What a cup run from Coventry. Dave Bennett absolute class, silky skills and the ability to run all day. Great memories for me as as 10 year old footballing nut
I never knew David Rennie played for Leeds. As we all know he went on to play for the Sky Blues in the mid 90s and was often praised by Big Ron when he first arrived along with Borrows for their consistency at the back. By that point Borrows was the only surviving outfield player left from this F.A cup winning year and Big Ron was way off point as our defence was a laughing stock under his management. Thanks for the upload and I feel these days are just round the corner. Jordan & Robins Glory Days coming soon 🙌
I was there - what a year, so close yet so far. Play-off final defeat to Charlton to follow - Bremner was sacked the year after, went to Doncaster, sacked from there, then died… in a parallel universe there was no Bennet and Shirtliffe and Bremner went on to win the world cup with Scotland…
Houchen was a real talisman in Coventry's cup run that season. Things just seem to fall for him and scored a great goal in the final. Coventry's name was on the cup that season.
Easy to look back & say that. But it's true, there was a feeling in the city and the team. My mob found out, 9 months before, we had a family gathering in Scotland on the FA Cup final day. We (mostly) did the right thing by the family. I have no regrets, I'd rather I missed the game and we won. And we did !
I loved the final, but this semi was the greatest game i ever went to..sad to say this now but Hillsbrough on a semi final was the most amzaing experience i have ever witnessed.
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Can't believe how many opportunities Cyrille Regis squandered. Thank God we had Dave Bennett.
Bennett was a wizard, but Regis was a defensive wrecking ball. It was an amazing year, the team and city seemed to think 'this was our year'. My family had a big gathering on FA Cup day. As soon as we saw the dates it was 'I bet we get to the Finals'. We (mostly) did right by the family, no regrets, I'd rather not be there and the Sky Blues to win..... superstition ! The Final wasn't on TV in Scotland, but we got a radio and listened in.
I saw his first game at Anfield, I think it was against Leeds. He was a very good goalkeeper and I remember that we all loved him but there were never going to be too many openings at Liverpool when Ray Clemence was there. What a game he had in this match.
One of the great Semi Finals.Ogrizivic played the game of his life otherwise game would have been over at half time.As a Leeds fan I am gutted we lost this game.Ormsby’s mistake changed the game.Some Years your name is on the cup.It certainly was Coventry’s year.Houchen’s header in the Cup final one of the best ever
I was 8yo at this Match, Sat in the Leppings upper with my Mum, Nan & rest of Griffin Branch, Terrifying seeing Dad, Uncle, Cousins & friends in the Crush below, They looked better when they got back from Orgreave than after this
Ohh mate i was there aswell but i wss 9 haha my uncle was from coventry amd moved to scotland , he took me to games at highfield road an shit ,wonderful days .
I stood in Leppings Lane end that day. Not fun. Ask anyone who stood in that end at an FA Cup semi. Look at the space the Coventry fans had at the other end
I was at the Cov end, I remember being packed in like a sardine. But I agree it looks like we had more space. But before and after the game it was a good idea to avoid the Leeds fans, and I wasn't a little bloke.
@@jcoker423 I was there that day and yes Coventry fans were packed in like sardines I' remember there was more Coventry fans than Leeds fans That day Coventry were allocated more tickets
@@robwozencroft8684 Ay as I wrote 'looks like we had more space'. It really does like like we had more space, but I doubt we did. But as you say below, 'Good times great player great year'. PUSB.
@@jcoker423 You had miles more space, the pictures don't lie. The mind can play tricks, and your mate claiming there were more Coventry fans, the pictures don't lie, neither does the audio. Leeds were and are a much bigger club.
@@CB-xr1eg Only because the police delayed the kick off for 20 minutes. My brother who was in the leppings lane end nearly died through lack of oxygen. It was utter madness. Sadly an accident waiting to happen.RIP the 96. LUFC.
@@assassinsunite3434 im 43 now and havent been to see the sky bkues in fuckin years as i said before , only home games ive been to was at highfield road !! ✌ill need to get back down ..i stay 7 miles from celtic park and ive been to more coventry games thanks to my uncle..i was at hillsbrugh for leeds v the mighty sky blues ..
@@assassinsunite3434 first game i went to i was 6 years old it was against birmingham and my aunties relatives from coventry worked there and i got to go into dressing room to meet big cyrille and dave bennet aand the rest of the team only time ive been awe struck hahaha , 😁
+Nick Nick - Just been reading about it in the Hillsborough news reports. The BBC report has a quote from a Leeds Utd fan who was in the middle pen that day and stated that it was so tighly packed he couldn't even clap his hands.
+bigby1976 I was in the Leppings Lane end for this game it was packed solid but we were evenly spread along the whole terrace. When you look at the footage I can honestly say I think there were more Leeds fans in that end in 1987 than there were Liverpool fans two years later. The crowd swayed back and forth all game but it never felt dangerous it was just a great cup tie atmosphere
"The number of Liverpool fans in the Leppings Lane terrace, didn't exceed its stated capacity." I think the lad's point of view was that it was still way too overcrowded, mate, regardless of stated capacity if there wasn't enough room to clap yer hands, eh?
The joy of winning a semi and thinking "we're going to Wembley!" as opposed to being already at Wembley and thinking "fucking hell we've got to traipse all the way back down here again...wonder if I can get a loan?"
This letter is from a United fan regarding the 1970 Semi-Final at Hillsborough between us and Leeds: hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/SYP000019300001.pdf
Yeah packing 10000 millwall fans in an end with a capacity of i think about 8000 was a complete joke. Then they wondered why they were frustrated. I don't condone a lot of the violence but some of that was a backlash about being put in a dangerous situation. Lucky there wasn't a fence up at leppings lane when we played derby in '76.
I've read a lot of the independent report various witness statements and letters from fans and the like and it all points to one thing: That a disaster was waiting to happen there it just needed the wrong set of circumstances. I stood there myself before that watching United and it was uncomfortable. At least before penning was introduced you could move the width of the terrace.
That penning was introduced because it was supposedly making the ground safer. I'm unsure about the logic behind that. That Hillsborough archive that I've linked up is very interesting. There's even some correspondence from United regarding a crush at OT when we played Villa in 1988: hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/FFA000003370001.pdf
Is that commentator a Leeds fan or what? Goes mad for Leeds' goals, especially the second, but all miserable and restrained for city's goals! Oh well we won
the press at the time portrayed Leeds as heroic underdogs, there was a lot of sympathy for Leeds by the time they reached the semi final because they had been written off in every round
Yes the leeds defence was all over the place. They could have clared their lines but keaped missing it up. It looks like we'll be seeing Hillsborough again next year in the 2022 Championship the way leeds are playing at the moment.
I was there too - Sky Blue heaven - what a year.... Dave Bennett must surely be one of the greatest players never to have played for England.
he was defo motm in this game
Good times great player great year
@tiarnan76 and in the final.
What a day, a life times dream achieved and with me dad. Pure bliss.
What a cup run from Coventry. Dave Bennett absolute class, silky skills and the ability to run all day. Great memories for me as as 10 year old footballing nut
I never knew David Rennie played for Leeds. As we all know he went on to play for the Sky Blues in the mid 90s and was often praised by Big Ron when he first arrived along with Borrows for their consistency at the back. By that point Borrows was the only surviving outfield player left from this F.A cup winning year and Big Ron was way off point as our defence was a laughing stock under his management. Thanks for the upload and I feel these days are just round the corner. Jordan & Robins Glory Days coming soon 🙌
We were almost crushed in the Leppings Lane that day and look what happened two years later.
as a coventry fan this was the best game i've ever seen...both sides were intent on attacking football
I was there - what a year, so close yet so far. Play-off final defeat to Charlton to follow - Bremner was sacked the year after, went to Doncaster, sacked from there, then died… in a parallel universe there was no Bennet and Shirtliffe and Bremner went on to win the world cup with Scotland…
I was there aswell , travelled from scotland , 45 now so it was a long time ago 😊
Houchen was a real talisman in Coventry's cup run that season. Things just seem to fall for him and scored a great goal in the final. Coventry's name was on the cup that season.
Easy to look back & say that. But it's true, there was a feeling in the city and the team. My mob found out, 9 months before, we had a family gathering in Scotland on the FA Cup final day. We (mostly) did the right thing by the family. I have no regrets, I'd rather I missed the game and we won. And we did !
I loved the final, but this semi was the greatest game i ever went to..sad to say this now but Hillsbrough on a semi final was the most amzaing experience i have ever witnessed.
Can't believe how many opportunities Cyrille Regis squandered. Thank God we had Dave Bennett.
Bennett was a wizard, but Regis was a defensive wrecking ball. It was an amazing year, the team and city seemed to think 'this was our year'. My family had a big gathering on FA Cup day. As soon as we saw the dates it was 'I bet we get to the Finals'. We (mostly) did right by the family, no regrets, I'd rather not be there and the Sky Blues to win..... superstition !
The Final wasn't on TV in Scotland, but we got a radio and listened in.
Cyrillic regis great player just unlucky on the day
Warning signs were there regarding leppings lane stand ..
The fact I’m hearing vintage Martin Tyler is PURE GOLD
Not surprised John Sillet didn't want to look at the Leeds fans! He was probably terrified for their safety!
Oggy was great that day, best keeper in England at that time. Dave Bennett tormented the defence and what a great year Houchen had. Great year, PUSB.
Always remeber big oggy kicking a ball out and scoring against sheffield wednesday if memory serves correctly ..
@@christopherjolly3556 Spot on, great goalie in a good team.
I saw his first game at Anfield, I think it was against Leeds. He was a very good goalkeeper and I remember that we all loved him but there were never going to be too many openings at Liverpool when Ray Clemence was there. What a game he had in this match.
One of the great Semi Finals.Ogrizivic played the game of his life otherwise game would have been over at half time.As a Leeds fan I am gutted we lost this game.Ormsby’s mistake changed the game.Some Years your name is on the cup.It certainly was Coventry’s year.Houchen’s header in the Cup final one of the best ever
Kind of you to say that. I certainly hid my scarf before and after the game. Good luck to Leeds.
Two many fans at the Leeds end
I was 8yo at this Match, Sat in the Leppings upper with my Mum, Nan & rest of Griffin Branch, Terrifying seeing Dad, Uncle, Cousins & friends in the Crush below, They looked better when they got back from Orgreave than after this
Ohh mate i was there aswell but i wss 9 haha my uncle was from coventry amd moved to scotland , he took me to games at highfield road an shit ,wonderful days .
You can see why the kick off was delayed as well. Shame they didn't do that 2 years later
I stood in Leppings Lane end that day. Not fun. Ask anyone who stood in that end at an FA Cup semi. Look at the space the Coventry fans had at the other end
I thought that as soon as I seen both ends
I was at the Cov end, I remember being packed in like a sardine. But I agree it looks like we had more space. But before and after the game it was a good idea to avoid the Leeds fans, and I wasn't a little bloke.
@@jcoker423 I was there that day and yes Coventry fans were packed in like sardines I' remember there was more Coventry fans than Leeds fans
That day Coventry were allocated more tickets
@@robwozencroft8684 Ay as I wrote 'looks like we had more space'. It really does like like we had more space, but I doubt we did.
But as you say below, 'Good times great player great year'.
PUSB.
@@jcoker423 You had miles more space, the pictures don't lie. The mind can play tricks, and your mate claiming there were more Coventry fans, the pictures don't lie, neither does the audio. Leeds were and are a much bigger club.
What a team we had that year. The mighty sky blues 👕
ah, I think we had better teams (Car, Wallace eras etc), but that was the team that won the FA Cup.
Houchen...he was a legend at Vale.
looked a good classic game
That goal is amazing by KH, but boy the Leppings lanes end was so packed... how could they ever pin so many people in there...
They always did at the bigger games
We were almost crushed in there. We had to make our way to the Corner.
Big Cyrille had a bad one that day ! :( RIP
Leeds fans hemmed in the leppings disaster waiting to happen
But it didn't, did it?
Andrew Barrett cov played their in round before and were in that end my dad said it was dangerous
Clive Bindley
It did. 2 years later.
@@CB-xr1eg Only because the police delayed the kick off for 20 minutes. My brother who was in the leppings lane end nearly died through lack of oxygen. It was utter madness. Sadly an accident waiting to happen.RIP the 96. LUFC.
I know I felt like a sardine in the Cov end, but agreed the Leeds end looks packed.
Great game Big Cyrille should have scored a hatrick best feeling ever getting to Wembley for the first time pusb sba.
I got to the semis but not the final , from scotland but always rember a fountain next to fishy moores spittin out blue foam over the place hahaha
@@christopherjolly3556 Happy day's
@@assassinsunite3434 im 43 now and havent been to see the sky bkues in fuckin years as i said before , only home games ive been to was at highfield road !! ✌ill need to get back down ..i stay 7 miles from celtic park and ive been to more coventry games thanks to my uncle..i was at hillsbrugh for leeds v the mighty sky blues ..
@@assassinsunite3434 first game i went to i was 6 years old it was against birmingham and my aunties relatives from coventry worked there and i got to go into dressing room to meet big cyrille and dave bennet aand the rest of the team only time ive been awe struck hahaha , 😁
Could've been 10-all. What a game!
DO YOU THINK ADAMS HAS EVER FORGOTTEN BEING TWISTED UP LIKE THAT.
Coventry were outstanding that day.
Absolutely great memory pusb
i was there in the leeds end. Great game...bad result for me! Seriously though the leppings lane was awful that day.
+Nick Nick - Just been reading about it in the Hillsborough news reports. The BBC report has a quote from a Leeds Utd fan who was in the middle pen that day and stated that it was so tighly packed he couldn't even clap his hands.
+bigby1976 I was in the Leppings Lane end for this game it was packed solid but we were evenly spread along the whole terrace. When you look at the footage I can honestly say I think there were more Leeds fans in that end in 1987 than there were Liverpool fans two years later. The crowd swayed back and forth all game but it never felt dangerous it was just a great cup tie atmosphere
I was there too, mate.
I remember lookin at the crush in the Leppers Lane End from the main stand, all the time thinkin "glad I'm not there!!!"
There probably was. The number of Liverpool fans in the Leppings Lane terrace, didn't exceed its stated capacity.
"The number of Liverpool fans in the Leppings Lane terrace, didn't exceed its stated capacity."
I think the lad's point of view was that it was still way too overcrowded, mate, regardless of stated capacity if there wasn't enough room to clap yer hands, eh?
The joy of winning a semi and thinking "we're going to Wembley!" as opposed to being already at Wembley and thinking "fucking hell we've got to traipse all the way back down here again...wonder if I can get a loan?"
Was there aswell , travelled from scotland with my coventry uncle hahaha
I was there , Scottish sky blues !!
You can see why there was a disaster at Hillsborough two years later. Leeds end packed tight as you can get. Always was a known problem.
This letter is from a United fan regarding the 1970 Semi-Final at Hillsborough between us and Leeds: hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/SYP000019300001.pdf
Remember those simpletons at Luton packing in the Millwall fans in '85? Then wondering why they spilled onto the pitch...
Yeah packing 10000 millwall fans in an end with a capacity of i think about 8000 was a complete joke. Then they wondered why they were frustrated. I don't condone a lot of the violence but some of that was a backlash about being put in a dangerous situation. Lucky there wasn't a fence up at leppings lane when we played derby in '76.
I've read a lot of the independent report various witness statements and letters from fans and the like and it all points to one thing: That a disaster was waiting to happen there it just needed the wrong set of circumstances. I stood there myself before that watching United and it was uncomfortable. At least before penning was introduced you could move the width of the terrace.
That penning was introduced because it was supposedly making the ground safer. I'm unsure about the logic behind that.
That Hillsborough archive that I've linked up is very interesting. There's even some correspondence from United regarding a crush at OT when we played Villa in 1988: hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/FFA000003370001.pdf
BENNETT WAS A GOOD PLAYER LIKE. REMINDS ME OF TONY DALEY. HE TURNED OUT 7 TIMES FOR ENGLAND. VILLA WOLVES AND WALSALL ETC. TONY DALY GOOD PLAYER LIKE.
Martin Tyler drones on every time Coventry have the ball and goes manic when Leeds score - eehh is ee from up north lad?
Eh no he is from Woking
@@09weenic But commentated for Yorkshire TV for 5 years - born in Chester but from Woking as you say
I had a ticket but missed my lift.However we won and I got drunk.
Great day I remember it well. PUSB.
pusb!!
2 years and 96 dead in the very same stadium
Regis could have had a hatful in the first half
Great limbs by the fans
MOM Dave Bennet !
Is that commentator a Leeds fan or what? Goes mad for Leeds' goals, especially the second, but all miserable and restrained for city's goals! Oh well we won
Probably struggled to get excited about Cov. Can't blame him.
yes course he was...
v scott yep we went on to lift that cup☝🍺🎉
the press at the time portrayed Leeds as heroic underdogs, there was a lot of sympathy for Leeds by the time they reached the semi final because they had been written off in every round
Worked for Yorkshire TV 1976 to 1981
Do leeds like cheese?
"HOUCHEN"...........oh yeah. 8-D
Coventry is one of those cities where it must be so depressing to have a shite football team. 1 trophy in 137 years !
ormsby let leeds down
Yes the leeds defence was all over the place. They could have clared their lines but keaped missing it up. It looks like we'll be seeing Hillsborough again next year in the 2022 Championship the way leeds are playing at the moment.