Away support back in the day

[red robin]

Originally Posted by WXMWELSH85

Has an Away team ever used to Kop or part of the it - i cant recall in my 33 years watching!

yes as stated the fans used to swap ends at half time, that's when the fighting started.

[whead]

I also remember away fans sitting in the top tier, and the lower tier being standing for home fans in the very early 90s

[Prince_of_Ales]

Originally Posted by billybersham

Was that the game when the Sunderland fans were on the pitch celebrating promotion and was it Stoke who scored a late goal to go up instead of Sunderland.

What a day that was! The Sunderland fans didn't take too kindly to us on the Kop taking the piss and headed straight for us - fortunately the fences were still in place, and it was before the ground level was raised, so when they got on the fence they realised they had a 10 - 12 foot drop the other side. Ended up a bit like the Foinavon fence at Aintree
Must admit I broke all records heading for home along Crispin Lane though!

[GoJohnnyGoGoGoGo]

Originally Posted by llewelyn

The Kop was full with Hereford that day ,not that they were given it just took it, i walked in last minute not realising I was 1 of very few if any wrexham supporters on the kop, didn't escape scot free.

The Hereford fans definitely occupied the central area under the Pigeon loft, with Wrexham fans fuming and plotting revenge attacks from the periphery. I think it calmed down second half.

[Prince_of_Ales]

Originally Posted by Dai Robin

First time I can remember the Kop being taken over was 26th September 1970 when Aston Villa beat us 3-2 in a League Division 3 match. The attendance was 18,335.

Still have nightmares about that day. In the Friday Leader the police appealed for home fans to get to the ground as early as possible so they could deal with the large following expected from the Villa. Half a dozen of us got in the ground at 2:00 & walked up the bank onto the Kop to discover there was only us and about 2,000 Villa skinheads who'd been rounded up and were just roaming around the ground (no segregation in those days)! Squeaky bum time to say the least

[Kenny_Powers]

Originally Posted by whead

I also remember away fans sitting in the top tier, and the lower tier being standing for home fans in the very early 90s

Remember this as well, have a memory of getting pelted with coins by Bury fans above us

[daiwxm]

Originally Posted by percy vere

Bob ?

Bob Techend

[Prince_of_Ales]

Originally Posted by Iggy Pop

Yes. We were playing Peterborough and Preston fans occupied the whole of the Mold Road paddock. Peterborough needed to win to go up instead of Preston.

The game ended 0-0 and Wrexham and Preston fans were celebrating on the pitch together.

It was all "peace and love" with PNE that year, but within a couple of years they were back and decided to pile into the terracing at the back (next to programme shop) under the Busfield Stand. Unfortunately they didn't realise that it was easy to get in there, but practically impossible to get back out again.

[Zipper]

Originally Posted by techender

The only one I can think of was Middlesborough when we played them in the cup in the early 70s. The game Smallman scored the winner. I think they had the kop given to them.

Definitely not Tech, I was front row Bushfield, kop was wrexham