Cup matches were two leg games (home & away) and City were playing Bradford P.A. on a Saturday with the first leg away at Bradford.

My father and I travelled to Bradford by coach and City won 3 – 1.

The second leg was played the following Wednesday afternoon (no floodlights then) and I “wagged it” off school to go.

On my way into Maine Road I chanced to meet my Father’s friend who was also going to the game.

“Come along “ he said “You are coming in the main stand with me” and I sat through the match thinking what would happen when my Father found out that I had missed school.

To add to my misery, Bradford won 8 – 2 with the forward A.E.Gibbons scoring about 4 !

I spent an anxious week or so waiting for the lecture from my Father but it never came. Maybe he considered that I had suffered enough !

Still a City fan and season ticket holder.