Your first match

[Beagers]

Panathinaikos, European Cup 1/4 final 1971 for me,5 years of age and absolutely fell head over heels with the sheer majesty that was the old lady Goodison Park,remember this was only 5 years on from hosting a World Cup Semi Final,and its a love affair which will last to my dying day.

 

[EFCNIK]

1st January 1997. Lost 2 0 at home to Blackburn.

 

[The T-Dex]

Monday 4'th November 1996, Drew 1-1 with Coventry, Nick Barmby's debut, Graham Stuart pen and the Kopite McAallister scored.

Still remember the chills I got when that pen hit the net. Don't think I will ever forget it.

 

[Frank Drebin]

No idea. It was a night match though and I was spellbound.

 

[badger5187]

The best match in all the world when the mighty blues murdered Bayern Munich, I remember getting passed around the lower bullens on peoples shoulders, what a night.

 

[billybinghamsboy]

Night match,70/71 I think 0-0 with Burnley. Went with my Dad and his mate Tommy and his son Barry. All the things have been said in this thread, the lights the noise the greenest grass in the world.... but even the best descriptions only capture a small part of it. Ilive thousands of miles and decades away but I've got goosebumps just remembering it. My dads gone now and so's Tommy not sure where Barry is now, but that night will stay with me until I die.

 

[Fassbasstd]

I967 v Man City. Lived in Prenton and I was 15 before me ma allowed me go with me big bro.

I had three ****s on the day of the game.

Here it is, it still gives me goosebumps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weg8jYD854s

 

[thebluefox]

Boxing day 1986 away at Newcastle. 4-0 win.

the geordies clapped us off that day we were unreal ,prob one of the best performances ive seen out of an everton player that day trevor steven was world class that day

 

[thebluefox]

1st game i can remember beat chelsea 5 ;2 1969;70 pissing down rain ,howard kendall scored after about 12 seconds .

 

[EFC Si]

First match was when Everton toured Australia in 1986 or 1987.

First match at Goodison was v Spurs in 1997.

haha that was mine too!

 

[Beagers]

I remember it well mate,but what about the night the title was virtually clinched?when he waltzed by Clemence before coolly rolling it in towards the blue hordes behind the goal,aaahhh what great memories!!!!

 

[JamesBT]

8 Years of age

First match: Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Everton, 11 September 1999, Barmby and Gemmill.

First Goodison Game: Everton 4-0 Bradford City, 15 April 2000, Pembridge,Unsworth,Barmby and Collins

Quite the coincidence my first trip to Goodison was against Bradford and that is where i'm from. Or no coincidence and my dad picked that game on purpose. Whatever sue me.

 

[windymiller]

My first visit was the final game of the 89/90 season against Villa, a 3-3 cracker. I was a bit nervous because I was only 12 and I'd watched us get spanked 6-2 at their place on the telly a few months earlier.

 

[sussex blue]

Away to Spurs 1971. My first chance to see my hero Alan Ball. Played in the old gold kit.
Lost 3-0; Chivers (2), Gilzean
And my expectations were established from that day onwards.

 

[Groucho]

Hi lads - you may have seen the piece I've done for the site about my first match experience, and thanks to GOT and Chico for tweeting it - http://www.grandoldteam.com/news/fans-view/2012/oct/22/first-match-memories.

Anyone else fancy sharing their first Goodison experience?