BANGOR City fans will bid a fond farewell to their historic home as the end of an illustrious 91 years of football at Farrar Road draws near.
Nev Powell’s men face Prestatyn Town on Tuesday in the last match at the ground before the Citizens move to the Nantporth stadium in the New Year.
More than 30 City legends will salute the crowd on the day, and a video projection of the club’s finest moments is scheduled for after the game.
City moved into Farrar Road in 1920, and has seen a host of memorable triumphs, including the 2-0 defeat of Italian giants Napoli in 1962 Cup Winners’ Cup.
One of the City legends who will salute the crowd at Tuesday’s game will be home grown left back Phil Lunn.
The cultured defender starred for City from 1974 until the early 90s, and turned out for the Blues against Atletico Madrid in 1985 Cup Winners’ Cup.
“When you play against the so-called bigger teams, the first thing is to try and not get heavily beat, and everything else is a bonus.
“Obviously, Farrar Road was a leveller, and teams didn’t fancy coming here,” he said.
Phil also against Nantwich played at Wembley in the FA Trophy during his Bangor tenure.
“That ground is Bangor City. When you walk through the tunnel, you still get a tingle,” he said.
Lunn also recalled facing the mighty late 70s Liverpool side in a friendly at Farrar Road, when the English programme was called off due to snow.
“I got a phone call at about 8pm on a Friday night from Stuart Mason, who said we had a game.
I asked him who we’d got and he said ‘we were playing Liverpool’”
“They brought the whole team - Emlyn Hughes, Phil Thompson, Ray Kennedy, Grobbelaar, Jimmy Case - and they were just desperate for a game.”
“I think it was 3 or 4-1 to them . It was a great experience.
Legendary striker Marc Lloyd Williams, who grabbed 149 league goals for City in five spells at the club, will also be at the game.
The Nantporth move conjures mixed emotions for Marc, who scored 47 league goals for Bangor during 2001-02.
“Maybe it might have been better for ASDA to move to Nantporth, because Farrar Road is a ground with a history and emotion to it; but I hope it will be the start a new chapter for the club and supporters, and that the club can build on what they have achieved at Farrar Road,” he said.
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