chercheur888 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Wembley 1972 England 1 WEST GERMANY 3 ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 3 hours ago, sanuk711 said: 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. Did Southend play at the Kursal amusement arcade when you saw them play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 hour ago, owl sees all said: Did Southend play at the Kursal amusement arcade when you saw them play? No I don't know anywhere else they played other than Roots Hall............or are joking me--yer perhaps the Kursal would have been a more fitting venue..Are you from that way? or just a day tripper...... we lived in a house for a few years not far from the Kursel, next to a great big Gasomiter when it was full it rose up so we had a few shillings reduction in rent as it was night time 24 hours. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Fulham V Sheffield Unt ,my granddad took me must have been 1968-69 George Cohen ,of the world cup wining team was playing for Fulham ,Fulham won 3-2 ??. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Saw Pele play in NYC... past his prime but had a spark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mr Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 born and raised in canada to scottish immigrant parents. first and only game i saw was celtic (not the fenin gers) vs aberdeen at parkhead. don't remember the outcome. a few things that stick out from a small town seeing all the security at the game was nuts. police on horses all over the place. a helicopter patrolling the area. i saw a few groups running after their single friend who had different colors on. they seemed quite excited. they must of been playing tag or capture the flag cause i heard them saying things like. you're next. you going to get it jimmy. don't you run from me pal. then entering the stadium it felt like i was going to jail or something. i remember the turnstile was brick on either side. it was a very tight squeeze to get in. we then headed to the jungle for our seating. sounded like a hoot. so celtic scores and i end up 14 rows down from where we were standing a few seconds ago. i also remember the stadium shaking up and down from all the fans. was pretty intense. as a canadian i also thought why don't they just kick the <deleted> out of each other on the field when they disagree like we do in hockey. take a 5 minute major for fighting and cool off. hahah also i kept hearing a strange chant over and over from the fans. ???? sheep shagging b******* rhymes with smashtards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 2 hours ago, chercheur888 said: Wembley 1972 England 1 WEST GERMANY 3 ???????????? I was also there. Gunter Netzer in his pomp. But you missed out the Franny Lee goal for England. No, not a penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellydog Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Boca Juniors 2 Banfield 0, at the Bombonera in 2006. Both Boca goals from The Titan, Martin Palermo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 57 minutes ago, sanuk711 said: No I don't know anywhere else they played other than Roots Hall............or are joking me--yer perhaps the Kursal would have been a more fitting venue..Are you from that way? or just a day tripper...... we lived in a house for a few years not far from the Kursel, next to a great big Gasomiter when it was full it rose up so we had a few shillings reduction in rent as it was night time 24 hours. No joke. What a slap with a wet fish?! Me joke?! Southend United played at the Kursaal along with the dog racing. I just thought you saw then play there. I an an Essex lad; Dagenham Dock area. WE would go to Southend-on-sea when we had some money. So posh! And when the Mods and Rockers were having fun, we would go there for confrontation. Couldn't always make it because the Peelers would block us, so we would head off to Shoeburyness. I worked in 'Never Never Land' for one season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Grimsby Town vs QPR ... mid 1960's I think. First Division 1 game was Nottingham Forest vs Spurs. February 1967 1-1 Jimmy Greaves (unusually) scored from the edge of the box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 First ever Pro' game was Leyton Orient v Sheffield Wednesday at Brisbane Road; 7th Feb' 1959. We (the 'O's) lost 0-2. The most exciting game I've ever been to, was at the National Stadium in Kingston Jamaica in 1998. The hosts had just qualified for the world cup finals and the atmosphere was something special. Damp squib of a game though; 0-0. I was in Jamaica for the cricket at Sabina Park. On the Friday (the day before the footy) the game had been abandoned after just 10 overs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Sold pies, drinks, etc at the North Melbourne AFL when I was 14. Did not have time to watch the football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChrisKC Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 My uncle took me to West Bromwich Albion in 1953 ( I was only 8 years old) when they were a top side. Crowds of 50,000 In those days. Can't remember the opponents or the score but the experience was enough to make me a lifetime supporter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 11 minutes ago, ChrisKC said: My uncle took me to West Bromwich Albion in 1953 ( I was only 8 years old) when they were a top side. Crowds of 50,000 In those days. Can't remember the opponents or the score but the experience was enough to make me a lifetime supporter. You are right about WBA being atop club. They were top of the league in January 1953 and top also in December 1953. They could easily have been champions in the season 1953/54. A disastrous run-in when they lost 6 out of the last 9 games done it for them and handed the title to Wolves. They won the FA cup that year; beating PNE 3-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I assume you mean "football played with feet", not the American thing. Being an American geezer from Pacific NW, "soccer" wasn't on the radar. If we wanted to play in grade school pick up game, we'd have to use a volleyball. Soccer scores weren't in the papers; no attention paid to World Cup. In 1975 NASL formed. I happened to live a couple blocks from stadium (handy). I believe first game I saw was Portland Timbers v San Jose. No idea the score other than we won. Our team was composed of mostly English 1st division players on loan. We came close to winning title couple of times, got to see Pele and Beckenbauer in sunset of their careers. One of the players, Peter Wyth became manager of Thailand decades later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Can you believe this? my first game Manchester United V Birmingham and I found a video on YT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) Soviet Union vs. Sudan Munich Olympics I was backpacking in Europe in my teens. I remember the vodka soaked Soviet fans vividly. 30 August 1972 12:00 Soviet Union 2–1 Sudan Yevriuzhikin 42' (pen.)Zanazanyan 44' Report Jaxa 59' Olympic Stadium, Munich Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics Edited May 28, 2020 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 11 hours ago, owl sees all said: Southend United played at the Kursaal along with the dog racing. I just thought you saw then play there. Your right---just looked it up......I must have seen them there because it was way before 1955, looking back I just assumed it was Roots Hall. It took 10 years to fully complete the building of Roots Hall. The first game was played on 20 August 1955----wiki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maechanman Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Manchester United v Leicester City March 1967 with Best,Law and Charlton, David Herd broke his leg scoring a goal in this game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peleid Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 York City v Bradford City, 1968, unable to remember score. Hooked been a York City fan ever since 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, peleid said: York City v Bradford City, 1968, unable to remember score. Hooked been a York City fan ever since 25 Mar 1968 York City v Bradford Park Avenue W 6-2 League Division Four 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 56 minutes ago, sanuk711 said: Your right---just looked it up......I must have seen them there because it was way before 1955, looking back I just assumed it was Roots Hall. It took 10 years to fully complete the building of Roots Hall. The first game was played on 20 August 1955----wiki I reckon you lived close to Northumberland Avenue. Do you know when the gasometers were removed Sanuk? I had a friend who lived in Beresford Road. She was a good swimmer, I can recall. But can't remember her name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM Dad Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Never. I am not interested in seeing a bunch of men running back and forth in shorts, kicking a ball, and patting each other on the butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 San Diego Chargers vs. Los Angeles raiders 1974 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerandDog Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 For me it depends on football codes. First rugby league match was at Pratten Park in Ashfield ( Sydney ) in 1960 - Western Suburbs v Parramatta. First game of soccer was a in 1971 Marconi-Fairfield v ??? My first soccer international was Australia v Bulgaria, also 1971. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 My sister took me to a semi-pro football (soccer) match somewhere in Pennsylvania--I can't remember where. Watched the whole game and my sister kept telling me how exciting it was. There was not a single score and I thought it was the most boring sports event I've ever seen. That was my first and last attendance at a soccer match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineapple01 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 School aged 7. Girls V Boys. Girls won from kicking us all the time.! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBKK Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) Southend United vs Someone - come on you Shrimpers! Edited May 28, 2020 by BobBKK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, owl sees all said: I reckon you lived close to Northumberland Avenue. Do you know when the gasometers were removed Sanuk? No we were not there for long...... got transferred to one of the new towns----The "Hanging Gardens of Basildon"" then lucky to get another transfer to a lovely little village Thundersley ---- stayed there until the mid 60s and then left the UK. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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