[Albion] The last “Great” night at the Goldstone?

Whoislloydy · Thursday at 4:04 PM

No idea, but a not so great night was the one where i was like 6 or 7 and stood on the seat, my weight was too far back and the chair flipped up and i fell down the back in a seated position and got stuck. Stewards had to remove the seat to get me out

spoonie · Thursday at 4:06 PM

PeterT said:
Wigan was a rip roaring 3-3 Saturday game I recall?

nope. was a cracking 1-0 win, Maskell header

PeterT · Thursday at 4:13 PM

spoonie said:
nope. was a cracking 1-0 win, Maskell header

Of course it was. Don’t know which game I was thinking of, certainly not that one anyway!

Reinelt 62 · Thursday at 4:21 PM

Darlington. Monday 26 April 1965.

Thread. End of.

Eeyore · Thursday at 4:22 PM

Kalimantan Gull said:
Thats certainly right.

I'm trying to remember the first leg of the tie at the Goldstone, I was definitely there, was it a 1-1 with Nogan scoring? or did we win the game?

edit - it was 1-0 Nogan

I remember that game because I had just agreed to cover the administration on the night shift at work in Gatwick. Thus it is the only Albion match I have watched and been to work afterwards for a full shift. The Albion does provide little mile posts in our lives. I think I may have left work and returned for the KIngstonian debacle a month or so later.

Spiros · Thursday at 4:51 PM

zamora the merrier said:
Sheff Weds promotion game for me - young boy with my dear old dad it was magical. Walking up the steps of the East Terrace smelling the stale smell of booze and fags and then seeing the lights and the pitch

I’d go with that one as well. I was 12 at the time. Seem to remember a pitch invasion near the end when the whistle went for a free kick but all those waiting on the sidelines thought it was over

dejavuatbtn · Thursday at 4:57 PM

Nobby Cybergoat said:
What year was the unexpected 2-1 win against Man City? When the ball boy headed the ball into the crowd?

That would qualify as one of his top 10 criminal cases. Free Keith Cuss!

mile oak · Thursday at 5:02 PM

darkwolf666 said:
Probably not the “greatest”, but the 7-0 tonking of Walsall in October ‘76 lives on in my mind. Literally a game of two halves and 2 Albion greats.

oh! and it spurned an NSC user name, to boot…

Yeah think was goaless at HT

mile oak · Thursday at 5:04 PM

Arsenal in the Cup and the hand held loud speakers in the North Stand all shuffle along a step etc
Millwall in the cup SF and a steward/Police line between the fans as it was obvious 100s of Millwall got in there
8-2 defeat by Bristol Rovers in the Warrboys and Bannister era (not an Albion great but memorable)
I cant dam well recall game at the moment but think was Boxing Day might been Bristol Rovers ball got stuck in mud on South Stand goal.

Lenny Rider · Thursday at 10:49 PM

Mackenzie said:
Beating first division Luton 4-1 in the FA Cup.

“Danny, what’s the score”

That was a Saturday afternoon, with a huge post match protest planned after we lost, that aged well

Herr Tubthumper · Thursday at 11:07 PM

Kalimantan Gull said:
Thats certainly right.

I'm trying to remember the first legf of the tie at the Goldstone, I was definitely there, was it a 1-1 with Nogan scoring? or did we win the game?

edit - it was 1-0 Nogan

I was at this game. Their ‘keeper made a number of good saves and for some reason I remember he had very white gloves.

Behind Enemy Lines · Thursday at 11:09 PM

big nuts said:
The last game under lights was Barnet. A 1-0 victory with Baird chesting the ball home after a Stuart Storer centre.

It was a great atmosphere. The Barnet coach likened the noise to Anfield and Old Trafford.

That was a very memorable night. Nearly 10,000 there, which, at the time, was a very big crowd which generated a fantastic atmosphere.

bobbab5 · Thursday at 11:36 PM

Eeyore said:
I remember that game because I had just agreed to cover the administration on the night shift at work in Gatwick. Thus it is the only Albion match I have watched and been to work afterwards for a full shift. The Albion does provide little mile posts in our lives. I think I may have left work and returned for the KIngstonian debacle a month or so later.

Kingstonian, I was there! AAAAHHHH!!!!

Lady Whistledown · Thursday at 11:44 PM

Wasn't there a midweek game in the early 1990s where we ruined Pompey's play off hopes with an unexpected Albion win at the tail end of the season? I have a feeling they may have one or two players sent off. Would have been around the Darren Anderton, Guy Whittingham era for them. Pretty sure we were already relegated at the time, which made it all the funnier.

Enormously satisfying.

Justice · Thursday at 11:59 PM

Kalimantan Gull said:
Thats certainly right.

I'm trying to remember the first legf of the tie at the Goldstone, I was definitely there, was it a 1-1 with Nogan scoring? or did we win the game?

edit - it was 1-0 Nogan

The old Albion chant is way better than the current Liverpool droning version. Whoever thought that was a good idea?

Kalimantan Gull · 2025-02-21T04:17:19+0000

It depends on your definition of 'Great, but think the answer might be the Darlington game in December 1996. Not for the result of course, we lost 3-2 to the team immediately above us in the table, but it was one of those momentous games in a season of momentous games that changed the course of our history. It felt the protests were stepping up to another level, Bellotti being chased out of the directors box within seconds, then large, angry protests outside the west stand after the game, when he had just gone 6 points adrift at the bottom, and then Jimmy Case was sacked the next day pavng the way for Steve Gritt to come in and perform his rescue act. One of those unforgettable nights in our history.

Klaas · 2025-02-21T05:15:52+0000

I always thought the Barnet game was the last night game at the Goldstone. Queues outside to get in, a packed Northstand and Ian Baird bundling the ball over the line with his groin for a one nil win. Brilliant atmosphere, but maybe I just didn't get to the Wigan game.

Seagull on the Hill · 2025-02-21T06:12:18+0000

Reinelt 62 said:
Darlington. Monday 26 April 1965.

Thread. End of.

That was a great night, but it wasn't the "last" great night, as per the thread title.
So many just posting their favourite match, surely the last great night was the win against Barnet.
I had been working in Germany, and hadn't seen many games in that season, but I managed to get there for the last ever night match at the Goldstone and those 3 points were priceless in the fight to stay in the Football League.

BN9 BHA · 2025-02-21T09:03:24+0000

Klaas said:
I always thought the Barnet game was the last night game at the Goldstone. Queues outside to get in, a packed Northstand and Ian Baird bundling the ball over the line with his groin for a one nil win. Brilliant atmosphere, but maybe I just didn't get to the Wigan game.

The Barnet game was the last night match, you thought right. Wigan match was on a Saturday afternoon

Behind Enemy Lines · 2025-02-21T10:37:38+0000

bobbab5 said:
Kingstonian, I was there! AAAAHHHH!!!!

One of the worst ever Albion days I have ever experienced. Truly off the scale.

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