ON THIS DAY
April 6th 1996
On this Easter Saturday 28 years ago Joey Beauchamp nets a superb long range shot to give the U’s a huge win over promotion rivals Blackpool.
United went on to win 5 of their last six matches to seal promotion to what is now the Championship under Denis Smith.
U’s: Whitehead - Robinson Elliott Gilchrist Ford - Beauchamp Smith Gray Murphy - Rush Moody
Subs: Aldridge, Allen & Lewis
Att: 7,875
One of the days Big Sam got to eat his own words iirc.