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can you remember your first Albion game?









zoogull

zoogull
May 29, 2008
120
Herstmonceux
1970. Home to Preston NE. 0-0 draw, nearly 10 000 in the crowd. Alan Duffy missed a penalty which he shouldn't have taken in the first place.
 


Weststander

Well-known member
Aug 25, 2011
69,070
Withdean area
Of primary school age and my older brother took me to a run-of-the-mill league game in Jan1976 versus Colchester. Peter Taylor was in charge.

Witnessed a 6-0 win. Even then, 16,000 turned out to see the sleeping giants of the Albion.

Within weeks I was taken to my first evening game .... a 2-0 win over Palace in front of 33,500.
Magical Goldstone under lights.


After that, hooked for life.
 


Goldstone Rapper

Rediffusion PlayerofYear
Jan 19, 2009
14,865
BN3 7DE
Of primary school age and my older brother took me to a run-of-the-mill league game in Jan1976 versus Colchester. Peter Taylor was in charge.

Witnessed a 6-0 win. Even then, 16,000 turned out to see the sleeping giants of the Albion.

Within weeks I was taken to my first evening game .... a 2-0 win over Palace in front of 33,500.
Magical Goldstone under lights.


After that, hooked for life.


Here's how the Argus reported it...

colchester.jpg


Man, i wish I was around in those days!
 






Goldstone Rapper

Rediffusion PlayerofYear
Jan 19, 2009
14,865
BN3 7DE
Uncle took me from Worthing 27th Dec 1958 Div Two BHA 3 v Fulham 0 Goldstone 36,342

What a game, thrashing Haynes and co! The previous day's game with Fulham is on YouTube

 


Laughing Gravy

I'm a ****
Jan 8, 2010
1,377
In my bungalow
Barrow at home on the 27th April 1968. We drew 1-1.

My dad knew a chap that worked in the South stand and he use to let us in for free.
I can still remember walking into the stand and hearing and seeing that crowd. Blew me away. I was only 6 yrs at the time and thanks to the genius who put this site together http://www.seagullsprogrammes.co.uk/ I even managed to find a programme
from that great day.
Been a fan ever since :thumbsup:
 




Gregory2Smith1

J'les aurai!
Sep 21, 2011
5,476
Auch
Here's how the Argus reported it...

colchester.jpg


Man, i wish I was around in those days!

That's brilliant!

By the time I'd got back to Newhaven,the Argus would often be how you'd find out the results of the day

Seem to recall thumping Chester 6-0 that season too

Andy Rollings MoM after winning 6-0???
 


brightonmark1234

Well-known member
Feb 9, 2010
8,351
Worthing
my first game was at gillingham on the 26 Dec 1997 against colchester and we drew 4-4 that was the first game my dad took me to and i have been hooked since and my dad take to the Goldstone Ground when i was younger and i am 27
 


Sweeney Todd

New member
Apr 24, 2008
1,636
Oxford/Lancing
Albion v Sunderland, at the Goldstone, on 26/8/1972. Result: 2-2.
 




chucky1973

New member
Nov 3, 2010
8,829
Crawley
Brighton 0 Everton 0 79/80 season, 7 years old, front of west stand, small box to stand on.
 


Noldi

New member
Sep 5, 2010
308
Horsham
!974 but cant remember who against but a 2 - 0 win. Stood front of Northstand and never used anyother stand all the time we where at the Goldstone.
 






Goldstone Rapper

Rediffusion PlayerofYear
Jan 19, 2009
14,865
BN3 7DE
That's brilliant!

By the time I'd got back to Newhaven,the Argus would often be how you'd find out the results of the day

Seem to recall thumping Chester 6-0 that season too

Andy Rollings MoM after winning 6-0???

Peter Taylor after the Chester game: "We beat a bad team 6-0; it was like beating a good side 1-0."

Cheerful!
 




el punal

Well-known member
Aug 29, 2012
12,506
The dull part of the south coast
Nov/Dec 1965 - against Bedford Town FA Cup 2nd round at the Goldstone. The crowd was 16,000+ and the match ended in a draw, 1-1? 2-2? Anyway we lost the replay 2-1.

Stood at the front of the East terrace (south end) or Chicken Run as it was called in those days.

It was amazing that the Albion had quite good crowds during the mid/late sixties as the football on offer was very average. We always ended each season mid to lower position in the old Div.3

Bring on the 1970s, now that's when it really happened!
 


casbom

Well-known member
Jul 24, 2007
2,597
1987 Ipswich at home, we were already relegated from the old div 2. Only went as my then girlfriend was a Brighton fan so stood in the North Stand. Also went to the last game of that season at home to Leeds! First time seen police horses on the pitch to disperse the Leeds fans who then turned on the North Stand and threw coins at us! Went to every home game the following promotion season, that was awesome!
 






KJP

Well-known member
Mar 2, 2011
2,410
Goring-by-Sea
Can anyone remember the goal at the goldstone when our player hid behind the keeper then sneaked in front of him and scored? I was right behind the goal in that game and want to try and find a video of the goal, probably around 94-97 can't remember the player who scored or what match it was
 


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