Your first ever match - Memories

16 Sept 1967 - CAFC 3 ASTON VILLA 0  My Uncle Bob started taking me to home games and this of course was the first. Don't remember much about the game except being in awe seeing the players in COLOUR (only black & white TV then) from high up on the east terrace. I think that even then the Red Red Robin was played when the players ran out and for some reason my tiny brain cell seems to recall them being called 'The Valiants' in those days? maybe not? and also remember banging my head on one of those steel rails trying to walk under the terracing.... 

Drab 0-0 draw v Bristol City the year we almost went up but finished six points behind Palarse. 

Should've learnt from mine... Thank you Ronnie Rosenthal! 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VVtnLA28kCI

I had to stand up at school assembly to say what I had done and remember ending the presentation singing "Charlton Athletic are SOoooo pathetic!" 

995632 said:

Should've learnt from mine... Thank you Ronnie Rosenthal! 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VVtnLA28kCI

I had to stand up at school assembly to say what I had done and remember ending the presentation singing "Charlton Athletic are SOoooo pathetic!" 

Yep, i remember that game, the perfect hat trick, left right and header... wasn't bloody perfect in my eyes..

Simonsen said:

Jaybinho said:

5th February 1994 Charlton 0 - 1 Grimsby. I was 13 and had been following Charlton from around 87 after seeing photos on the back page of the Mercury. Didn’t get a chance to go to a game until a Charlton supporting family moved in near us on the estate. Remember the pitch looking really big and walking past some Grimsby fans outside The Valley pub. Often wondered if Mendonca played against us that day but can’t seem to find any info online. 

Yes...he scored the goal for Grimsby.

Salmon; Brown Minto Pardew Chapple (Balmer 73) McLeary Robson Pitcher Leaburn Grant Newton (Nelson) Sub; Bolder

Att; 7,534

I remember it - was in the north stand. Think he went through on goal south stand end and slotted it away.

SporadicAddick said:

Simonsen said:

Jaybinho said:

5th February 1994 Charlton 0 - 1 Grimsby. I was 13 and had been following Charlton from around 87 after seeing photos on the back page of the Mercury. Didn’t get a chance to go to a game until a Charlton supporting family moved in near us on the estate. Remember the pitch looking really big and walking past some Grimsby fans outside The Valley pub. Often wondered if Mendonca played against us that day but can’t seem to find any info online. 

Yes...he scored the goal for Grimsby.

Salmon; Brown Minto Pardew Chapple (Balmer 73) McLeary Robson Pitcher Leaburn Grant Newton (Nelson) Sub; Bolder

Att; 7,534

Interesting line up - only one sub allowed (?) and it was a keeper??

Three subs including big Bob, two of whom came on.

KBslittlesis said:

ChicagoAddick said:

The Jimmy Seed did go up in the summer of 1981 Inspector. Someone mentioned the Spurs 4-1 game. There was definitely more than 32,000 in the ground that night. I stood on the East Terrace for that and remember Spurs fans running through it brandishing knives. I was so f**kin scared. That was a huge win though and I remember waking up and seeing the report on the back pages of the newspapers - something that never happened in those days (who am I kidding, these too!)

So when exactly was this?
As I’m convinced it was my first game too.
I remember nothing of the game but I do remember standing on the East Terrace, the peanut man & then being scooped up as a bunch of fellas came running into the Terrace from behind the Covered End.
And the walk back to the train station I was sat on someone’s shoulders. There just seemed to be so many people there, more than I’d ever seen.

I was livid with my Dad over this game - he refused to take me, as he thought the chance of trouble was high - so he went with 3 of his mates, went to the pub after, then for a carvery meal, and got in very late that night totally hammered 

My Step Mum was very annoyed with him, but he couldn’t care less as we turned Spurs over 4-1 😆😆

Some good players in the Spurs team that day - Hoddle, Peter Taylor, Perryman, Naylor

Simonsen said:

Jaybinho said:

5th February 1994 Charlton 0 - 1 Grimsby. I was 13 and had been following Charlton from around 87 after seeing photos on the back page of the Mercury. Didn’t get a chance to go to a game until a Charlton supporting family moved in near us on the estate. Remember the pitch looking really big and walking past some Grimsby fans outside The Valley pub. Often wondered if Mendonca played against us that day but can’t seem to find any info online. 

Yes...he scored the goal for Grimsby.

Salmon; Brown Minto Pardew Chapple (Balmer 73) McLeary Robson Pitcher Leaburn Grant Newton (Nelson) Sub; Bolder

Att; 7,534

Wow… Thank you.

This has sent me down a rabbit hole lol
I had to wait 2yrs for my next football match (Bruv clearly used the trouble as a bargaining tool so I didn’t go to the Valley again 🙄). Our sister had moved to Birmingham and her friends were coming up to see her in their Escort van. They agreed to bring me along as he was an Arsenal fan and they were going to Villa Park. All the way up to Brum in the back of a van to watch a boring 0-0. Looking at the team they had that day, full of household names. But all I remember from that day? It was my first Bovril & it was lovely 🤣🤣🤣

Shag said:

1978 ish at home to either Blackburn or Bristol Rovers , can't remember which . All I remember is they had a funny kit .

Stood at the front of the covered end

1980 I think it was. We beat Bristol Rovers 4-0. The only things are remember from those first few games were some of the oddities (although not for time no doubt). Like playing China one evening and beating them 5-0. Someone sitting high up on one of the floodlights casually watching the game. He must have had a head for heights. And Millwall turning up outside as I think we later learned had had their game cancelled and the majority of the Charlton crowd rushing out of the ground to greet them...

Lordflashheart said:

KBslittlesis said:

ChicagoAddick said:

The Jimmy Seed did go up in the summer of 1981 Inspector. Someone mentioned the Spurs 4-1 game. There was definitely more than 32,000 in the ground that night. I stood on the East Terrace for that and remember Spurs fans running through it brandishing knives. I was so f**kin scared. That was a huge win though and I remember waking up and seeing the report on the back pages of the newspapers - something that never happened in those days (who am I kidding, these too!)

So when exactly was this?
As I’m convinced it was my first game too.
I remember nothing of the game but I do remember standing on the East Terrace, the peanut man & then being scooped up as a bunch of fellas came running into the Terrace from behind the Covered End.
And the walk back to the train station I was sat on someone’s shoulders. There just seemed to be so many people there, more than I’d ever seen.

It was 77/78 season - 15th Oct 77 to be exact 

I was livid with my Dad over this game - he refused to take me, as he thought the chance of trouble was high - so he went with 3 of his mates, went to the pub after, then for a carvery meal, and got in very late that night totally hammered 

My Step Mum was very annoyed with him, but he couldn’t care less as we turned Spurs over 4-1 😆😆

Some good players in the Spurs team that day - Hoddle, Peter Taylor, Perryman, Naylor

I was ten, and over the moon when my dad asked if I wanted to go. I spent the whole week listening to schoolmates telling me how Spurs were going to thump us (I  was at school in Erith so naturally I was surrounded by Liverpool, Leeds and West Ham fans). Can't remember the game but we were never so high on the East terrace - it was too packed to go further down. The euphoria when we scored, and the happiness strolling into school Monday, just convinced me being a Charlton fan was a great thing to be.

Covered End said:

ChicagoAddick said:

There was definitely more than 32,000 in the ground that night. I stood on the East Terrace for that and remember Spurs fans running through it brandishing knives. I was so f**kin scared. That was a huge win though and I remember waking up and seeing the report on the back pages of the newspapers - something that never happened in those days (who am I kidding, these too!)

The Spurs 4-1 game was on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

The Chelsea 4-0 was an evening game.

It was definitely dark by the time it kicked off on the terrace & the walk back to the station.
Was October (so I was informed further up the thread).

KBslittlesis said:

Covered End said:

ChicagoAddick said:

There was definitely more than 32,000 in the ground that night. I stood on the East Terrace for that and remember Spurs fans running through it brandishing knives. I was so f**kin scared. That was a huge win though and I remember waking up and seeing the report on the back pages of the newspapers - something that never happened in those days (who am I kidding, these too!)

The Spurs 4-1 game was on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

The Chelsea 4-0 was an evening game.

It was definitely dark by the time it kicked off on the terrace & the walk back to the station.
Was October (so I was informed further up the thread).

I don't wish to be argumentative, but it was a lovely sunny day on the 15th October 1977.
My dad supported Charlton & Spurs and his Spurs supporting uncle & cousin came to the game and stood with us. I remember the game intently.

I'm certain it wasn't anywhere near getting dark at any point.
I just looked back to our mid October fixtures this season.

This season we were away to Lincoln on Saturday 16th October and there was no loss of light walking from the ground.
Saturday 23rd October we were at Sunderland A and I had a 20 minute walk back to the station after the game and it was 100% daylight. 

It's neither here nor there, but I'm 99.9% certain you've misremembered.
Apologies.

NB Charlton 4 Chelsea 0 Monday 11th April 1977 was an evening game, so it was daylight when the game started and got dark in the second half. I think you are mixing up the two games.

This blog show the Charlton v Spurs crowd.
https://drinkingduringthegame.blogspot.com/

1969 Arsenal 0 Everton 1. Sat with my dad, who was an Arsenal fan, in the West Stand. My first Charlton match was against Millwall at the Den in 1976 with my Grandad. My next was the same fixture the following season. Both ended 1-1. My Grandad had just retired and decided he would take me football and I think Millwall was his choice but I told him I preferred the Red team and we went together for a couple of years whilst he still could. I recall My next game was a 3-1 against Blackpool and I was hooked.