What was your first Albion away game?

[shaolinpunk]

Sheff Utd, 200..4?

We won 2-1 in stoppage time with a goal from Leon Knight on the counter. Richard Carpenter had given us the lead before a Kerry Mayo own goal

 

[jemwillett]

Grillingham v Brighton 1976 (I think).

Spider Mellor scored the goal, Pompey and a London team had their match called off and decided to come and join the shenanigans.

That was a home match. Pompey were at Palace and it was called off. Some Pompey fans were in the North stand.

 

[jemwillett]

v Crystal Palace in the FA Cup 1976.

Mine too. 1st round replay before the infamous 2 nd replay at Stamford Bridge which I missed to see David Essex at the palladium with my girlfriend (I was only 15)
2 all.

 

[jemwillett]

Selhurst Park, Nov 1976, Palace v Brighton, FA CUP 1st Round. 1-1 Anyone else remember that one.

I got lost at the end. A policeman helped me find my Dad. Don't remember too much else apart from driving up the A23 in the car after school. And it being v.dark. And it being the most exciting thing ever.

Mine too. It was great. I thought it was 2 all but maybe that was the first game.

 

[JOLovegrove]

Mine was Northampton in 2009 ish? (I think we lost. Any statos out there could find the match?) Was not only my first away game, but my first Albion game too. Didn't really know what was going on, but loved the oooooooooooo, your shit ahhhhh, from the goal kicks.

 

[Return of the Rev]

mine too. It was great. I thought it was 2 all but maybe that was the first game.

h 2-2 mellor,ward 29,510
a 1-1 mellor 29,174
n 0-1 14,118

 

[Guinness Boy]

Southend 1987/88. 87 end I would think. We lost in bright sunshine and stood in an uncovered terrace behind the goal. It "went off" in the corner and I went by Costa Express. I liked it so much I started saving enough for the next one at Walsall. The only change I made was that I went by train.

 

[Dandyman]

Palace, May 1978.

 

[Guinness Boy]

It was Reading funnily enough. They won the league that day and their was a massive pitch invasion at the end. We had a few thousand up there though.

At the old ground I presume? There were about 11,000 there and a good 3000 of them were Brighton I reckon. My mate was living in Reading at the time so I went up for the weekend. So what we did was go in to London on the Friday for some drum n bass, get back to Reading about 8am and get to the pub for opening time. I don't remember the game, just the pitch invasion. Odd that.

 

[HenryC]

Spurs Nov 77.
0-0, 48,613 crowd.

I seem to remember that was Paul Clark's first game. He nearly scored with a long range screamer. A great game for a 0-0 if I remember right...

 

[jemwillett]

h 2-2 mellor,ward 29,510
a 1-1 mellor 29,174
n 0-1 14,118

thank you. we had out lovely red shirt/blue shorts away kit.

 

[Mackenzie]

Additional question, how old were you when you went to your first away game?

None of my family were ever into football, so I was a relatively late starter being 15 when I took the train up to Selhurst with my mate.

 

[patchamalbion]

blimey, think mine is one of the most recent you old gits!

Lincoln 1-3 BHA 2000'

 

[LABHA]

88-89 season,away to the pikey slags,lost 2-1 record penalties in one game

 

[LABHA]

Semi final highbury 83,if we're counting big games though

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

Notts County 1984.
won two one with a Hans Kraay last minute winner.
Alan Young was playing for them and came over to us at the end and shook all our hands and said that he had never wanted to leave the Albion.
Top Bloke

1985. Twas a Sunday match for some reason.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

Second division at Manchester City we lost 2-0 1983/84 season, I am pretty sure that result killed off any faint hope of a late promotion push by us to go straight back up.

1984/85, although Brighton did go on a run after that and it was still mathematically possible on the final day.

 

[and smith must score]

Mine was the defeat at Watford in the F.A Cup 1984

My first league one was a 5-1 defeat at Pompey, same year.

I remember that, a bad day, bad result and they would not let us take the cup final flags in

 

[and smith must score]

20 Aug 1977 Southampton v Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 League Division Two

I remember there were 3 debuts including Sayer and Ruggerio and that there were people being led out in front of us by police for what seemed the whole game.

 

[bha25]

Macclesfield away, in like 2001 0-0 draw, got on the pitch at half time to do a pen shoot out I was in goal down the home end and got abused! awwww the memories hahaaaa