[Football] What was your first home game?

[Reecejackox]

As the first away game thread is doing well , thought I may as well ask , what was your first home game you went to?

Mine was Brighton vs York - can't remember the year , just know we won

 

[crookie]

12th March 1988. 2-1 v Walsall. Rougvie and Dublin with the goals I think

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[Blues Rock DJ]

can't be sure, but Wisbech 10 - 1 win in the cup stands out......could have been before that, though.

 

[wigman]

February 71, a boring 0-0 draw against Preston.

 

[withdeanwombat]

Brighton 4 Middlesbrough 6.

 

[Weststander]

Jan 76 Brighton 6-0 Colchester. We were mid table in the Third Division, but still drew 16,000. Under Peter Taylor initially, the club were about to rise.

Until that match, I knew little about the Albion, but got hooked immediately.

 

[Bob!]

February 71, a boring 0-0 draw against Preston.

28th February 1968
1-0 win v Walsall

 

[Gabbafella]

November 93, 1-1 with Wrexham.
Second game was a 4-1 win over Swansea.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

March 22 1969
Albion 4 Barrow 1

When we scored we threw the bobble hats our mums had knitted high into the air behind the South stand goal. I was eleven (just) and me and my eleven yar old mate mate had walked all the way from Portslade to the game with our brothers (both aged 8).

Our parents would be getting a a visit from social services for that today. Back then it was normal.

I have a feeling of deja vu - we had another thread on this I seem to recall....

 

[MisterE]

My first home match was to watch Albion beat Watford 6-0 to get promotion in 1958 - great match
Adrian Thorne scored 5
As an aside - later his father was in the next bed to mine in the RSCH - and he took my autograph book and got everybodies autograph that was at the club - and I still have it
Really great momento

 

[Weststander]

March 22 1969
Albion 4 Barrow 1

When we scored we threw the bobble hats our mums had knitted high into the air behind the South stand goal. I was eleven (just) and me and my eleven yar old mate mate had walked all the way from Portslade to the game with our brothers (both aged 8).

Our parents would be getting a a visit from social services for that today. Back then it was normal.

I have a feeling of deja vu - we had another thread on this I seem to recall....

Which part of the ground?

Going with an older brother I did the NS, with Dad the Chicken Run. Once I had a free rein, always the NS, although initially we would freely wander between stands. A far cry from the tightly managed control these days.

 

[TottonSeagull]

August 1978, lost 2-0 to Cambridge

 

[sams dad]

October 1962
A 1-1 draw against Shrewsbury

 

[flint]

So long ago I have absolutely no idea.
Sometime in 1957. I think when I was 11

 

[BN9 BHA]

I honestly can not remember my first home game, my father took me early 70s. I have worked out season 72/73 from some of the players I can vaguely remember in the Albion team.

 

[Jam The Man]

Albion 2-0 Palace April 1987 - Danny Wilson and Darren Hughes.
Hooked.

 

[Razzoo]

I've only been to see Albion once at home in my entire life. Northampton in 87/88, we won 3-0 I was in the chicken run.

 

[Invicta]

Nov 79. 4.1 defeat to Liverpool. Was hooked.... Can't imagine why !

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Blatant data mining thread.

PS - some time ago.

 

[origigull]

So long ago I have absolutely no idea.
Sometime in 1957. I think when I was 11

It was a long time for me also but thinking around 1964-65 season when I was 8. I could only go if it was not too cold or raining. I used to sit on the NE corner wall with my brother. Ventured into the NS when I was 13-14 and remember a pre-season friendly with Saints (1970??) which was my first introduction to football violence.