Bristol City’s players trudged off the pitch on a cold January at Newport County with a point in the bag following a 1-1 draw just more than 40 years ago.
A spectacular fall from grace had seen the Robins go from playing Division One football for the first time in 65 years in the 1979-80 season to scrambling for survival in Division Three in less than three years.
Crowds had dwindled from about 24,000 to 6,000 and gate receipts were, unsurprisingly, barely generating enough income to keep the club afloat.
