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Most bizarre incident in an Imps match

Despite my actual true supporting years ending a long time ago I've seen quite a few of those already mentioned.

I agree the McGinley/Smith spat was bizarre (was it against Weymouth?)

Not in the slightest amusing but I was at York - with my York supporting pal and therefore right behind the goal when David Longhurst collapsed. I must be a jinx as a few years later I also witnessed a ref die of a heart attack on the pitch at Farsley Celtic (not Lincoln related of course)
 
Brendan Bradley said:
Not in the slightest amusing but I was at York - with my York supporting pal and therefore right behind the goal when David Longhurst collapsed. )
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I remember that well and still recall the announcement over the PA system at halftime to this day "Due to the seriousness of the condition of David Longhurst the referee has abandoned the match and we ask all supporters to leave the stadium in an orderly fashion". Everyone looked at each other as we all knew!

Very quiet car on the way back listening to 5 live and them saying the match had been abandoned but no details. Then we were nearly back to Lincoln when it came on the radio that it had been confirmed he had died. Very sad day indeed!
 
Remember the goal collapsing as mentioned earlier. Thought we had a couple of floodlight failures at the bank, but could be wrong.

Oh and the wall collapse in the bank, and the temp bridge collapse into Sincil drain outside.
 
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I have it in my head that super John McGinley also had a fight with an Enfield fan on the pitch after the FA Trophy defeat back in 1988
 
I remember some loutish fans overturning a van on Sincil Bank after one game, near to the old railway bridge, can’t remember if it was selling hot dogs or ice cream.....poor bloke was still inside if memory serves. Must have been around early 80’s
 
How about when Celtic came down, thousands turned up , most of them totally hammered and then had a massive punch up between themselves in the CO-OP. There was a terrible vibe around the ground that day.
 
Very nearly a very bad accident, can't remember who it was against, but pretty match entertainment was some parachutists dropping into the bank. One of them nearly landed on the south park stand, and another missed the ground and landed in the car park. Going back a bit obviously because of South park stand reference. Sure it was early 80's and one of them was supposed to be bringing in the match ball.
 
Gratzimp said:
Very nearly a very bad accident, can't remember who it was against, but pretty match entertainment was some parachutists dropping into the bank. One of them nearly landed on the south park stand, and another missed the ground and landed in the car park. Going back a bit obviously because of South park stand reference. Sure it was early 80's and one of them was supposed to be bringing in the match ball.
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Haven't checked, but I seem to remember parachutists at the match with Huddersfield in the 1982/83 season.
 
Eweimps said:
Paul Heaton singing pre match at the KC stadium when the sound system gave up and imps fans sang “ you’re not singing anymore”
I think it may have been the game when we won with a Bimmo pen. Their first defeat at the new stadium
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i remember the day and the game but not that incident.....???
 
I think one of the most bizzarre things I have seen was this lad I know ,run onto the pitch against Bury in 1993, and gave the ref a "finger-wagging". Tbh the ref wasn't having the best of games. Apart from being escorted off the pitch and the stadium nothing bad happened.

We still have a laugh about it when I see him now.
 
Weird game, weird result, weird incident. Carlisle United at home 2004. Carlisle had already had three sent off, including Richie Foran. City were losing 0-1 and missed a penalty. This sparked an off-pitch brawl including not only Foran but also the Carlisle chairman, John Courtenay. I'm not sure who was involved on the City side, but Courtenay and Foran were prosecuted. Courtenay somehow only got a fine I think.
I can't remember if this was also one of those games when the opposition arrived late. I know Chester once arrived very late.
 
Impalex said:
Yes, at Leyton Orient Tuesday 22 February 2005. The game was delayed for a while and eventually restarted with just two (or was it three?) pylons working even though the ref wanted to abandon the game. We drew 1-1 with Simon Yeo scoring in the 3rd minute only for Orient to equalise in the 83rd.
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Yes remember that one.

I also recall a game that I think was against York in the early 90s that was abandoned at HT for fog. I was in the SW and you could see to about the edge of the area. Every few minutes the ball would briefly come into sight, only for the keeper to hoof it back into the fog. Certainly the most pointless (half) game I;ve ever seen if not the most bizarre.
 
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