Quote: JerryChicken "York at Bootham Crescent was a scary day, the terracing at the end where the Leeds supporters were stood was rammed, its was one of only two occasions where I've been in a crowd and been lifted off my feet and in a surge of bodies - the other time was exiting the old Wembley after the 1977 CC Final - scary at York because you have no control and no way to stop and if I recall correctly was just after Hillsborough, which didn't calm the nerves either - and was the football fencing still in place at their ground then ?'"
The fencing was in place at Bootham and the game was played on Sunday 29th January 1989, a few months prior to the Hillsborough disaster. Apart from the obvious dangers of fencing, penning supporters in and the increased potential for crushing (what were the authorities thinking back then FFS?), they also hindered the view which was another reason why I always stood as close to the rear of the stands as was feasibly possible.
York 9 (Tries: Horton... Goals: St John Ellis 2... DG: Horton)
Leeds 28 (Tries: Ettingshausen 2, Bentley, Crooks, Ford, Gibson... Goals: Bentley 2)