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, 201412 yr by Rembrandt

Did we not lose in extra time Barry Horne 30 yarder that went through felgates fingers. Went on the special train that got tear gassed at brum

1st away Blackburn 74

Best away Sheffield United 77 won 5-1

or hull city Friday night

Worst away notts county 1-6 in cup

Blackpool away with th'owd mon, maybe 74 or 75, making me 6 or 7. We lost 1-0. Could have been 'that' game? Dunno.

I knew it was Wrexham and I know we won 1 - 0 so just googled to check when it was.

 

Boxing Day 1980!

i honestly can't remember my first away, drugs and booze has seen to that.

tranmere away 1st round FA Cup 2-2

 

just checked it Nov 1983

 

my mate was the mascot for the replay, won a Junior Whites competition the night before

Wednesday away in 1997. 5-0 down at half time

Bury in 99, went to the same ground two days later watching Leigh RL v Swinton.

Port Vale 1-1 on the opening day of the 94/95 season

Burnley Oct(ish) 1994-

 

We Only Need Nine Men!

 

Got the train on my todd, missed kick off and a SJM goal.  Was intrigued by the half bricks caught in the netting that acted as segregation.  I was 14.  My Dad was not impressed when he learnt it was away!

1st away Blackburn 74

Best away Sheffield United 77 won 5-1

or hull city Friday night

Worst away notts county 1-6 in cup

The Sheffield Utd game was one of our finest performances in my time watching the Whites, remember Nickos screamer

The Sheffield Utd game was one of our finest performances in my time watching the Whites, remember Nickos screamer

 

 

Was a bit "Twitchy" getting back to car mind.

Was a bit "Twitchy" getting back to car mind.

Was worse the season before, night game we won 3-2

The Sheffield Utd game was one of our finest performances in my time watching the Whites, remember Nickos screamer

I was very young, all I can remember was it kicking off to fuck behind the goal.

I was very young, all I can remember was it kicking off to fuck behind the goal.

Was a bit moody outside on the car park as well.

Nottingham Forest FA Cup 3rd Round 1967. Got beat 4-2. I went with Jimmy Ramsden and his dad (RIP).

 

Great day out and got Jim Baxter's autograph - which I subsequently lost.

07 Sept 65 Huddersfield. My parents took me as a birthday treat. We lost 1 -0 very foggy coming home. First ever game I didn't make my Burnden debut until the following season.

1980 city away 2 - 2  draw came back from 2 down. last minute penalty scored by peter reid.

couldn't celebrate properly as my granddad had saved a bit of money by going in the city end of the kippax  

Nottingham Forest FA Cup 3rd Round 1967. Got beat 4-2. I went with Jimmy Ramsden and his dad (RIP).

 

Great day out and got Jim Baxter's autograph - which I subsequently lost.

 

 

I was at that game V! John Hulme scored both ours from memory and I always remember the Trent End singing the 'Mighty Quinn' song every two fucking minutes!

 

Edit - mine was Bury away. Must have been 64-65 season as that's when me dad started to take me to every home game and the odd away. I remember we lost 2-1 and Franny Lee scored for us. I was devastated. Seem to recall Alex Dawson scoring for them. Don't know what the crowd was but it was chockers - at least seemed so to me.

Edited May 1, 201412 yr by bolty58

I was at that game V! John Hulme scored both ours from memory and I always remember the Trent End singing the 'Mighty Quinn' song every two fucking minutes!

 

Edit - mine was Bury away. Must have been 64-65 season as that's when me dad started to take me to every home game and the odd away. I remember we lost 2-1 and Franny Lee scored for us. I was devastated. Seem to recall Alex Dawson scoring for them. Don't know what the crowd was but it was chockers - at least seemed so to me.

 

Just over 23,000 on.

Feb 1991 was my First away and it was a 2-1 win at Preston philliskirk bagging a trademark free kick and a penalty on the plastic pitch

Rochdale away in Div 4.  Think we were 2-0 down before John Thomas scored a couple.

If you can class them as proper away days, then Wembley twice in 95 when I was 5. Unfortunately my only real memories from the two are setting off on a coach from the Monteraze in the morning, watching Liverpool lift the cup and the Branagan penalty save.

 

After that it was Tranmere in 97 - Again, little memory other than it being a great atmosphere in our end.

Bury with my dad in early eighties. Stood in Manchester Road end amongst Bury fans. A young policeman asked my dad who he was supporting to which my dad replied " I was born and lived in Bolton for 25 years and I've lived in Bury for 25 years...where do you want me to stand the fucking half way line!!". Young policeman walked off without further comment.

Nottingham Forest FA Cup 3rd Round 1967. Got beat 4-2. I went with Jimmy Ramsden and his dad (RIP).

 

Great day out and got Jim Baxter's autograph - which I subsequently lost.

Your mate could be a relation

Edited May 1, 201412 yr by gonzo