The first ever football game you watched

[The Salford lad.]

What was the first ever game you watched or when interest first kicked in , mine was Italy v France on tv Argentina 1978 .. whilst living in that picture post card village Cheetham Hill .

 

[chris63]

Man City v Leicester City 1969 FA cup Final. I was a 6 year old watching it with me dad. Supported them ever since.

 

[Mhh1960]

Man City v Leicester City 1969 FA cup Final. I was a 6 year old watching it with me dad. Supported them ever since.

Same game but 2yrs older watching it with my dad on a black & white tv.

 

[dickie davies]

A couple of televised games that stick in my memory are England vs West Germany when Gunter Netzer gave England the runaround


And England vs Poland when Clough described the Polish keeper as a clown and that evening everything hit him
Norman Hunter's error on the half way that led the the Poland goal and England not qualifying for the world Cup

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

United v Ajax, 29th September 1976. My dad took me. Was six. The rags won 2-0, with (shit on) Lou Macari and Sammy McIlroy scoring.

My next game was my dad’s brother taking me to Maine Road about three months later, v Coventry City where we also won 2-0 (Kiddo and Tueart) and where I found the vibe far more to my liking!

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Man City v Leicester City 1969 FA cup Final. I was a 6 year old watching it with me dad. Supported them ever since.

Same game, either 5 or 6 depending on the date which I can't be bothered to find, probably 6 like you.

Been pretty shit at glory hunting most of the time since tho ;)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

A couple of televised games that stick in my memory are England vs West Germany when Gunter Netzer gave England the runaround


And England vs Poland when Clough described the Polish keeper as a clown and that evening everything hit him
Norman Hunter's error on the half way that led the the Poland goal and England not qualifying for the world Cup

Mad to think that England didn’t qualify for a World Cup, other than by right, for 20 years.

 

[burning blue soul]

Stalybridge Celtic. I went with my older brother and my mates, was about 11. I was only there for the pies and fucking around in the woods behind the ground afterwards.
Don't know who they played, but someone scored a header from a corner.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Stalybridge Celtic. I went with my older brother and my mates, was about 11. I was only there for the pies and fucking around in the woods behind the ground afterwards.
Don't know who they played, but someone scored a header from a corner.

Almost died in that forest, decided as a kid while using a catapult to get conkers to run down it, only bouncing into a tree head on saved me.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

On telly — England v West Germany, 1966. No more need be said.
Live — England v Scotland, Home Internationals, spring 1967. Wembley seemed to be full of drunk Scots, but the atmosphere was incredible. Probably because of that, actually. Scotland were terrific (Law, Baxter), and they deservedly beat us. There were not a few Scots in the stadium who were seriously suggesting that we should hand over the World Cup.
First live league game — Spurs v Liverpool, autumn 1967. That was it. I was hooked. Not on them, but on the game.
Moved up to Manchester that winter, can’t remember exactly when. First live match at Maine Rd., City v Coventry, that season. Oddly, no memory of it, but I’ve still got the programme. First City match that I can clearly remember — the derby, August 1968. One of the few times that I sat on the Platt Lane benches. Great view over to the seething Kippax. I admit I was mightily impressed. Loads of rags on the Kippax, too, at the time. No segregation then.