Recollection of Middlesbrough away games

[AnotherArch]

May 1991
Very cold day, big turn out from Brighton expecting big things. Thought Play-Off chances were gone when they over-ran us and we lost 2-0…..until the Wilkins free-kick the next week.

April 1985
One of our daftest ever own goals – Graham Moseley walking backwards over the goal-line whist holding the ball.

September 1993
Warmer! Grand total of 52 Brighton fans to see the League Cup 5-0 defeat.

Let alone not having yet scored at the Riverside, we have not scored in Middlesbrough for 23 years.
Last win must have been the Danny Wilson penalty in the 80’s.

So will Saturday be ‘par for the course’ or a change of fortune?

 

[rdigs24]

May 1991
Very cold day, big turn out from Brighton expecting big things. Thought Play-Off chances were gone when they over-ran us and we lost 2-0…..until the Wilkins free-kick the next week.

April 1985
One of our daftest ever own goals – Graham Moseley walking backwards over the goal-line whist holding the ball.

September 1993
Warmer! Grand total of 52 Brighton fans to see the League Cup 5-0 defeat.

Let alone not having yet scored at the Riverside, we have not scored in Middlesbrough for 23 years.
Last win must have been the Danny Wilson penalty in the 80’s.

So will Saturday be ‘par for the course’ or a change of fortune?

I was one of the the 52 at Ayresome park in 93. All I remember of the game is the stewards refusing to open the gate to let us sit in the covered stand behind the goal.At the time we were all getting soaked on the open terrace in the corner. I also recall the supporters coach arriving back at the Goldstone about 4am where I walked back to Lancing. Still do it again tomorrow ( I THINK)

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Remember 91, totally freezing, remember two local 15 year olds kicking us 4 big guys up the backside for 100 yards while the amused local police drove and walked 30 yards behind us waiting for us either to retaliate & then be nicked or just get kicked some more.

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

Remember 91, totally freezing

It actually SNOWED! (a little)

Was it really May, I thought it was April?

 

[AnotherArch]

It actually SNOWED! (a little)

Was it really May, I thought it was April?

Well I thought it was April too, but having looked it up I found out that it was May.

 

[Guinness Boy]

May 1991
Very cold day, big turn out from Brighton expecting big things. Thought Play-Off chances were gone when they over-ran us and we lost 2-0…..until the Wilkins free-kick the next week.

Did that one on Paddy's minibus. Horrible place Ayresome Park. The mini bus was alright though

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

May 1991
Very cold day, big turn out from Brighton expecting big things. Thought Play-Off chances were gone when they over-ran us and we lost 2-0…..until the Wilkins free-kick the next week.

April 1985
One of our daftest ever own goals – Graham Moseley walking backwards over the goal-line whist holding the ball.

September 1993
Warmer! Grand total of 52 Brighton fans to see the League Cup 5-0 defeat.

Let alone not having yet scored at the Riverside, we have not scored in Middlesbrough for 23 years.
Last win must have been the Danny Wilson penalty in the 80’s.

So will Saturday be ‘par for the course’ or a change of fortune?

I think that was our only win there in '85

the gate that day was 5,543

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Been to Ayesome park a few times, nothing memorable about the games, 0-0 was considered a good score as we never looked like scoring. For one game I took a seat and slept through virtually the whole game.

Looking at the positives, back in the day, when pubs closed at 2.30, pubs up there closed at 3.00 so missed the KO on my 1st visit! Town centre wasn't as grim as I expected but certainly was a place where you didn't want to be 'sussed' as a soft southerner.

Horses for courses, we never do well up there and I'm expecting out usual 1 or 2 nil defeat.

 

[rocker959]

This 1991 Me n Sis

 

[northstandsteve]

My mum gaving me a bollocking for coming in at 8.45pm after driving back from Middlesboro in 1991 in my Ford Sierra. All the other buggers in the car fell asleep. Crap game lost 2-0.

 

[Turkey]

My main memory is the cup game in 04? when we lost in extra time. I think Jake Robinson made his debut?

 

[AZ Gull]

Still do it again tomorrow ( I THINK)

Wouldn't it be better to wait until Saturday?

 

[atfc village]

April 85 it snowed i was at Hartlepool watching Aldershot and getting chased by friendly locals,The OB refused to let us change at Thornaby thinking we were Brighton and there were a lot of Stains on the train up from Kings x as they were at Newcastle.

 

[gullty]

1959? 0-9? 5 or 6 scored by Brian Clough.First game Div.2? Or just a bad dream?

 

[NorthStandN1A]

I was mascot for Brighton vs Middlesboro at Ayresome Park - Danny Wilson led me out and I put a cracker passed Moseley. Was the greatest day of my life as a young boy and I will always remember it.

 

[The Modfather]

Went to the '91 game but my only memory is a tyre blowing on the motorway on the way back. Nearly shit my pants.

 

[rdigs24]

Wouldn't it be better to wait until Saturday?

 

[AnotherArch]

My main memory is the cup game in 04? when we lost in extra time. I think Jake Robinson made his debut?

Now that night was quite warm!
Football 'intelligence' at it's worst - only one turnstile open, because the stewards said "we were told less than a 100 away fans". I think we took around 400.