Your First Ever Match At The Goldstone...

[Parson Henry]

Its only when I read threads like this that I remember how old I am..

 

[Techno]

Never Went to the Goldstone

 

[Seagull Stew]

Home to Bmuff in the mid-90's i think, cant remember the score or the date but i loved it none the less and it was AWESOME!

Ah, i remember it was an EVENING game as i was allowed to stay up after my BED-TIME for it!

Was that the 3-3 game by any chance? If so, what an amazing game to start!

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Brighton 5 Mansfield 1 Ward Hat trick 23,000 crowd

Thanks again for taking me Colin

 

[Renns]

mine was the 4-4 draw vs orient

 

[Superphil]

Brighton 2 - 4 Norwich. 27 Oct 1979. About 23000 there, we ended up bottom of the league after that one. And still I went back the following week. All I remember is John Fashanu warming up before the game, doing high kicks on the touchline when he fell on his arse!

 

[Gerbil]

Sept 76 v Southend in the league cup.

Nobby scored twice and we won 2-0

 

[glasfryn]

Sadly I don't remember my first ever game but the first I do remember vividly was Crawley Town in the cup.

Weirdest game I ever saw there was Spurs vs Cologne in the Inter Toto.

you must be like me getting old I also can't remember the match but can remember some of the players

powney
templeman (can't be sure he was there though)
Livesley
napier
napier


I knew I should have kept the old programmes to much over the years methinks

 

[dougdeep]

1963, we won of course.

 

[Bakesy]

77/78 season.Spurs, 3-1 to us......fighting all day long, among the worst scenes at the Goldstone, but it didn't put me off, in fact, i was hooked.

 

[Wienergull]

1988 vs Sunderland.

We won 3-0

Chivers
Nelson
Penney


Marvellous!

I remember that one really well as it the one and only match where I have been corporately entertained and got to go in the Directors' Box. Met the great Bill Nicholson beforehand and he seemed a bit sad when I asked him if he still went to White Hart Lane much. He said something to the effect that he wasn't invited any more. Lawro was also there that day.

My first Goldstone match was a 1-1 draw vs Stockport County in 1968. No idea who scored. Sat in the West Stand for that one, but quickly graduated to the south-west terrace, then the north west and ultimately to the North Stand. I'm feeling a bit tearful now.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Dec 67 v Swindon Town. My sis took me and we went in the north Stand. That 1st lsight of the pitch got me hooked, it had that magic, almost golden look.

Swindon were a top side. That season they not only went on to be promoted but also beat Arsenal in the League Cup Final at Wembley.

Pretty good start, better than the current 0-0's.

BTW, I remember that 5-1 win over Mansfield. Not sure who i was with, in the West Stand (terrace) but it was a guy from Coldean and either he, or his mate, had a young lad with him watching his 1st ever game.

 

[medicine man]

'87 Rotherham 1-1, evening match

 

[fosters headband]

1957 Newport County won 2-0

Best early memory was seeing Adrian Thorne score 5 goals to win promotion for the first ever time.

 

[sullyshuffle]

October 18 1969 v Luton Town. Lost 1-2. Trouble in the North Stand with the Luton fans!
Those were the days!

 

[withdeanwombat]

(h) Middlesbrough 20.12.58.

 

[Icy Gull]

1976 ish

Brighton 2 Palace 0

30,000 ish gate but with fans mingling together the way it should be


Palace had those Real Madrid wanabee shirts in those days White with a sash across the front. Not sure if they wanted to be Barcelona or Madrid I guess

l:

 

[cheshunt seagull]

1971 vs Shrewsbury 2-0

 

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

February 1971 v Preston

Drew 0-0 and we missed a penalty