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Promotion night at Darlington, 69 Wallace Arnold coaches and all identical was very confusing. But my memories of Jimmy Wheeler was when as a schoolboy i was asked if would like to go down to City training on evenings. On finishing we used to line up outside his office and on entering he would be sat behind a desk with coins piled up and he would say now then son how much was you'r bus fare and reimburse us from the pile. Happy days.

 

Now THAT is a proper kit.

 

..and that was the team back them.
Names that spring to mind ..Ham Hall Bannister Corner Hall Hallett Stowell Atkins Leighton Cooper and Liney .Need a bit more of that if poss Stuart

 

Those were the days when first team squads consisted of about 16 players and nobody ever seemed to get injured!, so you could go weeks with the same starting X1 and formation

 

68/69 Promotion, 69/70 won at Sunderland in the League Cup and the brilliant 2-2 with Spurs in the FA Cup...thanks for the wonderful memories Jimmy. RIP

 

Happy memories of Jimmy Wheeler and the 68/69 promotion season. Stafford only allowed 16 players yet few got injured then, talking to Charlie Rackstraw a few months ago and he said if you were injured you missed your £2 appearance bonus. He actually invited my dad into the dugout in a game against Halifax town . R.I.P Jimmy.

 

He's another of Jimmy and the boy's.

 

Don't worry your not alone .

 

Funny you should mention the Darlington game,I was talking to a Darlo fan last weekend at our 60s do in Southport I asked him if he was there that night he said yes you buggers took our home end, the wall behind the goals collapsed, on seeing that the referee took both teams off, Darlo were winning 1 - 0 at the time.
The police escorted us City fans round to the other end of the ground, the teams came back out and City ran out 3 - 1 winner on that Friday night, what a celebration the City players coming back out with booze and had a few beers with them.

 

Not at not at all @Bronco its great that us old codgers can remember all these names. I find it odd though that when I see pictures of our current squad I can't name many of them. I have to ask my lad, who's he?

 

R.I.P Jimmy. Thanks for the memories, memories that last a lifetime, especially that night at The Feethams Darlington, first promotion for me whilst watching City

 

A sad loss as you say took us to promotion in 68/69 season with a run of 21 games undefeated, just reading a little about the man in wiki : Wheeler had been booked just once during his 16-year playing career, but on 6 December 1969 in an FA Cup tie at home to Lincoln City he fell foul of the FA during a touchline outburst. Wheeler was fined £35 and censured and instead had a direct telephone line installed between his seat in the stand and the bench.

Jimmy Wheeler R.I.P

 

Although I started watching in 1966, the Jimmy Wheeler era are my first real memories of watching City. I still have the scrap books covering his time as manager here.

RIP Jimmy, and deepest condolences to his family and friends

 

RIP great days were had.

 

On Jimmy Wheeler's doorstep
Down Valley Parade
We've got a football team
And it's the greatest that the world has ever seen
And City, oh City is our name!

 

What a good little song that was back in the day, I'd completely forgotten it until you posted it.
Nice one @Last to Leave

 

R.I.P. Jimmy. Good times with that team.Goals in Bannister and Ham,
Tony Leighton too. Met Barry Swallow,(back row rhs on the end),and he was
running a pub over York way.Can't remember which one,but friendly
chat and he remembered his City time with happy memories.Sad about
Jimmy,the older you get the more players and staff pass away.