What Year did you starting watching and supporting the Albion ? If you can remember.

[catfish]

4th November 1972 2-2 v Cardiff.

 

[Marxo]

Must have been end of 1963 or beginning '64, my dad took me along with some of his mates, can't remember who we were playing (nor can my dad) but Norman Wisdom sang Sussex By The Sea before the match. I thought that was going to happen every match! I'm afraid I embarrassed my dad by asking who the man in black was but he forgave me and did take me again.

 

[SittingbourneSeagull]

1974 v Tranmere. Lost 2-0.

 

[willow147]

30 Aug 1975 v Cardiff. Lost 1-0

 

[mr sheen]

1983, v Notts County. Lost 1-0.

 

[banjo]

1974 would of been about right for my first game the crowds must of been 20,000 plus then if not more, or did it just feel like it because I was very young ?

 

[blue2]

around 1972

 

[kalinski]

1978 vs Fulham

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

1979. Can't remember the opponents ( it was a pre season match which narrows it down I s'pose), but I do remember watching from the West Stand

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

March 1953. Home to Swindon, lost 2-1. Been downhill ever since!

Fair play to you sir. Almost 60 years of watching the rollercoaster that is Brighton and Hove Albion , deserves respect

 

[hoyci]

First game 1988 lost to Chelsea wasn't really into football that much as I had just discovered girls. Still followed results. Started proper support in 1999

 

[Mileoakman]

Fair play to you sir. Almost 60 years of watching the rollercoaster that is Brighton and Hove Albion , deserves respect

Mind you I was only 8 at the time and my Dad who took me stood me on a old milk crate. I think he would turn in his grave if he saw me in the 1901 club and sitting in my padded seat!

 

[rocker959]

1963 aged 5

 

[pipkin112]

August 17th 1974......Brighton vs Crystal Palace....won 1-0

 

[rocker959]

Must have been end of 1963 or beginning '64, my dad took me along with some of his mates, can't remember who we were playing (nor can my dad) but Norman Wisdom sang Sussex By The Sea before the match. I thought that was going to happen every match! I'm afraid I embarrassed my dad by asking who the man in black was but he forgave me and did take me again.

Promotion game from old Div 4

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

January 31, 1976. 1-0 at home to Mansfield (own goal, I think).

I have a bit of a thing about matches against Mansfield.

The following season when we played them it was a top two clash, which we won 3-1. It was on my birthday so my folks came and we all had tickets in the West Stand. Wardy scored a couple I think and I got to meet him after and get his autograph.

Next season, we thrashed them 5-1.

Then there was the boycotted match at the Goldstone (intially suggested on these very pages by someone or other...), and of course the 6-0 at Withdean, first game back in Brighton.

Jan 78, my debut

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

First game ( I think) we lost 3-1 to Carlisle , I was hooked.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

6th Nov 1982, vs Man Utd. We won 1-0 thanks to a goal by Peter Ward, I was 7. First season I really remember going regularly was the 87/88 promotion season when we went up from Div 3 behind Sunderland.

 

[Woodingdean Gull]

1953 as a 6 year old, but I can't remember who we played. First game I can remember who we played was Tonbridge in 1954 and I think we won 5-0.

In reponse to an earlier post, Jimmy Langley was one of the finest left backs I have ever seen. Sheer class.

 

[kevo]

Next season, we thrashed Mansfield 5-1.

Jan 78, my debut

Wardy hat-trick! Not bad for a first game...