The best and worst experiences at the same away ground

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:08 pm

Following on from the Crewe Alexandra thread and some of the stories coming out of there - mumps, 4-0 thumpings and golden goals, I got to thinking which ONE ground has given you the best and worst whilst watching the Clarets? Obviously Ewood will be high on the list of many a supporter but any other suggestions?

I`m about to think whilst giving my sick wife a leg massage...

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:10 pm

Deepdale - from the sublime to the ridiculous, and both under Stan

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:11 pm

Worst? - Bootham Crescent wading through the pool of **** in the awful toilets they had there

Best? - Bootham Crescent when we won the 4th Div title in the last minute.

Quick edit - thanks to Leisure for pointing out I hadn't read the question properly!

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:13 pm

Ewood.

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:15 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote:Worst? - Riverside when we lost 3-2 to Darlington

Best? - absolutely no contest - Bootham Crescent when we won the 4th Div title in the last minute.

That's not the same away ground.

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:16 pm

Bloomfield Park
Barnes scoring a hat-trick (1997...3-1)/ the Mark Kendall experience (1992?...lost 5-2) - can you top that?????????????

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:18 pm

Watching Barnes smash the opener at the Etihad with 8k clarets but the beer was undrinkable. Poured at 3 o clock in preparation for half time.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:22 pm

Ewood 83 and14

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:25 pm

Guessing it would have to be Deepdale on a number of occasions.

The bad:
6-1 SVT / FRT
4 or 5 - 1 when Phil Eastwood scored to give us the lead then Nogan ran amock
5-3 under Stan

The good

3-1 SVT / FRT
2-1 Jack Cork header
1-0 Joey Barton free kick..............the Clarets are going up!

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:27 pm

The wettest I ever got at a game was on the Kop at Bloomfield.

UpTheClaretsFCBK · Post by **UpTheClaretsFCBK** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:30 pm

Blackburn -

5-0 - 2001
2-1 - 2005 (FA Cup Replay)

1-2 - 2014
0-1 - 2015
0-2 - 2017

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Got to be the main one for me.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:30 pm

Has to be the five nil drubbing at deadwood bought by the loose change change from the scrap chaps shroud. Best the two one victory there it had it all.

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:36 pm

NL Claret wrote:Guessing it would have to be Deepdale on a number of occasions.

The bad:
6-1 SVT / FRT
4 or 5 - 1 when Phil Eastwood scored to give us the lead then Nogan ran amock
5-3 under Stan

The good

3-1 SVT / FRT
2-1 Jack Cork header
1-0 Joey Barton free kick..............the Clarets are going up!

Didn`t Ian Bray play/score in that 6-1? That was an awful night.

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:38 pm

UpTheBeehole wrote:The wettest I ever got at a game was on the Kop at Bloomfield.

Hull City away for me when I believe (but could be wrong!!!!) we won 2-1 (Heath/Joyce?). Drenched but brilliant!

UpTheClaretsFCBK · Post by **UpTheClaretsFCBK** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:39 pm

HiroshimaClaret wrote:Hull City away for me when I believe (but could be wrong!!!!) we won 2-1 (Heath/Joyce?). Drenched but brilliant!

Terrible ground all around for me, been three times and got hammered every time.

claret wizard · Post by **claret wizard** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:42 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:Ewood 83 and14

I too was at both those games, and that's the end of the thread.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:45 pm

NL Claret wrote:Guessing it would have to be Deepdale on a number of occasions.

The bad:
6-1 SVT / FRT
4 or 5 - 1 when Phil Eastwood scored to give us the lead then Nogan ran amock
5-3 under Stan

The good

3-1 SVT / FRT
2-1 Jack Cork header
1-0 Joey Barton free kick..............the Clarets are going up!

I was at all your bad choices but none of the good; my "goods" there would the the 3-2 wins under Waddle and Stan when Arthur bagged a brace.

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:50 pm

Ewood when Dunne scored.

Ewood when Wallace cut the ball back.

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:00 pm

HiroshimaClaret wrote:Didn`t Ian Bray play/score in that 6-1? That was an awful night.

I think we had left by the time the 5th went in, didn't see our goal. The tipping point was when Pierce took a short free kick for offside to the left back (either Deakin or Bray) who wasn't looking. It went out for a PNE throw in much to the delight of the home fans. As the Burnley end was packed they escorted out 50 of us along the touchline to a small paddock at the far end. We were already 2-0 down, even the disabled were abusing us as we walked past. We were surrounded by PNE - to left, to the right and behind. They gave it us all game!

Apologies for leaving early!! And to think someone had a go at me for leaving early against Spurs before Christmas.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:13 pm

TheFamilyCat wrote:I was at all your bad choices but none of the good; my "goods" there would the the 3-2 wins under Waddle and Stan when Arthur bagged a brace.

My good at Deepdale would have to be winning the old second division in '72. Was like a home game only better. It didn't matter that both teams needed a point for different reasons and the second half was like watching paint dry. The atmosphere and the result was all that mattered that day.

vinrogue · Post by **vinrogue** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:13 pm

Is this cheating?

Wembley v Wolves really wanted us to win that one
Wembley v Sheff Utd never thought in my life time we would get a crack at the best league in the world
p.s.
was also at the Stockport final and enjoyed that too lol UTC

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:22 pm

HiroshimaClaret wrote:Didn`t Ian Bray play/score in that 6-1? That was an awful night.

Yep on that awful plastic pitch. Think he scored via a backheel

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:11 pm

HiroshimaClaret wrote:Hull City away for me when I believe (but could be wrong!!!!) we won 2-1 (Heath/Joyce?). Drenched but brilliant!

I remember being there and getting absolutely drenched wet through and winning 2-1, but I felt Deary was one of the scorers (with Heath?)

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:26 pm

A few where I've had really good days and bad days but one above all others is Ewood

Good and beyond every time we've won
Horrible every time we haven't won

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:30 pm

Always liked going on the old Burnden Park, found it quite atmospheric.
I remember us beating Bolton there in the mid Eighties 3-0 or 3-1, can't recall the
exact season, but it was in the old Third Division. Then they built that daft supermarket
behind the goals.

However, those fond thoughts rapidly disappeared in April 1988 when we were beaten
2-1. We'd seen some trouble in the ground during the game and after, when we were in the car
in the line of traffic trying to get off the car park behind the aforementioned supermarket, a
big group of Bolton fans come down the line of cars looking for Burnley number plates
or colours and then smashing their windows. You could actually see the glass flying.
They got to about three cars away when the Old Bill turned up. Frightening.
Heard after there was loads of trouble in the ground.

Anyone remember that game and the trouble?

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:31 pm

Wemble. Saw us lose to Spurs in the FA Cup Final in 61 and Wolves in Sherpa Van. Saw two great promotions versus our biggest rivals, Stockport, and Sheffield United.

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:34 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:I remember being there and getting absolutely drenched wet through and winning 2-1, but I felt Deary was one of the scorers (with Heath?)

Didn't Davis equalise and then Deary get the winner down our end? Unbelievable weather - soaked to the skin but a great away day!

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:37 pm

Jakubs Tash wrote:Didn't Davis equalise and then Deary get the winner down our end? Unbelievable weather - soaked to the skin but a great away day!

That sounds about right.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:45 pm

Jakubs Tash wrote:Didn't Davis equalise and then Deary get the winner down our end? Unbelievable weather - soaked to the skin but a great away day!

Davis 45
Deary 79

3 January 1994

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:52 pm

Burnden.
Winning 2-1 with a Brennan screamer(2-1-78). They ended up as Champs.
Winning 3-1 and Neil Grewcock got a screamer(2-3-85). We ended up relegated

Losing 3-0 When Seamus McDonagh scored out of hand(15-1-83). We both got relegated.

expoultryboy · Post by **expoultryboy** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:11 pm

boundary park 1978 : jumped up when kindon scored and landed in a pot hole , 2 mins later , same player and same pot hole ! ended up in Burnley General with a broken ankle ( never seen a keeper so scared ) .

Inchy · Post by **Inchy** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:21 pm

First time going to Mill Moor and it got called off, think it was Boxing Day.

Went to the rearranged game only to discover the ground was a **** hole

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:36 pm

ElectroClaret wrote:Always liked going on the old Burnden Park, found it quite atmospheric.
I remember us beating Bolton there in the mid Eighties 3-0 or 3-1, can't recall the
exact season, but it was in the old Third Division. Then they built that daft supermarket
behind the goals.

However, those fond thoughts rapidly disappeared in April 1988 when we were beaten
2-1. We'd seen some trouble in the ground during the game and after, when we were in the car
in the line of traffic trying to get off the car park behind the aforementioned supermarket, a
big group of Bolton fans come down the line of cars looking for Burnley number plates
or colours and then smashing their windows. You could actually see the glass flying.
They got to about three cars away when the Old Bill turned up. Frightening.
Heard after there was loads of trouble in the ground.

Anyone remember that game and the trouble?

Very lively inside the ground, from about 2:30 till full time there was all sorts of missiles been hurled by both sets of fans on Burnden terrace. Coins, pies, bricks, bottles the lot. Took ages to get off the car park after but it did look to be kicking off at entrance / exit of the car park. There's was plenty of trouble earlier in the season for the FA Cup game with Bolton, their fans ran on the pitch at FT to celebrate which the locals took offence to.

I was at the 3-1 game too with my Bolton fan mate, think it was 2-1 to us after about 5 minutes.

Also sat with the home fans when we lost 4-0 under Mullen. Closest we came to scoring was a shot that rebounded off the supermarket wall. Looked a bit odd when we left after their 4th on the hour! Sorry for leaving early again!!

keith1879 · Post by **keith1879** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:01 pm

Turf Moor (don't think the question specified away ground). (Edit: The word Away was in the title - my mistake ....so Ewood then)

Losing 6-1 to Hereford.
Beating Dirty Leeds 5-1 and too many others to remember.

But away ......Ewood.

keith1879 · Post by **keith1879** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:03 pm

Honestly - how f**cking thick can I be?? Just read the title Keith.

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:03 pm

NL Claret wrote:I think we had left by the time the 5th went in, didn't see our goal. The tipping point was when Pierce took a short free kick for offside to the left back (either Deakin or Bray) who wasn't looking. It went out for a PNE throw in much to the delight of the home fans. As the Burnley end was packed they escorted out 50 of us along the touchline to a small paddock at the far end. We were already 2-0 down, even the disabled were abusing us as we walked past. We were surrounded by PNE - to left, to the right and behind. They gave it us all game!

My late father in law and I left at 5 -0....we arrived back at Rosegrove Railway Club just before 10pm. Attached to one of the Dartboards was the back page of the Lancashire Telegraph, featuring a photo of a smiling Frank Casper, with the headline " The plastic will suit us ! ".

RingoMcCartney · Post by **RingoMcCartney** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:19 pm

Hillsborough.

Losing to Newcastle in the semi final of the FA cup.

See Paul Gascoigne run out in a claret n blue shirt under Stan Ternemt. To a man, the ground rose to give Gazza a heart felt ovation.

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:04 pm

RingoMcCartney wrote:Hillsborough.

Losing to Newcastle in the semi final of the FA cup.

See Paul Gascoigne run out in a claret n blue shirt under Stan Ternemt. To a man, the ground rose to give Gazza a heart felt ovation.

Your experience can’t have been that vividly remembered as I’m fairly sure Gazza never played for Burnley at Hillsborough.

He definitely played (very badly) away at Sheff Utd that season - but not at Sheff Wed.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:29 pm

Been loads of times when it's been dire, leaving numerous grounds.
Wolves, in the 70's when we got relegated.
Losing to the Mags in the semi is legendary.
As a young lad, losing a 2-0 lead in the mid 60s at Old Trafford. (Still never seen the 1st team win there)
Ewood...spit... Derby County games weren't much fun once either.
Blackpool in the cup was crap....Telford...Hereford at home just after Rochdale had stuffed us.
For utter empty desolation, leaving Crewe in the run up to the Orient game won't, for me, ever, ever be beaten.

Been a lot of good times too.
Spurs away. York. Carlisle. Wembley. Even losing to Derby under Mullen was amazing. (Well, the fans were)
Beating, not just beating either, playing the dirty gits off their own park, the 'unbeatable' Leeds 4-1 at there place will always be special though.

Ooops
Sorry...

Missed the same ground angle..
Been a long day.

Come on, Yeovil!

claretabroad · Post by **claretabroad** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:06 pm

UpTheBeehole wrote:Davis 45
Deary 79

3 January 1994

The wettest I've ever been and I trod in dog doo. None of that mattered because of the result.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:13 pm

Jakubs Tash wrote:Your experience can’t have been that vividly remembered as I’m fairly sure Gazza never played for Burnley at Hillsborough.

He definitely played (very badly) away at Sheff Utd that season - but not at Sheff Wed.

We played Sheffield Wednesday away on the first game of that season; a Sunday evening game live on ITV Digital which we won (2-0 I think).

His performance at Bramall Lane was like watching a man die.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:15 pm

HiroshimaClaret wrote:Hull City away for me when I believe (but could be wrong!!!!) we won 2-1 (Heath/Joyce?). Drenched but brilliant!

Was that the game Jimmy Mullen was sent from the dugout?

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:21 pm

NL Claret wrote:Very lively inside the ground, from about 2:30 till full time there was all sorts of missiles been hurled by both sets of fans on Burnden terrace. Coins, pies, bricks, bottles the lot. Took ages to get off the car park after but it did look to be kicking off at entrance / exit of the car park. There's was plenty of trouble earlier in the season for the FA Cup game with Bolton, their fans ran on the pitch at FT to celebrate which the locals took offence to.

I was at the 3-1 game too with my Bolton fan mate, think it was 2-1 to us after about 5 minutes.

Also sat with the home fans when we lost 4-0 under Mullen. Closest we came to scoring was a shot that rebounded off the supermarket wall. Looked a bit odd when we left after their 4th on the hour! Sorry for leaving early again!!

Half time under the terrace and the wooden doors went in. Bolton were somehow armed with scaffolding poles. I got hit by a flying China teacup 2nd half. Bit hairy outside as I was on crutches having broken my foot and toes playing football the week before. There was a pub of Burnley fans surrounded by Bolton and attacked and there was also an incident with the train on the way home with Rovers fans at Darwen. Mentioned on the Debbie Bowes thread.

cold claret · Post by **cold claret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:35 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:Half time under the terrace and the wooden doors went in. Bolton were somehow armed with scaffolding poles. I got hit by a flying China teacup 2nd half. Bit hairy outside as I was on crutches having broken my foot and toes playing football the week before. There was a pub of Burnley fans surrounded by Bolton and attacked and there was also an incident with the train on the way home with Rovers fans at Darwen. Mentioned on the Debbie Bowes thread.

The pub was the Bradford Arms we came under attack from the Bolton mob.Half time was a wild one for sure .No one would dare come through the doors.On the car park after the game we got revenge for the pub attack.

That season with Bolton was mad we played them at home in the leauge the week after the fa cup pitch invasion..

Best game has to be York away. As Champions

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:36 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:Half time under the terrace and the wooden doors went in. Bolton were somehow armed with scaffolding poles. I got hit by a flying China teacup 2nd half. Bit hairy outside as I was on crutches having broken my foot and toes playing football the week before. There was a pub of Burnley fans surrounded by Bolton and attacked and there was also an incident with the train on the way home with Rovers fans at Darwen. Mentioned on the Debbie Bowes thread.

What sort of hoolie takes a China teacup to a game?

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:39 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:Half time under the terrace and the wooden doors went in. Bolton were somehow armed with scaffolding poles..

Yes, there was some building work going on and as you say, there was a wooden fence with a door separating the fans.
It was mayhem under the terrace.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:41 pm

TheFamilyCat wrote:What sort of hoolie takes a China teacup to a game?

Think it was liberated from a builders hut. I heard there was quite a few whizzing about.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:50 pm

ElectroClaret wrote:Think it was liberated from a builders hut. I heard there was quite a few whizzing about.

What sort of builders have China teacups? I presume he meant a mug?

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:52 pm

Yes, maybe he did, Cat.

Willy · Post by **Willy** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:57 pm

Carlisle '92 when we took over the ground in anticipation then we went back there in August '93 as 4th Division Champions in the 1st Round of the League Cup and got hammered 4-1 in the 1st Leg.
I also remember a 3-0 drubbing on a Friday night at Ninian Park which was in direct contrast to the 2-0 win there in '92.
I was also at Cardiff the match before Sir Sean took over which was a 4-0 drubbing.