[Albion] The first Albion player you remember watching

[lasvegan]

My granddad took me to my first ever game at The Goldstone. Kit Napier was my first “hero”.

https://www.11v11.com/matches/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-swindon-town-20-august-1966-129735/

 

[lasvegan]

Roughly the same for me but with Stewart Henderson, Nobby Lawton, Dave Armstrong, Alex Dawson, Willie Bell and Alan Duffy.

My nan and granddad lived next door to Stewart Henderson.

 

[Seagull Stew]

Neil Smillie. The blonde curly haired left winger against Southampton, boxing day 1982.

 

[Brighthelmstone]

Nicky Rust and Peter Smith, oh and fozzie

 

[Nobby]

Throwing my scarf into the eaves of the south stand, eleven years old, transported to a world of wonder.

Ha that’s it. We were in the South Stand too. About five rows from the back level with the left goal post as you looked out on that stunning green pitch. And the noise and melees at corners was amazing for a seven year old me. Loved every second of it!
And I just remembered my first rattle - bloody heavy thing, never worked properly, can you imagine the security blokes if you turned up with one now

 

[rebel51]

Perry Digweed.

He was playing in trackie bottoms and the referee made him put his shorts on over the top of them mid-match.

It was home against Bristol Rovers.

 

[rebel51]

Sorry Johnny rainbow still working out how to work these replies etc out. Remember being at that game also in the south stand

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

The player who stood out for me in my first ever game watching the Albion, was Danny Wilson, scored a couple of goals, one from the penalty spot, and absolutely ran our midfield, in a 4-1 win.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Technically probably Brian Powney as he used to come to the 30th Brighton Cub Fetes and us youngsters could take penalties against him. Dave Turner is probably the accurate answer, but another day I might say Charlie Livesey. I think both were slightly before Kit Napier.

 

[MattBackHome]

Gatting

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Sneaky George Parris as my first game was the one where he scored THAT goal

 

[southstandandy]

Kit Napier and Howard Wilkinson spring to mind. 1968 if memory serves.

 

[Doc Lynam]

Jimmys gonna get ya Case.

Also the Welsh wizard, Kurt Nogan and who’s pinched my brill cream Jeff Minton.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Didn't know much of what was going on but I was intrigued by the crowd keep going on about Nobby. Given that it turns out the game contained Foster, Ward, O'Sullivan, Stevens and a certain A. Ball, it ain't much of an anecdote but there you go.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Towner, Mellor etc

 

[Barrow Boy]

Johnny 'Granny' Goodchild
Dave Turner
Jack Bertolini
Brian Powney
Kit Napier
Bobby Smith
Mel Hopkins

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Alex Dawson for me but remembering Charlie Liversey enables me to plot my first year watching as '68 Blue Shirts white sleeves.

 

[beefypigeon]

Craig Maskell, Jeff Minton, Paul McDonald

 

[Surf's Up]

Jack Bertolini - I was intrigued by his name which, at the tender age of 5 sounded impossibly exotic

 

[Eeyore]

The player who stood out for me in my first ever game watching the Albion, was Danny Wilson, scored a couple of goals, one from the penalty spot, and absolutely ran our midfield, in a 4-1 win.

I'm going for Carlisle United, February 1985