What's your very earliest Everton related memory?

[Dario Terracotta]

Losing to Villa in the 1977 League Cup final. I was absolutely gutted

A proper Everton character building evening was that one

 

[blue61]

Not my main memory but the 86 final always sticks out as an 8 year old for 4 things.

My best mates brother crying for ages as his dad had got up in the middle of the night and scarpered off to the final without him

A street party where all the houses had either blue and white decorations or red and white decorations and food laid out

Vomiting due to eating a square piece of butter which I thought was a piece of cheese

Bruce Grobbelars save from Sharp header

I'd have to have a good think about earlier memories, the above day has always stood out to me.

Horrible reminder this. I was bang in the middle at the kopite end. I was in Wembley underground before Handballsen lifted the cup.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Ceefax / tellytext results service when my arl fella was at the match.
First ‘confirmed’ match memory was Cottees debut.
Have vague recollections of matches prior but would have to work out what came first and cba.

 

[mmmmsnouts]

Nobby Fielding didn’t sign me an autograph after a game in 1949 and I’ve had a hate-fueled grudge ever since.

Oh wait that was Dave’s first memory of Everton.

 

[summerisle]

Season ticket was nicked in the Gwladys Street - once Everton has touched you.

 

[toffeeblue9]

Wayne Clarke's winner against that lot in 1988 is the first memory I have of Everton. That was about a month before my 7th birthday and I only have a vague recollection of it. Things start getting a bit clearer from a out 18 months afterwards

 

[johnjoeefc]

Early 90s i was very young like 5. Remember my dad watching Everton and being that age I had no interest at all. I seem to just remember a particular moment where everton hit the bar in a match, or my dad saying the phrase 'go on son.'

 

[Dad watched Dixie]

Losing to Villa in the 1977 League Cup final. I was absolutely gutted

Cried myself to sleep that night.

 

[roy vernon]

Our kid, may he R.I.P taking me to most of the home games in the 62-63 championship season, I was 10 years old and must have been a terrible tie for our kid who was 18 at the time.but, fair play to him, he took me every week. Roy Vernon seemed to score every game, he and Alex Young became my heros. That was until 1966, when a certain ginger haired ball of fire arrived. He was and is the finest player I ever saw play for Everton.

 

[Swartzy]

Going out everyday in an Everton tracksuit and shirt. At that young innocent age where your mum and the washing machine is your enemy.
( 1 day less without the outfit on, not happening )

I could of gone with games, but this was an early and great memory. Although probably a pretty smelly one..

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

One that went down in infamy was the Coventry City game in 1970 Willie Carr donkey flick to Ernie Hunt free kick goal against us. Thought Ernie was a player sad Catterick didn’t agree.
Had earlier memories but this one and Jeff Astle goal in the FA Cup were my nightmares during my youth.

 

[Jeff Jones]

I remember asking my dad, red and my grandad, blue to take me to a game. I didn't care where.
It was in the early 1950's and I was about six.
My dad said I was too little and my grandad said he'd take me
He usually got a taxi, had a flask of tea with a splash of whisky - which he always gave me a sip of, and sat up top in either the Bullens or Park end.
Don't remember results but players were John Willie Parker, his favourite, Dave Hickson, Wally Fielding, Jimmy O'Neil and Cyril Lello amongst others.
I didn't know the difference then, but we were in the 2nd Division. OMG!

 

[degsy]

Bobby Collins sticking his finger in front of the face of some 6ft2in WBA grock, more or less asking him the Fat Harold question - Do you want to see me?
Grock decided (wisely) that on refection - no he didn't

 

[Blue Parkender]

My dad was a red and I just loved playing football, aged 9 in 1958 I asked him to take me. Something happened and we couldn't go ( thank the lord ), so he said I will take you next week to watch Everton. I entered a nearly packed Goodison and that was it. The following season I never missed a game and went with a mate from school, been a regular since then hardly missing a game. And love it just as much now at nearly 77 as I've always done. Nothing better than a few pints with your son and mates then 3 points.

 

[Brightonblue]

As a kid I actually had a red Hitachi kit. Only God knows why. Must have been some reason can't think why. Started supporting Everton when Gordon Lee was manager. Earliest tv was the Milk Cup final and reply. First game afterwards v Southampton at Goodison Andy Gray winner. We dressed our dog up for the (FA) cup final! Blue scarf everything.

I had a wolves kit !
Gold with a wolf badge Chuffed I was
Me family eventually intervened though.