I was born within 1.5 miles of the Goldstone. On a Wednesday in between home wins ....

[Eeyore]

Step off the train all alone at dawn, back into the hole where I was born.
(Couldn't resist, it is the first line from the Be Here Now album)

I was born in Southlands on a Saturday, and we lost 3 nil to Millwall. Funnily enough, "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash was number 1.

I was at that game. March 1991.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I was at that game. March 1991.

Me too, seems remarkable to think that someone who was born on that date, is now . . . 25 years of age.

 

[Eeyore]

Where did you find results, as I only got as far as fixtures on wiki

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955–56_Football_League

http://www.statto.com/

or

http://www.soccerbase.com/

You now have hours of fun ahead of you. It gets addictive when travelling down memory lane.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I was born 1.5 miles from the Goldstone a few weeks after we had won Division 3 South

 

[AmexRuislip]

http://www.statto.com/

or

http://www.soccerbase.com/

You now have hours of fun ahead of you. It gets addictive when travelling down memory lane.

Thanks

 

[Eeyore]

I was born 1.5 miles from the Goldstone a few weeks after we had won Division 3 South

I'm going to guess that you were born at Buckingham Road.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I'm going to guess that you were born at Buckingham Road.

Spot on. Closed in 1971. Just read it was built for single mothers, originally! Many years later (1979) I rented a flat just on the other side of the Guildford road intersection. Took 2 months for the GPO to connect the phone . . . . happy days? I'd rather have my cellphone, and the AMEX of course

 

[Hiney]

Where did you find results, as I only got as far as fixtures on wiki

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955–56_Football_League

http://www.enfa.co.uk/

has a great archive. Takes a while for the pages to load though

 

[carteater]

I was born 13.5 miles from the Goldstone ground, two days before we lost 0-1 at 'Home' to Swansea at Gillingham.

I don't know that by heart, I just looked it all up

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[Dorset Seagull]

I was born 0.5m from the Goldstone ground on the day we lost 4-3 away at Millwall

 

[The Oldman]

Buckingham Road for me in 1942. Due to a small problem in Europe the Albion did not play on my birthdate.

 

[skipper734]

[h=2]I was born in Buckingham road in the Summer break of '46. My Mum told me I cost £15. (pre NHS)[/h]

Season	1946–47
Champions	Cardiff City (1st title)
Failed re-election	None
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1458 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorer	Don Clark (Bristol City), 36 [SUP][3][/SUP]
← 1939–40 1947–48 →

Football League , Third Division South

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts
1	Cardiff City	42		18	3	0	60	11		12	3	6	33	19		93	30	3.100	+63		66
2	Queens Park Rangers	42		15	2	4	42	15		8	9	4	32	25		74	40	1.850	+34		57
3	Bristol City	42		13	4	4	56	20		7	7	7	38	36		94	56	1.679	+38		51
4	Swindon Town	42		15	4	2	56	25		4	7	10	28	48		84	73	1.151	+11		49
5	Walsall	42		11	6	4	42	25		6	6	9	32	34		74	59	1.254	+15		46
6	Ipswich Town	42		11	5	5	33	21		5	9	7	28	32		61	53	1.151	+8		46
7	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42		12	4	5	43	20		6	4	11	29	34		72	54	1.333	+18		44
8	Southend United	42		9	7	5	38	22		8	3	10	33	38		71	60	1.183	+11		44
9	Reading	42		11	6	4	53	30		5	5	11	30	44		83	74	1.122	+9		43
10	Port Vale	42		14	4	3	51	28		3	5	13	17	35		68	63	1.079	+5		43
11	Torquay United	42		11	5	5	33	23		4	7	10	19	38		52	61	0.852	–9		42
12	Notts County	42		11	4	6	35	19		4	6	11	28	44		63	63	1.000	±0		40
13	Northampton Town	42		11	5	5	46	33		4	5	12	26	42		72	75	0.960	–3		40
14	Bristol Rovers	42		9	6	6	34	26		7	2	12	25	43		59	69	0.855	–10		40
15	Exeter City	42		11	6	4	37	27		4	3	14	23	42		60	69	0.870	–9		39
16	Watford	42		11	4	6	39	27		6	1	14	22	49		61	76	0.803	–15		39
17	Brighton & Hove Albion	42		8	7	6	31	35		5	5	11	23	37		54	72	0.750	–18		38
18	Crystal Palace	42		9	7	5	29	19		4	4	13	20	43		49	62	0.790	–13		37
19	Leyton Orient	42		10	5	6	40	28		2	3	16	14	47		54	75	0.720	–21		32
20	Aldershot	42		6	7	8	25	26		4	5	12	23	52		48	78	0.615	–30		32
21	Norwich City	42		6	3	12	38	48		4	5	12	26	52		64	100	0.640	–36		28
22	Mansfield Town	42		8	5	8	31	38		1	5	15	17	58		48	96	0.500	–48		28

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Poin

 

[Not nick rhodes]

Wilbury rd, Hove for me. Class is permanent !

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Spot on. Closed in 1971. Just read it was built for single mothers, originally! Many years later (1979) I rented a flat just on the other side of the Guildford road intersection. Took 2 months for the GPO to connect the phone . . . . happy days? I'd rather have my cellphone, and the AMEX of course

Funnily enough, in many ways I think I'd rather still have my old fashioned party line telephone, and the Goldstone Ground.

Then again, maybe that's why my nickname is Disraeli.

 

[murciagull]

Born Newhaven (home birth) beginning of August so no football but Albions first result of my lifetime was 2-1 win against QPR, start of a run of 5 consecutive wins. Hoping for the same this time round.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Conceived in Second Avenue, Hove (I mean in a house in Second Avenue, not the Avenue itself !) at the start of the 1955-56 Season, and born just after Albion had missed out on promotion from Div 3 South by ONE POINT! Curse you, Leyton Orient !!

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Conceived in Second Avenue, Hove (I mean in a house in Second Avenue, not the Avenue itself !) at the start of the 1955-56 Season, and born just after Albion had missed out on promotion from Div 3 South by ONE POINT! Curse you, Leyton Orient !!

Guess we must be almost exactly the same age then.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Guess we must be almost exactly the same age then.

1956 A very good year (apart from the Suez Crisis, obviously).

 

[daveybgtt]

I wasn't born, I materialized like God almighty himself.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

I was born after a 5 match winning spell the week before we beat Millwall 4-0 after I was born we beat Exeter 2-1 and two weeks later we beat Palace 3-0! Who's a lucky boy then!