Sussexscots
Fed up with trains. Sick of the rain.
22 March 1975. 0-1 home defeat by Blackburn Rovers.
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[Albion] When was your 1st Albion game ?
- Thread starter wigman
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January 6th 1962 - home v the all conquering (well they were pretty good at the time!) Blackburn Rovers in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. 20,405 people present, bloody freezing, the smell of Bovril and the roar of the crowd, inexplicably exciting and a 0-3 defeat meant an immediate introduction to the rhythm of the now all too familiar pre-match excitement and anticipation only for it all to be dashed in 90 minutes resulting in the short-term post-match re-calibration of my love for all things Albion!!
Meanwhile, 58 years later ................
Meanwhile, 58 years later ................
I'm asked this every time we have this same thread
Sadly it's a Colchester United website, they appear to have a web savvy version of Tim Carder.
Fignon's Ponytail
Well-known member
Mid 80s - beat Blackburn 3-1
I'm asked this every time we have this same thread
Sadly it's a Colchester United website, they appear to have a web savvy version of Tim Carder.
Cheers.
Maybe Hull City, when we were one down and scored two quick goals to win 2-1. If so, you'll be the same as me!
Hayes Seagull
New member
23 December 1972
2-1 home defeat to QPR. Amazing atmosphere in the North Stand, despite the defeat - I was hooked.
2-1 home defeat to QPR. Amazing atmosphere in the North Stand, despite the defeat - I was hooked.
Seasidesage
New member
Bristol Rovers at home. Yes that one Brighton 2 Bristol Rov 8 1973.
Not sure who was more upset, me at my first game or my uncle who took me who was a Bristol City fan.
Not sure who was more upset, me at my first game or my uncle who took me who was a Bristol City fan.
Brighton 2 Reading 1 (A.Duffy 2) March 27th 1970 - crowd 32,036 (Good Friday ?)
Why my father chose to take me (8 years old) to one of the biggest crowds in Goldstone history for my first match is beyond me. We were top of Division 3 but after this win but we lost the next 3 games , all away, and slipped out of the top 2 and only had 11,000 at our next home game.
I can remember it being packed to the rafters and standing near the floodlight pylons in the Chicken run North Stand end.
Why my father chose to take me (8 years old) to one of the biggest crowds in Goldstone history for my first match is beyond me. We were top of Division 3 but after this win but we lost the next 3 games , all away, and slipped out of the top 2 and only had 11,000 at our next home game.
I can remember it being packed to the rafters and standing near the floodlight pylons in the Chicken run North Stand end.
Rovert_Fugazi
RovertFugazi
- Feb 15, 2010
- 52
First match
3-1 victory Sept, I think Alex Dawson and Kit Napier were among the scorers, again I think. Came down by train, when I turned round the corner by the church that was to the south of the ground, looking over the beautiful green pitch and North Stand in full voice I was hooked.
3-1 victory Sept, I think Alex Dawson and Kit Napier were among the scorers, again I think. Came down by train, when I turned round the corner by the church that was to the south of the ground, looking over the beautiful green pitch and North Stand in full voice I was hooked.
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North-East Terrace on a milk crate in 1973 we lost 0-1 to Halifax.
ee ba gum that were a tough season.
ee ba gum that were a tough season.
Mostyn
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8th birthday present - 11th February 1978 v Burnley - won 2-1 apparently, have little memory of match beyond standing on crate on east terrace. Have just found the programme on eBay
BluesRockDJ
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- Jan 24, 2020
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Can't remember, but certainly in the early 60's