TheBogEnd / 6th March 1976

**Posted by andytaylor** 06/3/2021 5:15 pm

On this day 45 years ago - Scarborough 1 Tooting 0 in the FA Trophy, watched by 4032.

Also on that day: FA Cup Sixth Round: Bradford v Southampton, Sunderland v Palace (50850).

**Posted by Mikem** 06/3/2021 7:55 pm

Hi Andy ,It was my birthday that day and I travelled by supporters coach to to Scarborough, we played really well considering Scarborough were on there way to the Football League. Nice fresh fish and chips actually the best I have tasted, so much so my life long friend and fan Billy Bush bought some fresh fish to take back with him. Unfortunately the whole coach smelt like Billingsgate fish market when we returned to Tooting. Happy memories..

Andy pleased to see you around still.

**Posted by andytaylor** 07/3/2021 9:56 pm

Hope you are well Mike. I think you worked at Lunar House many moons ago with my mum (Elizabeth/ Betty Taylor). Sad to report she died last May, at the age of 87. Although not a Terrors fan she was a local girl, having met my dad at Wimbledon speedway in the early 50s!

**Posted by Mikem** 09/3/2021 5:02 pm

Hello Andy,

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Mike

**Posted by daniel collins** 10/3/2021 3:02 pm

i remember this day well a mini bus full of terrors fans left the beehive pub at chucking out time heading
for scarborough a certain dave irons at the wheel what a man after the session we had had .we arrived in scarborough at i think around 10 or 11 on the saturday morning and it was f-----g the coldest ive think ive ever been got digs in a pub then went to the game.as mike said we played very well roared on by quite a good support of terrors fans including a coachload from the kings arms and i think the yorkshire fans
thought they were all quite mad they couldant understand why they were singing youngs beer,youngs beer,
makes you queer,makes you queer.you had to be there to appriciate the looks on the scarborough fans
faces.anyway it was a great day out and we got beat by one goal scored by someone called barnby yes
nicky barnbys dad nicky played later for spurs.great memories great day out.anybody else remember that day?

**Posted by Wetherby Mike** 10/3/2021 4:15 pm

Most of us went to Scarborough by a football special (organised by Colin Gaitt) with a change at York. On the way up the train was mainly full of Palace supporters en route to their victory at Sunderland and coming back we shared a coach with some very chastened London based Sunderland fans who were nevertheless planning to go up for a Youth Cup match a few days later. While waiting at York on the way home a train came in full of Newcastle supporters (and police) fresh from a 4-2 defeat at Derby. They did not get out but when we went into the station cafe with our black and scarves the assistant eyed us nervously and said "bad luck Geordies".That same day Harrogate Town drew 2-2 with . Yorkshire Amateurs in Yorkshire League 2.

**Posted by Mikem** 10/3/2021 4:27 pm

The only sour note for me was when the supporters coach was leaving Scarborough by the sea front overlooked by the cliffs behind, Scarborough fans starting throwing stones and other missiles at the coach. Many hit the coach I m not sure how much damaged had been done.

**Posted by Edgeoftheb ox** 11/3/2021 1:16 pm

I remember this happening as we were leaving after our visit to Bradford City, Don't know what they would have done if they had lost!

**Posted by Mikem** 14/3/2021 6:52 pm

Yes, another shameful action by the Bradford fans. The police were expecting trouble, they provided an escort from the station and back again. I understand someone was seriously hurt. Although the Terrors lost they outplayed Bradford and did not deserved to lose, in a ground packed with hostility.