[Football] Traveling Away With The Albion Way Back When

[Dinner with Gotsmanov]

I used to write to the AA a few weeks before away matches and they would sent back a printed turn by turn route to the away matches. This was okay if you had a passenger but trying to follow it when perched on the seat of a Mini Metro in the mid 80's was challenging if driving by myself.

I remember your mini metro, think 5 of us crammed into it for a trip to Cardiff in 1984.

 

[andy46]

my Dad bless him drove his Hillman Avenger all the way to Newcastle and back without any sleep for our magical day , remember Sunderland fans in our section , but cant remember why ?

 

[Dinner with Gotsmanov]

Carlisle away, first game of ‘84/85 season. Bought a train ticket from the club, £12 if memory serves. Out in Brighton the night before, stayed at a mates and then very early train the next day, in the pub (The Albion) for a few liveners then somehow found the ground, stonking 3-0 win an happy journey home. Great day out.

still do aways with the same crew by and large…

 

[El Presidente]

I remember your mini metro, think 5 of us crammed into it for a trip to Cardiff in 1984.

And we won 4-2!

 

[Dinner with Gotsmanov]

And we won 4-2!

Happy days, big man.

 

[Seagull on the Hill]

In the late 60's , the Albion's away following was quite small , generally between 50 and 100.
I used to travel on the Supporters Club coach and the pickup point was the North end of St. Peter's church. We would depart at 11 pm on Friday night for games "Oop North", and travel through the night, arriving in Manchester (for matches against Bury, Oldham,etc.)or Leeds ( Bradford City )early on Saturday morning. We would spend the morning wandering around the city before getting back on the coach to be taken to the ground. We were "little ol' 3rd Division Brighton" then, so there was no animosity from other teams fans ( that came in the 70's!).

 

[AnotherArch]

In the late 60's , the Albion's away following was quite small , generally between 50 and 100.
I used to travel on the Supporters Club coach and the pickup point was the North end of St. Peter's church. We would depart at 11 pm on Friday night for games "Oop North", and travel through the night, arriving in Manchester (for matches against Bury, Oldham,etc.)or Leeds ( Bradford City )early on Saturday morning. We would spend the morning wandering around the city before getting back on the coach to be taken to the ground. We were "little ol' 3rd Division Brighton" then, so there was no animosity from other teams fans ( that came in the 70's!).

I did some of those. Went on the coach if my mates were going, but I not I went on the train. I did Southport and then Rochdale, ironically when I was home from Manchester at the end of term.
The coach trips were a different world back then.