What was your first game (2 Viewers)

Stafford_SkBlue · Feb 2, 2026

Last home game of 1964/5 season Vs Swansea 3 nil

CovInEssex · Feb 2, 2026

Ipswich at home, lost 4-2 when we were 2-0 up, 2002ish

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · Feb 2, 2026

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

Yeah we were there that night, robbed as per usual couldn't see anything wrong with the goal.

And then we had to hitch hike it back to Cov because of the Liverpool fans smashing up the coach we came up on.

That's why I despise the Liverpool fans.

ptr · Feb 2, 2026

Few on here haven’t been to a game yet

Herb70 · Feb 2, 2026

Langers70 said:
City 5 Norwich 4,1977.I always thought it was Boxing Day,but apparently it wasn’t.If only all games were that exciting! Cheers Dad I’ve had the Sky Blues bug ever since

I seem to remember Norwich missing a penalty near the end of the game as well

xcraigx · Feb 2, 2026

0-0 with Newcastle in November 1994. I think Andy Cole missed a penalty.

Williescar · Feb 2, 2026

August 24th 1968 v West Ham lost 2-1 I was 8

albatross · Feb 3, 2026

March 1976 Cov 1 Arsenal 1

Skyblue Bangkok · Feb 3, 2026

Herb70 said:
I seem to remember Norwich missing a penalty near the end of the game as well

They did ,a great save by our keeper.

Citysince47 · Feb 3, 2026

April 8th 1947. City beat Swansea Town 3 1

Alkhen · Feb 3, 2026

My Dad said he was taking me to a Premiership game for my birthday, I looked through the fixtures imagining it would be Man Unt Vs Spurs. Turned out to be Coventry Vs Derby.... Cov won 1-0 and he got me a shirt with Huckerby printed on and I never looked back

Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 3, 2026

Alkhen said:
My Dad said he was taking me to a Premiership game for my birthday, I looked through the fixtures imagining it would be Man Vs Spurs. Turned out to be Coventry Vs Derby.... Cov won 1-0 and he got me a shirt with Huckerby printed on and I never looked back

My dad also got me that same shirt and name combination as my first one

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · Feb 3, 2026

Alkhen said:
My Dad said he was taking me to a Premiership game for my birthday, I looked through the fixtures imagining it would be Man Vs Spurs. Turned out to be Coventry Vs Derby.... Cov won 1-0 and he got me a shirt with Huckerby printed on and I never looked back

Love watching these old videos, quality players.

tokyojim · Feb 5, 2026

Vs Hull in the 5th round of the FA cup. Won 3-0.

tokyojim · Feb 5, 2026

ExmouthNeil · Feb 5, 2026

West Ham at home, last game of the season. I think it was very early 80's and we lost 5-2... I was hooked ‍
My stepfather got me a season ticket for the next season, the Bobby Gould era...
And here I am.......................

The Great Eastern · Feb 5, 2026

August or September 1966. Home vs Bury. Won 3-0 with our scorers being Bobby Gould (2) and the great John Tudor with the other one.

Cov98 · Feb 5, 2026

Burnley at home, 8th of October 2022. 1-0 loss.

Been living over in Ireland since I was 8 and despite going back over to see family most years for the past 20 years, only been able to get to a game once.. and what a shit game it was

Brian The Cov Scot · Feb 5, 2026

My first game was at Highfield Road was either in 1962 or 1963, too young to remember the game but I do remember the gaps in the Spoin Kop.
First game I do remember was in August 69 and the score was a 1-1 draw, IIRC Derby had just been promoted.

Snikpoh87 · Feb 6, 2026

Last game of the season against Everton in 1995 i think it was. It was a 0-0 draw, but remember being on the front row by the dug outs and in awe of the speed of Ndlovu. The excitement when my dad asked if i wanted to go with him was off the scale. We still go to every game together now.

Yorkshire SB · Feb 6, 2026

19th September 1998 - Coventry 1-5 Newcastle

Solid introduction, went ahead early on and then 3-1 down at HT.

Shannerz · Feb 6, 2026

Yorkshire SB said:
19th September 1998 - Coventry 1-5 Newcastle

Solid introduction, went ahead early on and then 3-1 down at HT.

I remember that we were playing so well in that game that I wasn't worried when they equalised competely against the run of play.

That will teach me.

LastChance · Feb 6, 2026

Cov v Newcastle early in the 1968/69 season. We won 2-1, I was hooked

Sky Blue Goblin · Feb 6, 2026

Was taken to the Coventry vs Chelsea game in the FA Cup in 08-09. Followed us since

Frank Alsop · Feb 6, 2026

Coventry vs Hull City 20 August 1966
Goal by Dietmar Bruck
League Division 2

alexccfc99 · Feb 6, 2026

Coventry City - Burnley - Sky Blue Archive

skybluearchive.com

1-0 win v Burnley in 2006

fernandopartridge · Feb 6, 2026

Yorkshire SB said:
19th September 1998 - Coventry 1-5 Newcastle

Solid introduction, went ahead early on and then 3-1 down at HT.

I think that was probably the last time we saw Jean Guy Wallemne

SeaSeeEffCee · Feb 6, 2026

Oxford in the Checkatrade followed by Exeter in the League Two Play-offs followed by Luton in the Championship play-offs followed by Man United in the FA Cup semi.

Hoping to catch another game soon.

Shannerz · Feb 6, 2026

fernandopartridge said:
I think that was probably the last time we saw Jean Guy Wallemne

It's fair to say that he failed to contain the threat posed by Alan Shearer.

Failed somewhat spectacularly.

sc1940 · Feb 6, 2026

I can't remember my first game but it was early 60s. Some games in the 60's stick in my brain though, such as the game against Wolves in the promotion year and Curtis breaking his leg in I think the second game following promotion (against Forest). I remember going to Anfield and being attacked by a police horse in the mass crowd trying to get in the ground, would have been in the promotion year or the following year, we lost 1-0 IIRC.

Gynnsthetonic · Feb 6, 2026

Bought this before Christmas as it was my first game, I want to frame it next. I also bought the QPR one from the next game as i wanted to see the pictures and report from that Arsenal match

Boondoggle · Feb 19, 2026

Apparently I was going to games with my parents and grandparents from 1965 onwards, including an away FA Cup game at Everton in 1966. The lived in Rugby and my dad had been converted from 'the oval ball' in the early 60s, and went to games both home and away.

I took over my mum's season ticket in the 1971-72 season. We sat in line with the edge of the penalty area, the same end that Peter Osgood scored at due to an Eric McManus error in December 1971, then promptly kissed him on the forehead.
I remember a game against Sheff Utd in the snow, though I remember the smell of pipe smoke more vividly, maybe 1972.
We went to many games over the next ten years, though my memory plays tricks. I remember a Tommy English hat-trick against Leicester in a 4-1 win and was sure Mark Hateley got the 4th, apparently not.

We moved to the South coast in 1982.
I went to the Saints v Coventry games as often as I could, the 8-2 loss being the most painful, even though our two goals were the best, and against Shilton.
My last game in person was a 1991 League Cup game against Rochdale (my mate supported them). I thought it was 5-0, but the records show it as 4-0.
I've always followed the results, though went to the dark side supporting Bournemouth when I moved south, still do, sorry.
My old man is 89 now and has this season's home shirt and watches all the games he can on TV. He reminisces about Jimmy Hill frequently, a man way ahead of his time. His mind is not what it was, and his mobility is limited, so the Coventry games on TV are a godsend for him. I've just bought him the "Sky Blue Revolution: Jimmy Hill at Coventry City 1961-1967" book from Amazon, as he was threatening to write his own memoire of those times. We'd have got page one about ten times before he'd give up. A bit beyond his capabilities nowadays, but hopefully the book will capture his interest.

Al

cov_george · Feb 19, 2026

Forest @home 1978, not sure if it was 77/78 or 78/79 both finished 0-0

robbiethemole · Feb 19, 2026

How weird to see all those first games in the 90's and thinking it's only a couple of years ago!!!............................. 30 fucking years hahahhahaha

PaulPUSB · Feb 19, 2026

robbiethemole said:
How weird to see all those first games in the 90's and thinking it's only a couple of years ago!!!............................. 30 fucking years hahahhahaha

In the summer we are the same amount of years away from euro 96, as we were in 96 from winning the world cup...

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