garygooner Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I'll start. Arsenal 3 Sheffield United 2. 1973. Highbury. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tropicalevo Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 Slough Town v ??? 1959. Went with my dad. Most boring wet and cold afternnon that I have spent in my life. Never went to another match. 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Brighton and Hove Albion 1 v Port Vale 0, 23 April 1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Villa 1 : 0 Birmingham, April 1969 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanuk711 Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 Southend United........age 5........don't remember the score although I'm sure it would have been Southend United nil................... we thought it was their full name for years. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bert bloggs Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 at junior school that was my first and as far as i can remember my last ,thank God ,any one of them .???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygooner Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Stocky said: Villa 1 : 0 Birmingham, April 1969 Big first game. Villa fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post a3tsw Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 Celtic 0 - Dunfermline 2 April 1961 Scottish Cup Final (Replay) Hampden Park was 7 years old , at the end got separated from my friends , went the wrong way and ended up totally lost ,and was brought home by the police. Lived quite close to Hampden and remember the house used to shake when a goal was scored there. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk6060 Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 LA Rams vs. Green Bay Packers. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 January 1975 Portsmouth 4 Sunderland 2. Something we were in Portsmouth for was canceled. My dad had been evacuated to Sunderland in the war so he was not happy with the result. I learnt as an 8 year old lots of new swear words that day I recall. Thought from the singing the ref worked part time serving beers. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 Sir Tom Finneys testimonial match in 1960. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 1990 - Canberra Raiders VS Penrith Panthers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikmar Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, colinneil said: Sir Tom Finneys testimonial match in 1960. My old man's favourite player. He saw a few greats but still swears Sir Tom was the best he saw. He had the pleasure of having lunch with him once and can get a bit misty eyed when talking about it. My Dad was a Preston NE supporter having been born there but took me to my first game at Anfield, only God knows when as I can barely recall it. Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-0 with , I think, Keegan and Phil Neal scoring. Then i grew up a bit and was able to make my own choice of team, deciding on Everton - I think because I saw Latchford on the telly scoring a hatrick. My Dad took me to see Everton at Goodison in 78 or 79 and it was a 4-4 draw, again versus Newcastle. Very exciting game. I consider that my first game as i can remember it, and one of the best Ive ever seen. Edited May 27, 2020 by nikmar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spiekerjozef Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 I was 6 year old in 1976 when I saw my uncle play against my dad in a table football tournament at my uncle's home. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneeyedJohn Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I remember seeing Cardiff City v Tbilisi in the old European Cup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dabhand Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 Cowdenbeath 2 Hamilton Accies 5 in April 1965. Just returned to the UK after 3 years in Singapore, staying with my Mum's relations in Cowdenbeath. Not the most picturesque of stadiums (or towns!!). Unknowingly at the time, we were to move to Hamilton shortly afterwards and ended up living, for a year or so, in Douglas Cottage, which was just over the wall from Douglas Park, the home of The Accies. So, being of an age (and in an age) that you could get away with it, I ended up climbing over the wall for all the home games, except for those against Rangers and Celtic when the polis were out in force. Those were the days!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroveHillWanderer Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) My first game was a 1966 World Cup group game - North Korea vs USSR, on July 12, 1966 at Ayresome Park. I was just a little kid at the time - all I knew about the USSR was that it was some strange foreign country somewhere to the East and I hadn't got a clue what or where North Korea was, so I spent the whole of the first half thinking that the strange, Asiatic-looking players must be the Russians. It wasn't until I made some comment about it at half time that my older brother, who'd taken me to the game, pointed out my mistake. Edited May 27, 2020 by GroveHillWanderer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talahtnut Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 My Dad took me to see West Ham at White Hart Lane in the 50s, might have been about 7yro then. Standing only, right up at the back, everyone was much taller than me, I only caught sight of the ball when it was kicked miles up in the air 'twice'. Always been short in height and money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 44 minutes ago, nikmar said: My old man's favourite player. He saw a few greats but still swears Sir Tom was the best he saw. He had the pleasure of having lunch with him once and can get a bit misty eyed when talking about it. My Dad was a Preston NE supporter having been born there but took me to my first game at Anfield, only God knows when as I can barely recall it. Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-0 with , I think, Keegan and Phil Neal scoring. Then i grew up a bit and was able to make my own choice of team, deciding on Everton - I think because I saw Latchford on the telly scoring a hatrick. My Dad took me to see Everton at Goodison in 78 or 79 and it was a 4-4 draw, again versus Newcastle. Very exciting game. I consider that my first game as i can remember it, and one of the best Ive ever seen. Yes mate Sir Tom was the best outside left ever in England. I actually dated his daughter Barbara for a few weeks, but she kicked me into touch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger101 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 At White Hart Lane about 1958 Spurs V Norwich in the cup. Stood right at the front near the center circle. Only remember one thing from the match and that is Norwich played in yellow. Dad worked Saturdays (overtime) so never saw another match. Moved out of Edmonton when I was 12. Only been to White Hart Lane once since then I was making a delivery just before I retired here in 2006. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 hour ago, garygooner said: Big first game. Villa fan? I was only 11 and liked Leeds, but yes I became, and still am a Villa fan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Dukinfield Rovers V Denton Town. Rovers won 11-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygooner Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 hour ago, GroveHillWanderer said: My first game was a 1966 World Cup group game - North Korea vs USSR, on July 12, 1966 at Ayresome Park. I was just a little kid at the time - all I knew about the USSR was that it was some strange foreign country somewhere to the East and I hadn't got a clue what or where North Korea was, so I spent the whole of the first half thinking that the strange, Asiatic-looking players must be the Russians. It wasn't until I made some comment about it at half time that my older brother, who'd taken me to the game, pointed out my mistake. That was some ground Ayresome Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Liverpool v Honved (Hungary), in the Cup Winners Cup in March 1966. Won 2-0. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolitian Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 In the eighties, when football was football and we the supporters could standing as close as possible. Pretty much like this scene: It is now like this and I am not interested in football anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygooner Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 26 minutes ago, Stocky said: I was only 11 and liked Leeds, but yes I became, and still am a Villa fan. One of my favourite grounds, Villa Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) While visiting in Europe (i will not mention what country as not to embarrass the people there) I took my young daughter to a game (she played soccer in the US) I was very happy that she did not speech or understand the language. I was embarrassed!!! Anyone in the US behaving like the people did in the stands there,, would had been arrested or at the very least removed by security and thrown out of the stadium. The opposing team had a couple of Black players. The racist epithets hurled against them was unimaginable. It was simply embarrassing to me. We never went to another game . I think football games in Europe is an excuse for otherwise good people to behave like animals. Sorry !! Edited May 27, 2020 by sirineou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GroveHillWanderer Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 27 minutes ago, garygooner said: That was some ground Ayresome Park. Brings back a lot of fond memories for me, I have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) I was dragged to watch my first, and only, football match at the tender age of 12. It was bloody freezing and I was bored to death. I have never wished to repeat the exercise and I can't stand to watch the game on TV, if indeed an actual 'game' ever breaks out of the utter monotony of it all. Edited May 27, 2020 by Pilotman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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