Guessing in 1981 the Dell (Southampton) was the only Ground that was 100% terracing.
Its the same with everything though... my parents bought a three bedroom house (Bexleyheath) around then for about £50k yet it would be around £300k more now
Things don't change that much - 13 of the 1981 top division clubs will be in the Prem next season and, of the remaining 9, 8 will be in the Championship.
No wonder nobody used to go to watch Charlton in Div 3.....it was cheaper to stand at 14 Division One clubs and cheaper to get a season ticket at least 9 of them! (can't read Coventry!)
Bearing in mind that Manchester City got to the FA Cup Final in 1981, £26 for a season ticket looks pretty good value!!
My first game at The Valley was 1982 and I remember paying £2.50. At the time Brentford was £1 and QPR £1.50 to stand behind the goal, so Charlton struck me as being pricey!
Seem to remember when I was at school it was 30p at the Valley but 22p at Upton Park, and as many of their fans reminded me West Ham were two divisions higher.
Think it was £2.60 at Old Trafford and £2.40 at Anfield when we first went up there, four quid at Sellout Park!
Back in the Sixties you could shin over the wall for nowt, near where the away supporters now enter the Jimmy Seed stand. Of course I was a good boy then, and dutifully paid my one-and-sixpence.
Back in the Sixties you could shin over the wall for nowt, near where the away supporters now enter the Jimmy Seed stand. Of course I was a good boy then, and dutifully paid my one-and-sixpence.
Until they put the non drying paint on the top of the wall. My mum was well impressed when I got home red.
Historical perspectivism, as the good Marxists remind us, rightly. It wasn't that long ago that Man Citeh were in the third tier and almost blew their Wembley play-off final against Gillingham.
Historical perspectivism, as the good Marxists remind us, rightly. It wasn't that long ago that Man Citeh were in the third tier and almost blew their Wembley play-off final against Gillingham.
The season before City and Stoke both were relegated to the third tier on the final day. A fate which they have yet to fully recover from.
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Its the same with everything though... my parents bought a three bedroom house (Bexleyheath) around then for about £50k yet it would be around £300k more now
Losers match by match £3 in 1981 = £10 today
Bearing in mind that Manchester City got to the FA Cup Final in 1981, £26 for a season ticket looks pretty good value!!
Suspect at the time of printing prices had not been confirmed.
Think it was £2.60 at Old Trafford and £2.40 at Anfield when we first went up there, four quid at Sellout Park!
More likely that all the seats were STs. The Dell was a tiny ground.
Interesting how little difference there is between the divisions and clubs.