, there was a really good crowd, second, Tommy Steele was, by some distance, the best player out of the celebrities involved and the third one, I may be wrong about, but I think it was played on a Sunday during a time when there was barely any live sport played on that day.

[The Lone Gunman]

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Pretty sure the Stereophonics and Elton John have both played at the CCS.

And who can forget AA's book launch at Ninian? That was a splendid day.

[DJ-Q]

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Does this season count as a non football event?

[Tuerto]

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Does this season count as a non football event?

I think it's a first for comedy at the stadium...

[Cowbridge Blue]

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Football I know but does anyone remember the ‘Soccer Sixes’ tournament in the 60s that was held a few times pre season?

I played in that for Cardiff and District League against a Cardiff City team that included a young Toshack. I think we lost 4-2 but gave them a game.

Oh! to be young again!

[splott parker]

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Pretty sure they were an end of season event - they were supposed to be football’s equivalent of the Snelling Sevens. Think it was only held twice wasn’t it?

:thumbup: You’re correct Paul, it was an end of season event, played across the pitch, not lengthways. Taff’s Well FC held a similar event well into the 80s, which I played in a few times.

[splott parker]

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There was also the game played for the survivors of the Aberfan disaster around the time when the Soccer Sixes were taking place. I have three memories of that match, first, there was a really good crowd, second, Tommy Steele was, by some distance, the best player out of the celebrities involved and the third one, I may be wrong about, but I think it was played on a Sunday during a time when there was barely any live sport played on that day.

Yes, I was there for that, many household names took part. Big crowd and a good day out for a good cause.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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Cardiff Tigers American football team.