| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : 14:46 - Dec 1 with 4808 views | KeithHaynes |
It could even be Swansea Town !
Mine is Boxing Day 1968. Losing at home to Chester 5-0. I was just four but recall it fairly well. Sitting on the old mans shoulders the crowd looked like it was millions ! Plenty of noise that day. I don’t remember the game itself, but do recall a game happening but the lights, noise and people had me transfixed. I was to go to the vetch again for the fa cup against Arsenal in February but the old man said it was going to be like mods and rockers 😂 he was right. It was the first time really bad football violence was witnessed at Swansea.
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 16:47 - Dec 1 with 2387 views | Boundy |
Boxing day 1972 v Shrewsbury , losing 1-2 , my mate at the time got arrested and I tagged along for company , my dad was not best pleased. |  |
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 17:48 - Dec 1 with 2348 views | OptimisticJack |
1964 Semi Final defeat against Preston North End.
I was in Junior school at the time and so many of the kids in school were going up to Villa Park.
I had to be content listening to the match on the wireless.
Following season I went to the Vetch and soon afterwards had a season ticket.
My grand mother did cleaning jobs in the Vetch off and on over the years and I often received complimentary season tickets.
The season ticket book also contained tickets for the Combination League for the reserve team.
What a league that was. Standard of football amazing and very competitive. | |
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 18:11 - Dec 1 with 2322 views | NotLoyal |
Ha Ha, hilarious Swans v Cardiff in the kingsway in the eighties. A game after, all good fun, Swans won. Benny, wouldn’t have liked it. |  |
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 18:17 - Dec 1 with 2314 views | KeithHaynes |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 18:11 - Dec 1 by NotLoyal |
Ha Ha, hilarious Swans v Cardiff in the kingsway in the eighties. A game after, all good fun, Swans won. Benny, wouldn’t have liked it. |
That was 1987, do you have Christmas in April in your house ? | |
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 21:38 - Dec 1 with 2229 views | Fireboy2 |
My earliest memory is the 2 - 2 draw nyd 1988, Joe Allons overhead goal. |  | | |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 21:40 - Dec 1 with 2222 views | KeithHaynes |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 21:38 - Dec 1 by Fireboy2 |
My earliest memory is the 2 - 2 draw nyd 1988, Joe Allons overhead goal. |
You young wippa snappa ✊ | |
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 21:45 - Dec 1 with 2219 views | Fireboy2 |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 21:40 - Dec 1 by KeithHaynes |
You young wippa snappa ✊ |
Not really k, I was 18, I was molly coddled by my mam 🤨 | | | |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 22:07 - Dec 1 with 2199 views | majorraglan |
Listening to the Cardiff City V Swansea City Derby on the radio back in 1980. It was the Cardiff Fity 3 Swansea City 3 game where Buchanan equalised at the end of the match. A few years later got to go in person and we’d normally take in a rugby match afterwards. [Post edited 1 Dec 2021 22:08]
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 22:17 - Dec 1 with 2185 views | pencoedjack |
I can barely remember last Saturdays game never mind the early eighties.
Although I used to love a Boxing Day Derby game. |  | | |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 22:41 - Dec 1 with 2156 views | bennytheblue |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 22:17 - Dec 1 by pencoedjack |
I can barely remember last Saturdays game never mind the early eighties.
Although I used to love a Boxing Day Derby game. |
Why ? You haven’t won one since 1964!  |  | | |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 23:49 - Dec 1 with 2143 views | lifelong |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 17:48 - Dec 1 by OptimisticJack |
1964 Semi Final defeat against Preston North End.
I was in Junior school at the time and so many of the kids in school were going up to Villa Park.
I had to be content listening to the match on the wireless.
Following season I went to the Vetch and soon afterwards had a season ticket.
My grand mother did cleaning jobs in the Vetch off and on over the years and I often received complimentary season tickets.
The season ticket book also contained tickets for the Combination League for the reserve team.
What a league that was. Standard of football amazing and very competitive. |
Was at that semi final, bad day all round, hammered down with rain all day, pitch was a mud bath.
Also went to the 4th and 5th round matches away against Sheffield United and Stoke also the replays at the Vetch. Gutted I couldn’t get a ticket for the quarter final against Liverpool away which we historically won 1-2 with Liverpool missing a penalty in the closing stages, |  | | |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 19:44 - Dec 2 with 1931 views | builthjack |
The earliest I can remember around Xmas time was the home game in 1971 when we played Villa in the old third division. 24000 official attendance, but more like 30000 in there as they had to open the gates and thousands got in for nothing, us included. |  |
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 20:07 - Dec 2 with 1927 views | Flashberryjack |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 22:17 - Dec 1 by pencoedjack |
I can barely remember last Saturdays game never mind the early eighties.
Although I used to love a Boxing Day Derby game. |
Same here mate, can be a bit annoying at times. |  |
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 21:07 - Dec 2 with 1907 views | Fireboy2 |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 19:44 - Dec 2 by builthjack |
The earliest I can remember around Xmas time was the home game in 1971 when we played Villa in the old third division. 24000 official attendance, but more like 30000 in there as they had to open the gates and thousands got in for nothing, us included. |
Not like you being a freeloader  | | | |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 23:10 - Dec 2 with 1854 views | builthjack |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 21:07 - Dec 2 by Fireboy2 |
Not like you being a freeloader |
I spent my money on bovril and a pastie lol.
Cheeky sod. | |
| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 15:38 - Dec 3 with 1769 views | max936 |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 19:44 - Dec 2 by builthjack |
The earliest I can remember around Xmas time was the home game in 1971 when we played Villa in the old third division. 24000 official attendance, but more like 30000 in there as they had to open the gates and thousands got in for nothing, us included. |
How old was you then Builthy, I was 10 and that's pretty much all I can remember of 1971.  |  |
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 17:29 - Dec 3 with 1739 views | pencoedjack |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 20:07 - Dec 2 by Flashberryjack |
Same here mate, can be a bit annoying at times. |
Can people really remember back to Boxing day in the 60's & 70's or do you think they are talking b0llocks? | | | |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 17:35 - Dec 3 with 1734 views | Treforys_Jack |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 17:29 - Dec 3 by pencoedjack |
Can people really remember back to Boxing day in the 60's & 70's or do you think they are talking b0llocks? |
I genuinely have very little memories of Xmas games, think I remember a game at Cardiff when Ian Love broke his leg. Sure that was over Xmas/NY |  | | |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 17:37 - Dec 3 with 1734 views | Catullus |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 17:29 - Dec 3 by pencoedjack |
Can people really remember back to Boxing day in the 60's & 70's or do you think they are talking b0llocks? |
I remember being at games in 1972/73 when I was 4/5 but I have no idea of more specific dates or who we played...or the results.
I do remember always nagging to go home because I was bored!
I don't remember boxing day games in the last couple of years let alone 30 years back. | |
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 20:10 - Dec 3 with 1691 views | swan65split |
Chester one I recall as well, had a chat and a drink with one of their players after the game, I then went to a family party and had a ribbing over the result. |  | | |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 13:42 - Dec 4 with 1576 views | Whiterockin |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 17:29 - Dec 3 by pencoedjack |
Can people really remember back to Boxing day in the 60's & 70's or do you think they are talking b0llocks? |
Yes I can remember the Chester game. I genuinely believed at the time that all our players were still drunk at the kick off. |  | | |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 14:01 - Dec 4 with 1557 views | Catullus |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 13:42 - Dec 4 by Whiterockin |
Yes I can remember the Chester game. I genuinely believed at the time that all our players were still drunk at the kick off. |
My earliest Christmas memory of any kind is 1979, I was 12. | |
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 14:14 - Dec 4 with 1539 views | KeithHaynes |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 17:29 - Dec 3 by pencoedjack |
Can people really remember back to Boxing day in the 60's & 70's or do you think they are talking b0llocks? |
I can remember further back than that.
One of my few qualities is clear and concise recall 😉
And the fact I’m a complete ....
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 14:20 - Dec 4 with 1530 views | KeithHaynes |
| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 22:41 - Dec 1 by bennytheblue |
Why ? You haven’t won one since 1964! |
Cardiff have never beaten the Swans on New Year’s Day.
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| Your earliest Christmas Swansea City memories : on 14:26 - Dec 4 with 1521 views | KeithHaynes |
And Cardiff have only beaten the Swans 7 times in the last 40 games.
Want some more 😉 | |
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