[Football] How much did you pay for your first game?

[happypig]

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.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

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!

 

[HangletonGull]

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]

Think it was £1, Dec 1980

 

[dolphins]

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...)

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

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?

 

[Badger]

I went to The Goldstone a couple of times but I think the first time I paid to go myself was my one and only visit to The Priestfield. It cost me £2 as an under 16 and the match finished 4-4. I think 25p per goal is good value.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Seem to remember it being about 70p to get into the North at the Goldstone in 1976/7?

 

[Barham's tash]

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]

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]

I think £1 east terrace late 70s

Moved to south West corner and that was £1.25 in early 80s

 

[jackanada]

Got free tickets from school.
Given my spending since a very worthwhile investment by the club.

 

[jamie (not that one)]

Maybe three or four quid at the Goldstone. I can't say the football on offer was good value for money.

 

[kojak]

1971
When did we go decimal?

 

[Wardy's twin]

i thought it was 6d as a child in 1969/70 but maybe it was a shilling.

 

[smiler]

1/- (5p) in 1959

 

[Coxovi]

30 Kc (1£), Praha vs Slavia cca 1993. A lot of fireworks as I recall.

 

[bognor gull]

west stand, south corner end in 1980 as a 12 year old cost £20 for a season ticket

 

[Auckland seagull]

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.

 

[Grassman]

I was picked up over the turnstiles

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!