I've always been a glory hunter, as my first game was on March 11, 1961 when we beat Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 2. It was memorable for me, as it was the only game that my father ever took me to, but I well and truly got the bug.
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Not quite 60 years yet. 10 February 1968 v Preston - 2-0 win and was Brian Clark's home debut; he scored after 9 minutes. Second was by my boyhood hero John Toshack.
Some great names in the team
1 Fred Davies
2 Steve Derrett
3 Bobby Ferguson
4 Malcolm Clarke
5 Don Murray
6 Brian Harris
7 Barrie Jones
8 Brian Clark
9 John Toshack
10 Peter King
11 Les Lea
Archie Gemmill of Derby and Scotland fame was in the Preston team.
ok....my twopenneth worth.....first game:
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Can't remember the team, but this was the squad:
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Don''t remember much of the game (had just turned ten)....but didn't become a regular until start of 1959-60, starting with the opening game City 3 -Liverpool 2....with city scoring all goals courtesy of two Danny Malloy og's!), From that game onwards I didn't miss a single home game until the end of 1978 season,. when I moved to Newark. Occasional visit s back but mostly going to glamorous places like Chesterfield, Halifax, Mansfield etc....
Don't forget....lots of info and memories onhttps://libertybs.co.uk/CCFC_memories/
I can’t catch you TOBW, you’re 5 years ahead of me. 1960s football, mud, leather and black & white.
[QUOTE=Maurice Swan;5459956]ok....my twopenneth worth.....first game:
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Cardiff team
1 Graham Vearncombe
2 Charlie Rutter
3 Ron Stitfall
4 Alan Harrington
5 Danny Malloy
6 Derrick Sullivan
7 Colin Hudson
8 Ron Hewitt
9 Gerry Hitchens
10 Johnny Nicholls
11 Ken Tucker
Swansea
1 John King
2 Dai Thomas
3 Bryn Jones
4 Mel Charles
5 Dudley Peake
6 Tommy Brown
7 Len Allchurch
8 Harry Griffiths
9 Des Palmer
10 Ivor Allchurch
11 Cliff Jones
My first game was on the 28th August 1950 against Manchester City in a second division match. The score was 1-1 with Elfed Evans getting our goal. The Man City side that day was:-
Trautmann, Phillips,Westwood, Spurdle, Rigby, Roy Paul, Oakes, Hart, Westcott, Smith, and Roy Clarke
I am not sure of City’s side, but would have been something like:-
Joslin, Rutter/Stitfall, Sherwood, Hollyman, Oakley, Billy Baker, Blair, Glyn Williams, Evans, Roley Williams, Edwards
Thank you very much for that, much appreciated! I wasn’t too far out with the names, but a few positional changes wrong as well - Eric Morecambe comes to mind for some reason!!!