When was the first time you went to watch your team?
Mine was on the 16th September 1995, Liverpool vs Blackburn Rovers who were the champions at the time. It was an amazing day.
I didn't know i was going until an hour before kick off when my dad called me in to the living room to tell me.
Originally I was meant to be going the game the following week against Bolton which we won 5-2 with Robbie scoring 4.
Anyway my dad called me into the living room to tell me the bad news.
"Sorry son but we were unable to get tickets for the bolton game"
I just slumped on to the couch, gutted. He then looked at me mum and then back at me and with a wry smile pulled out 2 tickets and said.
"So i thought we could go today instead"
I jumped out of the couch screaming yes as loud as I could, I had never felt so happy.
When I calmed down I realised who we were playing, none other than the champions, not only was I going to see my idols Fowler, Mcmanaman, Barnes, Collymore, Redknapp I was also going to see the likes of Shearer and Sutton, I was in Dreamland.
I ran up stairs and got changed into my kit as quick as i could.
I lived on Anfield road so we only had a 2 minute walk to the stadium.
we were sitting in the mainstand near the Kop End, I still remember the first time i saw the Kop in full swing singing You'll Never Walk Alone, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up.
As the match started i found my self just looking around the ground in awe and could keep my eyes off the Kop, then it happened the first goal I saw at Anfield, on 12 minutes from a corner the ball was passed to Redknapp on the edge of the area who unleashed and unstoppable drive in to the far netting, I was in raptures jumping up and down like a mad man, we were beating the champions. The first was swiftly followed by the second an amazing long range effort from Collymore.
Then my idol stepped up and made the day even more special, Robbie Fowler 'GOD' scored with an amazing diving header and it was 3-0 only 30 mins in.
The match stayed 3-0 and ended too quickly for my liking 90 mins flys when your having fun,.
Well that my memories of my first ever game at Anfield.
It would be great to hear some of your stories.
Your First Match
posted on 24/5/11
April 1976 Liverpool v Everton, David Fairclough's run from near the halfway line late on in the game.
Liverpool won 1 - 0, still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
posted on 25/5/11
August 75, age 7 first game of the season, Norwich at Maine Road. Think it was 3-0, Tueart got two and Bell got one or it might have been the other way round. Don't remember Norwich scoring but do remember sitting on the wall at the front of the kippax where my dad had deposited me saying "stay there, don't move, I'll come and get you at half time". I remember peeing onto the side of pitch cos I couldn't leave could I. I remember this policeman clipping me around the back of the head. I explained why I'd done it cos never disobayed my old man, well not until that day anyway. At half time my old man came to take me for a pie and a bovril only to be lectured by the copper and I got another clip round the back of my head.
Went every home game that season and also to Wembley for the league cup final.
Can't believe I had to wait till last week to see us lift another trophy although still glad of the 36 years I've had watching City and looking forward to another 36 if I am lucky enough to live to 79.
City Till I Die.
posted on 25/5/11
Same age as me Citizen.
I can't remember who it was against but I would also have been 7 or 8. Rovers at home in the old third division! Mid-70's.
I remember we won a penalty and I was so nervous I could not watch the penalty being taken. The crowd roared and we had scored. We won 1-0. Don Martin was the scorer, not that many will have heard of him on here.
I was annoyed with myself that night to have missed the goal. I have never missed another when I have been present at the games!!
posted on 25/5/11
first match was everton v norwich (1994/95 i think)
we went 1-0 up at half time thanks to paul rideout, then got slammed 5-1 (efan ekoku scored 4) Still remember the headline on the back of the echo 'EFAN WHO?'
Was in the gwladys street that day and we sang till after the final whistle, although we got battered loved every minute of being at GP and still do now.
COYB!
posted on 25/5/11
All I can remember is there were 4 of us all ten years old went Maine Rd. You could get a bus to town and a football special then without being molested. Behind the goals in the open at the scoreboard end. I have no idea who we played or the score but it must have been good. I have been going ever since.
posted on 25/5/11
The year was 1923, it was a cold wet and windy October afternoon at the Bridge and we were playing Burnley. The week before they had lost 4-1 to league leaders Huddersfield so we knew we were in for a thrashing. We won 3-2 though. It was the season that we got relegated from Division One. Those were the proper days of football.
Next trip was away to Southshields (who no longer exist) in 1925. A few clouds that day but it was good conditions for football. There had not been any rain for about 2 weeks. It finished 1-1 with John Howard equalising for us in the 76th minute with a header from the edge of the box. We finished 5th that year just 1 point behind Pompey. Ask BrummieBlue if he remembers any of these- I have been going to games with him for 70 odd years.
posted on 25/5/11
1978 against Derby uncle (rip) took me to OT for my birthday . the noise and atmosphere got me hooked .
TBH we were chaff , think we finished 10th that year . we were a good cup team at the time.
started going regular in the scoreboard padlock a couple of years later when we moved to ayres rd trafford.
posted on 26/5/11
Bolton-Stoke January 6th 1974 FA Cup third round. We had Roy Greaves, Peter Thompson and Barry Siddall in goal whilst Stoke had Geoff Hurst, Jimmy Grenhoff, Mike Pejic.
It was during the power strikes, so the game was on a Sunday, and then the Sunday trading laws meant you had to by the programme for 50p and that gained you free entry to the ground. Still got the thing framed on the office wall.
posted on 26/5/11
November 2nd 1963 Rovers v Sheff Wed 1-1 - Been hooked on the Rovers every since - Broken my heart a few times but also taken me to the highest levels imaginable.
posted on 26/5/11
First game attended at Ewood, 1957 I think against Rotherham(?) and I sat on that little bench that ran inside the wall on the Riverside, about 2 feet from Eddie Quigley's legs and near enough to Roy Vernon to smell his breath(!) My mate had a rattle and the players hated it! I was even younger when Dad took me to Turf Moor to see Stanley Mathews (I carried a buffet to stand on), he didn't play and I cried all the way home. I've been crying at footballers ever since!!