What was your first game (26 Viewers)

[Gleneagles65]

Not sure it was my first match but I still remember attending the 2.0 defeat v Leicester at HR in 1976. Weller opened the scoring in the first minute with the electronic scoreboard clock showing 2.59pm.

 

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[Ashdown]

Tuesday 20th December 1977
League Cup replay v Liverpool, lost 0-2.

 

[Sick Boy]

First home game was 2-0 defeat vs Arsenal in 1993.

First away game was 2-1 win at Spurs on New Years Day 1994.

 

[skybluelee]

1-0 v Sheff Weds, October 84. Terry Gibson scored, Oggy saved a penalty. My dad bought me the home shirt before the game and I don't think I took it off for a week. Completely hooked.

 

[Jarvo87]

December 1976, just turned 8
1-1 v Ipswich
Stood on the Kop with my Dad, right at the top. Don't remember much about the game itself. Do remember the walk across Gosford Park, the smells and just how cold it was.

 

[wingy]

I'm guessing here sometime in 64-65, not sure who as I guess my mum made him take as some sort of punishment getting out!
Dad and my uncle out on the beers while my uncle got freebies for working on Skybluepool.

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

1-0 v Sheff Weds, October 84. Terry Gibson scored, Oggy saved a penalty. My dad bought me the home shirt before the game and I don't think I took it off for a week. Completely hooked.

Just watched that. Gibson was a moaning little fucker wasn't he ? But what a player

 

[ovduk78]

1-0 v Sheff Weds, October 84. Terry Gibson scored, Oggy saved a penalty. My dad bought me the home shirt before the game and I don't think I took it off for a week. Completely hooked.

I think that was Cyrille Regis' debut

 

[RegiswasGod]

Vs Man Utd. A drab 0-0 draw in 1987

 

[Cov kid 55]

This was my first match, against Sunderland in the Fifth round of the F.A. Cup in March 1963, the month after my eighth birthday.

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Same first game for me, with my grandad who was from South Shields and a lapsed Sunderland fan. It was a month before my 8th birthday, Stretto Boy, so are you enjoying your 70th birthday year???? The 60’s what a great time to be growing up in Coventry - ‘city of skills and opportunities’!

 

[StrettoBoy]

are you enjoying your 70th birthday year????

I am, thank you.

it's the first year of my retirement, so I'm enjoying getting used to that. I just need City to be promoted now!

 

[skybluelee]

I think that was Cyrille Regis' debut

Pretty sure it wasn't but it was one of his first games.

I think it was notable for being Lloyd McGrath's home debut, which came about 6 months after his full debut at The Dell where we lost 8-2!

 

[willz121]

Cov 3-0 Villa! Dec 1992. Quinn 2 and Rosario! Couldn’t have picked a more perfect first match!

I had the exact opposite, my first game was Cov 0-3 Villa in September 1995. Savo Milosevic scored twice, with Dwight Yorke having put them into the lead in the first minute.

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

1983 0r 84 against Southampton I was in the west end with my Dad and brother caught the ball and threw it to a bald Southampton player

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

1957/8 cannot remember the game but we got relegated that year because we were in the bottom half of the 3rd Division North and they split the table did the same with the 3rd South and formed the 4 division.Dad had no interest in football then so I went with friends.I got him interested also the son and grandkids and the rest is history.
A name you don't see any longer were Champions that season "Scunthorpe and Lindsey Untied". They dropped the last part after promotion.
StrettoBoy enjoy your retirement and yes you will.Have faith.Your name hints you may come from the village first place i lived many mooms ago.

 

[Robinshio]

My 1st game was a reserve game v Derby, we won 4-1
Not sure of my 1st league game but my first one which i remember was Man U on April Fools day - they had some big names in there

 

[Shannerz]

1983 0r 84 against Southampton I was in the west end with my Dad and brother caught the ball and threw it to a bald Southampton player

David Armstrong, presumably.

A proper tufty, you don't see footballers (or men under 60) who look like him anymore.

 

[skysblue]

Cov 2 v 1 Wolves. 21st Aug 1965

 

[RegTheDonk]

The first game I can recall going to was one against Everton in the late 1970’s but can’t remember which year.

The first game I can remember attending and the result was the 3-1 win against Crystal Palace when Clive Allen hit the stanchion of the goal from a free kick and the goal wasn’t given.

Think it's prounounced staunshun

 

[Joe King]

9th March 1963 City 4 QPR 1 Terry Bly hattrick and Yogi Barr. Humphries missed a penalty. Stuart
Leary for them.

Great days!!

 

[Joe King]

Tuesday 20th December 1977
League Cup replay v Liverpool, lost 0-2.

I went to Anfield for the original game. A coach load of us went from Morris Engines where we worked. I remember being in the Kemlin Rd end, and city fans were louder than the Kop! Great games! We drew (obviously), and, as you rightly say, lost in the replay at HR.
Happy days!

 

[harvey098]

It would’ve been one of these. I used to write little match reports. Amazing that I didn’t end up in a career in sports journalism with writing as good as “No.10 McAllister sneaked a sneaky goal home”

 

[ovduk78]

Pretty sure it wasn't but it was one of his first games.

I think it was notable for being Lloyd McGrath's home debut, which came about 6 months after his full debut at The Dell where we lost 8-2!

I've just checked and you are right, Cyrille made his debut 2 weeks before in home game against Newcastle. The game against Sheff Wed was the 1st time I saw Cyrille play for us

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

I went to Anfield for the original game. A coach load of us went from Morris Engines where we worked. I remember being in the Kemlin Rd end, and city fans were louder than the Kop! Great games! We drew (obviously), and, as you rightly say, lost in the replay at HR.
Happy days!

And we got a good kicking if I remember rightly.

 

[wingy]

I went to Anfield for the original game. A coach load of us went from Morris Engines where we worked. I remember being in the Kemlin Rd end, and city fans were louder than the Kop! Great games! We drew (obviously), and, as you rightly say, lost in the replay at HR.
Happy days!

An Epic night that one and Tommy Hutch had the winner disallowed for something,a headed goal,a rare one.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Would be interested to hear from older posters on their dad/grandad’s first games. Any second hand accounts of people who watched Clarrie Bourton in the 30s or the infamously shite team from 1919-20?

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

David Armstrong, presumably.

A proper tufty, you don't see footballers (or men under 60) who look like him anymore.

Yes that was him

 

[TomRad85]

It would’ve been one of these. I used to write little match reports. Amazing that I didn’t end up in a career in sports journalism with writing as good as “No.10 McAllister sneaked a sneaky goal home”
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I remember all of these well as these were the years i started going regularly and really getting into it. I have a near photographic memory of the 99/00 season, some of the home performances were fantastic and thinking about it, it was as good as it got for me as a City fan, which is kind of sad, and also the 00/01 relegation season which was just dire. Fabian Wilnis scored the late winner for Ipswich, i knew we were fucked.

 

[koelarc]

Mine was a 1-0 win v Leicester in December 1986. Sure it was with St Gregorys primary school football team!
Don't remember the game being particularly exciting but knew I wanted to go again.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I remember all of these well as these were the years i starting going regularly and really getting into it. I have a near photographic memory of the 99/00 season, some of the home performances were fantastic and thinking about it, it was as good as it got for me as a City fan, which is kind of sad, and also the 00/01 relegation season which was just dire. Fabian Wilnis scored the late winner for Ipswich, i knew we were fucked.

When I first started going with my uncle I held an imaginary microphone and did radio style commentary during games. Would certainly have been a vlogger if the tech had existed

 

[wingy]

When I first started going with my uncle I held an imaginary microphone and did radio style commentary during games. Would certainly have been a vlogger if the tech had existed

It's never too late!

 

[MaltaSkyBlue]

My first game was one of the great escapes on 26/05/85. The final game of the season vs Everton who were champions. We needed to win our last 3 games to stay up.

My first game as well!

 

[Ellery Cairo's Wig]

February 1968 home vs Sheffield Wednesday. And I thought it would be like this every week!!

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Cov 3-0 Boro, 28th Dec 1996 as a 5 year old.

Sat in the north stand with my dad, grandad and brother. My only memory is it being fucking freezing, having a blanket across our legs and grandad sharing a flask of oxtail soup round at half time.

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

An Epic night that one and Tommy Hutch had the winner disallowed for something,a headed goal,a rare one.

Funny you mention Hutch and headed goals seen some old footage last night a he headed a great goal in that .The only thing was it was he was playing for Man City and it was in his own net