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History What was the first game you went to?
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Were you in this number?
Not unless I’m a time traveller. That was a year before my first game.
Pathe News era though.Not unless I’m a time traveller. That was a year before my first game.
Fakinel.
You make me look like a whippersnapper.
Vs Oxford Utd in 1987
I've never had a chance to see a Spurs game live, my family didn't have the money for tickets back in the early-mid 90s (hell my uncle had to pay for my Dad's season ticket as well as his own) and we left London for Northern Ireland in 1995, so going to games since was difficult to say the least.
However since my Dad passed in March, I've definitely going to try to see a game this season, I feel like it's a nice way to honour him.
For the record, my first target is the Man Utd match on the 8th November (may as well try for a guaranteed win
)
However since my Dad passed in March, I've definitely going to try to see a game this season, I feel like it's a nice way to honour him.
For the record, my first target is the Man Utd match on the 8th November (may as well try for a guaranteed win
)
Norwich City v Spurs
Wembley
League Cup Final, March 3rd 1973
My older brother got tickets last minute through someone at work. We sat close to the half way line in the middle of Norwich supporters endlessly singing “On the ball City” all game. There were two other Spurs supporters in the row in front of us. When Ralph Coates got the only goal 20 odd minutes from the end, the four of us went absolutely crazy.
To be fair the Norwich fans were pretty good about it.
I’d been supporting Spurs since 1968 when a lad came to our school as London overspill. His old man was a London cabbie and they were both mad Spurs. I just liked football but Ken said support Spurs and I never looked back.
Wembley
League Cup Final, March 3rd 1973
My older brother got tickets last minute through someone at work. We sat close to the half way line in the middle of Norwich supporters endlessly singing “On the ball City” all game. There were two other Spurs supporters in the row in front of us. When Ralph Coates got the only goal 20 odd minutes from the end, the four of us went absolutely crazy.
To be fair the Norwich fans were pretty good about it.
I’d been supporting Spurs since 1968 when a lad came to our school as London overspill. His old man was a London cabbie and they were both mad Spurs. I just liked football but Ken said support Spurs and I never looked back.
Spurs 2-0 Man City
Feb 1982
Hoddle scored a screamer - of course he did. That was it then….
Feb 1982
Hoddle scored a screamer - of course he did. That was it then….
I can still remember the goal like it was yesterday.Man you oldsuppose the username was a giveaway
Not so sure what I did yesterday though.
Yes, league game, shame he couldn't have saved it for the cup final
1983. Tottenham v sunderland. Sat in west stand lower. We were all over them but they scored a late equaliser. 1 all draw.
So you got to see Maradona in a Spurs shirt, how great is that!
It's probably the reason why I wouldn't move too far away, sad really, but that's how it is
I thought that was my second game, but thought it ended 2-2. Then I realized I had attended the game in Dec 1970, and that indeed had been the score (thank you Google).
Bless you & bless your Da.I've never had a chance to see a Spurs game live, my family didn't have the money for tickets back in the early-mid 90s (hell my uncle had to pay for my Dad's season ticket as well as his own) and we left London for Northern Ireland in 1995, so going to games since was difficult to say the least.
However since my Dad passed in March, I've definitely going to try to see a game this season, I feel like it's a nice way to honour him.
For the record, my first target is the Man Utd match on the 8th November (may as well try for a guaranteed win
You're all spring chickens! My first home game was 1958 - we beat Wolves 2-1. I was 7 years old. It was the perfect time to start supporting Spurs as it was just before the famous double team of 1960-61 and the European Cup matches of 1961-62. The atmosphere in the ground then was electric and far louder than today. Crowds of 60,000 plus for the big games, all standing (apart from a small number of seats) and packed in like sardines and everyone singing "Glory, glory, hallelujah" out loud. like all the other young lads then, I took an old wooden crate to stand on so that I could see and we a all had our Spurs rosettes and football rattles.
My dad took me. I was born and lived just up the road from the ground. My dad was born next door to the old Highbury stadium and he was a massive Woolwich fan from the 1930's , so we went to all the home games at Tottenham and Woolwich, but we supported both teams. By 1960, I had come to my senses and Spurs were my only team.
I remember going to every cup game, home and away, in the 1966-67 season when we won the FA cup for the third time in seven years. That was a fantastic team. Greaves, Gilzean and Jones up front with Mullery, Mackay and Venables behind them. Pat Jennings in goal, with Kinnear, England and "Nice one, Cyril" Knowles defending.
So many great memories over all the years. I still support them just as much but, living over 100 miles away now, I only get to the occasional match now.
Can't wait for the new season to start!
My dad took me. I was born and lived just up the road from the ground. My dad was born next door to the old Highbury stadium and he was a massive Woolwich fan from the 1930's , so we went to all the home games at Tottenham and Woolwich, but we supported both teams. By 1960, I had come to my senses and Spurs were my only team.
I remember going to every cup game, home and away, in the 1966-67 season when we won the FA cup for the third time in seven years. That was a fantastic team. Greaves, Gilzean and Jones up front with Mullery, Mackay and Venables behind them. Pat Jennings in goal, with Kinnear, England and "Nice one, Cyril" Knowles defending.
So many great memories over all the years. I still support them just as much but, living over 100 miles away now, I only get to the occasional match now.
Can't wait for the new season to start!
