I Was There!

[PaddyS]

The FA Cup game vs Shrewsbury is definitely mine. Gary Lineker says it was his favourite game at Filbert Street and it

was described in a recent(ish) Merc article as the most exciting game ever at the old ground. It really was an incredible day!

 

Not only was I there, but I was also on the pitch before the game in an inter-school penalty competition, and we used the warm up area

near the changing rooms to get dressed afterwards. It was brilliant to be among the players as they were getting ready for the game!

I think my name (and my team mates) was in the match day program too, but my mum chucked it out a few years later when she decided to

clear out the attic!

[mikey54]

That West Ham game has always stuck in my memory bank. I can’t remember who scored for the Hammers but I remember Brian Dear who always seemed to score against us

[TrentFox]

46 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Tony James v Oxford. My one and only time on the hallowed turf.

Me too. My best buddy was playing for Oxford that day!!!!!  

[TrentFox]

4 minutes ago, PaddyS said:

The FA Cup game vs Shrewsbury is definitely mine. Gary Lineker says it was his favourite game at Filbert Street and it

was described in a recent(ish) Merc article as the most exciting game ever at the old ground. It really was an incredible day!

 

Not only was I there, but I was also on the pitch before the game in an inter-school penalty competition, and we used the warm up area

near the changing rooms to get dressed afterwards. It was brilliant to be among the players as they were getting ready for the game!

I think my name (and my team mates) was in the match day program too, but my mum chucked it out a few years later when she decided to

clear out the attic!

One of my faves. Ten million goalies in first half. 

[Stadt]

Bolton away in the championship 

[Corky]

At the first home match in the third tier and the first home match in the Champions League.

[Stuntman_Mike]

Plymouth away 2005 when the game was abandoned at half time. 

[PaddyS]

8 minutes ago, TrentFox said:

One of my faves. Ten million goalies in first half. 

I was in the crowd with our school goalie, he was getting a bit excited as we all talked about him having to come on!

[Hollyfox]

When Zsolt Laczko and Gabor Bori tore Coventry  a new one in, in a 2-0 win January 2008 to send the Walkers into raptures. 

[danhaw]

10 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

Plymouth away 2005 when the game was abandoned at half time. 

Same. Got back on the coach and the roof had leaked so all the seats were damp

[jonthefox]

 

[HighPeakFox]

Blimey. There's a few I've witnessed. Apologies for the hipster answer, but I'd forgotten about the FA Cup win in 1992 against Palace. It seems rather insignificant now, given all that has happened since, but at the time, it was a big deal.

[danhaw]

I was there at Blackpool away for an fa cup 3rd round reply on what has to be, the coldest night since records began. 

[SystonFox]

Sevilla at home. Palace at Wembley. Southend away league one. Villa 3-2 at home Nathan dyer. Tranmere Wembley. 

[Rain King]

Jamie Vardy's debut at Torquay away in the cup. He scored but gave little indication he would become the greatest.

[Foxxed]

I had no idea the sports mercury was that old. I remember going down to the shops, decades later, early sunday morning to buy it to see the results. Seems crazy to think it had been going for so long.

[lnkstern]

 

I was *there* for all of it!  Especially since NBC got the PL broadcast rights in the US in 2013.

 

*there* meaning sitting in my living room, watching the match on the tele or computer, reading the match thread.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

The last game I could get to in the 15/16 season was Spurs away to see Robert Huth's goal. That was special.
 

Cardiff away in 2010 for one of the worst yet proud feelings I've had post-match.

 

The last game at Filbert Street.

 

The other Cardiff away game in 09/10 with Robbie Neilson playing left back doing a tremendous twenty point turn so he could play the ball with his right foot.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Notts County away in the Zenith Data cup, pouring rain, football special train, police horses at the station, would the game be on..... we took loads that night as we were starved of any success.

 

Barnsley away when Joachim scored his wonder goal in the FA cup.

 

Bergkamp hat trick game with Walshie equalising at the death.

 

Hillsborough when we finally got to lift a trophy, Pontus had Juninho in his pocket.

 

Palace, Derby, Swindon, Spurs at Wembley 

 

Going further back.

Southampton home when it monsooned it down, Lynex did his swim and the game was abandoned.

 

 

Twice on the pitch, the first time being the promotion under Jock Wallace, maybe a draw against Burnley, and again vs Oxford when a Tony James goal kept us from being relegated.

 

Memories like that show how far we have come! 

Edited 18 November 2020 by Mark 'expert' Lawrenson

[Gamble92]

3 hours ago, davieG said:

This just popped up on my Facebook page.

 

More details here - https://www.11v11.com/matches/leicester-city-v-west-ham-united-27-august-1966-78885/ and here - https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/browse/?season=1966

 

I was there, first Home Match after the '66 World Cup the WHU team include Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters, and with Gordan Banks paraded the World Cup before KO.

 

 

Have you got an 'I Was There' LCFC event that was particularly memorable?

No you wasnt 

[Stadt]

Middlesbrough at home in the snow. One of my favourite games 

[WestLothianFox]

Sevilla at home.

Man City FA cup replay when we won 4-3,

and Wembley 69, ok we lost that one, but got pissed after the game, was just under 15 and felt ill for a week

[Rain King]

6 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Middlesbrough at home in the snow. One of my favourite games 

My view just before kick off.

 

 

[jayfox26]

I was sat in the Burnley end at Turf moor when they missed a pen and then Vardy went down the other end and scored. If we had lost that, doubt we would have stayed up and would never have won the league. 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Tony James scoring v Oxford to keep us up

 

Cambridge United play off semi final 5-0 game 

 

Walsh play off winner v Direby 

 

Claridge winner v Boro in cup final replay

 

Matty Elliot scoring 2 in cup final v Tranmere

 

Man City at home in Title season (was 0-0 but atmospheric as fvck)