Away Days From the Halcyon Days

[Barney]

May I begin with this...

I'm sure you've seen this video but I doubt that it's possible to get bored of it

 

[Nade]

Beating Leeds 4-0 in their own back garden in about 2005 was a cracking day out.

 

[Bill Johnson]

My top 3 best ever away days were Leicester as above. The 3 1 Bobby Davison night at the Sty and as a youngster watching us beat Man You 2 1 at Old Trafford in Bobby Charltons last home game for them.

 

[Blade for Sale]

Don't get to many aways but was there for Bobby Davison night so that's my no.1 by some distance.

Notable mention to the 2-3 defeat at Carrow Rd in the FA Cup when we were in Div 3 and they at the top of Div 1. We made an absolute racket that day and left with our heads held as high as they had been for some time.

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

Darlington, Leicester ,3-1 win at pigs, Northampton in that order.

Then a selection of Peterboro 4-0 in 4th, Deano scoring in win at Anfield, 5-2 at Southampton and then 4-2 at Forest shortly after, FA cup win at Burnley, survival win at QPR (Oh ah Bob Booker !) MK dons recently.

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Ipswich away playoff semi final 1997. Incredible scenes in the away end for Andy Walker's scrambled equaliser.

 

[LardSardine]

Darlington, Leicester ,3-1 win at pigs, Northampton in that order.

Then a selection of Peterboro 4-0 in 4th, Deano scoring in win at Anfield, 5-2 at Southampton and then 4-2 at Forest shortly after, FA cup win at Burnley, survival win at QPR (Oh ah Bob Booker !) MK dons recently.

Pigs 3-1, Leicester 5-2 and that Forest game for me, although you have your scorelines mixed up I think. It was 5-2 v Forest and 4-2 v Southampton.

 

[Geordie Blade]

Deano scoring in win at Anfield

Wasn't that Jostein Flo? I think Deano only scored in defeats at Anfield (including the game where Simon Tracey made the best save that I've ever seen).

Notable mention to the 2-3 defeat at Carrow Rd in the FA Cup when we were in Div 3 and they at the top of Div 1. We made an absolute racket that day and left with our heads held as high as they had been for some time.

My favourite ever defeat (if there can be such a thing).

Ipswich away playoff semi final 1997. Incredible scenes in the away end for Andy Walker's scrambled equaliser.

I threw up with nerves whilst listening to that on the radio!

 

[TTMeysh]

From a purely personal perspective, I really enjoyed an away win at White Hart Lane in (I think) 1990: against the odds victory followed by a great night in London culminating in a lock-in and then a different away fixture with some lass I met in the pub.

 

[Kentblade]

Only seems like yesterday, a day/win never to be forgotten.
Interesting colour those shirts.
Great motivator was Harry Basset and in my list of better managers at the lane.

How about a repeat this year!!!!!!!!

UTB

 

[Trigger Blade]

I threw up with nerves whilst listening to that on the radio!

A girl in front of me sat with her head in her hands for the second half of extra time, never looked up once.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Ipswich in the Play Offs. A mate of mine. (Are you out there "Stokes"?). Stood up & said - I can't take any more of this, I'm going to hide in the bogs.
He's back within 30 seconds. What's going on?
Can't get in there, everyone is doing the same..

 

[spongebobblade]

Darlington away for those who are old enough. Scenes that just wouldn’t be allowed nowadays. Fans almost laying on the touchline, the pitch being barely wider than the penalty area as the fans encroached in the final few minutes and towards the end a Blade fancy dressed as a linesman and actually ran the line for 30 secs as the true official was kidnapped by the crowd. All good natured of course.
Leicester comes second for all the obvious reasons and the pigs demise thrown in for good measure.
Like a fool I gave up my ticket for Northampton so I’ll go for my very first away game. 6-1 away win at Cardiff around 1978ish. 40 years on I still haven’t seen us win away by a margin so big

 

[Revolution]

Ipswich in the Play Offs. A mate of mine. (Are you out there "Stokes"?). Stood up & said - I can't take any more of this, I'm going to hide in the bogs.
He's back within 30 seconds. What's going on?
Can't get in there, everyone is doing the same..

Longest night of my life. The tension was unbearable.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Darlington - I got in the Dressing Room after the whistle.
Leicester - celebrating in The Big Smoke, we were careful to always drink the ice bucket after each bottle of Champagne

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Longest night of my life. The tension was unbearable.

We had a proper old skool After Bird Session on Spencer's Bus. Shred said - drink up Phil, the Law are here. I said - Spencer have you seen the Law with your own eyes.

"Yes Phil, this is him here with the hat on...."

 

[Patient Bus]

How about cloughies last match at forest that was a mad un no doubt about that

 

[Cheets]

From a purely personal perspective, I really enjoyed an away win at White Hart Lane in (I think) 1990: against the odds victory followed by a great night in London culminating in a lock-in and then a different away fixture with some lass I met in the pub.

It was November 1991, the Saturday after we beat Wendy 2-0. The away end reverberated to the sound of "We beat the Wednesday 2-0" to the tune of 'Blue Moon'.

 

[grafikhaus]

Longest night of my life. The tension was unbearable.

I'll raise you...

Burnley v Hull City, 15 May 1984 in League Division Three. If Hull won by 3 goals (or more), they would pip the Blades for promotion. 2-0 up early doors, Hull failed to get that vital third goal and the Blades were up!



Many United fans were at that match.

 

[Rusty view]

Ipswich away playoff semi final 1997. Incredible scenes in the away end for Andy Walker's scrambled equaliser.

And Ipswich hitting bar with 9 seconds left.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Everton, Arsenal, Forest, Leicester, 1971/72.

 

[Jermyn]

Leicester and the night of the Davison obviously top 2 but I really enjoyed a 2-1 win at goodison park in the first league 1 season . Down to a 5 minute early goal but Hodges equalised before half-time and Brian Marwood popped up with the winner near the end and made himself a blade

 

[blade too long]

another look back to the good old days , the new halcyon era

a game impossible to tire of watching

 

[Rusty view]

Beating Grimsby 4 1 on a Tuesday night. Probably 03

We heard lads who sat behind us on pop on about a minibus. 2 spare seats so we took them.

Where we leaving from?
Meadowhall

What time? (Remember night match)
10 am lads

Pardon?
10 am lads

All dayer in cleethorpes rat arsed dancing on tables before game.

Proper cracking day and night out.

Kozzy scored via about 6 reflections from 30 odd yard I think.

 

[blade too long]

a late late winner at Bury , we took about 5000
deane scored
First away game back in the top flight away at the baseball ground
we scored a late equaliser
deane scored

superb atmosphere in div 3 and div 1

 

[penthouseblade]

Stockport County in about 2000. Their keeper was ex Massive (can't remember his name) and we gave him so much grief in the second half he really lost it; shouting things back made us worse, he started throwing bits of turf at us eventually losing it and gave away a penalty through a very rash challenge. He didn't half get a rousing send off!! We scored the penalty and won the game...

Port Vale Boxing Day 2014, enough said!

Aston Villa January 2014, couldn't believe my eyes!!

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Darlington, Leicester ,3-1 win at pigs, Northampton in that order.

Then a selection of Peterboro 4-0 in 4th, Deano scoring in win at Anfield, 5-2 at Southampton and then 4-2 at Forest shortly after, FA cup win at Burnley, survival win at QPR (Oh ah Bob Booker !) MK dons recently.

I ditto your top three in that order WB ,2 great days & a night at Swillsboro that I’ll never forget

 

[John Street West Terrace]

May I begin with this...

I'm sure you've seen this video but I doubt that it's possible to get bored of it

In enjoying the thread mate & some of the memories posted on here by the lads

 

[Barney]

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

I'll raise you...

Burnley v Hull City, 15 May 1984 in League Division Three. If Hull won by 3 goals (or more), they would pip the Blades for promotion. 2-0 up early doors, Hull failed to get that vital third goal and the Blades were up!

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Many United fans were at that match.

I was at that match and was bollocked by some Hull fans in The Bob Lord Stand who thought I was a Burnley fan as I’d shouted something about The Blades. I opened my jacket revealing my Blades scarf and they soon changed their tune from disgust to respect. They couldn’t believe that me and my three mates had gone over to Burnley. As the game went on you could see more and more red and white scarves and shirts being revealed around Turf Moor until at the final whistle the celebrations began.