[Albion] Longest Albion Season Ticket Holder?

[Tyrone Biggums]

My Australian Rules team just held an award ceremony for 15 people who have been paid up members of the club for 80+ years. The longest of that group is a chap who has been a member for 87 years.

It's a hell of a long time for someone to be a member of anything let alone a football club.

It got me thinking in regards to the Albion however.

Do we keep such records? I'm not up on how long season tickets have been around so was wondering is it possible the Albion has people who have been STH of the club for as long?

Maybe the good people of NSC know of some people who have been ticket holders at the Albion for a long time.

 

[Coach_Carter_92]

I have been one since I was about 4 apparently, although from the ages of 16-19 I had to give mine up due to other commitments. Still went when I could (although it wasn't often) and then jumped back on the bandwagon . So I have been one for about 15 years. Not as long as many of you lot though!!

 

[Ernest]

I KNOW one who is 7'2 long and I don't anyone else LONGER

 

[Neecha]

geezer that sits in front of me is a man mountain I wish he could move to the left two seats

 

[dougdeep]

16 for me.

 

[drew]

Didn't I hear something about Bellotti/Archer regime destroying (or removing) a load of sth records before exiting the building. Only allegedly mind!!!! If that was the case would be difficult to establish who is the longest holder of a season ticket (as opposed to normal attendence).

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Pretty much always went in the North stand at the Goldstone - or maybe the East, towards the end, so didn't need to be a season ticket holder.

 

[pasty]

Pretty much always went in the North stand at the Goldstone - or maybe the East, towards the end, so didn't need to be a season ticket holder.

Ditto. Been going since '74 but the first time I ever had a season ticket was when we moved back to Withdean, purely out of necessity of needing to have one to get to games.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Ditto. Been going since '74 but the first time I ever had a season ticket was when we moved back to Withdean, purely out of necessity of needing to have one to get to games.

You sound a bit like the chap I used to sit next to at Withers

 

[Return of the Rev]

Ditto. Been going since '74 but the first time I ever had a season ticket was when we moved back to Withdean, purely out of necessity of needing to have one to get to games.

Started watching the Albion in 1970 but my first season ticket was for the Gillingham years

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Yes, the notion of "member" or "season ticket holder" doesn't really apply to the Albion in the same way that it does to other sporting clubs...

The longest serving regular attender at The Amex known to NSC would be a decent accolade.

My guess would be we must have an 85 year old STH who has gone regularly since he/she was about 10 years old...?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Didn't I hear something about Bellotti/Archer regime destroying (or removing) a load of sth records before exiting the building. Only allegedly mind!!!! If that was the case would be difficult to establish who is the longest holder of a season ticket (as opposed to normal attendence).

That would be shocking if they did something like that. What would they gain from destroying such records anyway?

If a club has a STH thats been a holder for 20+ (or some other predetermined length of time)years they should award them a life membership of the club even if its only an award by name.

 

[Return of the Rev]

that would be shocking if they did something like that. What would they gain from destroying such records anyway?

If a club has a sth thats been a holder for 20+ (or some other predetermined length of time)years they should award them a life membership of the club even if its only an award by name.

Not archer destroying something that was not his,unbelievable

 

[catfish]

I've had one since 1980.

 

[pasty]

You sound a bit like the chap I used to sit next to at Withers

Shame they all drifted away for different reasons. I was sat at one game in the penultimate season there when one of the guys I go with now sent me a text from the north stand saying "are you billy-no-mates now then?" I looked around and sadly realised I was the only one of our original lot left sitting there

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Shame they all drifted away for different reasons. I was sat at one game in the penultimate season there when one of the guys I go with now sent me a text from the north stand saying "are you billy-no-mates now then?" I looked around and sadly realised I was the only one of our original lot left sitting there

First there was 8, then there was one. Shame - good seats too.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I've had one since 1980.

At 33 years you're in the lead!

 

[upthealbion1970]

I'm mere novice in my 8th season as a sth

 

[smiler]

Had one since 1979 but missed 1996/7 in protest about Bellotti (good fan) and the second year at Gillingham (bad fan) . I still went those two seasons of course

 

[goldstone rocks]

Yes, the notion of "member" or "season ticket holder" doesn't really apply to the Albion in the same way that it does to other sporting clubs...

The longest serving regular attender at The Amex known to NSC would be a decent accolade.

My guess would be we must have an 85 year old STH who has gone regularly since he/she was about 10 years old...?

I'm a lightweight at 47years watching.

However my mum who is 86yr old and still a season ticket holder, was going to the Goldstone regularly at the age of 7 yrs in 1934.

So she has 79 years of watching of the Albion through all 4 divs. Need to get her to work our how managers she has seen off at the Club!