Bristol City v Bolton Wanderers Div 1 1978/79

Bristol City's best season in Div 1, and here they face struggling Bolton at Ashton Gate. City prove too strong for Wanderers and take both points, Joe Royle getting a brace to break his duck for the season

[@3peapsinapodcast3piapc31]

Just wanted to say thank you so much for taking the time to transfer these to digital format and sticking them on KZbin it’s a real education

[@paulwillems4281]

This brings back so many memories. The tenacity of Gerry Gow, but also of Tom Ritchie whose workrate was extraordinary. Joe Royle gets his first goals of the season and Motson calls us Bristol a lot.

[@bristolview56]

I don't think we appreciated at the time how lucky we were to see these games in the top flight, there was a 65-year gap before and it's been 40+ years since we dropped out so only four seasons in over a century!

[@Bassjohn1968]

Bristol view, have you got the away corresponding fixture for this season, it was the opening fixture at burden park, it was on match of the day as I remember and we won 2-1 I just want to see jimmy mann’s screamer again, I think it won goal of the month for august or was in the mix. Great memories though, thank you, they were calling us Bristol back in the 70’s obviously rovers were un heard of back then too 😆😆

[@bristolview56]

I haven't ever seen a video of the reverse fixture, in the 70s there weren't so many games on TV, do you think it was televised? If it was I'll keep an eye out for it. We could do with someone like Jimmy Mann in midfield now, he had a great shot on him.

[@OTIB1]

In 1976, City were promoted as they were 2nd and Bolton wee 4th. When 3 points for a win was introduced, Bolton fans pointed out had hat been the case in 76, they and not City would have been promoted.

[@bristolview56]

If it had been 3 points for a win that season the results would have been different, teams used to play for a draw more under the old rules

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

And Saturday night at P1..😂😂😂