First Away Game with Brighton

[LABHA]

Palace away,the game with shit loads of penalties.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Great thread!

Southampton at the Dell, opening game of the 77/78 season (after we'd just been promoted). Me and my schoolmate Nick got the train down. Got there late, stood right at the back, and could see apx a third of the pitch (the far end). That was the end the goals were scored tho. I think John Ruggerio scored his one and only goal for us to equalise...

The report in the paper the following day said there was loads of trouble between the fans. Can't remember that - good baptism for an away game, tho.

Went down friday night with three mates and a two man tent pitched up in netley then met the haywards heath coach at the dolphin botleyLoads of trouble with scummers smashing up albion cars that were caught in traffic jams after the game! ELVIS RIP 1977

 

[RickofBHAFC]

First away ground FA Cup Semi-Final at Highbury v Sheffield Wednesday 1983.
First proper league away game Palace Boxing Day 1983 we won 2-0 with goals from Danny Wilson and Neil Smillie . . . cracking day out!

 

[Return of the Rev]

that was mine too! Went on the seagull special, huge brighton turnout, the bosun were at it in the gillingham end.

more that just the bosun! HAYWARDS HEATH TOOK FOUR COACHES TO THAT ONE! THE REV WAS IN CHARGE OF THE U18 COACH

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Peterborough in the Cup 1986. I was 13. Remember feeling slightly nervous at the "you're gonna get your f***ing heads kicked in" chant.

The Argus were giving out commemorative red scarves at the station. Still have mine to this day.

don't think the Argus were that generous!, my recollection was they were handed out on the special train courtesy of the club, If The Argus were giving anything away it'd be made of cardboard and have 'Evening Argus' splashed across it

 

[Oscar]

Liverpool away in the FA Cup - 1991

Small and Byrne to send us into raptures and secure a 2-2 draw after being 2-0 down.

 

[house your seagull]

fulham away, midweek, 1991 or 92 ... i must've been 8 years old, no idea why my dad thought it would be a good idea.

we lost 2-0 and wore pink shorts.

 

[StillHateBellotti]

Peterborough in the Cup 1986. I was 13. Remember feeling slightly nervous at the "you're gonna get your f***ing heads kicked in" chant.

The Argus were giving out commemorative red scarves at the station. Still have mine to this day.

That was mine aswell. If it was the one where it was frigging freezing and the pitch was cleared of snow? If not snow a hard frost!

 

[pishhead]

Wolves away in the 89/90 season. We won 4-2 and Palace got turned over 9-0 to Liverpool!!

 

[Max Paper]

Sat 03 Nov 2001 Bristol City 0 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion, Zamora the scorer. Remember ending up in a home fans only pub before the game. Had such a good laugh, couldn't believe I hadn't done it before. The first of MANY away games over the following decade

 

[Max Paper]

Thinking about it, my first actual away game was England 0-2 France at Wembley - February 1999

 

[dejavuatbtn]

27/8/66 Reading away (Elm Park) - drew 1-1. A mate of my old man had 4 daughters, loved his football and had no son (and an excuse) to go to away games with, so I got lucky. Did most the "local" games that season - Swindon, Gillingam and Oxford.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Dec 27, 1976 - was it the only time he missed a pen...? (can't remember any others)

Cheers. That'll have been my first away game then. Can't remember him missing a whole load either but that miss gave them a 1-0 win.

 

[larsmartin]

Leyton Orient, FA Cup first round. Lost 4-2, some Orient chap scored a hattrick and I booed him. I forget his name, but he was hated at the time.

This. 14th November 1998.

 

[El Turi]

Reading away in 1994 on the day that they won the league. I can't remember how many Albion fans were there that day but the away end was packed to the rafters.

 

[NMH]

Back in the 70's we weren't seen as a load of shirtlifters from a gay town.
So if you wanted to shag opposing fans you would have had to talk them round to the idea

 

[Storer 68]

Nottingham Forest in the League Cup in 1978. And we saw the whole game unlike the official supporters train which broke down. Bucketed down with rain.

On a school trip (imagine that happening today kids......................) Got home about 1.30 am and had to be at school for 9am

 

[maidstoneseagull]

Millwall away 9 March 1991, we lost 3-0.

 

[Sleaford Seagull]

1-1 draw with Peterborough in 1999, think it was an FA Cup game

Same as me! but I think we played them again in the league either a week before of after, I went to both but can't remember which was first

 

[Wilka]

Barnet away in 1996. We lost 3-0 and played crap and it's bloody miles on the tube.