PRESTON NORTH END 1 CITY 1
Nationwide League Division 2
5th April 1999
attendance 20,857
scorers
City Brown(22)
Preston Basham(1)
Ref Kevin Lynch
City Weaver, Crooks, Edghill, Vaughan, Morrison, Brown, Pollock, Horlock, Taylorv, Goater, Cooke – subs Bishop(64), Robins(57), Allsopp(unused)
Preston Lucas, Alexander, Clement, Murdock, Jackson, Gregan, McKenna, Rankine, Nogan, Bashsam, Eyres – subs Appleton(74), Macken(69), McGregor(unused)
Great atmosphere : wow 21,000 turned up, and I was one of the 1000’s of ticketless City fans who bought one outside. Credit to Preston Fans as well on turning up for a 3rd Division game that stood out that Season – exciting affair both ON & OFF pitch, game could’ve gone either way.
Don’t know where my boys City would be now had we not scraped thru that Playoff Final (Penalty Shootout) v Gillingham in May 1999 – thru the ‘skin of our teeth’ !
Great Days in the 3rd Division ( now ‘League 1’ ). Met some fantastic people at the ‘real’ Clubs !