Woking Away 92

[Btndc10]

Anyone else remember Woking away FA Cup 92/93? Seem to remember Football Genius himself Johnny Crumplin getting a winner a few minutes from the end and a few of us getting on the pitch to celebrate (didn't have much to celebrate in those days) Small terracing behind the goal. Pretty good atmosphere as well!

Think that was the same year we got Pompey in the 3rd round (fighting everywhere including on the pitch) and Man U at Old Trafford in the 4th round. A late Giggsy free kick was all that seperated us.

I know the general feeling on here seems to be get out the cup and concentrate on the league but would be nice to have a good cup run and go up. We can have both can't we?

 

[Foster House]

That was before Woking had their ground re-developed. David Puckett was up front for them. I seem to recall him scoring at the Goldstone. I thought we might lose that night. Woking had such cup pedigree. They were good times. All competitive games were fought for. I travelled by train that night, I must have got back very late. In those days I went to all away matches. Good times.
It was the night I first wore my Sussex sunday league coloured shirt- I remember that well.

 

[Grassman]

I was there, being a big Jam fan I just had to make that trip as I'd never visited Woking before, remember thinking what a dump the place was.

 

[Foster House]

I was there, being a big Jam fan I just had to make that trip as I'd never visited Woking before, remember thinking what a dump the place was.

Someone once said to me "Can anything good come out of Woking?" I said "Paul Weller" - game over.

Mind you-the martians did a pretty good demolition job in War of the Worlds-the place has never recovered...

 

[Pinkie Brown]

I was there. We went 1-0 down early on with Codner getting an equaliser just before half time as I remember?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

I was there. It went to extra time didn't it.

 

[breachy]

brighton v woking

That was before Woking had their ground re-developed. David Puckett was up front for them. I seem to recall him scoring at the Goldstone. I thought we might lose that night. Woking had such cup pedigree. They were good times. All competitive games were fought for. I travelled by train that night, I must have got back very late. In those days I went to all away matches. Good times.
It was the night I first wore my Sussex sunday league coloured shirt- I remember that well.

I remember it well Trevor Senior (Remember him?) put woking in front and Codner equalised and the crumps got the winner from 20 yards out. The first game at Goldstone was Andy Kennedy putting us in front and Shane Wye for Woking. The company i worked for sponsored that very match ...

 

[Foster House]

I remember it well Trevor Senior (Remember him?) put woking in front and Codner equalised and the crumps got the winner from 20 yards out. The first game at Goldstone was Andy Kennedy putting us in front and Shane Wye for Woking. The company i worked for sponsored that very match ...

Andy Kennedy... my word. I remember Woking having loads of fans at the Goldstone. When we beat Hayes in the first round I stood on the East Terrace. It poured down.

 

[breachy]

Then a good win over Pompey..... and a trip to Fc United

 

[LABHA]

I was there,cant remember shit about it though

 

[Dave the OAP]

I remember Codners goal....

I also remember taking half an hour to get out of the car park.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Football / FA Cup: Crumplin cheers Brighton

SIMON JONES

Woking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Brighton and Hove Albion. . . . . . . . . . . . .2



Thursday, 17 December 1992

JOHN CRUMPLIN'S first goal of the season, a header five minutes from time, enabled Second Division Brighton to overcome the GM Vauxhall Conference side, Woking, in their FA Cup second-round replay at Kingfield last night. It was no less than they deserved.

That goal may have done more than help Brighton to a third-round home tie against Portsmouth. Earlier in the day, Brighton had faced a winding-up order, from the Inland Revenue and others, for over pounds 400,000. That had been adjourned until 10 February, and the receipts from the Portsmouth game may be crucial to a club almost pounds 3m in debt. Their manager, Barry Lloyd, said the victory was 'a help to everyone' at the club.

Woking were hoping to rival their remarkable FA Cup run of two seasons ago, when they reached the fourth round after memorably beating West Bromwich Albion 4-2. Indeed, for the first half-hour, Woking looked capable of doing so as they moved the ball around in midfield with great composure.

After only seven minutes, Woking took the lead. Dave Puckett, the former Southampton forward, crossed invitingly from the left and Trevor Senior showed that he has lost little of his goalscorer's instinct at the age of 31, reaching the ball ahead of the covering defence at the near post and sending a sharp volley into the roof of the net.

Brighton had started tentatively. Now they were nervous. An old head was needed and Clive Walker, their 35-year-old winger, supplied it. His darting runs gradually helped to restore their self- belief and, after 32 minutes, Dereck Brown's slip let in Robert Codner, who sent a decisive shot past Laurence Batty. Suddenly Brighton were a different side.

In the second half, they were altogether more aggressive, although they did not often manage to trouble Batty. Five minutes from time, however, the pressure told. Walker crossed from the left, Gary Chivers returned the ball from the right and Crumplin's header deflected off Kevan Brown and over the unfortunate Batty.

Woking: Batty; Fleming, L Wye, K Brown, Alexander, S Wye, D Brown, Biggins, Senior, Puckett (Buzaglo, 86), Fielder. Substitute not used: Steele.

Brighton and Hove Albion: Beeney; Chivers, Chapman, Wilkins, McCarthy, Bissett, Wilkinson (Crumplin, 66), Kennedy, Nogan, Codner, Walker. Substitute not used: Edwards.

Referee: P Jones (Loughborough).

 

[Curious Orange]

That was before Woking had their ground re-developed.

Woking's ground redevelopment consisted of building one seated grandstand behind the goal.

The rest of the ground, I should imagine, is rather like it was in '92. The home end being a covered terrace, an uncovered terrace down one side (they'll put us there probably), and two smaller old-fashioned grandstands along with the dugouts, club shop and offices down the other side of the pitch.

 

[Ben_WFC]

I'd try and defend Woking as a place, but it is pretty much mostly a shit hole.

Unfortunatly I didn't attend this game as I was only 1 and had other, more important things to worry about.

 

[Sicknote]

Unfortunatly I didn't attend this game as I was only 1 and had other, more important things to worry about.

You're priorities haven't changed much, just the contents of the bottle

 

[webbyson]

Woking's ground redevelopment consisted of building one seated grandstand behind the goal.
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Blimey......a whole stand for one fan

 

[Wozza]

No, but I was at the friendly in 2003. Uberfan.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

The home game was my first ever Albion match (I think).

 

[Curious Orange]

No, but I was at the friendly in 2003. Uberfan.

So was I

 

[Curious Orange]

Blimey......a whole stand for one fan

Cheeky git!

I think you might need to have yours eyes tested if you're seeing hyphens and 'a' characters that don't exist!