At the time

- because no-one else was much interested - it was said that the 2 clubs had the biggest allocations of any teams participating in a Wembley final. In excess of 40,000 I reckon.

Posted By: Winged Eel Creosote on May 17th 2015 at 13:24:41

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how many norwich fans were at the final in 85? (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 17, 13:15:52
- I went with my Dad, he bought expensive tickets at the time. 20 quid each! (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, May 17, 14:05:59
  - 57.50 in today's money (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 17, 14:09:48
    - Standing tickets were probably about a fiver. (NCFC) - strap_on sally, May 17, 14:14:43
- 'around 36,000' (NCFC) - dr fanta, May 17, 13:46:48
  - ooooh maybe not as many as this time then (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 17, 14:07:09
    - yep, reckon so (NCFC) - dr fanta, May 17, 14:22:00
  - remember on the commentary them talking about Sunderland outnumbering us heavily (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, May 17, 14:05:15
    - yeah 70,000 sunderland according to this (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 17, 14:16:30
- Half of, half of fuck, half of, half of fuck, (NCFC) - APB, May 17, 13:38:02
- At the time (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, May 17, 13:24:41
  - huge given average home attendance 15K that season (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 17, 13:31:10
    - I wonder who they all were? (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, May 17, 13:38:12
      - i was there with sons 1+2. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, May 17, 13:43:58
        
        3+4 coming this time though. 1 in NZ and 2 fell out of love with the game. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, May 17, 13:45:00
      - usually no more than 250-300 in those days. (n/m) (NCFC) - trevor hockeys beard, May 17, 13:39:15
- I was there. Was standing at each end in those days. (NCFC) - Pit, May 17, 13:23:04
  - I was standing behind the goal. (NCFC) - usacanary, May 17, 14:18:49
  - I was sat on a splintery old bench (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 17, 13:40:32
    - He didn't watch Liverpool v Sunderland fa cup final then. (n/m) (NCFC) - trevor hockeys beard, May 17, 13:58:17
  - ta so will be the biggest gathering of norwich fans since that day (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 17, 13:24:50
    - Indeed. I cant wait !!! (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, May 17, 13:43:02
- 9 (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, May 17, 13:16:14

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