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Wullie · Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Posts: 3427

Simple. The programme from the first football match you ever attended.

AberdeenBob · Joined: 20 May 2013 Posts: 46

Aberdeen 1-0 Raith Rovers. Nothing like a glamour Scottish Cup tie to excite a young supporter.

markb9060 · Joined: 29 Jan 2012 Posts: 234

My first ever game 2-0 to United. Best and Charlton the scorers
Hooked for life !

manchesterunitedman1 · Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Posts: 3332 Location: United Kingdom

My Dad took me to the first match after Munich in 1958 when i was 7-not that i had a clue what was going on, i think my Mother was going out so he either took me or didnt go! not much of a contest then eh Dad!
https://flic.kr/p/6dWTDT

and the first time i went to a game on my own was 4 years later for the last home match of the season v Sheffield United 1961-2

https://flic.kr/p/gofakg

I have been back a few times since then Laughing

very good thread indeed Wullie!

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Many years ago i asked my Father when he first went to see United and it was in the 1920's, i asked him why he chose United and not City as they were the better side and he told me that he would cycle to Hyde Road but the walls were too high and had glass bottles on the top to keep out kids like me but at United he and all his pals knew where there was a wonky bit of fencing at the Stretford end and they got in for nowt!-had he been able to gain access when he was 5 or 6 to City then it would have perhaps been manchestercityman1 perhaps Laughing

Eck · Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 2548

Rangers 1-1 Hearts
Alex Ferguson scored for us.

Jim LFC · Joined: 05 Oct 2014 Posts: 590

Liverpool 4 Ipswich 0
Thompson, Graham 2, St John

Wonderful day all thanks to my Dad who noticed I was taking a SLIGHT interest in the European Champions at that time... Sad

Cheers Dad for pointing me in the right direction!! Very Happy

badhand · Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 210

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Bristol Rovers 4 Leeds United 0.
Rovers goals from Peter Hooper (2), Geoff Bradford and Bobby Jones.
I didn't stand a chance.

bobholl29 · Joined: 30 Apr 2009 Posts: 103 Location: Stockport

Mansfield 6 Southport 1 6/4/63

Ken Wagstaff scored 4

Hooked from that game onwards

pastpirate · Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:08 pm Post subject:

The Watney Cup Final in 1972 was my 1st Rovers game.
I had been to a few games over the dark side of Bristol before this but those games have been wiped from my memory thank heavens.
My sisters boyfriend took me. It was hot, the ground was full and we won the cup. I was hooked for life.

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manchesterunitedman1 · Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Posts: 3332 Location: United Kingdom

pastpirate wrote:

The Watney Cup Final in 1972 was my 1st Rovers game.
I had been to a few games over the dark side of Bristol before this but those games have been wiped from my memory thank heavens.
My sisters boyfriend took me. It was hot, the ground was full and we won the cup. I was hooked for life.

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ah but what happened to the sisters boyfriend as it is him u should really be thanking! Laughing

pastpirate · Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:57 pm Post subject:

They split up a couple of years later but I still see him a games.
Have thanked him in the past for dragging me away from the dark side. Mind you, if I'd seen him on the last day of last season I may have punched him. All is good again after this season though.
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wandererpaul · Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Posts: 486 Location: Brentford

My first match at Griffin Park. 18th January 1975 v Workington.

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clsyorkshire · Joined: 18 Oct 2011 Posts: 470 Location: West Midlands

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Karb · Joined: 21 Jan 2015 Posts: 462

I don't seem to be able to upload a pic, but my first game was Sunderland v Notts County on Good Friday 1979

DySporting · Joined: 20 May 2015 Posts: 340

Programme is in the roof -

first game was

Norwich City 4 Wrexham 0

6th February 1982

Norwich’s team included Chris Woods, Dave Watson and Martin O’Neill

thegers · Joined: 05 Jul 2014 Posts: 137

https://flic.kr/p/bUk5ax
Rangers v St Johnstone February 1969
3-0 to Rangers, Goals by Andy Penman, Alex Ferguson and Willie Henderson

facup1939 · Joined: 04 Dec 2014 Posts: 55 Location: New Malden

Portsmouth v Sunderland 14th November 1970
Pompey won 2-1
The headline in that nights 'Football Mail' was 'Trebs, Hiron give 'em the old 1-2'.
I was 12 years old, and travelled over with a friend of mine who was a year older than me, and had been before.
We were living in Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight, and a trip to Fratton Park involved a bus, train, boat, and another bus.

Ugarte5 · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 109

Sadly not a Wrexham game!

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SeasideMark · Joined: 24 Oct 2014 Posts: 612

Mine was Man U v Chester, FA Cup, 1964/5. Dad (RIP) took me, I was five years old. I remember very little other than it was cold and very noisy! The programme and both our tickets are framed and on the wall of our spare room. I didn't go to see Chester again till September 1970 when they beat Exeter 3-1 and I've been a lifelong Blue ever since though I don't go so much these days - but theirs is still the first result I look for every time.

pnefan · Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 257 Location: Wigan

PNE v Doncaster 1971

4-0 to the ' Nobbers '

Thought it was great - all i can remember is standing on the Kop and thinking there was bags of space .

Think the attendance was 14,000 so not too bad for a 3rd Division game .
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