#MyFirstGame ⚽️
What was the first football match that you attended and what are your recollections of the game?
Could make a nice thread this one, please reply to this post with your memories, thank you.
#MyFirstGame 50 years ago today
West Brom v Nottingham Forest
A Div1 game on 9/1/71 and a 1-0 win for Forest. My only memories of the day are the walk to the ground with my Dad and a huge clearance from Peter Hindley, as a young lad I was staggered by the distance the ball went!
#MyFirstGame 50 years ago todayWest Brom v Nottingham ForestA Div1 game on 9/1/71 and a 1-0 win for Forest. My only memories of the day are the walk to the ground with my Dad and a huge clearance from Peter Hindley, as a young lad I was staggered by the distance the ball went!
#MyFirstGame 50 years ago todayWest Brom v Nottingham ForestA Div1 game on 9/1/71 and a 1-0 win for Forest. My only memories of the day are the walk to the ground with my Dad and a huge clearance from Peter Hindley, as a young lad I was staggered by the distance the ball went!
#MyFirstGame 50 years ago todayWest Brom v Nottingham ForestA Div1 game on 9/1/71 and a 1-0 win for Forest. My only memories of the day are the walk to the ground with my Dad and a huge clearance from Peter Hindley, as a young lad I was staggered by the distance the ball went!
#MyFirstGame 50 years ago todayWest Brom v Nottingham ForestA Div1 game on 9/1/71 and a 1-0 win for Forest. My only memories of the day are the walk to the ground with my Dad and a huge clearance from Peter Hindley, as a young lad I was staggered by the distance the ball went!
Dad’s first game OTD 10/1/53
#WHUFC v #WBA (1-4)
FA Cup 3rd Round Att.35,150
The first picture shows my late Dad (John Winkles, on the left) a month short of his 15th birthday, aboard a train with his mate at Birmingham Snow Hill Station on their way to see the game #MyFirstGame
Dad’s first game OTD 10/1/53 #WHUFC v #WBA (1-4)FA Cup 3rd Round Att.35,150The first picture shows my late Dad (John Winkles, on the left) a month short of his 15th birthday, aboard a train with his mate at Birmingham Snow Hill Station on their way to see the game #MyFirstGame
Dad’s first game OTD 10/1/53 #WHUFC v #WBA (1-4)FA Cup 3rd Round Att.35,150The first picture shows my late Dad (John Winkles, on the left) a month short of his 15th birthday, aboard a train with his mate at Birmingham Snow Hill Station on their way to see the game #MyFirstGame
Dad’s first game OTD 10/1/53 #WHUFC v #WBA (1-4)FA Cup 3rd Round Att.35,150The first picture shows my late Dad (John Winkles, on the left) a month short of his 15th birthday, aboard a train with his mate at Birmingham Snow Hill Station on their way to see the game #MyFirstGame
Dad’s first game OTD 10/1/53 #WHUFC v #WBA (1-4)FA Cup 3rd Round Att.35,150The first picture shows my late Dad (John Winkles, on the left) a month short of his 15th birthday, aboard a train with his mate at Birmingham Snow Hill Station on their way to see the game #MyFirstGame
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