I was brought up and went to school in Muswell hill north London which is a suburb split evenly between Arsenal & Spurs. My father is one of the 1950s empire migrants and had no interest in football so it was Lucky for me that I fell in with a small crew of lads who loved the Gunners so aged 10 I attended my first game at Highbury (2-1 win v Wolves) I was hooked still love the club and always will Now days I live in Hertfordshire and most of the ex Londoners around me have Watford as a second club
Local side is Woking. Play in red and white and are struggling to find consistent form this season. Started supporting Arsenal because my old Dad staunchly refused to take me to see any other club if they were not playing the Arsenal. First game was the 1-0 loss to Leeds at Wembley in the League Cup Final many years ago now. I realised then that it was not going to be easy supporting Arsenal, but i have seen some great things...
My mother and her side of the family are from Hackney and although I lived there until I was two, I don't really remember the place in all honesty. From a young age I was donated Arsenal shirts, posters, mugs, watches by my Gooner Uncles. I also had an Uncle on my father's side who would give my old Liverpool shirts as he started following Liverpool during their heyday. I remember that I never wore the Liverpool shirts though as they were so ****ing ugly. One of the shirts was the green away kit from 1989, I think. I've moved all over the country and been to many different stadiums. My 'local' team were Peterborough for around 8-9 years. The Posh were my first ever game. They were in Division 3 when I used to see them. I've also been to a few Exeter City matches as I spent my teenage years in Devon. All the while though, I've supported Arsenal because I was raised as a Gunner. Although I haven't seen us play anywhere near as much as I'd like to, I have managed to visit Highbury 3 times. Yet to visit the Emirates but when I have the time and money, I want to go to matches regularly.
There have been a few Cym - one very sad and infamous trip to York on a pitch that was frozen solid springs to mind.....
My local Club would have been Brighton when growing up. Weirdly there's always been a big Arsenal support in the Brighton area. Alot of friends and family are also Gooners.
Growing up my local team were Sheffield United. I still follow them & go to games when I'm back home. The family tradition is my Dad, Brother & I always go to the home game between Boxing Day & New Year I started supporting Arsenal as my Auntie used to be David Platts Solicitor when I was little. I wrote letters to him & he wrote back He sent me a shirt & a few other things - top bloke! Following Arsenal started from following him
The thing that made Wrexham so bad was that we were the current League Champions and the season before Wrexham had finished bottom of what was then the 4th division.
