| What was your first away game? 22:54 - Aug 18 with 3416 views | wiltshireblue |
A video just popped up on facebook of the Bristol Rovers game in August 1991 at Twerton Park, Bath.
This was my first away game and 3-3, where we lost a 3-0 lead but what a great season it turned out to be.
I was 9 years old and went with my mum, the first game she tried buying tickets for - and ended up buying them in the Rovers end!. Made for an uncomfortable first half
Equally successfully is my first attempt at getting autographs after the game, so eager to get them I tried asking the first person out the door - who turned out to be the coach driver.
I do remember Devon White passing me his pint to hold whilst he signed, and i'm sure a pretty young Marcus Stewart. What very different days
I still have the programme somewhere with all the autographs from both teams, as well of course John Lyall [Post edited 18 Aug 23:04]
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| What was your first away game? on 23:03 - Aug 18 with 2157 views | pingu67 |
My first away game was Birmingham City opening day 95/96 season
Marshall opened the scoring just after ht but then brum come back and won 3 1
Pretty sure Paul Tait scored, ricky otto and Bowen [Post edited 18 Aug 23:05]
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| What was your first away game? on 23:04 - Aug 18 with 2148 views | SitfcB |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/h
A classy Dean McDonald finish to win it and a reward for the long Tuesday night trip on the Galloways, addicted to away days ever since. [Post edited 18 Aug 23:22]
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| What was your first away game? on 23:09 - Aug 18 with 2110 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
I think it was Norwich in the early ‘70’s.
It was 0-0 if I remember correctly and we stood on the terrace by the halfway line. My dad took me with a couple of friends from school who were budgie fans. Hung my blue and white bar scarf over the wall in front of me. I’d have been eleven or so then. |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 23:11 - Aug 18 with 2102 views | BluedanW |
Arsenal away in 1984. In the home end with my Arsenal fan Dad. I was embarrassing him as I was arguing with their fans when they were singing "we've got Mariner, you aint"
EDIT - I was only 9 at the time [Post edited 19 Aug 13:13]
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| What was your first away game? on 00:42 - Aug 19 with 1971 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Huddersfield 1998, 2-2, late David Johnson equalizer (I think). |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 05:42 - Aug 19 with 1766 views | Illinoisblue |
Leicester 1989. 1-0 win. Paul Cooper in goal for the filbert foxes. Dalian RIP with the winner. |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 06:01 - Aug 19 with 1750 views | Kropotkin123 |
Maybe Norwich 3 - 1 Ipswich in 96.
My Grandad took me and there was lots of swearing, no one sat down, and people ripped out seats at the end. So he didn't take me to another away game. |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 06:15 - Aug 19 with 1737 views | LegendofthePhoenix |
Not sure if this was my first away game, but it's the first I remember.
Stoke City Away, FA Cup 5th round, 13 Feb 1971. A 0-0 draw.
Memorable because exiting the ground, a Stoke fan vicar, wearing his smock and dog collar shouted "You lucky bug gers" at us. I was shocked.
Even now more than 55 years later, the TWTD swear filter won't let the word through. |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 06:32 - Aug 19 with 1714 views | ITFC_Forever |
Hull City, 16th December 1989, a few days after my 15th birthday.
A family friend from up the road took me on the yellow and green Eastern National coaches (Galloway came in towards the end of that season as they were cheaper)… I couldn’t believe we used these for away games.
Got halfway up the A1 and it came through on Radio 2 (Radio 5 started a few months later) the game was off due to a waterlogged pitch. The coach carried on the couple of miles to Grantham services for a cuppa and the Southend fans on their way to Grimsby we saw took the pee. How we laughed when we heard their game was then called off when we were nearly back home.
Tried again on 1st Jan 1990, it threw it down all day, we lost 0-5, most the team had been out the night before and there was an enormous traffic jam on the way home. The only saving grace was that we got there early enough to get in the seats, once they were full, everyone else had to go on the open terrace.
At 0-5, the soaking Town fans on the terrace decided to do the conga, so Staffs Constabulary decided to bring in the police horses.
Figured it couldn’t get any worse, so been going regularly ever since. Took me a few more games to see an away goal and then win away - after Vale, I joined the masses at Barnsley on another open terrace in the cup and we lost 0-2, then saw my first away goal from Mark Stuart (loan player from Plymouth) away to Watford, then saw my first away win on 1st Sept 1990 at West Brom, after being 0-1 down for ages, we scored twice in the last couple of minutes to steal a win, including a goal direct from a corner from Neil Thompson, the first time I’d seen us in the original Orange kit.
Next away game was Leicester, Stockwell’s double got us a 2-1 win and the Leicester fans shot out the window on one of the other coaches…. |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 06:39 - Aug 19 with 1697 views | Lesta_Tractor |
FA cup game at Forest in 97, still haven't seen us win there |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 06:58 - Aug 19 with 1668 views | WestStanderLaLaLa |
Arsenal 27/12/80. 1:1 Warky from the spot to equalise late on. His 23rd goal of the season! He’d scored the day before as well, beating that lot up the road 2-0 on Boxing Day. |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 06:59 - Aug 19 with 1655 views | Benters |
West Ham. |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 08:01 - Aug 19 with 1533 views | DJR |
Chelmsford City, FA Cup Third Round, 13 January 1973. |  | | |
| What was your first away game? on 08:19 - Aug 19 with 1499 views | PrideOfTheEast |
| What was your first away game? on 00:42 - Aug 19 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Huddersfield 1998, 2-2, late David Johnson equalizer (I think). |
Watford away 1991/92 | | | |
| What was your first away game? on 08:36 - Aug 19 with 1473 views | gainsboroughblue |
Stoke away 1988. 1-1 draw. Craig Forrest debut. Next one was Forest away in the cup same season. Went to every Sat away game from 89-92. Only away days I did in that first Prem stint was QPR, Liverpool, Forest, Cov twice and that last day at Sheff Weds in 94-95. Started playing local football on Saturdays and had a bit of a hiatus from watching in person until mid to late 90s. |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 08:38 - Aug 19 with 1471 views | gainsboroughblue |
| What was your first away game? on 06:39 - Aug 19 by Lesta_Tractor |
FA cup game at Forest in 97, still haven't seen us win there |
Jeez, that was a cold day. I sat in the Trent end with some Forest mates for that one. Forest were in the Prem, albeit having an abysmal season. They brushed us aside very comfortably though. | |
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| What was your first away game? on 08:42 - Aug 19 with 1463 views | Churchman |
Arsenal in the 1970s. We lost. |  | | |
| What was your first away game? on 08:54 - Aug 19 with 1430 views | IndependentlyBlue |
An undocumented pre-season friendly against Third Lanark (RIP) in 1958. We won 8-0, attendance was 103 and a dog.
EDIT: Sorry, this was just a joke entry. Wasn’t meant to be taken seriously.
First for me was Chelsea in the FA Cup some time late 60s/early seventies. [Post edited 19 Aug 21:38]
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| What was your first away game? on 09:02 - Aug 19 with 1417 views | andytown |
West Ham in FA cup, 4th round? 1985 or 86?
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| What was your first away game? on 09:03 - Aug 19 with 1416 views | longtimefan |
My first away game was the 1975 FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park against West Ham. Didn't go to the replay as that was a school night. | | | |
| What was your first away game? on 09:42 - Aug 19 with 1349 views | DJR |
| What was your first away game? on 08:54 - Aug 19 by IndependentlyBlue |
An undocumented pre-season friendly against Third Lanark (RIP) in 1958. We won 8-0, attendance was 103 and a dog.
EDIT: Sorry, this was just a joke entry. Wasn’t meant to be taken seriously.
First for me was Chelsea in the FA Cup some time late 60s/early seventies. [Post edited 19 Aug 21:38]
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Gosh!
I don't suppose you travelled there just for the game.
And here's an article about a time when they played Argentina and a combined Argentina/Uruguay team
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk- | | | |
| What was your first away game? on 10:01 - Aug 19 with 1322 views | MedwayTractor |
Arsenal, 23rd April 1962.
3-0 win, Crawford 2 & Phillips. TWTD.
My dad's car, parked in the street a few blocks north of the ground, was broken into and a transistor radio (remember those?) was stolen. Who cares, 5 days later we became champions of England. |  |
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| What was your first away game? on 10:03 - Aug 19 with 1320 views | blueislander |
Selhurst Park Easter Monday 1954.1-1 draw on a rock hatd pitch devoid of grass | | | |
| What was your first away game? on 10:22 - Aug 19 with 1283 views | Swansea_Blue |
Cor blimey, there’s some early ones on this thread. TWTD.
A rather late 89/90 season for me but so couldn’t tell you which match. Watford or Bristol City most likely candidates. Those two sides were regular away matches for the next few years. Swindon and a an occasional Bristol Rovers too at their temporary ground, but I can’t remember if I was at the 3-3 (possibly not) |  |
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