On the 27th Jan 1967. Argyle chartered the Pilgrim Express to take over a thousand fans up to Sheffield for the match.
It was January, the 3rd round and so the weather was on the chilly side.
Many of the Argyle fans seemed to be scattered around the ground so no real away atmosphere was created, as far as I can remember.
We lost 3 v 0.
On the way back on the train, everything in the buffet car was sold out. As a 13 year old I didn't take to the taste of Brown Ale, even though I drank a couple. The train stopped at Temple Meads (Bristol) for a few minutes and many of us piled off to buy something from the small shop on the platform. The queue was getting shorter but the whistles from the guard were blowing ... I was almost at the front. The train started moving, my mates had the door open for me, then a copper stopped me from jumping on !!
Three of us Argyle fans were stuck on the platform for about six until the (news)paper train came by. There was nowhere to sit inside on the platform, the waiting room was locked. My coat was on the train, it was freezing on that platform.
On arrival at North Road at about 6.30am, I then had to walk to my mates house at Plympton to get my coat and then walk another 7 miles back to my home.
One of the great away days (NOT).
It was January, the 3rd round and so the weather was on the chilly side.
Many of the Argyle fans seemed to be scattered around the ground so no real away atmosphere was created, as far as I can remember.
We lost 3 v 0.
On the way back on the train, everything in the buffet car was sold out. As a 13 year old I didn't take to the taste of Brown Ale, even though I drank a couple. The train stopped at Temple Meads (Bristol) for a few minutes and many of us piled off to buy something from the small shop on the platform. The queue was getting shorter but the whistles from the guard were blowing ... I was almost at the front. The train started moving, my mates had the door open for me, then a copper stopped me from jumping on !!
Three of us Argyle fans were stuck on the platform for about six until the (news)paper train came by. There was nowhere to sit inside on the platform, the waiting room was locked. My coat was on the train, it was freezing on that platform.
On arrival at North Road at about 6.30am, I then had to walk to my mates house at Plympton to get my coat and then walk another 7 miles back to my home.
One of the great away days (NOT).