[Football] What is the earliest you have ever left a game?

[Official Old Man]

Mentioned it before. Goldstone Ground, Brian Clough & Bristol Rovers. Sat on my ST bench seat in the south and got fed up at half time. Walked back to Hove station to catch a train, except there weren't any and I was still there when the rest of the ground joined me.
Just watched the youtube video. Strangely, the south is away which I don't remember, but a couple of Rovers fans going mental in the north.

 

[indy3050]

Albion v Millwall ( Hyypia era ). Half time, in disgust.

Same game we left for the concourse bar at half time and never returned!

 

[torchieboy]

Bmuff at home a few years back. Woeful. Knocky sent off. Left on 75 mins to get a train to Catford to join a family reunion which had started the day before. Family couldn't believe I watched football over them.

 

[Munkfish]

The only time I can really recall was around 80 mins away at Fulham under Hughton in the Prem. We had gone two nil up after about 20 mins and I left the game when Fulham’s 4th went in. Wet miserable night at the arse end of January.

Really didn’t fancy hanging around any longer.

 

[BLOCK F]

Away to Watford back in 1968, I think. My girlfriend was feeling unwell and we left at about half-time.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

West ham away when we shipped the 5th I think.

Yeah same here, think we were 3 or 4 down in the first half. Lasted until 60 minutes.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

West ham away when we shipped the 5th I think.

Yep 12 mins and I was off

 

[The Wizard]

Don’t want to come across as a ‘super fan’ but I’ve never left early, not even in the darkest of days. Understand why some do it as could mean home in half hour rather than 2 but it’s not for me.

 

[Mike90A]

MK Dons FA Cup early Jan. Cold in an empty Amex. Left at halftime as the Mrs was cold.

 

[Originunknown]

Half time, taken ill; I was gutted but we ended up losing the game

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Mentioned it before. Goldstone Ground, Brian Clough & Bristol Rovers. Sat on my ST bench seat in the south and got fed up at half time. Walked back to Hove station to catch a train, except there weren't any and I was still there when the rest of the ground joined me.
Just watched the youtube video. Strangely, the south is away which I don't remember, but a couple of Rovers fans going mental in the north.

No segregation or designated ends in those days.

 

[Gazwag]

Is there a link to a specific gold thread?

You're welcome

just back from the leicester game

what a load of shit it was i left at half hime we was lucky to be 2-0 down, sulivan who? he reminds me of mark walton allways in no mans land? adams out there was about 100 or even more who left at half time.

www.northstandchat.com

 

[CHAPPERS]

Albion v Millwall ( Hyypia era ). Half time, in disgust.

Snap. Awful waste of life that was. I also left a game a Withdean on about 60 minutes and ended up sitting at the bus stop until after full time

 

[southstandandy]

I left before the match even kicked off v Norwich at the Amex as I just got told my mother had died. Earliest and quickest I've ever left.

 

[maltaseagull]

Only time I’ve ever left match before the final whistle is when Bournemouth scored their fifth against us in the match at the Amex in Hughton’s last season. Just got up and walked out as no point in staying.

The only time I left early was my first ever visit to the Amex when Glenn Murray scored Palace's 3rd. Boo.

 

[Seagull on the Hill]

FA cup replay against Walton and Hersham.
Left after they scored their third, didn't know they scored a fourth until I got home.
It was a midweek afternoon kick off during the power cuts in the seventies, so I had sacrificed half a day's pay to be there.

 

[El Presidente]

It’s just a stupid league though isn’t it, and these scorelines are just embarrassing and further detract from what little credibility the SPL has. I imagine those who run the SPL hate it when small clubs get mullered by the Old Firm.

Neither Celtic or Rangers have dropped a point against anyone apart from themselves since October.

 

[El Presidente]

The answer hasn't changed.

Elm Park, early 90's.

We weren't even in Berkshire when the final whistle was blown!!

Was that the final match ever played at Elm Park?

 

[Lenny Rider]

Left at the end of normal time of the Sudbury cup replay at The Goldstone in November 96.

Sadly realised that I was wasting both my time and that of my babysitter that night (Mrs H was on the twilight shift) so listened to the dulcet tones of Mr Millard on South Coast Radio on the journey home.

 

[Stat Brother]

Was that the final match ever played at Elm Park?

I was for me!

If the match was a shitshow - 4-0 (maybe) after an hour with us playing like first half Chelsea and Radio 1 finding Mr Wendell more moorish than crack cocaine, then yes it was.