What's your best memory of the Goldstone?

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Millwall in the play offs for me.

 

[kevo]

Forgot about the last home game of the 76/77 season, against Sheffield Wednesday. We needed to win to go up - 1-0 down at half time, Peter Ward had missed a pen too, I think. Came back to lead 3-1 then they pulled one back... but we hung on to clinch promotion - in front of 33,000. A thrilling end to a fantastic season. It was an evening game as well, which added to the atmosphere - there was definitely something about night matches at the Goldstone...

(Why has no-one mentioned the legendary 7-0 v Walsall yet?! That was one of the few home games I missed that season - together with the 7-2 against York!)

 

[tonymgc]

My first visit with my nan. 1994 vs York City, We sat in the South Stand & as usual she brought sandwiches, crisps & watered down to point of oblivion orange squash.
I can remember being intimidated by those rotten toilets & how excited i was to be at an actual football game for the first time.
Dad hated football so there was no chance he'd ever take me. To this day even though i'm 28 he gets worried when i go to away games & what not.

Now my nan has passed i think this is my favourite memory of her. At another game a tuft of pitch got sent flying into the stand when a corner was taken. Nan recovered it & i had my own little bit of goldstone turf for years.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Palace 75/76 season night game 33,000+ sammy morgan two goals,away fans in the south throwing smoke bombs! Big mistake,north stand responded with your gonna get your.........the whole north stand seemed to be shouting this,left side ,right side,middle but as three different groups went on for what seemed like 15 minutes then silence,palace fans seemed unable to respond just stood in awe

 

[strings]

Liam Brady coming out to convince the fans sitting in the centre circle (against Notts County, I think) to return to the stands, so that the second half could be played. I was only 10-ish at the time and was utterly transfixed.

 

[Marshy]

Deano free-kick against Ipswich.

Definately mine also

 

[nicko31]

Palace Boxing Day 1980, 3-2 to the Albion, 28,000 rammed into the Goldstone. My first match that meant I would only ever support my local club...

 

[kevo]

Palace 75/76 season night game 33,000+ sammy morgan two goals,away fans in the south throwing smoke bombs! Big mistake,north stand responded with your gonna get your.........the whole north stand seemed to be shouting this,left side ,right side,middle but as three different groups went on for what seemed like 15 minutes then silence,palace fans seemed unable to respond just stood in awe

That was only my second Albion game. And the one that got me hooked for good!! I remember my mate's dad taking us to the match and telling us to be careful. I think he was shitting it more than we were!

Think the attendance that night was actually around 34,500 - absolutely incredible for a third division match, even more so when you consider that although both teams were on the edge of the promotion race, neither were at the top of the table. That was also the match (allegedly) that 'Seagulls!' started to be chanted in response to Palace's 'Eagles!' - so that was the night when our nickname was born.

 

[Mendoza]

Apart from the obvious fans united and Storers last ever goal, mine would be being mascot against Pompey in 1990. It was just after my 10th birthday, we won 3-2, and standing on the pitch infront of 15,000 buzzing Brighton fans under the floodlights is probably my favourite Brightom memory ever...

 

[Fungus]

Probably one of the best games I've seen. We lost 3-2 but didn't care that much, because the game had been so superby entertaining - and Lawrenson's goal was arguably one of the best ever scored by a Brighton player (he ran with the ball from one penalty area to the next). We bombarded Wolves at the end but just couldn't score.

Knife through butter. So brilliant, yet somehow simple. Casual, almost.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Best game and fav memory even tho we lost was the cup replay against Liverpool in 1991 we lost 3-2. Mickey Small had a good goal disallowed, Byrne fires us ahead but that **** Rush got two typical goals.

So gutted we lost. More due to the fact that televised games were still quite rare and we would have been on the box as it was Everton in the next round, the draw and game having been done before the replay.

 

[Brighton till i die]

25,000+ crowds, packed in like sardines, it sounds like hell to anyone who doesn't 'understand', but I'd give anything to be able to turn back the clock and experience all that again.

And above all that, the crowd surges in the North Stand whenever we scored, or nearly scored. Jumping up in the air and your feet not touching the ground again until you'd traveled from half way up the terrace, all the way down to the front ...... magic!!

Even with our nice new stadium, and capacity restrictions and all that, I understand that safety is the priority, but we'll never experience anything like that again, and many of the younger fans here can only imagine what it was like. Happy memories......

Totally agree

Nothing better than a PACKED terrace and massive MOSH PIT surges.

unfortunately due to all the "safety" bullshit everywhere now we will never get those "experiences" again

 

[FamilyGuy]

Standing on the roof of the gents toilet in a 25000 sell-out to watch Manchester United - 1982? There was nowhere else to stand!

Standing by the half way line pre Southampton match when some BHA kids called Alan Ball over by waving their autograph books, and the look on his face when they said "take this over to Kevin Keagan and ask him to sign it will you please?" (He told them to f#ck off!) i think it was Keagans last match.

I also remember Beckham coming on for his first match.

I guess my favourite match was knocking Liverpool out of the cup at the Goldstone ... and I always enjoyed watching Gerry Ryan score!

 

[Trigger]

Any random night game really, they we're always something special at The Goldstone.

 

[Return of the Rev]

That was only my second Albion game. And the one that got me hooked for good!! I remember my mate's dad taking us to the match and telling us to be careful. I think he was shitting it more than we were!

Think the attendance that night was actually around 34,500 - absolutely incredible for a third division match, even more so when you consider that although both teams were on the edge of the promotion race, neither were at the top of the table. That was also the match (allegedly) that 'Seagulls!' started to be chanted in response to Palace's 'Eagles!' - so that was the night when our nickname was born.

33,300 lee philips is said to have started seagulls i was convinced he got it from me not 100% sure though,can't prove it

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

(Why has no-one mentioned the legendary 7-0 v Walsall yet?! That was one of the few home games I missed that season - together with the 7-2 against York!)

OK then. An absolutely foul night on the east terrace, torrential rain throughout and 0-0 at half time with a certain Roger Byrne dominant at the centre off their defence. One of our group went back to the pub before the second half started (a la "Pornomagboy").
Mullery sends the team out five minutes early so they can share the fans' experience and there then followed an unbelievable 45 minutes. Ward 4, Mellor 3 and that donkey Byrne left floundering.
I doubt that anyone who stood in the open that night has ever complained about getting wet at Withdean.

 

[kevo]

33,300 lee philips is said to have started seagulls i was convinced he got it from me not 100% sure though,can't prove it

I thought it originated on West Street - but that was the first night it was heard at the Goldstone...?!?

 

[Jimbo.GRFC]

moseley in goal for derby that night rev,melvin and the birdman stalking the mose

Melv, where did it all go wrong LOL

 

[BLOCK F]

Forgot about the last home game of the 76/77 season, against Sheffield Wednesday. We needed to win to go up - 1-0 down at half time, Peter Ward had missed a pen too, I think. Came back to lead 3-1 then they pulled one back... but we hung on to clinch promotion - in front of 33,000. A thrilling end to a fantastic season. It was an evening game as well, which added to the atmosphere - there was definitely something about night matches at the Goldstone...

(Why has no-one mentioned the legendary 7-0 v Walsall yet?! That was one of the few home games I missed that season - together with the 7-2 against York!)

Yep,I missed that game as well.Was on holiday with girlfriend in Cornwall,but heard the score on the radio and downed a few Cornish ales to celebrate.
Memories of Goldstone?Too many to mention,but plenty of them involved Wardy waltzing round hairy arsed defenders,leaving them for dead,sometimes on the ground, and going on to score yet another unbelievable goal!
Happy days!

 

[Notters]

What don't I miss would've been a much easier question. I can't think of much.

I used to love walking east up Old Shoreham Road after a match and looking back down the hill at the crowds and the floodlights.