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I vaguely recall tv footage of a parachutist due to land on the pitch as part of the entertainment, missing the target and left hanging from a stand roof. Possibly at Villa Park or another Midlands venue ??
"Santa" parachuted into Villa Park in 1998, hit the edge of a stand roof, fell to the ground and ended up losing a leg. It's on You Tube if you really want to see it.
 

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That was the day wolves played at Scarborough and that lad fell through the roof, I think.
Yes...When the Grecians played at Scarborough a couple of months later,the hole was still there.
 

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29th August 1987.
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Steve Phillips scoring for Peterborough.He had a good career in the bottom 2 tiers with Brentford,Northampton & Southend plus a couple of other clubs,getting 200 FL goals.
He surprisingly turned up on a months loan at SJP a couple of weeks later.Scored once,at Scarborough.
A bit of a character by all accounts.
 

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Gillingham had a nice win..They bettered that the next week beating Chesterfield 10-0.
 

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Shaming that the Turks had a higher attendance that day 🙁. Three decent players for us at that time on the scoresheet.
 

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Three brilliant goalscorers at Hereford and David Platt scoring again for Crewe.
 

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Gillingham had a nice win..They bettered that the next week beating Chesterfield 10-0.
Nice of them to score Southend's goal for them too ...
 

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Steve Harrower scoring for us, so let's check out the Grecian Archive:

http://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1859#gallery-3

The glamorous lifestyle of the lower division footballer in the 1980s ... "Favourite Holiday Spot: Paignton". :)
 

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Opening day of the 1987/88 season.15th August.
A good start with a rare home win against Cambridge Utd.The first at SJP against them in 15 years.
Roy Carter scoring a couple of goals on his debut.Carter had a good career at Hereford,Swindon & Newport previously.
He started at Falmouth Town & played in that team with Tony Kellow until he transferred to Hereford in 1975.Helping them gain promotion to the 2nd Division in 75/76.
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Rest of the season for City is here (pages under construction)
 
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