First United Games.

[JohnDenver]

81/82. Dunno who against (played in yellow? maybe?).

Glad you said that. Whilst everyone else religiously recounts their first game, I simply don't know for sure who it was or which year. I'm guessing '83. I think it was 0-0, against a minor London team.

All I know for sure is that it was boring as fook, I was cold, and my mum had a flask of coffee under the wooden seat.

I guess if your parents aren't Blades then they don't reinforce the mythology that goes with the first game....

 

[Blackheath Blade]

Blades v QPR - February 1970 - 2- 0 to the Red & White Wizards, I think Gil Reece and Eddie Colquhoun scored.

As he was a wednesdayite, my dad had taken me to the sty for my first ever game earlier in the season.

I didnt talk to him for three months after that!

 

[Longtimesupporter]

I am told that my first game was a birthday present September 1947. I was 2. My grandad was United, but my dad was Wed. I enjoyed United at home and suffered Wed when they were at home.

 

[Mad Mick]

Early 60's but cant remember when or who we played.

 

[raul]

Me - Liverpool League Cup 1978.
Mrs R - Port Vale 3-0 Feb 1997
Raulita - Fulham 2-0 Dec 1999
Raulito - Bolton 1-0 Nov 2000

 

[s35blade]

sheffield united vs port vale league cup 11 august 2009

 

[Northyorksblade]

Me - Liverpool League Cup 1978.
Mrs R - Port Vale 3-0 Feb 1997
Raulita - Fulham 2-0 Dec 1999
Raulito - Bolton 1-0 Nov 2000

Ah but when was your second game?

 

[beightonblade]

Early 60's all i can remember was/is rattles,rosettes and the smell of smoke.

 

[davidpinder]

Tuesday 10th April 1990 v Watford won 4-1
2nd Game was 28th April 1990 v Bournemouth won 4-2

 

[Torrix1889]

post: 437146, member: 875"]What was everyones. Mine was SUFC v Northampton Town, old Division 4, March 1982.

My sons at the tender age of 3, is SUFC v Bournemouth, League 1, 1st Sept 2012.

Was that the 7-3 Brownie?

Mine was 1980, home v Pompey. Mike Trusson volley in front of the Kop saw us win 1-0.

My first ever game was Pigs v Oxford earlier the same season. I still don't know what possessed my Dad, (a lifelong Blade) to take me to the Piggery for my first ever game..?????

 

[wizard1889]

Aug 1990
Blades v Liverpool
Lost 3-1, Pemberton went in goal, Deane equalised..Barnes, Rush & Houghton?

First win...
Blade v Forest
3-2 Bryson (2) Deane (1)
Pearce & Keane for forest.

 

[super_bladesman]

Blades 2-2 Swindon

Last game of the 1999/2000 season think I was four at the time.

 

[Revolution]

Stainrod 2, Speight and Woodward got the goals and famously Stainrod was denied a hat trick as he went one on one with the keeper, knocked the ball past him and turned to celebrate. Unfortunately, what with the downpour, the ball stuck in the mud on the line....

I know.

 

[travellingblade]

Mine was Jimmy Hagan's testimonial, late 1950s.

 

[broomhillblade]

7th September 1889 v Nottingham Rangers I'm wearing well, aren't I? ;-)

Actually it was 9th October 1948 v Manchester City. Lost 0 - 2.

Team: Jack Smith, Fred Furniss, Dick Young, Ernest Jackson, Harry Latham, Joe Shaw, Dennis Thompson, Cliff Whitelum, Colin Collindridge, Jimmy Hagan, George Jones.

 

[Darren]

that was my second, in 1981 though, remember seeing grown men crying and not enjoying my tea very much.

My first was 3-2 v Charlton same season, don't remember much about it though.

I love these threads as they allow me to show off my inner show off.

That game was Don Givens' debut and he had a cracker. Setting up the first two goals for Hatton and Garner and getting the winner. It was 14th March 1981.

 

[Darren]

United 1 - 3 Notts County September 1991. I have no recollection of it though.

Brian Gayle's debut. Agana scored for us and Warnock was managing County.

 

[Darren]

17th March 1990 - 3-0 home victory against wolves. All I remember is the players celebrating in front of the kop and the surge of fans to the front!

Deane, Gannon (pen) and Whitehurst scored.

 

[Darren]

I honestly don't know , I remember being at Rotherham and just walking out of the ground as someone ( might have been les tibbot) scored a beauty from about 35 yards

I didn't see it of course which sums up my blades supporting life perfectly
I remember my first away game at Cardiff a boring 0-0 draw with the highlight being a tip over the bar by Steve conroy . Ah the exciting life of supporting the blades eh

That Rotherham game must have been on 21/4/84 when Bob Atkins got the last minute winner from about 25 yards.

As for the Cardiff game, the only times we played at Cardiff where Conroy was in goal was the 0-4 defeat on 21/4/79 and the 0-2 defeat on 25/9/82. We did draw 0-0 there on 11/2/89, but that was long after Conroy had left.

 

[Darren]

Portsmouth v Blades in April 1996. We won 2-1. Don't remember much of the game apart from not being impressed at having to stand on a terrace!

8/4/96. White and Whitehouse (pen) scored.

 

[Darren]

Glad you said that. Whilst everyone else religiously recounts their first game, I simply don't know for sure who it was or which year. I'm guessing '83. I think it was 0-0, against a minor London team.

All I know for sure is that it was boring as fook, I was cold, and my mum had a flask of coffee under the wooden seat.

I guess if your parents aren't Blades then they don't reinforce the mythology that goes with the first game....

I can assist...

Probably the 0-0 draw v Brentford on 22/10/83. Philliskirk's debut.

 

[sitwell]

Tell me about 2-2 v Carlisle 70/71 Darren.
sitwell jnr Benfica 1-3 98?
sitwell jnr jnr Barnsley 1-2 Shipperley 30 yarder for them 2001 ?
sitwell jnrette newcastle 1-2 prem league
mrs Sitwell Bristol city league cup 4-1 ?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

First game of 1971-72 season.

The team we played against was Southampton, though for years I thought it was Burnley (chuff knows why, different kit, different part of the country..the folly of youth!). Don't remember much about it, other than we won and I was mesmerised by the kop from my position on the railings at the front of the JS terrace. And, at the end of the game, those stood with my Dad convinced him I was a lucky mascot for the team and should be brought again, which was the next Tuesday, I think, home to Leeds under the lights. We won again, I was hooked, and my status as lucky mascot was secured (for a few weeks at least!).

 

[northern_grin]

Blades 2 Manchester United 1 February 1991. How wrong was I to think it would always be like that

 

[Darren]

Tell me about 2-2 v Carlisle 70/71 Darren.
sitwell jnr Benfica 1-3 98?
sitwell jnr jnr Barnsley 1-2 Shipperley 30 yarder for them 2001 ?
sitwell jnrette newcastle 1-2 prem league
mrs Sitwell Bristol city league cup 4-1 ?

1. 31/10/70 scorers: Dearden, Tudor
2. Start of 98-99, but I can't tell you more as I don't do friendlies.
3. 7/4/01 Asaba for us and Shipperley did score for them.
4. 7/4/07 Nade for us
5. 7/10/92 Whitehouse, Bradshaw, Deane 2 for us and (I think) Andy Cole for them.

 

[super_pig]

Sheffield United 3 Man City 3 Feb12 1972

it's on youtube perchance



look at the state of the pitch!.. now that was some f**king team i can tell you
how cool is woody with the pen

edit:1072!! just after the battle of hastings then

 

[dublin 10 blade]

like most older blades [48] can't remember my first game dad took me but remember the ritual meet up with his irish mates in ladys bridge pub,stay there till 2.45 taxi to lane,taxi driver after tip saying thanks hope currie gets 1 for you going into wooden seats in john street still 3 sided at that stage,looking in awe of kop and its seething mass of bodies and smoke drifting up into the sky,lights coming on 10 mins from end of halfs,just remember our keeper hurting his leg and being carried off,first away match cup match v aston villa tonked 4-1 my first away on own tonked 6-1 at forest,being warned by teacher at school bout scrapping at match on lane end v blackburn no segragation in them days glory days no happy innocent days yes always a blade forever,found out after the only reason dad took me to lane were the vile were in div3 and he would'nt waste the money on them while we were in a higher league,the vile disease affilcted my mum and younger brother [all r.i.p]also,littlest brother followed weeds.beeffy d10 blade.

 

[Revolution]

Blades 2 Manchester United 1 February 1991. How wrong was I to think it would always be like that

Funny, that was Mrs Revolution's first game as well, though I think it was later on in February.

Others:

Revolution jr: 2-2 vs Colchester August 2007
Secretchief of this parish: 0-1 vs Fulham April 1985

Revolution Sr's 1st game is lost in the mists of time, but was at some point during the Austerity years.

 

[Darren]

Blades 2 Manchester United 1 February 1991. How wrong was I to think it would always be like that

Funny, that was Mrs Revolution's first game as well, though I think it was later on in February.

Others:

Revolution jr: 2-2 vs Colchester August 2007
Secretchief of this parish: 0-1 vs Fulham April 1985

Revolution Sr's 1st game is lost in the mists of time, but was at some point during the Austerity years.

The Man Utd game was Tuesday 26th Feb. It was the 4th in our run of 7 straight wins from Jan-March.

7 straight wins in the top division... them were t'days....

 

[JJ Sefton]

At home against Bradford in 1989, a 1-1 draw, November 18th 1989. Id been to games before, but thats the first one I remember.