Anyone remember the abandoned game - must be 20-25 years ago....

Think it was a cup game v Mansfield.

It had peed down all day, and seemed to get worse through the first half. Second half started and when a person dived into the tackle, it was like they were diving into Race Street Baths!

Referee abandoned the game after 60 mins, which I think was just enough so we couldn't claim our money back.

Any ideas?

 

think it was cambridge in cup

 

It was. We got a 30p discount for the rearranged game

 

Only abandoned game I saw at Oakwell was

Spud's testimonial game vs Sheff Utd. Only got the first half cos of heavy snow (or is my memory playing tricks?). Entertaining though!

 

Cambridge nt

 

Middlsboro away on new years day - called off at half time

Players kept changing from boots to white trainers.
At ayresome park no less.

Quality

 

I can picture the game as if it was yesterday. Only thing I can't remember is who it was against! (doh)

 

Werent we 2-0 up at the time?

Got soaked walking from the bus to the ground that night. My poor two tone jacket!!

 

cambridge....milk cup

we used to sneek in at the back o the paddock, only they put a couple o plods there that night,
took us til just after half time to get in and then the called it off! n my cigs got ruined too!
absolutely drenched!

 

RE: Middlsboro away on new years day - called off at half time

Dint Brendan score that day

 

Definitely Cambridge

There was one bloke stood on the kop with an umbrella. He got a few songs sung about him.

 

Thought there were about 20 doing the conga on the kop?

or am I imagining it

 

My recollection is that there was just the one bloke

I'm pretty sure about that, but it was a hell of a long time ago, so I could easily be wrong. There'll be loads that are certain they saw Graham Roberts injure Gwyn Thomas along in a minute to tell me I'm wrong.

 

wheres mr memory Lil when you need him

can recall every moment of every match in the last 50 years

 

Big Lil would tell you that..

It was abandoned after 53mins with the score at 1-1 Banksy scored.

Come to think of it I'd probably say that as well

 

1982/83 season

We were drawing 1-1 with Cambridge United in the League Cup when the referee abandoned the game due to torrential rain. We eventually won through to the next round, where we won 3-1 against Sheffield United at Brammall Lane (after being 1-0 down at half time). We were beaten in the 4th Round 1-0 by Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, after playing them off the park and the referee decided to play on after we'd scored a perfectly good equaliser!!
As a footnote, we were knocked out of the FA Cup in the 4th round by................................................Cambridge United.

 

RE: Middlsboro away on new years day - called off at half time

I remember him going down with a fake injury and the pitch being showered from the sidelines with trainers for the players to change into.

 

Many thanks to all the replies

I remembered the team colours were yellow shirts/black shorts which would fit Cambridge.