happypig
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First ever game, I think was about 10 pesetas but my mum's friend's husband paid. FC Malaga v Dinamo Zagreb in pre season friendly.
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[Football] How much did you pay for your first game?
- Thread starter Hovegull
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I recall 50p in 1978 but could be wildly wrong. Under the floodlight in the NW corner.
After the first season paying on the gate, my Mum kindly bought me a season ticket (book of tickets) which I think might have been £40 or £50?
Not sure I've contributed very helpfully to this thread!
After the first season paying on the gate, my Mum kindly bought me a season ticket (book of tickets) which I think might have been £40 or £50?
Not sure I've contributed very helpfully to this thread!
HangletonGull
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- Apr 10, 2023
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1st ever game brother took me he used to get free tickets from Kurt nogan or John crumplin, 1st game I went on my own John crumplin gave me a ticket 1st time I paid for north stand 3 quid
nicko31
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Think it was £1, Dec 1980
dolphins
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Absolutely no idea - I was four, and it was November 1971...so whatever the going rate for small children entrance fees then. I could have probably gone under the turnstile (although doubt I would have been that naughty...)
First few games I was picked up and put over he turnstile, I've no idea what it cost when Dad paid, I was about 7 in 1968 when I think I'd have started to have to pay?
The Sock of Poskett
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- Jun 12, 2009
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Seem to remember it being about 70p to get into the North at the Goldstone in 1976/7?
Barham's tash
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The first time I remember having to pay (thanks to the friendly West stand turnstile operator who first let my dad lift me over in exchange for a Christmas drink in 1987) was going to stand in the West Lower south end for £3.50 in 1990/91.
Taybha
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Sixpence, being 10 at the time was the equivalent of the Saturday morning pictures down the Astoria bus there and back and the chance of a snog and a pinball game in the Orange cafe up Elm grove if she was minted.
ROSM
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I think £1 east terrace late 70s
Moved to south West corner and that was £1.25 in early 80s
Moved to south West corner and that was £1.25 in early 80s
Maybe three or four quid at the Goldstone. I can't say the football on offer was good value for money.
Wardy's twin
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- Oct 21, 2014
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i thought it was 6d as a child in 1969/70 but maybe it was a shilling.
smiler
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1/- (5p) in 1959
bognor gull
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west stand, south corner end in 1980 as a 12 year old cost £20 for a season ticket
Auckland seagull
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- Aug 26, 2016
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1s 6d to watch Sheffield United v Newcastle at Bramall Lane in 1967, as a small boy with my Uncle David. 7/6d to sit in the West Stand for my first Albion game v Doncaster a couple of weeks later. I saw one goal in my first three live games and the first two Albion games were both 0-0.
Same here. In the mid 70s. Now I’m assuming that my dad had to give the fella a few pence, though.
Just one of the many important questions in life I never got round to asking my dad!