my first game was a cup match v derby county fac 3rd round at main road saturday january 7th 1950 aged 12, a mates dad took the two of us on the bus from reddish to catch the football special from bellevue dog track,
stood on the scoreboard end on the side near the main stand, away from the “crush” in the middle behind the goal, did not remember much food being sold.
“we were still on rationing after ww2″.!!!!
i think city took the lead i seem to remember, but tipical of our city over the years finished up loseing 3-5 andy black(2)nobby clarke (1)attendance 63,000 plus.
there was a young keeper in goal for this match i think a local lad from gorton.?? ( anybody remember his name)this was the time “frank swift” had just finished and bert trautmann had just signed,i attended matches after that on my bike and left it in the back yard houses opposite the kippax entrance. happy days.!!!