[Football] 1st trip to Wembley?

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GREASED WEASEL

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Mine was 47 years ago today!

England-Netherlands schoolboy international

 

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1966 World Cup Final. I only remember it vaguely - I was 4.
Still got a ticket for it somewhere.

 

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GREASED WEASEL said:

Mine was 47 years ago today!

England-Netherlands schoolboy international

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England v Netherlands, a friendly on 9 Feb 1977, in front of 90,000 (night time capacity).
http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1970-80/1976-77/M0507Ned1977.html

Thank you Tideway, who took at least two coaches, possibly more.

Cruyff, Neeskens, Jan Peters, Rensenbrink etc outclassed England.

Magical, I used to dream about that visit.

 

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Weststander said:

England v Netherlands, a friendly on 9 Feb 1977, in front of 90,000 (night time capacity).
http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1970-80/1976-77/M0507Ned1977.html

Thank you Tideway, who took at least two coaches, possibly more.

Cruyff, Neeskens, Jan Peters, Rensenbrink etc outclassed England.

Magical, I used to dream about that visit.

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I was there too,probably on the same coach!

 

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December 1969, England 1, Portugal 0. Went with my step-father's works.

The two things I remember most were the smell of hot dogs and the constant little flares all round the ground as people lit up cigarettes.

 

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1983 Cup Final.

 

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Probably v Switzerland but I was there for the '73 Poland debacle and the West Germany one (71?)

 

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GREASED WEASEL said:

I was there too,probably on the same coach!

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Mr Davies, Mr Short .... PE teachers .... were they into football?

 

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birthofanorange said:

1966 World Cup Final. I only remember it vaguely - I was 4.
Still got a ticket for it somewhere.

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Nice one to kick off with!
Mine was 17/10/73 with THAT 1-1 draw with Poland.

 

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wuntbedruv said:

Probably v Switzerland but I was there for the '73 Poland debacle and the West Germany one (71?)

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The Günter Netzer game ... Sat 29 April 1972.

 

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Weststander said:

Mr Davies, Mr Short .... PE teachers .... were they into football?

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can't remember which teachers?

Taff was obviously rugby

 

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19th March 1977 - England Schoolboys beat Scotland 2-0. Trip with the school - big day out for us at the time all the way from Devon.

 

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1983 Cup Final.

 

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dejavuatbtn said:

Nice one to kick off with!
Mine was 17/10/73 with THAT 1-1 draw with Poland.

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Not so good, that one.

 

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England v West Germany schoolboy International very early 1970s.

That huge green pitch

 

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Other than the Sunday market which I went to a couple of times in the late 70s, the first football match I saw there was England v Spain in 1981. Ended up 1 -2 and I don't remember a thing.

 

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MTSeagulls said:

Other than the Sunday market which I went to a couple of times in the late 70s, the first football match I saw there was England v Spain in 1981. Ended up 1 -2 and I don't remember a thing.

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that's a good point!

maye not the football

the dogs or Evil Knievel

 

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Weststander said:

England v Netherlands, a friendly on 9 Feb 1977, in front of 90,000 (night time capacity).
http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1970-80/1976-77/M0507Ned1977.html

Thank you Tideway, who took at least two coaches, possibly more.

Cruyff, Neeskens, Jan Peters, Rensenbrink etc outclassed England.

Magical, I used to dream about that visit.

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My first trip was also courtesy of Tideway School. England vs Eire, midweek, Lawrenson either played or was in the squad as I wore my Brighton scarf due to the occasion…….I think.

 

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England v Wales 1979 Home International 0-0

First caps for Kenny Sansom and Laurie Cunningham. Joe Corrigan was in goal.

A couple of months later I returned for The Who and AC/DC!!