What was the 1st professional game of football that you watched live?

[cheshunt seagull]

Finland 0 Scotland 3 in 1966.

My Dad was working in Helsinki

 

[bhaexpress]

Brighton V Birmingham 1968, Football League Cup (we were Third Division they were Second). We won 2-0 and I remember Alan Guiliver scored with a header.

 

[dougdeep]

Brighton V Darlington. 1963.

 

[Slough Seagull]

Stirling Albion v Queens Park March 1985 at Annfield. Stirling won 1-0 with a goal by ex-albion player Gerry McTeague.

RedWeb - StirlingAlbionFC.com

 

[blue'n'white]

First professional match was Chelsea v Coventry in about 1965 or so

 

[drew]

Brighton v Colchester ( I think). Brian Clough was manager and our U12 team had tour of the ground.

 

[clippedgull]

Southampton v Liverpool The Dell circa very early 70's

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Coventry City v Sheffield Utd. Think around '68' ?

 

[SeagullTim]

Wimbledon vs Nottm Forest at Shithurst around 1996.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

The first I can remember is Brighton vs Bristol Rovers - August 1960.

 

[Jam The Man]

Brighton 2 - 0 Palace April 10th 1987
Wilson/Hughes

 

[Jamon Jamon]

There was a match at The Goldstone c1975 but I didn't pay much attention I was bored actually so I'll never be able to identify said match, Therefore my first ever match is documented as Brighton 5 Mansfield 1 in January 78.

Thanks to my Brother in law, Colin, for taking me.


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[Monkey Man]

Brighton v Liverpool, Nov 10 1979. We lost 4-1. I stood on a milk crate in the chicken run.

 

[Screaming J]

For some bizarre reason, Ipswich v Southampton in 1968/9. It was 0-0 and VERY boring

 

[Skaville]

Brighton vs Fulham in 1977. A 2-0 victory.

 

[1234andcounting]

Brighton and Hove Albion 0 Torquay United 1, Wednesday 12 April 1967

Brighton: Burns, Henderson, Baxter, Templeman, Gall, Turner, Gould, Collins, Dear, Livesey, Napier (K); sub Wilkinson.

Torquay: Dunn, Bond, Smith, Benson, Wyatt, Curtis, Clarke, Smith, Fryatt, Stubbs, Barnes.

I think Stubbs scored the goal.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Peter Grumitts testimonial in 1976 a the Goldstone Alan Mullery played for a laugh.

 

[We're the Stripes]

First pro match was, I think, West Ham v Leeds, Good Friday 1970 or 71. The Hammers won 4-2, and players like Martin Peters, Clyde Best, Trevor Brooking, Alan Devonshire and 'Pop' Robson were playing.

First Albion game would have been v Northampton at the Goldstone in the early 70s. Think we won 2-0.

 

[Lander]

Brighton Vs Orient, at gillingham, cant remember the date

 

[Gully]

Arsenal v Chelsea at Highbury near the end of the 78/79 season, the final score was 5-2 to Arsenal and this virtually condemned Chelsea to relegation...as you might guess they did not take this gracefully and the events during and after the game nearly put me off football for life...despite having already followed the Albion for 4 or 5 years at that stage it wasn't until 82 that I actually went to the Goldstone to see a game...thank goodness I did.