READ David Williams’ letter referring to Oxford United’s famous victory over Blackburn Rovers in 1964 with great interest and not a little nostalgia.
A group of mates and me watched the match in the temporary stand which consisted of scaffold poles and planks.
Health and Safety would have suffered from apoplexy if they’d seen it, for every time United surged forward, which was relentlessly, the whole thing shook.
David’s dad was right, United tore Blackburn to shreds.
Their famous names, including England internationals Bryan Douglas and Ronnie Clayton, spent most of the first half back-peddling.
Not long before they visited the Manor they’d put eight goals past West Ham at Upton Park.
Ron Atkinson put the flying Blackburn winger Douglas in his pocket and kept him there, Maurice Kyle won practically every ball in the air from Clayton.
The only player I ever saw completely dominate Kyle in the air in all my years watching United, was the Welsh international, Wyn Davies, in a pre-season friendly.
United beat Blackburn with goals from Jones (2) and Phil Calder, Blackburn pulling the score back to 1-2, which caused a few wobbles in the temporary stand.
The Preston match in the sixth round proved a game too far.
KEN ROPER, Morton Avenue, Kidlington
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