Lindfield by the Pond
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Not sure whether it was .......
Notts County 71-72
I'm told I went to this game
Which would have made it my 1st ever game
But I don't remember it
OK stattos and Sherlocks, here's a poser for you.
I am convinced that the first ever Albion game I saw was a 2-2 draw with Northampton Town at the Goldstone in 1972. Fred Binney was one of the scorers.
However, a certain amount of research since has revealed this can't be right. Either the team is wrong. Or the year. Or the score. Or possibly all of them
I made scribbled notes in a notebook and submitted a match report for a Radio Brighton (as it was then) competition. I didn't win. We stood in front of the West Stand.
Did I dream all this, or have I just allowed the ravages of time to get some of the key facts confused? Or is it all fake news?
All theories welcome
Fred Binney didn't play for Albion until 1974.
Northampton Town were not in the same league as Albion in 1972.