COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE TIGERS OF HULL CITY TOOK ON THE LIONS OF MILLWALL TWICE IN QUICK SUCCESSION OVER CHRISTMAS 1965...

JOINING one of the long queues to enter a North Stand turnstile at Hull’s Boothferry Park, I was immediately swept up in the spirit of Christmas cheer evident among the waiting Tigers’ fans.
It was Monday, December 27, 1965 - a Bank Holiday Monday as Christmas Day had fallen on the preceding Saturday. We were all there to witness a top-ofthe-table Third Division match between Hull City and Millwall. The Tigers were in second place in the league...