Do you remember the first time?

[finlaytheblade]

My first was the first home game of the 61 season.Who we played and what the result was,Ihave no idea.All I can say is that I have been going to beautiful downtown Bramall Lane ever since with all the ups and downs that entails.Just plain hooked;life just would not be the same without our beloved Blades.

That was the season we got promotion and reached the FA cup semi final,can't remember who the 1st match was against but remember winning the final one 4-1 Tony wagstaff scored on his debut if my memory serves me well, I think we played middlesborough

 

[Northyorksblade]

I were 3 so my memry's not too clear, but I'm thinking it were a Tuesday night match shortly before the old JSS came down. It were a big one too- all four stands thronging.

Was the game against Newcastle that season On a Tuesday? Somehow think not, but that game was packed, Loads of Newcastle fans in JSS but all very good humoured.

 

[alvblade]

Mine was round about November 65. Don't remember a thing about it but do remember my dad once told me it was against Everton. First games I really remember anything about are Blackburn a couple of years later and man city when a lad called mcrae I think made his debut in goal for them, may have been same game mcalister broke his leg.

 

[Deleted member 875]

I thought we were going to win, having actually survived a 2 legged tie against Ipswich (where we never won) and having hammered Palace a few weeks before.

These days, as you say, I expect nothing in such situations.

I went to Wembley that day, and had the only Palace fan in the United end sat next to me that day. My late father who was a big Crystal Palace. We stayed at my Grandma and Grandads in Croydon that day, and he took me out with his old friends who were all Palace fans and i got the pissed ripped out of me that night. As a lad i got took to a lot of Palace away games when they played up north, used to really enjoy it even though i was always a Blade,

Feel like I've mentioned this a couple of times already on here so apologies if I'm starting to sound repetitive...

My first was a 6-0 win vs. West Brom in February 2000.

I must be the worst 'glory hunter' around.

I was there that day, i lost my first mobile phone, an old Motorola and it got found by a kid in Beighton and i had to make the bus ride over from Chapeltown to Beighton to pick it up, and gave the kid who found it a fiver........

Me - Middlesbrough Sept 85 - lost 1-0
Mrs B - first and last Wigan H 03/04 - 1-1.

I'm sure Mrs B has been to more games than that, i remember that one, i went out and got slaughtered with Finny after. Christmas game.......

Interesting to know how different people get to watching the Blades, my dad lived in Sheffield briefly when young but always followed them with his brother when they left. I naturally supported the team my dad did when I was 5/6, first game in 1989/90 season Spurs at home I'm pretty sure we drew 2-2 and I stood on the kop.

I also watched Chesterfield a lot as a youngster as I played for them and got free tickets to the home games and occasionally had to ball boy but I'd never miss a Blades home game.

Then when I was 15/16 I watched the Blades everywhere with the help of a p/t job. Played on Saturdays at a semi pro level for 2/3 seasons at 18 until 21 so stopped watching again then got injured and couldn't get fit enough to play at that level so went back to boozing and watching the Blades home and away.

Kids and the fact I know live a few thousand miles away mean I don't see them much anymore and although I keep up with things I really don't miss it. I will try and catch the Boxing Day game but in a 2 week return there are tonnes of people to see so it might fall by the wayside.

We will return to the UK in a few years and I'll take my lad to the lane for years or torment and false hope. I'll drag the girl along as well if she doesn't go down the Barbies and dancing route her mum will want her to!

I got in to it thanks to my Grandad and Uncles on my Mums side. My Mum wasn't in to football with the notable exception of a teenage crush on Alan Birchenall, and my old man was a Crystal Palace fan. I grew up as a small child in the pig stronghold of High Green, however my Grandad took me to my first few United games and i liked United. Our old next door neighbour was a huge pig fan and i was mates with his lad, and they took me to Hillsborough in a vain effort of porcine conversion, one saturday on the old kop. It had no roof on it, i disclosed the fact that i liked United to another kid who gave me a chinese burn and made me cry until i turned in to a Wednesday fan, i refused and it didn't have a roof so i also got pissed wet through. A cold, wet miserable day, but it was life affirming.....

Mine was Blades 0-1 Walsall, the last game of the 01/02 season. God knows what grabbed me about it, the game was dreadful! At least a 2-1 win against Liverpool made up for it later that year (my 3rd game I think).

I was there, a lot of Unitedites weren't too disappointed as a Walsall win increased the likelihood of Wednesday getting relegated to the old Third Division.


My first game was a night match, i was staying at my Grandma and Grandads, Grandma went to the bingo, Grandad wanted to go to the match, so he took me along. Old 4th Division, i saw us beat Northampton 7-3, then 4 years ago i decided to take Brownie jnr to his first game and joked he wouldnt see a 10 goal thriller. It wasn't far off as we watched United beat Bournemouth 5-3

 

[DifferentClass]

Was the game against Newcastle that season On a Tuesday? Somehow think not, but that game was packed, Loads of Newcastle fans in JSS but all very good humoured.

Mighta been now I think about it. Thanks!

 

[blade67]

Chelsea 2-1 Feb 75 followed by Fulham 2-1 , Oct 77. best an all

season ticket in 1979 and never been happy since!!

 

[bornandbred]

1960-61 or 1961-62 season?

If 1960-61 beat Plymouth 3-0 (Tues night).Pace, Russell and Hodgson
If 1961-62 beat Wolves 2-1 (Pace and Hodgson)

It was the 61/2 season.Dad had a Season Ticket and decided that at the ripe old age of 8 I should start going as well.That was in the old John Street Stand just in front of the reporters: room.

 

[bladesmanluke]

18/02/2000 at 6 years old I watched United thump West Brom 6-0 with my late grandad. Caught a bug I just can't seem to shake. Marcus Bent scored a hat trick that day apparently. I don't remember much

 

[heeleygerman]

That was the season we got promotion and reached the FA cup semi final,can't remember who the 1st match was against but remember winning the final one 4-1 Tony wagstaff scored on his debut if my memory serves me well, I think we played middlesborough

it was middlesborough and 4-1,this was my second game.my first was the home game before,we beat derby county 3-1.

 

[blade too long]

my first time was with lisa wilson behind the bike sheds at school

 

[Silent Blade]

my first was the home game before,we beat derby county 3-1.

 

[blade too long]

my first time was with lisa wilson behind the bike sheds at school

I should have read the thread for clarity

 

[N20 Blade]

my first time was with lisa wilson behind the bike sheds at school

I'm amazed it's taken so long for someone to post this...

 

[cahill]

Can't remember my first game as I was just a nipper..My Dad was a Blade and would have started going back in the late 30's I would have thought..can't remember my Grandparents being into Football much though..he started taking me..My Brother's first game was Leeds 3-0 game in '71..My Daughter and my Son's first game was a 2-1 defeat ..night game at the Lane...Grandson was in the Prem season when he was 5,but not sure which game..Grandaughter was first game back in League one..Brentford I think...I've got another Grandson who will probably be lost to the darkside because of his Dad...I'll try and rescue him though.

That Leeds game was very early in the season and part of a 4 match winning start which saw us beat the 3 previous seasons Champions, Arsenal, Leeds, Everton and Southampton. We were top of the League and unbeaten until October.
God the memories

 

[brownie4583]

Here is the evidence that Shilton didnt wear the all white kit like you had thought! The photo is when Bill Dearden got upended by Shilton, the ref awarded us a penalty. Geoff Salmons (who had left us for Stoke in the previous summer), thinking that Woody was to take the penalty, advised Shilton to dive left. To Salmons surprise it was Keith Eddy who took the penalty and sent Shilton the wrong way to give us the lead

 

[Silent Blade]

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This isnt at Bramall Lane (photo was taken at Filbert Street, actually!) and where are the crowd and the rest of the players?

 

[Yewsman]

Think I win earliest date April 1958. Probably means I'm the oldest. Ugh!

 

[1973Blade]

Just reading this thread. My first home game was a midweek match against Chesterfield in August 1980, the year we were relegated to Division Four. It was a midweek game which we won 2-0. My second game against Oxford was more memorable, a last minute winner and a poor Bobby Hatton shot almost smashes me in the face!

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Think I win earliest date April 1958. Probably means I'm the oldest. Ugh!

You're a mere youngster. September 1953, v Blackpool (not long after the Matthews Cup Final), lost 4-3. Stood behind the goal at the Lane end - presumably my dad thought I was too young for the Kop.

 

[Bayingblade]

My dads first ever game was actually a Wednesday game circa 1938. They played Newcastle and his father took him to see Jackie Robinson, who was the last really good player Wednesday had apparently.

His first blades game was a wartime derby circa 1940/41

My first game was a 1-1 draw with Man Utd on April 4th 1972. Sat in BLUT with my dad who will be there with me for the Chessie game. Maybe in the same seats??

Little BB's first game was a 2-1 defeat to Port Vale in the league cup in 2009.

There's variety for ya!!!

 

[finlaytheblade]

You're a mere youngster. September 1953, v Blackpool (not long after the Matthews Cup Final), lost 4-3. Stood behind the goal at the Lane end - presumably my dad thought I was too young for the Kop.

My dad used to take me on the Bramall lane end in those early fifties and sit me on the wooden arm rests which were still in use back then,don't remember much about the football but I do remember getting a sore arse from sitting there