When was your first season ticket and when were they introduced at City ?

[xgorton]

My (much) older brother tells me that our dad bought him a season ticket for City as a present when he was nobbut a lad. This gave him access to all home league games plus all central League games (when the reserves played at Maine Rd when the first team were away). It was just before the war. It cost......ten shillings (50p). Ten bob was then, of course a fifth or a sixth of a working man's weekly wage. Still seems good value, though.
I assume he is telling the truth. I think he is.

I remember going to the central league games early 60s when I was a kid,they had all of the stadium open 63,000 capacity for a reserve match.Also remember the bloke going up the steps into the old scoreboard every 15 minutes to give us the latest score from the first teams away game,don't forget no local radio stations in those days news was hard to come by.

 

[droylsdenblue]

At a guess I'd say 1975, went for years before that but you could always pay in. Missed a few years a a ST holder when my kids were small but still went to more than I missed at home.Guessing I've had one for about 40+ seasons.

Just a thought...in 1978 I went to FC Twente in UEFA cup, ticket was £5.00, Season ticket in Kippax that year was £11.00 !!!

As to when they were introduced at City I've seen a ST from the Ardwick days, uncovered standing

 

[droylsdenblue]

Found this on the net.

 

[DennisTueart11]

After a few games 75/76 season in the Maine Stand my folks got season tickets in U Block of the North Stand where we stayed for around 10 years until my constant whining about wanting to move to The Kippax finally paid off.

I remained in The Kippax after it became seated & moved to The East Stand at The CoMS.

 

[bluegray]

My first season ticket was 91/92. Dad got it me for doing my exams. I had operations on both my feet 3 days after my last exam and the first couple of games i still had both feet in plaster. Walking back to oxford road station after beating Liverpool was tough going. I also remember after coming out of plaster my mate use to give me a piggy back to the ground.

 

[Bill]

sometime in the mid 70's but fuck knows when.

 

[tonea2003]

i think 84-85 season but was going on and off before then,
my earliest memory is my dad taking me to a reserve game when they played at the same time as the first team on saturday afternoon, must have been early 70's

 

[jay_mcfc]

Got my first season ticket the year we played in division two and got rid of it the season we won the league under Mancini. Yes I'm the jinx.

 

[Ric]

Got my first season ticket in the North Stand in 1987-88, great days with the likes of White, Lake, Redmond, Hinchcliffe and Brightwell all establishing themselves as first team regulars.

 

[geoff hammond]

Platt Lane 1976/77.

The first game that I remember going to and remember the score was 2-2 Sunderland cup game in '73 but I know this wasn't the first game I attended.