My Ninian Park Baptism

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After weeks of sifting through a flood of entries for the Ninian Park Memories competition, we can today reveal the final six winning entries. The contest, run by the Echo in conjunction with Brace's Bakery - which has backed the Bluebirds since 2001 - invited you to submit your favourite memories of the ground, which has just ended 99 years as the home of Cardiff City Football Club. We published the first batch of six entries yesterday The 12 winners, each of whom win limited edition shots of Ninian Park, signed by players and club chairman Peter Ridsdale, are: John Hunting, from Saundersfoot; Dave Sugarman, from Rhiwbina, Cardiff; Bert Webber, from Pentwyn, Cardiff; Robert Bradley, from Leckwith, Cardiff; Alun Watkins, from Merthyr Tydfil; Nigel Turner, from Penarth; Richard Adams, from Bridgend; Terence Morris, from Llanedeyrn, Cardiff; RS Lea, from Caerphilly; Brian Duddridge, from Radyr, Cardiff; Marshall Jones, from Caerphilly; and William Tandy, from Birchgrove, Cardiff.

MY FIRST visit was in 1953 when my father took me to a game at the age of five. I knew it was a special day as he worked Saturday afternoons, but there we were.

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My Ninian Park Baptism

We stood near the front of the old Grangetown stand - it had wooden planks to stand on and you could walk under it from the Bob Bank on your ...

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