Rembrandt Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) Apologies if it's been done before (it probably has), but standing outside Hillsborough yesterday got me thinking. And that's not so easy these days. My first away day should have been Hillsborough. My dad & older brother went, so I have the programme, but they wouldn't take me - they said the crowd would be too big at a FA Cup quarter-final, the club's first quarter-final since, erm, .......... oh, the previous season. It was 65,000 so maybe they were right. Instead my first away day came the next season, also the FA Cup, at St Andrews. Crowd of 56,800 but I was a year older & bigger. Maybe what triggered my thoughts was the programme shop outside Hillsborough. They had Wanderers programmes in the window from that era of games I was at. Enough to make anyone think. I guess that makes me officially a .......... an ......... a mature fan. Definitely not a Werthers 'owd codger'. Edited April 27, 2014 by Rembrandt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bwfcdan Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 My first away game was Blackburn away, would have been 1998 I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanGreavsie Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Oldham in the snow, 1978. Still got the programme and a special message from the manager: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Bury away for my 13th birthday with a couple of mates and my younger cousin, think I went to Blackburn away shortly after with my dad on a corporate, sat next to some actor from brookside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Blackburn with mi Dad c1967 They murdered us 3-1 from memory Remember the stands at Ewood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big City Girl Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Huddersfield Away (with NB) around 1990 I think. My mate had just passed her driving test so it was a bit of an adventure getting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deane koontz Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 It was Sheff utd at the arse end of 99, think we won that game. Recall bumping into our teachers from school wasted at the game which was amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Man U in the FA cup. Queued for ages with my dad for those tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjack Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Blackburn away for me - April 81 I think - Howard Kendall player manager for them. 0-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Pretty sure it was Blackburn away on the first day of 1976/77. We lost 3-1. Hot day. Loads of trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no balls Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Huddersfield Away (with NB) around 1990 I think. My mate had just passed her driving test so it was a bit of an adventure getting there Ha ha, her driving has never got any betterer. It was Emley in the cup at their ground wasn't it? Parked her mum's car on some rough estate fully expecting not to see it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic legs Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 3-0 FA Cup defeat at Coventry. Remember loads singing Reet Petite at HT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elson Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Sunderland Boxing day at Roker Park late 80's at a guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2980 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Grimsby 1st day of the season in 93(?). The 3-3 one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Just been on BWFC Stats and I was miles out. Bury was my 14th birthday we lost 2-1, Villa 3-1 win with my dad in the home end was my 13th birthday and therefore my 1st away game. The Blackburn corporate was 1999 and we lost 3-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggybwfc Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Oldham around 70, couldn't take my eyes of the Chaddy End, It was fucking ace. I can't even remember who won but vividly remember thinking our town must be hardest in the World.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted April 27, 2014 Site Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2014 Don't particularly remember but I first started going properly in 1980/81 and was at Notts County on the opening day of the season. Started with a 2-1 defeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Leeds 1982 at Christmas time, a bright idea of my brothers that one, I was only 11 (he was 21). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted April 27, 2014 Site Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2014 Port Vale in bout 71-72, 2-0 down when my dad decided it was time to go...ended up 2-2!! Think JB GOT both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydee Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Far too long ago to remember but do remember my lad's first away, Charlton 23 March 2002 for his 9th birthday. Sat in the Antigallican when Mrs Dee rang to see how he was, "yeah he's fine he's gone to the ground" says I, "where are you" says she, "in the pub" says I, at which point I had a sudden mobile signal failure! I will point out I wasn't totally irresponsible, he was with his mate who was 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Shirt Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Bury away on a Friday night. 98/99 I think Lost 2-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter superjohnmcginlay Posted April 27, 2014 Site Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2014 Bury in 1991 Brown scored, it was sunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) 13/12/74 Fulham away on the supporters club on my own won 2-1 just checked 8700 on Gary Jones and Whatmore nearly got filled in by Chelsea on the open end behind the net, just 10 years old. Edited April 27, 2014 by Mounts Kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 hull away that friday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjack Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I bet there aren't many better debuts than that! Will always be gutted I couldn't get to that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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