What was your first game (5 Viewers)

Evo1883 · 2026-02-01T20:16:40+0000

I always thought mine was 1989 , i would have been 4 still but my dad told me it was september 1990 against forest 2-2

This just popped up on social media and this was the exact game , i was 6 years old

im sure my dad took me into the hertford arms on gosford street

Brighton Sky Blue · 2026-02-01T20:17:17+0000

Arsenal at Highfield Road in 1997, Paul Williams was sent off

covcity4life · 2026-02-01T20:17:45+0000

August 1993 west ham utd 1-1 Roy wegerle

Who needs cantona?

Ccfcisparks · 2026-02-01T20:19:31+0000

Cov 2 Derby 0 2003/04

ccfctommy · 2026-02-01T20:24:59+0000

It was in September or October 1995. We played a team in red. It may have been Nottingham Forest but I'm not sure

craigus12 · 2026-02-01T20:25:05+0000

May 1997, 2-1 loss against Derby.

SafeAsMilk · 2026-02-01T20:25:09+0000

Lost 3-0 to Forest 29th December ‘79

Jamesimus · 2026-02-01T20:25:13+0000

November 1995
Cov 3 Wimbledon 3

Vinnie Jones scored a penalty for them and Dublin and Rennie scored for us.

Paul Williams and Richard Shaw both got sent off for us near the end!

jas365 · 2026-02-01T20:25:23+0000

My Dad always told me he took me to Highfield Road before i was big enough to walk no idea who it was against though.

First game i can recall was the 5-4 vs Norwich on Boxing Day 78 (i think?)

Evo1883 · 2026-02-01T20:26:42+0000

This was my first away game Fa cup blackburn 1997

Adge · 2026-02-01T20:26:54+0000

Playoff final v Luton. Not really interested in football but got offered a free ticket.

Skyblueabo1111 · 2026-02-01T20:29:30+0000

Late 60s. I am old.West End, standing on a box.

Evo1883 · 2026-02-01T20:30:01+0000

Skyblueabo1111 said:
Late 60s. I am old.

Youve seen it all

Shannerz · 2026-02-01T20:30:06+0000

Evo1883 said:
I always thought mine was 1989 , i would have been 4 still but my dad told me it was september 1990 against forest 2-2

This just popped up on social media and this was the exact game , i was 6 years old

im sure my dad took me into the hertford arms on gosford street View attachment 48919

I was on the kop for that game, quite close to the Forset fans.

For some reason, they had this thing where whenever anything exciting happened, they'd jiggle (it's the only way I can think to describe it) their arms in the air and shout, 'it's enough to make your arms go wooo-oooooo-oooo!' It amused me.

Anyway, my first game was a terrible 0-0 against Charlton late in the 87-88 season. The pitch was a sandpit.

SkyblueSC · 2026-02-01T20:30:55+0000

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

Evo1883 · 2026-02-01T20:31:03+0000

Shannerz said:
I was on the kop for that game, quite close to the Forset fans.

For some reason, they had this thing where whenever anything exciting happened, they'd jiggle (it's the only way I can think to describe it) their arms in the air and shout, 'it's enough to make your arms go wooo-oooooo-oooo!' It amused me.

Anyway, my first game was a terrible 0-0 against Charlton late in the 87-88 season. The pitch was a sandpit.

Did we miss a penalty against forest that day , im almost certain we were in the spion kop too that day

Kilkline miss ? Feel like i remember him putting it over the bar

Skyblue03 · 2026-02-01T20:32:42+0000

Cov v Wimbledon 94/95 season, drew 1-1 big Dave Busst with the goal

Shannerz · 2026-02-01T20:32:49+0000

Evo1883 said:
Did we miss a penalty against forest that day , im almost certain we were in the spion kop too that day

Kilkline miss ? Feel like i remember him putting it over the bar

Quite possibly. It would explain why we had two penalty takers, and it was at a time when Killer started fluffing them more often than scoring.

skyblueheaven · 2026-02-01T20:33:24+0000

1980 Nov, Cov 2 Birmingham 1..hooked ever since.

Skyblueabo1111 · 2026-02-01T20:33:36+0000

jas365 said:
My Dad always told me he took me to Highfield Road before i was big enough to walk no idea who it was against though.

First game i can recall was the 5-4 vs Norwich on Boxing Day 78 (i think?)

What a game. I posted about that game the other day. I was corrected. It happened the day, after boxing day. I was living a lie for 40/50 yrs

Evo1883 · 2026-02-01T20:35:11+0000

Shannerz said:
Quite possibly. It would explain why we had two penalty takers, and it was at a time when Killer started fluffing them more often than scoring.

Found the video tagged it into the OP , he put one wide

TomRad85 · 2026-02-01T20:37:36+0000

My dad took me to 2 very close together and I always have to check which was first but its easy as I know it was Swindon Towns only season in the Prem. So I just check what season they were in it and check our results for that season. It was a 1-1 draw at home to Swindon and a 1-0 win at home to Ipswich.
Google tells me the Swindon game was almost exactly a month before, 3rd Jan 1994.

rhino1002 · 2026-02-01T20:37:59+0000

Coventry 2 Derby 2 April 1st 1967

trevorsathispeake · 2026-02-01T20:38:51+0000

Cov v Ipswich 1978 Score was 2 - 2 came from 2 nil down

Skyblueabo1111 · 2026-02-01T20:39:12+0000

Evo1883 said:
Youve seen it all

I have Evo, 62, just turned. I really hope we go up this yr, not for me. For younger fans. Even one season.

Sky Blue Heaven · 2026-02-01T20:40:38+0000

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.

Herb70 · 2026-02-01T20:40:55+0000

1970 Everton. The Willie Carr, Ernie Hunt donkey kick game. I think we won 4-1

RegTheDonk · 2026-02-01T20:41:10+0000

Fairly sure it was 1972 v Ipswitch, 'cause we had a penalty and I recall my dad saying "bone head" Blockley when we scored. Brought a City book a few years ago which typically I've lost and I'm pretty sure that game was on the front cover, or at least a featured photograph inside somewhere.

ajsccfc · 2026-02-01T20:44:14+0000

https://www.11v11.com/matches/coventry-city-v-charlton-athletic-17-september-1988-89010/

3-0 win over Charlton at the start of 88/89 season, I've always had a bit of a nostalgic soft spot for them since

Londonccfcfan · 2026-02-01T20:46:18+0000

3-2win vs Tottenham in coca cola cup.

We were 2 nil down!

1995

JimmyHillsbeard · 2026-02-01T20:48:26+0000

Coventry 1- 0 Stoke, 1970-1.

StrettoBoy · 2026-02-01T20:49:24+0000

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.

Ccfc_Addy · 2026-02-01T20:51:46+0000

15th October 1997 against Everton. My family and I had just moved back from the USA, I knew absolutely nothing about football. Our neighbours had season tickets in corporate and couldn't make the match, so offered their tickets to my dad and me.

Hard to believe everything in my life that probably wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for our neighbours at the time offering their tickets.

Skyblueweeman · 2026-02-01T20:52:11+0000

1988 vs Millwall at HR. 0-0. Hooked from then on.

rhino1002 · 2026-02-01T20:52:15+0000

StrettoBoy said:
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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Hi Stretto I take it you were born in Feb 1955 as was I

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