We sat in the Ellerslie Road stand quite near the front and
were level with the edge of the penalty area. Seated tickets back
then were only 3 quid!!
Terry Venables was the manager and the starting line up was
Peter Hucker, Warren Neill, Terry Fenwick, Gary Waddock, Ernie
Howe, Glenn Roeder, Clive Allen, John Gregory, Tony Currie, Simon
Stainrod and Ian Gillard. Mike Flanagan replaced Neill in the 2nd
half.
Wrexham led 1-0 at half time before Stainrod got a 2nd half
equaliser. I only have a few memories from the game as it was so
long ago and I was only 13 at the time. I do remember being
impressed by Ernie Howe that day even though Roeder was the
more recognised centre back. I also remember Clive Allen picking
the ball up in front of us for a throw and thinking that was as
close as I'd ever got to an Arsenal player. ( He'd been signed 2
years previously and then sold after 3 friendly games in exchange
for Kenny Sansom) I never got to see Arsenal during that holiday as
Britain was experiencing one of its worse winters in decades. Of
course, QPR had the famous Omniturf at the time. I've always
followed their fortunes ever since and they then toured New Zealand
in 1983. Dad and I went to the game at the Basin Reserve against a
Wellington Invitation XI.
Do the Ayatollah boys!