BHA 1 Newcastle 1 8th January 1983 - any memories of this?

[tinycowboy]

My first ever BHA match, but I don't really remember anything apart from Terry McDermott and getting chips after the match. Can anyone fill in some of the details for me? I think I can recall Chris Waddle on the left wing. I know Andy Ritchie scored. I'm sure my fellow NSCers can help me piece together some fragments of the day.....

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Kevin Keegan played for them. They were the Second Division underdogs whilst we were First Division and expected to win. Final score was 1-1. They scored first & were probably the better team. The North Stand had no roof at the time.

Apart from that?.....

 

[tinycowboy]

I was in the South Stand. I'm pretty sure the Andy Ritchie goal went in at the other end.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I remember being irritated at the two Geordies behind me in the west stand. Actually it was one, a kid, every time the ball went within 50 yards of Keegan, he screamed 'come on Kev.' It became a little tiresome after the first ten times

 

[Gritt23]

We drew a game I hoped we'd win relatively comfortably, and that kind of showed why we were knocking around at the arse end of the First Division. I then expected to get knocked out in teh replay, but no ..... he shot, he scored.

 

[saltash seagull]

My 2nd ever game and all I remember is my old man taking me into the club shop and buying me a fa cup wall chart,when we got home he explained how we had never got to the final ect ;-) we all know what happened a few months later

 

[chucky1973]

i was in the west stand at the front stood on a stool!! those were the days

 

[Brovion]

It was the start of our glorious Cup run! I don't think we've played Newcastle in the 3rd round since, and I'll take a repeat of that year please - ideally without the relegation though.

 

[Randsta]

I was 3 so no memories

 

[Superphil]

Off the top of my head:
Att: 17711
Our scorer was Andy Ritchie

Team: 1. Moseley, 2. Ramsey, 3. Pearce, 4. Grealish, 5. Gatting, 6. Stevens, 7. Case, 8. Ward, 9. Robinson, 10. Ritchie, 11. Stille, 12. Smillie.

 

[BlockDpete]

My first ever game. My dear old Grandad took me along, as being a Geordie he wanted my to see Albion play a "proper" team.

We stood on the East Stand I thought (at 13) that the Goldstone looked massive.

I still can't quite believe that a few games later I would be watching the Albion walk out at Wembley....

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Got absolutely battered in the replay only to win 1-0
That's when you knew our name was on the cup - nearly

 

[perseus]

We did not deserve the draw as we nearly got giant-killed by the second division team. I thought we would lose the replay and another FA Cup would fizzle out but ....

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

i was in the west stand at the front stood on a stool!! those were the days

Yeah, people used to go just about anywhere in those days if they were caught short.....

 

[chucky1973]

We did not deserve the draw as we nearly got giant-killed by the second division team. I thought we would lose the replay and another FA Cup would fizzle out but ....

but what...the suspense is killing me

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I remember the Geordies pissing themselves every time the tanoy said "New-cahstle" rather than "New-casle" - all bloody game - very tiresome.

 

[kevo]

I remember turning to my mate at the end and saying 'That's the FA Cup over this season then'. How wrong - but I think most people expected us to have no chance at all in the replay (thank you, Trelford Mills...)

 

[LamieRobertson]

Yep was in south stand my first ever season ticket ..bought it off someone for £20 after about 5 home games of tht season ..re match can't rembr much at all ..sigh

 

[tinycowboy]

Are kids allowed in by themselves these days? I'm pretty sure that me and a mate just got a bus from Westdene, trundled up to the ground and paid on the gate. I think it was cold, but not rainy. I remember being interested in the floodlights - very evocative, those old huge slabs of light in each corner.

 

[Alan Gilliver]

Peter Wards last ever goal for Brighton (vs Newcastle in 1983) - YouTube