a night match against Oxford I think in 1968 no idea what happening but remember thinking the the lights were fantastic. First match I really remember boxing day 1970 Hull City 4 Sheffield Wednesday 4 hooked for life
Mine was in 1957 and I think it may have been Rochdale, not sure about that but it was deffo 1957 and I caught the bug!
We were 1-0 down at half time and went on to win 4-1 as you rightly say. I caught a train back to Pompey that evening and the Swansea Town players were on it. I got them all to autograph the programme on the centre page over their names in the line ups. Allchurch played for Swansea and he received a new Years honour that day. We had to change at Donnie and all the team went into the bar on Platform 2 and he bought everyone a drink including me. I was invited to carry on the rest of the journey to London with them. Good memories.
City v Notts County 1964 I think! remember forcing my way to the front then realising that I was too short to see the pitch over the wall! Some bloke sat me on the railings so that I could see.
Quite topical really but my first game at Boothferry Park was Hull City v Liverpool. It was a pre-season friendly in 1968 - I was 15 and had just moved to the area. I can't remember much about the match except the score was 5-3 to Liverpool and the man of the match, playing on City's left in place of the injured Ian Butler, was one Malcolm Lord.
City vs Scunthorpe, first match of the 65/66 season. we won 3-2. I was spoiled that first year, big crowds, big scores and Champions! I thought it would always be like that. Boy was I wrong. Dogsbody, you mentioned the Man U game in 1949. That was the day my parents got married and several members of the wedding party went to the match that afternoon. By sheer coincidence I have the same anniversary as them (albeit 34 years later). Some folk also took time out to go to City that day. A 1-1 draw against Scunthorpe. I gave it a miss.
Mine was in 1954 to watch Wilf Mannion,s home debut for us but I can't remember who we played. I remember my dad saying to me on the way in now your going to see a proper footballer.
Can't say it was my first match but the earliest game I recall was a friendly against Blackpool which would have been part of the deal for signing Stan Mortenson.This would probably have been 1955/56 season. The game was a draw, either 4-4 or 5-5. Mortenson scored a hatrick and was carried off injured.
I remember that game - I think Ray Clemence was in goal for Scunny and made some excellent saves. Also I notice one or two mentions of the Crook Town FA cup tie which came before my first match but several of my pals went to and it was their enthusiasm that prompted me to start watching the season after.
It was 1973. Crowd more than doubled from previous home match crowd as Sunderland fans outnumbered us.
Could be the same match as me - 0-0 v Bradford at BP in November 1987. My first memories though are of my Dad madly celebrating promotion in 1985. I think that's when my first real interest in football began, and at age 8 I was a bit of a later starter.
Hull City v Liverpool 1989 what a great day and I was only 11 ... Was right at the front in the East stand and I have been a season ticket holder ever since UTT
Great to see some cracking reading from these posts. I remember some of these games mentioned with fondness. I used to sell programmes inside North Stand entrance with my older brother (sadly deceased now) and can remember dashing to our seats as soon as the match started. If nothing else, this thread shows we all DO have something in common and that is the devotion to our selected football club. A big THANK YOU to all Posters ! !
My first game was against Oxford too but a little later, must of been early - mid 70s. 0-0. Remember being in Kempton down the front but not much else about the day.
That Blackpool friendly in 1955 was my first match as well (at least the first I remember). BP was packed (50,000 plus?). The score was 5-5, I was passed down over the heads of the crowd to sit on the edge of the pitch in the East Stand / North stand corner of BP, so got to see a lot of a bandy legged, Brylcreemed Matthews wearing a path down the right wing. Also remember Billy Bly in ripped green jumper trying to smuggle a ball out of the goal well after it had crossed the line. Ref. was having none of it.
Hull City 4 Mansfield 0 1965/66 season Sat in west stand with my dad Having nagged for a couple of years he Finally took me.. Dad always went in west stand seats I persuaded him to take me in bunkers a couple of seasons later then after his heart attack in 69 I started going on my own I still wish we had stayed in a revamped Boothferry Park .
