Your First Stoke Game.......

[jon71scfc]

I lived in Buxton until I was 11 and we moved to Stoke in 1982. First memory of Stoke City and what got me supporting them was seeing them on tv drawing 4-4 with Luton at the Vic when Foxy got sent off. My first game was in April 1984 vs Liverpool. Stoke won 2-0 against the legendary Liverpool side (Rush, Dalglish, Souness, Hansen etc) that had already clinched the title and went on to win the European Cup. Scorers for Stoke were iirc...Ian Painter and some guy we had on loan Colin Russell.

A mate and I stood roughly in the middle of the Boothen End and the surge from each goal was like nothing I'd ever experienced..well not in Buxton anyway ;D As were the hundreds of fans engaging in running fights all the way down past the station

[roro]

Cracking topic. My first game was Jan 89 FA Cup against Barsnley, we drew 3-3 which I believe was a cracking match. I can't really remember it to be honest as I was only six at the time. I made my return the following season and went most of the home games, including my first away game at Vale Park. Even though we got relegated I was hooked and have had a season ticket ever since, (90/91).

[ParaPsych]

Not a clue.

[evans1863]

Stoke 0-0 Bath City, think it was the 94/95 season, but not certain. I was 5. Dad says he thought I'd never want to go again.

Incidentley my brothers first game involved a last minute winner at home to Millwall in a good game yet he's only really been interested in us in the last 4 or 5 years.

[mattscfc]

Stoke 0 Bath 0. Joe Jordan played 5 at the back, at home, against a non league side. Unbelievable

[madnellie]

2-0 win Vs Tranmere Rovers in Dec 1996. Loved every minute of it and will never forget it.

[evans1863]

Sept 28, 2010 22:19:44 GMT mattscfc said:

Stoke 0 Bath 0. Joe Jordan played 5 at the back, at home, against a non league side. Unbelievable

Yeah but with our cup record ...

[BuzzB]

one very cold boxing day late 60's / very early 70.s, v Wet Sham remember Greavesy netting, sat on the wall in the Stoke end, very very vague now

[madeinstoke]

25th September 1984

Stoke City 4 - Luton Town 4

Luton had got an all orange kit on i think, Foxy got sent off, Paul Bracewell went in goal for us and i think Georgie Berry popped a goal or 2 for us.

Paul Walsh was playing for them, along with Steinos big brother Brian i think.

Loved it, i was aged 10, and from that day forth i ahve been hooked.

[derbypotter]

69/70 Season v Liverpool (H)
13 years old
Not interested on football - stood on The Stoke End amongst the Scousers, and lived to tell the tale,

Changed my life that afternoon - 40 years on I don't regret a minute of following our FANTASTIC Football Club

[derbypotter]

oh yes and the score was 0-0

[PotterLog]

vs Coventry when they were on their way to the Cup in '87. Dominated the game but were robbed of glory by little Micky Gynn. Heartbreaking. Clearly remember Brian Kilcline's big mop of curly blonde hair flopping all over the Vic...

Don't think this was my very first game but it was the first that I've got real vivid memories of, and probably the first that really got me hooked.

[CalgaryPotter]

Used to get cheap tickets through playing lad's and dad's football in the late 70's. Luton game springs to mind, a pitch invasion with Newcastle and fighting all over the place against West Ham.

My nan's neighbour used to take me down the Vale occasionally too but you soon get bored of that

[cobhamstokey]

1-0 loss V Leicester in 75/76 Worthington scored I think. My first ever game was Crewe v Workington the year before.

[kentpotter]

My first actual Stoke match, as such, was the '72 League Cup final; my uncle got two tickets because he knew his 'strange' nephew had taken to supporting Stoke.

My first trip to the Victoria Ground was a postponed (Butler Street roof had blown off) FAC 3r replay against Tottenham, 24 January 1979.

Stoke won 2-1, I'd never been so cold in my whole life, I stood on the open Stoke End because I thought it was the 'Stoke end', watched carnage in the Boothen, watched Spurs get run through the grave yard in Stoke, had to travel home on a Spurs 'special' with my red 'n' white scarf hidden surrounded by very disgruntled Spurs fans one of whom kept shouting "Run by Stoke? I can't faaacking believe it! Run by Stoke?"

Still have the red, leather wrist band with Stoke City on it I bought from the 'club shop'!

Happy days.

[therethere]

6yr old sat on the wall in the old Stoke end 69/70 season 2-2 draw with the Shit
To be honest i had got on to me dad to take me see Charlton, Best, Morgan, Crerand etc ???
Looking up to see the owd man having a MENTAL when Stoke drew level and how much it meant to him , and still does at 73yr old, was the moment my loyalties were decided for life
It sure has not been easy - but your club is your club for life ,and i had given up ever seeing us in the top flight again . THANK YOU PETER n TONE
Oh and Thanks Dad for passing the STOKE CITY gene on

[Deleted]

1985
Stoke 2-0 Oldham
Shaw and Bertschin

I remember it vaugely, my stand out memory is crying when Peter Fox went up the other end for the 2nd half

[offthewall]

Was either Wolves or Everton at home and Banks was in goal, I was very little indeed.
I was put over the wall onto the track in front or the Boothen Paddock and only really remember the Boothen end clapping Banks as he approached them.

[torquaypotter]

The first game that i can remeber was an evening game against brenford way way back i think tommy lawton played that night not sure but a game against swansea with the charles brothers playing .And all the swansea supporters singing at the stoke end like a mass bloody choir lol talking about the early 50s

[despotter]

Grimsby at the Vic, around 86/87, I think. We won comfortably. If I'm not mistaken it was by at least 4 goals.

[NG4POTTERS]

Arsenal at the vic 79/80. 3-2 loss

[stubbo]

Early 1970,s - Man U at Old Trafford, evening match - we lost 3-0, John Farmer was in goal - i was hooked from that night!

[buddha]

Sept 29, 2010 0:01:16 GMT madeinstoke said:

25th September 1984

Stoke City 4 - Luton Town 4

Luton had got an all orange kit on i think, Foxy got sent off, Paul Bracewell went in goal for us and i think Georgie Berry popped a goal or 2 for us.

Paul Walsh was playing for them, along with Steinos big brother Brian i think.

Loved it, i was aged 10, and from that day forth i ahve been hooked.

that was 1982 mate .

[Will_75]

6 Feb 1988. Stoke City 1, Sheffield United 0. Carl Saunders scored in the second half. The attendance was 9,344. Bloody gloryhunters...

[madeinstoke]

Sept 29, 2010 8:30:02 GMT buddha said:

Sept 29, 2010 0:01:16 GMT madeinstoke said:

25th September 1984

Stoke City 4 - Luton Town 4

Luton had got an all orange kit on i think, Foxy got sent off, Paul Bracewell went in goal for us and i think Georgie Berry popped a goal or 2 for us.

Paul Walsh was playing for them, along with Steinos big brother Brian i think.

Loved it, i was aged 10, and from that day forth i ahve been hooked.

that was 1982 mate .

it was!!! forgive me, when i typed that up i'd just got in from a 12 hour shift!!!

and i honestly thought i'd typed 1982!!!!

What a dickhead, note to self, got to fucking bed!

[u2oxeterstokie]

September 16th 1959 just a couple of days after my 6th birthday. Stoke City 6 Lincoln City 1

[ihaveadream]

Stoke 1 Everton 1 August 1972

When Greenhoff walked towards the tunnel I couldnt understand it as he hadn't done anything wrong and shouldn't have been sent off. I didn't realise he was injured and being subbed.

[3rha]

Sept 28, 2010 21:06:26 GMT trebor63 said:

1970
Stoke 5 Arsenal 0

me as well did not realise it was 1970 though

[SuperRickyFuller]

Think it was Stoke vs Grimsby in 1995

Lost 2-1, Tony Gallimore scored for them I think. Can't remember who scored our goal

[wingy1964]

Mine was stoke1 West Brom 1,1972 i was 8,went in the butler st stand with my dad,funnily enough i saw the programme for the game being sold at a car boot at the YMCA in Hanley for 10 pence over 25 yrs later,still could'nt afford it, lol