[Football] What was your first pay to watch football match?

brighton terra · Oct 22, 2020

Mine was a pre-season friendly between Porthleven and Helston in 1974. A bit of a local grudge match.

atfc village · Oct 22, 2020

Newport [iow ] v Pompey 1983 ,though had been attending games back to 1976 but with family who paid for me.

GREASED WEASEL · Oct 22, 2020

I've no idea,but I was certainly going to matches on my own for the 1st season in the old Div 1

brighton terra · Oct 22, 2020

atfc village said:
Newport [iow ] v Pompey 1983 ,though had been attending games back to 1976 but with family who paid for me.

The question was carefully worded to include games where other people, primarily parents, would have paid the entrance fee.

Return of the Rev · Oct 22, 2020

Brighton v Halifax 1970 15 pence.

GT49er · Oct 22, 2020

My dad took me to see an England Youth v. France Youth match in Eastbourne (The Saffrons, or was it Devonshire Park?) when my age could be comfortably expressed in single digits. France won 1-0 but somebody called Bobby Moore was an outstanding left half for England. Payment was via a bucket brought round.

GREASED WEASEL · Oct 22, 2020

Return of the Rev said:
Brighton v Halifax 1970 15 pence.

In old money? :lolol:

albionfan37 · Oct 22, 2020

Wolves, I think it was 1990 £2.50 in the north stand

GT49er · Oct 22, 2020

GREASED WEASEL said:
In old money?

Three bob.

poidy · Oct 22, 2020

Saturday March 20th 1994

Leyton Orient (H)

Adults £6
Concessions £3

Brighton 2-0 Orient

A day that will live in infamy.

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Weststander · Oct 22, 2020

The Garry Nelson 1987/88 season, watching from the NS. A wild guess £4 a match?

Some example old prices here.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/gallery/2015/feb/17/football-ticket-prices-old-ticket-stubs

Frankie · Oct 22, 2020

Wrexham v Chester 1962 , Wrexham won 6-2 , probably still the most violent game of football I can remember, it was like 11 v 11 personal worst enemies see who can kick each other to bits the most in 90 minutes .

Weststander · Oct 22, 2020

GT49er said:
My dad took me to see an England Youth v. France Youth match in Eastbourne (The Saffrons, or was it Devonshire Park?) when my age could be comfortably expressed in single digits. France won 1-0 but somebody called Bobby Moore was an outstanding left half for England. Payment was via a bucket brought round.

First class memory!

ExmouthExile · Oct 23, 2020

Fulham v Newport 1981

Worried Man Blues · Oct 23, 2020

Wimbledon vs Someone Isthmian League in 50s 60s cannot remember a thing my dad said we went!

happypig · Oct 23, 2020

Pre-season friendly between Malaga CF and Dynamo Zagreb in 1970

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 23, 2020

brighton terra said:
The question was carefully worded to include games where other people, primarily parents, would have paid the entrance fee.

I was going to football (Partick Thistle, thank you for asking) for years as a little kid before I could persuade my dad to stop slipping thruppence or a florin or whatever the *** it was to the turnstile bloke so he could lift me over the turnstile. Think the practice only stopped when I physically wouldn't fit into the space above the turnstile. I was probably about 12 or 13 by that time. So he reluctantly paid for me to go in. My wee brother wasn't so lucky and had to endure a further couple of years of turnstile-related shame :blush:

Lenny Rider · Oct 23, 2020

1973 South West corner, Brighton vs Portsmouth 50p for my Dad 25p for me.

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