Memory Lane Just out of interest, who here went to the earlist match...

[Angell Delight]

First game for me was Saturday 27th August 1988, first game of the season at home to Bolton Wanderers in the "old old" Division Three (now L1). Won 2-0, goals from O'Shea & Crown. A love affair was born..... :loyalsupporter:

 

[eaststander]

1st one I have memories of was Norwich at Roots Hall - 1st game there! I was 9 years old and went with some mates from school. Stood in the East Stand paddock as it was then. Remember it was a really hot day - but strangely cant remember a great deal about the game!
My dad took me to a couple of games at the old greyhound stadium but cant remember much about them at all!

 

[rararblue]

10th December 1966. Lost 1-0 at home to Southport. I was 10. All I can remember is that I went with my cousin.

 

[Ex-Member1]

March 8 1958, 5-1. Att: 9881 goals from John McGuigan (2), Dougie Price (2) and Kevin Baron.

Thanks old chap, it's all flooding back now....everything crossed for tonight and Saturday.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

It was about the same era I think Mid 60's

Is this AD or BC here?

 

[ozzie]

1967 (just)...30 th dec..v Brentford...we won 1-0 Phil.Chisnall...dont remember nothing about the game, only thing i remember that i knew i had found my "home"..you never forget your first love....i never will

 

[turkishm]

Southend v Man City 1956, all I can remember is the game should have been called, we lost 1 0 playing in a mudbath. There keeper, a german guy whos name escapes me at the moment, kept them in the game with a number of great saves.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Oh dear! I don't like these kind of threads anymore. Manchester City, January 1956. Mud, mud, mud and Bert Trautmann.

 

[C C Csiders]

Good Friday 1972 vs. Doncaster Rovers won 2-1 (possibly 2-0). No surprsie Best and Garner were the scorers in the promotion winning season. Stood in the old South Bank with my brother.

 

[Jam_Man]

1980 as a 10 year old.

Cant remember what game it was though.

 

[Norwichshrimper]

Oh dear! I don't like these kind of threads anymore. Manchester City, January 1956. Mud, mud, mud and Bert Trautmann.

Glory hunter :winking:

 

[Norwichshrimper]

Either Chesterfield at home 0-2 defeat or Brentford away 0-4 defeat (I think it was Brentford, either way I was a jinx to begin with!)

 

[ShrimperOT]

My first game was home to Cardiff in FA Cup, Jan '76. A 2-1 win.

 

[MilkeySUFC]

Aside from one game as a nipper in the 70's that I neither remember anything of or enjoyed, my "first" game was as a 16 year-old in the 85/6 season. Went with my girlfriend's dad. The girlfriend didn't last. The football did.

 

[Fiftyone]

First game was October '63 just a month after I had moved to Essex with my family from Bolton where I had been a STH the previous season.
50+ years and I am still going .:thumbsup:

 

[Rob1920]

I'm just pleased to be involved in something where I'm almost a youngster! Mine was a 3-0 home win over Swindon in Div4, think it would have been 1974? Good old Arthur Rowley in charge.

 

[spoons]

I was certainly taken to the greyhound ground by Dad and can remember the 1956 Manchester City game. A local paper used to feature a picture of the crowd and would circle a fan who then got some reward. I was clearly seen in the paper with my Dad and would pay good money to obtain a copy of the paper from that day.:smile:

 

[Tinks]

...and what can you remember of it? My first was home to QPR in 1965. I was 9 and was amazed it was in colour! It was a Friday night as I recall.


Who here went earlier than that?

Sorry as hard as it is to believe I cannot beat that - mine was around 68-69 season

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

Waiting for contribution from DoDTS:whistling:

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

it was the summer of 1995 and we had a pre-season friendly against Arsenal. 20 years later and I think 'I could of supported Arsenal'. glad i didn't