Memory Lane - your first Everton game.

[Rob17896]

Not sure if this has been done before but let the forum here what was your first Everton game and the details.

I will start, it was back in 1963, 11th May to be exact. I was 11 years old and had only just come out of hospital a couple of months before and was somewhat weak Dad had been able to get a pair of tickets for the GSE stand.

The game was against Fulham and we beat them 4-1 to win the 1962/63 league championship our first for many years. Roy Vernon scored a hat trick, suppose should have felt sorry for Tony Macedo but that is football. There was over 50000 attendance, at the final whistle the ground erupted as you can guess. All the players came out in the director's box lined up either side of Harry Catterick and John Moores.

That was my first baptism of fire.

What was yours?

v Forest 1969. Had been to reserves before ( Boys Pen. Always remember this lad. 'Forsooth' he would cry if the reserves conceded. William I think he was called) We won. Those were the days. Little did I understand I was watching gods.

 

[Blues Harp]

Fulham March 1961 ...won 1-0, Jimmy Gabriel scored at the Park end. Some fine memories since then, others perhaps not so much....lol. And always thankful I'm not a kopite

 

[billydane9]

West Brom Jan 1974 FA Cup. Played on a Sunday because of 3 day week and power cuts. 0-0 draw, was 7 don't remember much about the match but remember being amazed by Goodison and the size of the crowd

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

I remember going to the game with my dad when I was 6 in 1957, in fact I remember going to a few games, but don't remember who we played. What I do remember was queuing for the bus and the ferry back to Wallasey afterwards. It was probably more about going out with my dad than going to the game but it made me a Blue for life which is the main thing.

 

[mikey 62]

Everton v Chelsea 1971
Went with Dad and Uncle Frank put in the Gse pen
Tbh don't remmember too much about the game we won 2-0

 

[Dario Terracotta]

October 1977, Everton v Newcastle. Ended 4-4. Remember Bob Latchford scored 2 and Mick Lyons got one but can't remember who got the other goal.

Pejic mate.

 

[Gwlacticos]

Norwich away, late seventies. 0-0. Freezing cold. My dads mates Skoda broke down on the way back. Remember Mick Lyons mainly.

First home game December 1985. Beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1. Linekar brace and Trevor Steven goals. Can’t remember their goal scorer. May have been Marwood.

 

[judge]

It was against Middlesbrough in the league cup in the mid-70's. I think we played them twice in the cup during this period and both ended in 2-2 draws. Anyway, this was the first one, it was a night came in winter and it was freezing. I came down on one of the coaches from Middlesbrough having lived there from an early age and was a bit scared that my North East accent might make me a target for the 'scouse boot boys'. I managed to avoid this but, after the game the coach window got smashed by some yobbo and we sat there in the cold for an hour or so waiting for a replacement coach, until deciding to just drive back with the wind howling through the open gap. Due to the delay, when we got back to Middlesbrough the coach just dropped us at the depo rather than drive round the suburbs letting everyone off near to where they lived. Back in those days Middlesbrough centre at 2am was not the safest of places especially for a group of 14 year olds looking for a taxi (I went with some boro fans) and I ended up getting my head kicked in by some Boro nutters!
Incidentally, I went to the second 2-2 draw and this time my accent did trip me up and I had to leave at half time to avoid a beating.
I should've known then!

 

[Big Bob]

Towards end of 76-77 season went in enclosure with my dad and uncle. Always remember it being against Ipswich and thought we won 2-0, but just checked and we lost 2-0 against Ipswich that season and it was in the first half of the season.
We won last two home games 2-0 so maybe it was one of them. Then started going regularly the following season watching Bob score his 30 goals. Used to stand on a beer crate at the front of the enclosure so I could see!

 

[hallamblue]

As posted in the old photos thread, October 1974 against Chelsea, just after my 4th birthday. We drew 1-1. Dad took me all around the country in the late seventies and early eighties to watch us. Went to loads of grounds and saw lots of sights that a small boy shouldn't have seen. That's what gave me both my unwavering love for Everton and my disdain for modern football.

 

[Kenh]

Long time lurker, first post. My first game, April 1963. Everton 1 Spurs 0, Alex Young header. The attendance was 67,000 and i was absolutely blown away by the stadium, the green grass, the blue colour and of course the noise when we scored. I was 14 years old.The result took us to the top of the league and of course we went on to be champions for my second game, 4 - 1 against Fulham. I became a season ticket holder later but in 1979 moved to Canada.
I was exited to go to Goodison in August 2016 with my son for his first game, how appropriate that it was again Spurs. As you all know 1-1, shame we couldn't get a win.
He is of course now a blue.

That was my first game as well. It would have been on Boxing Day 1962 but as we opened our front door, the snow was really deep. I remember a bloke coming down the street and shouting to my dad, " The game is off, Jack".It was the beginning of the Big Freeze. Do you remember that when it thawed out, Catterick played all the First team in a Reserve game to give them match practice?

 

[gonetomorrow]

8th August 1970 - the FA Charity Shield at Stamford Bridge and a 43,547 crowd - Chelsea 1 Everton 2. Two fine teams playing silky stuff on a beautiful pristine pitch.

It was less than two months after England's loss to WGermany in the Mexico World Cup.

My dad and I were on one of our visits to London - a week or two of intensive sport watching. Football and Cricket mainly. Great days the 60s/70s.

 

[Tipp blue]

Was not long after getting my first job after school my Dad was not a sports fan so I never got to go to a game before (from Ireland) there was a few RS fans in work 2 man City fans a crystal Palace fan and me, we noticed that one weekend Liverpool were away to City on the Saturday and we were at home to Palace on the Sunday. So we decided to go to both games, Liverpool lost 1-0 Kiki Musampa scored for City then on Sunday we bet Palace 4-0 the day Vaughan became the youngest scorer in pl history. We ended up 4th that season and that was a very important weekend for us that year.

 

[bluenorthwarrior]

This was my first goodison game as well. Lower bullens with my Grandad.

Also went to the ZDS cup final where Bright and Wright did for us, not sure if that was earlier or later. All I remember is a car going around the outside of the pitch at half time.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Panathinaikos,9/3/71,I was five, just remember the glare of the floodlights, the greenest of pitches, the royal blue shirts,the majesty of Goodison back in the day,recall nothing of the game!!The love affair had begun and continues to this day