That was my 17th Birthday.
Reading Michael Palin's 2nd volume of his diaries it all kicked off that day where he was, CAFC v Sheffield Wednesday.
I was not there! I got extremely pissed in The Crossways that night on Courage Best.
Memories?
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Wednesday were down in numbers and some got in the Covered End early but were soon evicted. At half time they tried again via the back of the west stand but the gate was swiftly closed leading to missiles being exchanged over the wire fence.
My cousin was arrested at this point and taken away to spend the night in Greenwich nick*
After the game was busy again at the top of Floyd road.
*My cousin told his parents he'd spent the night at mine but the Mercury printed a list the following Thursday of all those arrested. His mum spotted it.
Or all of the above could have been in the 70's.
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smiley winky thing
though others on here have told me about it, also I think in the A-Z book by Andy Nichols (Everton), which I and some others contributed to, someone has written about it
Just looked this one up for you;
Lost 0-3.
Charlton; Johns, McAllister, Ferns, Mehmet, Elliott, Phillips, Harris, Bullivant, White, Hales, Walker, Sub; Landsdowne (not used)
Sheff Wed; Bolder, Shirtliff, Bailey, Smith, Lyons, Shelton, Megson, Taylor, Bannister, Mirocevic, Pearson Sub; McCulloch (not used)
Goals; Taylor 44, Bannister 70 pen for foul by Phillips, Pearson 81
Att; 8,327
The game in82 as well.
A tad more civilised now.
I always thought Lawrie Madden played against us in that game but clearly not.