Your First Game

Remember it like yesterday, Brighton away at the Goldstone, 25 October 1980 (had to look that bit up!). I was 9, my Dad took me and wouldn't let my 7 year old sister go, and she is still angry about it now!

Tueart scored a couple in a 2-1 win, I missed both the goals looking the wrong way, but didn't matter because we were on Match of the Day later. Dad had passed me down to the front of the terraces and I was beside myself with excitement when the camera panned past where I was standing for about a second. Happy days.
 
although my dad had taken me to a few reserve games earlier my first league game was v aston villa april 1959. both clubs were in danger of relegation and whoever lost would almost certainly go down but whoever won would almost certainly stay up. city won 2-1 and bert trautmann was carried off the field shoulder high by supporters. villa went down and city stayed up. city were shit for years afterwards but i was hooked.

my first fa cup game was v southampton 3rd round 1960. despite being a 3rd division side they brought loads of fans and i was fascinated by their 'peculiar' accent. city scored first through colin barlow and had another disallowed for offside. this was going to be fun. but it wasn't. city lost 1-5.

my first derby was in august 1960. the game was abandoned at 2-2 and i can't recall seeing so much rain before or since.
 
1st Home Game
Jan 94 Arsenal Drew 0-0 I was 7 nearly 8

1st Away Game
August 96 Bolton (Burnden Park) Lost 1-0 When i was 10

Now on a run of 483 competitive games on the trot going back to April 2002 500 coming up next season all being well
 
I know the first game I went to, I even know the result and the scorers...thanks to the internet.
Can I remember anything about it? Can I fuck.
 
Newcastle at home late 60s , i think, we drew 1-1 . somebody called McFall was in goal for the Geordies ( i think that was his name) strange i cant remember anything more about the game , other than seeing Sky Blue shirts on that vivid Green / muddy pitch ,
 
Oldham 1st home game of the 88/89 promotion season got beat 4 1 roger palmer hattrick great day
 
City v Birmingham November 75 Colin Bell scored both goals in a 2-0 win but it was his last league game become he suffered his injury v the rags

First away Bolton at Burden in 78 2-2 draw
 
22nd October 1989 City 0 Aston Villa 2 (Tony Daley, Ian Olney) Att 23,000+
Line Up
1. Andy Dibble
2. Gary Fleming
3. Andy Hinchcliffe
4. Ian Bishop
5. Brian Gayle
6. Steve Redmond
7. David White
8. Trevow Morley
9. David Oldfield
10. Ian Brightwell
11. Paul Lake
Subs
Justin Fashanu
Clive Allen

A baptism of fire, but once you've got the bug there's no going back! David Platt played for Villa that day, prior to making a name for himself in the 1990 World Cup and playing in Italy with a certain Mr Mancini.
 
RyantheBlue said:
Tricky Dickys Right Foot Shot said:
1993 vs - Coventry at home I was 5 and it ended 0-0
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I see you got an exciting one ;)
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Young blues these days won't see thrillers like that again! ;-)

I remember a few seasons ago we played Tottenham first game of the season and Hart had a blinder, the game was very much like that from what I remember Andy Dibble had a quality game!
 
Liverpool think it was 1978 all i can remember is we won 3-1 & Mick Channon must of got at least one as i can remember him doing his windmill thing
 
My wife was lucky enough to be chose by the club to have her first game featured in the stadium. It's the one about her going to watch us v spuds cos she quite fancied Gary Lineker. Obviously she left the game as life long Blue.
 
1st home West Brom Sept 70 - won 4-1
1st away stoke Feb 1975 - Lost 4-0
1st League Cup - 1972/3 Rochdale home won 4-0
1st FA Cup - Boro home 1971/2 Drew 1-1
1st Euro - 1976/7 Juventus home won 1-0
 
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