Old Photos of Sincil Bank

A few more photos for you.

The first is a head on view of the North West, Sincil Bank entrance to the Railway Terrace. Amazing how small and insignificant it was!

The next 2 are of the approach to the North East, Cross Street entrance into the Railway Terrace and the North East, Cross Street entrance into the Railway Terrace itself. Small wonder why attendances then were so low when you look at the state the Sincil Bank was in!

The 4th photo is taken just to the left of the Railway Terrace, Cross Street entrance. Anyone going to own up to the graffiti on the hut?

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ImpAlaska said:
I always noticed the common from the very moment Kieth Macklin (I think) commented on the "snow on the hills" when describing the scene immediately before kick off in the Cambridge game 1976.

I can't find that video, but here is one requested by Kevin Barwise. :wave: Oh, and I am in the corner with a blue parka and red and white scarf hanging over the wall.

Lincoln City vs. Cambridge
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@ImpAlaska I’ve still got the full game on DVD where Keith Macklin does indeed pan to the common in the first scene.

Dave Smith scored a sensational first half team goal at the Railway End that was cruelly disallowed for offside, which wasn’t.
 
stokeimp said:
I understood where this was taken from, but couldn't initially make sense of what I was looking at, then realised that it was the Common that was visible above the stadium. Can't really remember noticing that, but I suppose we just took it for granted that it was there. Have to say I can't really remember noticing that the new stand completely obscured that view either!! Having said that, we would always walk down Sincil Bank from the bus stops on St Mary's Street, and maybe would not have seen anything from that angle anyway, so good to see this view
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We always walked down Sewells Walk either from being in the Naval Club or the City Vaults. I remember this view well though. Massively changed.
 
Sigiriya said:
When The Imps played Newcastle in Alan Shearer's first game for them I couldnt afford the cost of a ticket, so I and quite a few people stood at the top of The Common to see it. We couldn't see much, but anything was better than nothing.
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I struck gold for that game because my mate's boss was match sponsor so I got gold seats in the exec bar and met all the players in the bar after. Got the match program signed by Shearer after he knocked my fresh pint out of my hand at the bar. lol. Also got Batty, Ginola (who was is in the doorway at the top of the outside stairs to to the bar smoking,) Gillespe and a few others...gave the program to a girl in the Moorlands Club later that night when I was drunk. ha, ha.

I'm 5,10 and Shearer only 6' but eh seemed massive because he's a very well built fella.

EDIT: Did a google to try and refresh who else I got. Steve Watson, Warren Barton, Philip Albert.

I can remember looking for Asprilla because I really wanted that signature but I think he was in and out quite quick. Out from the shower rooms, had a nosey around the buffet and then gone so I didn';t get that one.
 
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GreenNeedle said:
I struck gold for that game because my mate's boss was match sponsor so I got gold seats in the exec bar and met all the players in the bar after. Got the match program signed by Shearer after he knocked my fresh pint out of my hand at the bar. lol. Also got Batty, Ginola (who was is in the doorway at the top of the outside stairs to to the bar smoking,) Gillespe and a few others...gave the program to a girl in the Moorlands Club later that night when I was drunk. ha, ha.

I'm 5,10 and Shearer only 6' but eh seemed massive because he's a very well built fella.

EDIT: Did a google to try and refresh who else I got. Steve Watson, Warren Barton, Philip Albert.

I can remember looking for Asprilla because I really wanted that signature but I think he was in and out quite quick. Out from the shower rooms, had a nosey around the buffet and then gone so I didn';t get that one.
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I can still recall being in awe of Ginola, literally pinging balls from left to right with consummate ease …. to this day, he’s still the best player I’ve ever seen on the old Sinny Bank pitch. :clap:
 
Great thread this, love seeing these old pics. Can remember paying 1 pound for an under 16 to get on sincil bank terrace . I genuinely was under 16, but some of the other ‘gents’ with beards/grey hair maybe were a bit older, still not sure the kid working the turnstiles gave a shit who he let in.
 
heppensp said:
Great thread this, love seeing these old pics. Can remember paying 1 pound for an under 16 to get on sincil bank terrace . I genuinely was under 16, but some of the other ‘gents’ with beards/grey hair maybe were a bit older, still not sure the kid working the turnstiles gave a shit who he let in.
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Sure it wasn't Jack Deller?
 
Back inside the ground today, with views of the ground from the old West Bank. A good opportunity to remind ourselves of how far this club has come over the last 3 decades, and why we should be looking forward to being in the Championship next season, no matter how it pans out.

The final picture shows the demolition of the Railway Terrace, which took place not long after the Imps played Moscow Torpedo. Gone but not forgotten.

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I remember me and my brother standing on the old West Bank at a game against Torquay in 1986. The attendance that night was the lowest ever for an Imps home league game. The game somehow ended 1-1, with us hitting the woodwork a number of times. If any one of those shots went in we might have avoided the drop into The Conference. The other memorable thing about that night was the high wind and heavy rain. Funnily enough, though, I don't remember getting a soaking. Guess I was enjoying the game too much to notice!
 
Sigiriya said:
I remember me and my brother standing on the old West Bank at a game against Torquay in 1986. The attendance that night was the lowest ever for an Imps home league game. The game somehow ended 1-1, with us hitting the woodwork a number of times. If any one of those shots went in we might have avoided the drop into The Conference. The other memorable thing about that night was the high wind and heavy rain. Funnily enough, though, I don't remember getting a soaking. Guess I was enjoying the game too much to notice!
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My memories of that game are very similar, though viewed from the Railway End!
 
The worst weather I've been in at Sincil Bank is snow.

Boxing Day 1970, lost 2-1 v Colchester. I think the pitch was covered in snow from the start, and then during the game it began to blow a blizzard sweeping across the ground into our faces on the Sincil Bank terracing. Never been so cold in my life - I still felt frozen even after I got home and was sitting in front of a blazing coal fire (them were the days!).
 
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