First football match

[bolton_blondie]

So I have decided to take my son to his first match on Saturday. I may regret this as he’s only 3 and bounces off the fucking walls all day. Rucksack full of bribery snacks, I will be reet. Welcome to a lifetime of heart ache lad. 
 

Anyone remember their first match? 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 minute ago, bolton_blondie said:

So I have decided to take my son to his first match on Saturday. I may regret this as he’s only 3 and bounces off the fucking walls all day. Rucksack full of bribery snacks, I will be reet. Welcome to a lifetime of heart ache lad. 
 

Anyone remember their first match? 

I do.

Barnsley, a 2-1 home win.

My dad's place of work had a couple of complimentary season tickets, and they weren't being used, so he nabbed them.

 

[Zico]

 

 

[Winchester White]

4 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

So I have decided to take my son to his first match on Saturday. I may regret this as he’s only 3 and bounces off the fucking walls all day. Rucksack full of bribery snacks, I will be reet. Welcome to a lifetime of heart ache lad. 
 

Anyone remember their first match? 

My uncle took me and my cousin, I think it was PNE but might be wrong. Was in burnden paddock at the bottom end with no cover. I fucking loved it, must be about 35 years ago.

[frank_spencer]

20 minutes ago, Zico said:

 

 

My first game too buzzing about down the front of Burnden Paddock 

[DazBob]

Newcastle at home '81ish because Kevin Keegan was in town.

Think we won 3-1. 

Stood on the Embankment and the only thing I remember from the game is an old man eating a packet of biscuits in front of me and I really wanted one.

 

[Sweep]

18 minutes ago, DazBob said:

Newcastle at home '81ish because Kevin Keegan was in town.

Think we won 3-1. 

Stood on the Embankment and the only thing I remember from the game is an old man eating a packet of biscuits in front of me and I really wanted one.

 

Coincidentally, that was my first game as well. I also stood on The Embankment. I don't  remember a bloke with biscuits though

[1969]

76/77 season we beat Hull 5-1 I think 

Don't remember much of the match but I do remember running up and down Manny rd north playing football with a empty fag packet 

[TrickyTrotter]

Boxing Day 1968.   1-0 home defeat to Carlisle Utd.  Stood on Manny Road North with my dad.  Had to go down to the front to see, but could only see people's ankles because of the raised pitch.

Should have realised then it would mainly be a life of heartache and pain.

[Duck Egg]

Your lads very lucky to go so soon. I begged my dad for ages to take me with him and I was 6, nearly 7 before he relented. With the help of Simon Marland and a vague memory of Hugh Curran playing, I've realised it was York City, a late season 1-1 draw in 1975/76. 

[MancWanderer]

York at home Sep/Oct 71 Div3

We lost 1-0

My dad started taking me regularly the following season and we won the league. Thought that this footy malarkey was rather good

[tomski]

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

Coincidentally, that was my first game as well. I also stood on The Embankment. I don't  remember a bloke with biscuits though

I was at that game and I remember it. They were pink wafers 

[athywhite1958]

August 69, my dad took me against Millwall, won 4-1, I was hooked

[Ani]

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[Duck Egg]

1 hour ago, Ani said:

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Good to see No3 for the visitors had recovered from his broken leg. Pity they spelt his name wrong! 

[RONNIE PHILLIPS]

2 hours ago, Ani said:

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That's my first match. 

[bolty58]

Can't bring myself to talk about it.

https://www.besoccer.com/match/bolton-wanderers-fc/wolverhampton/19641903

Grown men weeping all around me. "I thought you said it would be fun Dad?"

Scarred (and hooked) for life. Then the same score line repeats in 2018. Mental cruelty.

[mickbrown]

Nope. Apparently my dad took me when I was six and I have no recollection of it. 
 

Must have been shite if I suppressed the memory 

[freds dad]

12 hours ago, bolton_blondie said:

So I have decided to take my son to his first match on Saturday. I may regret this as he’s only 3 and bounces off the fucking walls all day. Rucksack full of bribery snacks, I will be reet. Welcome to a lifetime of heart ache lad. 
 

Anyone remember their first match? 

Has he been naughty?

[Sweep]

8 hours ago, mickbrown said:

Nope. Apparently my dad took me when I was six and I have no recollection of it. 
 

Must have been shite if I suppressed the memory 

blimey, we were pretty decent in the 50's as well 😜

[bolton_blondie]

3 hours ago, freds dad said:

Has he been naughty?

My boy can do no wrong. 
 

 

[Breightmet Boy]

19 hours ago, Zico said:

 

 

I went seeing a fortune teller in Horwich before this game and she told me we won't lose it.  I was in the Manny Road getting ribbed at 2-0 down and smug we wouldn't lose it, then up popped Scott Green in the dying moments.  We'd of played DMBs if we'd of won the replay.

[Zico]

7 minutes ago, Breightmet Boy said:

I went seeing a fortune teller in Horwich before this game and she told me we won't lose it.  I was in the Manny Road getting ribbed at 2-0 down and smug we wouldn't lose it, then up popped Scott Green in the dying moments.  We'd of played DMBs if we'd of won the replay.

Not quite 

When the draw was made it was Bolton v Utd or Southampton 

Replay was at OT so it was expected they'd win and we'd have them at home

Which is probably why my dad got tickets as he took my watching Horwich RMI till that point

[Roger_Dubuis]

14 minutes ago, Zico said:

Not quite 

When the draw was made it was Bolton v Utd or Southampton 

Replay was at OT so it was expected they'd win and we'd have them at home

Which is probably why my dad got tickets as he took my watching Horwich RMI till that point

You are right about that, the reward for beating Southampton would have been Norwich at home in the last 8.Two seasons later Oldham's "reward" for beating Bolton was a semi final v Man Utd at Wembley.That would have been some occasion  back in 1994 when Bolton had an exciting team and some hooligans.Oldham actually got withini 1 minute of winning at Wmbley before losing the replay

Edited September 12, 2024 by Roger_Dubuis

[ZiggyStardust]

2 hours ago, Zico said:

Not quite 

When the draw was made it was Bolton v Utd or Southampton 

Replay was at OT so it was expected they'd win and we'd have them at home

Which is probably why my dad got tickets as he took my watching Horwich RMI till that point

Went to penalties at OT.

Giggs played keepy uppy all the way from the half way line to the box as he took his, then hit it straight at the keeper.