Your first England match

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Jul 7, 2003

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• Oct 24, 2013

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We often ask debutants on the Roar about their first Albion/Goldstone experience - who took them?/which terrace?/who were the opponents?/what year? etc

This week's guest on The Albion Roar is Mark Raven, a well-travelled Brighton and England supporter, which got us thinking - do you remember your first England match? Either on the TV or in person?

I've only ever been to one England match - against Poland at Wembley in 1989. England won 3-0 (Lineker, Barnes, Webb). I can't say I enjoyed it - lots of racist cat-calling, lots of aggression amongst the England fans.

My first memories watching them on the TV were the Home Internationals of 1976, though I do have to mention beating Italy 2-0 at Wembley in 1977. We should have won 6-0, we were that good - with Coppell and Barnes totally unplayable, and the Italians resorting to hacking and elbowing (a mere ticking-off offence in those days).

What about you?

 

BBassic

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Jul 28, 2011

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• Oct 24, 2013

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My first trip to Wembley was to watch England play Hungary in a friendly in 1996. We won 3-0.

My lasting memory is of seeing Sol Campbell come on and thinking "Blimey. That is one big *******".

 

Racek

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Jan 3, 2010

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• Oct 24, 2013

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BBassic said:

My first trip to Wembley was to watch England play Hungary in a friendly in 1996. We won 3-0.

My lasting memory is of seeing Sol Campbell come on and thinking "Blimey. That is one big *******".

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My first, was the Last England - Scotland match at the old Wembely loosing 1 -0.

 

Racek

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Steve2244 said:

My first, was the Last England - Scotland match at the old Wembely loosing 1 -0.

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Actually, that was a lie. Think it was against Brazil in a friendly.

 

papajaff

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Aug 7, 2005

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Brighton

• Oct 24, 2013

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England v Northern Ireland at the real Wembley. May 1974.

 

KZNSeagull

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Nov 26, 2007

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Wolsingham, County Durham

• Oct 24, 2013

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England v Hungary 1981 at Wembley. 1-0. Won the sweepstake on who would score first (Mariner) and saw kids sniffing glue on the Tube. Don't remember much else!

 

Albion_Dave

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Jul 4, 2011

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Eastbourne

• Oct 24, 2013

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My first England match was 1987 against Brazil. 1 - 1 draw with Lineker scoring. Stood on the old terraces in a crowd of 92000.

 

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• Oct 24, 2013

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Don't remember my first but do remember my son's. Against Switzerland at [new] Wembley. The stewards didn't open the turnstiles for a whole section which caused pretty close to a riot outside. Eventually got out of the crowds and round to another section to get in that way. Missed the first 10 minutes of the match despite being more than 30 mins early for kick off.

He was only 7-8 yo and hated the entire experience. Haven't been able to convince him to go back to Wembley since.

 

chimneys

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Jun 11, 2007

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• Oct 24, 2013

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Luxembourg at Wembley 15th December 1982.

9-0. Scorers- Coppell/Woodcock/Blisset (3)/Mark Chamberlain!!!/Hoddle/Phil Neal (plus an OG).

And in front of a crowd of under 34k.

 

Gazwag

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Bexhill-on-Sea

• Oct 24, 2013

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papajaff said:

England v Northern Ireland at the real Wembley. May 1974.

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Same match a bit later, Phil Neal scored the only goal and I can remember a false alarm bomb evacuation sometime during the match in our part of the stand, those were the days


Edit: It was 1978 http://www.11v11.com/matches/england-v-northern-ireland-16-may-1978-234712/

 

hans kraay fan club

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Mar 16, 2005

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Chandlers Ford

• Oct 24, 2013

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First TV recollection, is the 1982 World Cup.

First game in person was England v Brazil at the old Wembley. No idea of the year. It was a 1-1 draw, with goals from Romario and Lineker.

 

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willyfantastic

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• Oct 24, 2013

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England v Mexico at Wembley in 2010 just before the World Cup

can't actually remember the score....3-0?

 

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Albion_Dave said:

My first England match was 1987 against Brazil. 1 - 1 draw with Lineker scoring. Stood on the old terraces in a crowd of 92000.

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hans kraay fan club said:

First TV recollection, is the 1982 World Cup.

First game in person was England v Brazil at the old Wembley. No idea of the year. It was a 1-1 draw, with goals from Romario and Lineker.

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Same match, I guess.

 

Albion_Dave

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Yeah must have been. Mid week match, packed in like sardines.

 

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Penrose, Cornwall

• Oct 24, 2013

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England 5 Malta 0

12 May 1971

Chivers (2), Lee, Clarke, Lawler

It was a School trip and it was brilliant

 

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Chandlers Ford

• Oct 24, 2013

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Albion_Dave said:

Yeah must have been. Mid week match, packed in like sardines.

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Went on a Junior Seagulls coach. It took HOURS to get out of the car park afterwards. Made Bennett's Field look an absolute breeze.

 

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Jul 11, 2003

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The Fatherland

• Oct 24, 2013

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England versus Eire. Ron Greenwood was in charge, mid-week but cannot remember the year. Last game was Russia versus England in Moscow about 5-6 years ago.

 

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The United Kingdom of Mile Oak

• Oct 24, 2013

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None at the old Wembley but been to a few at the new one...

Brazil 2007 1-1
USA 2008 4-1 I think
Croatia 1-3
Russia 3-0
Scotland in August just gone - that was the best one.

 

strings

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Feb 19, 2006

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• Oct 24, 2013

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My first TV recollection of watching England was the infamous 7-1 win against San Marino.

The first (and only) match I attended was Fabio Capello's first game in charge against Switzerland at the new Wembley.

 

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My LAST match was a 4-1 victory over Holland in the 90s. It wasn't very nice. Great swathes of fans, including dads with small children, turned on the Dutch (the Dutch!) from the start with their walls of jingoistic sound, shouting down the anthem, effing and blinding and w......-signing and all the rest and I thought bugger that, I'm not coming here again.