First League Match 1970 v Lincoln - Your Memories of the match

We recently put a story online about when United played Lincoln in the first League match in 1970 see the story here First League Match 1970 v Lincoln - Were you there? What do you remember?

Please see below some of the replies that were added onto facebook concerning the match. If you would like to add a comment please add one below at the bottom of the article


Davd Cooper -
I went to the game....i remember the buzz...leading up to the season...being voted in into the league....being in with the big teams...how far could we go...the FA Cup 1st round....big crowds..Lincoln fans being turned away outside of Cambridge...because fear of crowd trouble....just a magic time for U's fans.....and the city still stuck in the non league....best time to be a Utd fan....because it was the unkown...and we had come so far...over 10 years....up the U's...

Derek Lay -
I remember the score being One, One. and a photo in the daily mirror of a lincoln player and Cambridge united Peter Legget not sure about the spelling,but they said he looks like he could be the next George Best, some think like that, it was a long time ago

Russell Unwin -
Yeh i was there,played in the all white with black and amber cuffs and collars

Geoff Peters & Gary Topham both remember that  Colin Meldrum scoring for United

David Martin -
I was there, as I was at the final game the previous season when we one the league, think it was against Chelmsford

Ray Newman
I was there one all draw Lincoln all in red I think big step up for Us

Aiidan Jones -
Trevis (?) scored first for Lincoln, sweeping home (according to Cambridge News?) from edge of penalty area after about 20 minutes. Equaliser in second half from close range. Visitors had come onto pitch several minutes before United. Draw was a fair result. Highlights were broadcast on TV the next day. Leivers reportedly said something about how for once he was content just to enjoy the match.

Paul Captain
I was there. I think Percy Freeman scored for Lincoln

Granville Hawkes has shared on Facebook the following signed photograghs

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