Oct 1970: Wrexham 4 Argyle 0. The Argyle coach departed about 11pm on the Friday, arriving in the dump that is Wrexham at something like 5 am. Lord only knows why the coach needed to leave at that hour and arrive with everything closed in Wrexham. In those days coaches had no loo and no refreshments and smoking was permitted. I remember the vile stench of stale cigarette smoke and recycled farts on the trip. When we got to the ground, some bright spark suggested we go to what turned out to be the home fans' Kop end. We got surrounded by angry Wrexham fans and there was a suggestion pen-knives were being brandished. The police moved in and told us Argyle fans to disperse. My mates and I went to the opposite end and got drenched in the pouring rain. Argyle were dreadful and deservedly got thumped. After the match we trudged back to the cafe that had allowed us in earlier in the day. Not this time and as we waited forlorn for the coach, Wrexham fans started lining up on the other side of the road. The coach arrived just in time. There then followed another damp, smelly, dejected coach journey back to Plymouth.
