[Albion] 40 years ago today, that Jimmy Case goal v Naaaarwich.

[zefarelly]

I heard, older than water

They don't call him ice man for nothing

 

[Eeyore]

East Terrace for little me. Went bonkers when Case scored. A few others even managed to raise their arms- or walking sticks.

 

[Questions]

I saw it from the top floor of one of the houses. Having failed to get in, as luck would have it, my brother in law had a key to one of the houses which was being renovated and he was working on it.

You could have given us a shout….

 

[Dun Lurkin]

I remember it well. For the only time I was standing on the small terrace in front of the Lego stand. I think the Norwich fans are still adamant that Case fouled the defender before scoring.

 

[fly high]

I arrived a bit earlier than usual but the ques for my normal position in the North were so long I didn't think I'd get in. As the ques were shorter I went in the East stand for my first & only match there. Really not the same but enjoyed it anyway.

 

[the wanderbus]

Me too.
I remember the semi final better and all the Case cardboard signs handed out before the game for some strange reason.
My dad’s mate took one and said ‘ I’ll be holding that up if he scores’. He didn’t hVe to wait long.

Those signs were provided by case computers, gave them a bit of free global advertising.

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Great memories along with the free kick at Highbury in the semi’s. Still marching bands on the pitch in those days. The band at Higbury played a powerful rendition of SBTS and the conductor saluted the Albion support at the clock end. Think he must have been a Sussex man. For Wednesday they played Ilkley Moor bar tat. Funny how some things stay with you.

 

[allystrat]

East stand for me too. I remember the 1-2 Stoke City league game a couple of weeks earlier which was absolutely dire on a cold, grey February day. If I recall correctly, a voucher was awarded for attending this game which enabled the purchase of a cup final ticket should we get there.

 

[smillie's garden]

I went to that game, East stand,as a lad . . .and amazingly, I'm now in my 50's. . . It's like some kind of parallel universe

Ditto. I was in the East, and am now well into my 50s. I remember the goal and the tension.

 

[clapham_gull]

I clearly remember that game, because I've never felt so packed in before or after at a football game.

The official attendance was nonsense.

 

[Sheebo]

At Leeds Saturday and even they play a pre-match montage of trophies they've won. It's embarrasing at home as we sit and watch nothing, nothing at all (was Gary Lineker on strike in 1910 when we won something?). Why do we get excited about a game 40 years ago? Because we nearly won something, that's why. You cant sing 'it's coming home' with '113 years of hurt, 113 years of dreaming!'
Time to put some silver in the trophy room, wait, have we got a trophy room?
EDIT How many clubs have their own wiki page all about their trophy wins?

1910 FA Charity Shield - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

We HAVE won plenty - in recent times too. We won 2 trophies and leagues inn2 seasons not that long ago! Dunky luckily mentioned that in his interview in the week. I don’t buy into this modern premier league notion of ‘won nothing’ if it’s not the top of the top - ludicrous saying imo.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Was in the north.

Saw myself on TV climbing the fence, when Case scored.

 

[ac gull]

first game I ever went to, not a bad first game to pick

 

[Worried Man Blues]

The first game I ever got refused entrance due to it being a full house, where did all those day trippers come from eh! I had been a regular since 68 and was stunned that the ground could fill up!! Went on a pub crawl in Brighton to sooth my worried mind!

 

[AmexRuislip]

I clearly remember that game, because I've never felt so packed in before or after at a football game.







































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































The official attendance was nonsense.



Never forget the surge in the old North Stand, especially being slammed into the metal divider barriers

 

[Jack Straw]

The three absolute stuffings we got in September

I was at the Luton away stuffing, along with thousands of other Brighton supporters, as was tradition when we played them. How things happened on mass in those days is a mystery. No internet to get the message out, but still it happened.
Our packed train arrived in Luton at about eleven o'clock in the morning. First job on getting to the ground was to break the gates down and get in, which duly happened. We got in to what is now the home-end behind the goal, but back then it was just a roofless open terrace and no segregation. A little early perhaps, giving the Police time to round us up and turf everybody out.
One of my memories from that episode is that of a poor woman shrieking and looking in disdain at a push-bike outside her house, which got jumped on by everyone that went past after we got ejected, and by the time I got there, it looked like it had been through a car-crusher, just a small cube of mangled metal!

 

[nicko31]

Att 28,600, the north stand was rammed. The last time we ever had a really big crowd at the Goldstone

 

[Guinness Boy]

Att 28,600, the north stand was rammed. The last time we ever had a really big crowd at the Goldstone

I think we had 25000 ish against Arsenal in 1988? Our end was equally full against Bristol Rovers in the last game of that season but the attendance was only 19k. Not sure if that was to do with changes in the ground or number of away fans. Couple of lively days whatever it was.

EDIT - 11 v 11 says Arsenal was 26,467 and BR was 19,800

 

[Since1982]

Was in the North Stand. I too am old.

 

[trueblue]

East Stand for me. What a day - and Highbury was incredible (if, with hindsight, ludicrously packed and probably pretty dangerous).