[Stable Lad]

What a great question. That got me reaching for the history book! The one I remember it was v Nuneaton Borough and the history book tells me it was 27/2/1982. City lost 2-0. I lived in the Forest at the time and had no car. So a trip to watch a match involved an early start, a walk through the woods to the bus stop and on the #24 bus to the bus station and then a walk up to Horton Road. Buses to the Forest were few and far between so I always had to leave early in the 2nd half to get the last bus home (or otherwise be stuck hanging around in Gloucester for ages and a couple of mile walk when back in the FOD). A few years earlier my parents moved the family up from Yeovil where my Dad and I used to watch Yeovil play at the old Huish. Nuneaton had a lad who played centre half for Yeovil (Harrison I think his name was) and in truth I think going to see him play was the draw. I don't remember too much about the game; I remember thinking the mud bank and corrugated iron of Horton Road was a long way from Huish! I remember getting pushed around a bit outside the ground by some yobs too!! I think I went to a few other games that season, certainly the SL Cup Final, but the novelty of long days to watch half a match soon wore out and I lapsed