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RE: On this day - Andrew B - 15-08-2022

15th August 1998.

    On this date, Gloucester City AFC had an away pre season friendly at Evesham United. This was played at Evesham's previous ground, Common Road.
 Gloucester went onto Win this game 2 - 0. City striker Andy Mainwaring scoring both goals.

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RE: On this day - Andrew B - 16-08-2022

16th August 1994.

    Gloucester City AFC had a home pre friendly on this date. The opponent's that came to Meadow Park, was Premier League Team Everton.
 Everton had brought down pretty much there First Team Squad. Anders Limpar, Vinny Samways were involved in this match. Meadow Park had a crowd of 2505, they watched City get a 1 - 1 draw. A good result for City, Karl Bayliss scored to put Gloucester 1 - 0 up. Everton striker Stuart Barlow got the equaliser.

#Two Facts.
1) This was leading up to the 1994/95 season. This season, Everton won the FA Cup, defeating Manchester United. This was the last piece of Silverware that Everton have won. Perhaps they should have more pre season friendlies against us.
2) My Sister came with me to watch this game. Somewhere in the crowd, was her future Husband (an Everton supporter). They met a few years later, working at the same Company.

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RE: On this day - Joe - 16-08-2022

My first ever City match, and last for another 8 or 9 years.

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RE: On this day - Grey beard - 16-08-2022

(16-08-2022, 02:25 AM)Andrew B Wrote:  16th August 1994.

    Gloucester City AFC had a home pre friendly on this date. The opponent's that came to Meadow Park, was Premier League Team Everton.
 Everton had brought down pretty much there First Team Squad. Anders Limpar, Vinny Samways were involved in this match. Meadow Park had a crowd of 2505, they watched City get a 1 - 1 draw. A good result for City, Karl Bayliss scored to put Gloucester 1 - 0 up. Everton striker Stuart Barlow got the equaliser.

#Two Facts.
1) This was leading up to the 1994/95 season. This season, Everton won the FA Cup, defeating Manchester United. This was the last piece of Silverware that Everton have won. Perhaps they should have more pre season friendlies against us.
2) My Sister came with me to watch this game. Somewhere in the crowd, was her future Husband (an Everton supporter). They met a few years later, working at the same Company.

Was at that  game , it was a quickly arranged friendly to give Limpar and Samways some game time after they signed for Everton . Got talking to one of their. fan's and he could not understand why we were only playing non league ,and said that the  toffies were lucky to get the draw .Which I thought  was good of hom

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RE: On this day - Neil - 16-08-2022

(16-08-2022, 02:17 PM)Joe Wrote:  My first ever City match, and last for another 8 or 9 years.

We have to earn their support both on and off the pitch, although, they'll come to watch Anders Limpar and Vinny Samways.

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RE: On this day - Andrew B - 18-08-2022

18th August 1997.

    This date was on a Monday, we played a pre season friendly against Derby County, at Meadow Park. This friendly was played two days later, after our first league game of the season. (That was home to Hastings Town).
 Derby County was this friendly 5 - 1, in front of a crowd of 1,011. Chris Burns was City's goalscorer.

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RE: On this day - Neil - 18-08-2022

Absolutely bizarre. I'd love to know how or why we played a friendly after the season had started. Pretty sure we should've been playing a league game on that date.

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RE: On this day - Andrew B - 21-08-2022

Saturday 21st August, 2021.

    Gloucester City 4 - 0 York City. (National League North).

This was the first Home game of the 2021/22 season. It was also the first Home League game (back at Gloucester) with a crowd.
 New Meadow Park welcomed a crowd of 2034, City Manager Paul Groves got a victory over York City Manager Steve Watson (ex Newcastle United, Everton fullback). Gloucester Won 4 - 0, with goals scored by Kevin Dawson, Fabien Robert, Danny King and a Wonder Goal by Matt McClure.
 Unfortunately, I had to miss this game, as I was in Gloucester Royal Hospital, the previous day and early hours of Saturday morning. My Mum had passed away in the early hours.

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RE: On this day - Neil - 21-08-2022

20 years ago today Lee Smith came of age as a City player. Scored two lovely goals in a 2-0 away win at Taunton.

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RE: On this day - Andrew B - 23-08-2022

Tuesday 23rd August, 1994.

    Crawley Town 0 - 1 Gloucester City. (Beazer Homes Premier).

  Gloucester City AFC made the trip to Crawley Town. Crawley now find themselves in League Two.
 This was the first away league game of the 1994/95 season, the match was played in front of a crowd of 734. City came away from Sussex, with a 1 - 0 win, City midfielder Mick Shearer scoring the goal.

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