What are your memories of your FIRST visit to The Goldstone Ground?

[Commander]

Pompey on boxing day in 1989. 0-0 And to this day remains the worst game I have ever seen. I loved it.

 

[Icy Gull]

Pompey on boxing day in 1989. 0-0 And to this day remains the worst game I have ever seen. I loved it.

Was that the game they gave them the North Stand

 

[Parson Henry]

Brighton 2 Crystal Palace 0 1975/6??. Packed stadium, Peter Taylor, 3rd division International in Harry Wilson's pocket. Malcolm Allison's table toppers humiliated without a decent shot on target if I remember rightly. I recall Sammy Nelson scoring haven't a clue who got the second. I became an instant Albion fan that night

Sammy Morgan got both. A journeyman centre forward ex-villa I tink.

 

[smudge]

1970 home to Bradford City. Sat in the South Stand with an uncle. I thought "who is that fat bastard?" when Alan Duffy came on as sub!

 

[smudge]

My first game was at the beginning of 1970.

My dad had been looking for an excuse to take me along for years, and Alan Duffy's debut was just that occasion.

I think the game was against Bradford City and we won 2-1 with Duffy scoring. I really don't remember a great deal about the early games I went to, though.

For the first few seasons my dad took me (from age 7) we always stood under the floodlight on the NW corner. I stood on his toolbox, which I still have (together with most of his tools!) today. I wouldn't part with that box for anything in the World.

Thanks Dad!

Blimey Sully; we were at the same game as Goldstone cherry boys!

 

[The Large One]

Just looked it up.

February 3rd, 1976. Sammy MORGAN scored both goals. 33,300 in attendance. It put us second in the table.

Albion: Grummit, Tiler, Wilson, Machin, Rollings, Burnett, Towner, O'Sullivan, Binney, Morgan, Mellor. Unused sub: Piper

Sammy Nelson got both. It was the not the Arsenal left back though. A journeyman centre forward ex-villa I tink.

Wakey, wakey.

 

[Parson Henry]

Sammy Morgan got both. . A journeyman centre forward ex-villa I tink.

 

[The Large One]

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I miss the Goldstone

Are there many posters that never got to go there? (NB Not an Überfan comment)

 

[BensGrandad]

I am told my first visit was when I was taken by my grandad and we sat in the South Stand. I was aged 3 so can't remember much about it.

Quite often can't remember what happened yesterday let alone 60 years ago.

 

[Commander]

Was that the game they gave them the North Stand

No, don't remember that. Why did that happen?

 

[sully]

Blimey Sully; we were at the same game as Goldstone cherry boys!

 

[smudge]

Line-up for my first game...

Steele, Tiler, Williams, Horton, Rollings, Lawrenson, Towner, Ward, Maybank, Clark, O'Sullivan. Sub: Poskett (Ward).

Firekin 'ell. I mean, is it any wonder we got promoted?

That is one of our best EVER line ups. Perhaps replace Teddy with Spider Mellor though.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I am told my first visit was when I was taken by my grandad and we sat in the South Stand. I was aged 3 so can't remember much about it.

Quite often can't remember what happened yesterday let alone 60 years ago.

So, when was your Grandads first game ?

 

[bhaexpress]

1969, against Brimingham City on the old League Cup. Went witha family friend and my brother, I was 14. Remember the atmosphere and Alan Gulliver banging the second in a 2-0 win into the North Stand goal.

Quite a big crowd too.

 

[Icy Gull]

No, don't remember that. Why did that happen?

Something to do with the number of fans they brought and being able to pen the neanderthalls in I guess, as the North East Corner wouldn't have taken the number they brought.

I think it was when they were coming up through the divisions as we were starting our slide down them. f***ing unpleasant atmosphere as I remember and they tried to kick and climb their way out of the North Stand in true retard style.

Pretty sure Alan Biley was playing but not sure who for

 

[Trufflehound]

October 1969, aged 7. Sat in the West Stand with my dad whilst we got rolled over 3-0 by Bristol Rovers. Being the 60s and being the genteel West Stand, each Bristol goal was met with polite applause. I remember being confused and asking my dad why we were clapping the other team. Don't remember what his answer was, but we did drown our sorrows afterwards with some chocolate eclairs from Forfars.

 

[Parson Henry]

October 1969, aged 7. Sat in the West Stand with my dad whilst we got rolled over 3-0 by Bristol Rovers. Being the 60s and being the genteel West Stand, each Bristol goal was met with polite applause. I remember being confused and asking my dad why we were clapping the other team. Don't remember what his answer was, but we did drown our sorrows afterwards with some chocolate eclairs from Forfars.

I thought you would have said..'I would never support a club that would allow me to support them!'

 

[Guinness Boy]

Something to do with the number of fans they brought and being able to pen the neanderthalls in I guess, as the North East Corner wouldn't have taken the number they brought.

I think it was when they were coming up through the divisions as we were starting our slide down them. f***ing unpleasant atmosphere as I remember and they tried to kick and climb their way out of the North Stand in true retard style.

Pretty sure Alan Biley was playing but not sure who for

Why were Pompey games never all ticket? I could never figure that one. I remember there was a cup game against them towards the end of the Glodstone's life that amazingly wasn't all ticket. I'm pretty sure they were given the whole of the East. The ground was full by the time we got there from the pub and there were thousands milling round outside trying to get in, almost no one in colours. I headed back to the pub accompanied at one point by a knuckle scraping sailor boy who was convinced i was his mate from Havant....

 

[Barrel of Fun]

October 1969, aged 7. Sat in the West Stand with my dad whilst we got rolled over 3-0 by Bristol Rovers. Being the 60s and being the genteel West Stand, each Bristol goal was met with polite applause. I remember being confused and asking my dad why we were clapping the other team. Don't remember what his answer was, but we did drown our sorrows afterwards with some chocolate eclairs from Forfars.

Forfars!?