Your First Stoke Game.......

[hippyboy]

October 1976 with my Grandad. Walked there from his house on Turney Street in Birches Head. Played Villa; beat them 1-0. Think Garth Crooks got the goal.

Hooked at the age of 7!

[apb1]

Stoke 2 West Ham 1 in 1974; I think it was just before Christmas. We were losing 2-1 then got a very dodgy penno and Hurst (my hero) got the winner off the crossbar ;D

We were in the seats, can't remember which ones and a fight broke out on the row in front between a WHU fan and one of ours. Violence was everywhere in the 70s!

[sgtpotter89]

13th April 1996. We won 2-1 against Pompey, Sheron and Razor scoring for us and Guy Butters for them

[BryStokeCityFC]

I can remember being at the victoria ground and we won, sheron scored the winner and alls I could hear was his name being sung at the end, I will have look up the year possibly 96

[steventweed]

Autoglass vs Stockport in 92 I think. "Stoke City vs STOKEPORT!"

[Ddraigcoch]

25th August 1979: STOKE CITY FC 3 Spuds 1.....in the Paddock.

Crooks 1 and Chapman 2.

Hooked!!

[stokie_back_in_notts]

mine was 1966/67 season away against Leicester. I remember we lost but cant remember score. I know it was Harry Greggs first appearance in goal after a free transfer from Man U. Family were living in Leicestershire at that time. My first time at Victoria Ground was in 1970/71 season an evening game against Newcastle Utd. I seem to remember that we won 3-0. But memory of the game is not so good ... I remember the 5-0 thrashing of Arsenal much better that season. Family had moved back to Stoke in thesummer of 1970. Great for me but not so good for my Dad who supported Lincoln City

[peepin]

8th May 1994 vs Luton Town

Last game of the season at home and drew 2 - 2 with Dave Regis and Wayne Biggins scoring. Dont remember much else about it apart from sitting in the Butler Street stand.

[RAF]

I obviously don't remember the game but my Dad reliably informs me my first game was in 1971 when we beat Everton 3-2 in the FA Cup and I was just short of a year old.

H

[smokeontrent]

Im sure mine was the 93-94 season, Toddy's debut season and we lost 0-2 to Crystal Palace. I was stood in the Boothen and remember not being able to see much. I also remember people spinning their Stoke scarves.....funny how certain things stick in your head.

[Staying up for Grandadstokey]

Sept 28, 2010 19:23:24 GMT lawrieleslie said:

Sept 28, 2010 19:13:26 GMT PerCyfilth ....Captains Log said:

Burnley at the Vic 1952 ... we got relegated that year.....

Mine was Burnley as well but 11 years later and our first season back in top flight. 4-4 draw after we were 3-0 up at half time. Eddie Clamp got straight red for head butt on Burnley player. I remember he never even waited for the ref to send him off he just walked down the tunnel. Does anybody remember which player he decked. Funny enough my next game was couple of weeks later when we drew with Sheff Wed 4-4 again and were 3-1 up at half time.

The player Eddie Clamp decked was England International John Connelly , he got to big for his boots and Eddie brought him down a peg or two.

[Staying up for Grandadstokey]

Mine was in 1956 against Fulham and I was convinced we won 2-1 but when I looked it up on a website we apparently lost 2-1 , selective memory or maybe a mental block ,old age whatever, I can however remember the team which was

Robertson
McCue
Mountford
Cairns
Thomson
Sellars
Coleman
Bowyer
King
Kelly
Oscroft.

[djralphy2k9]

mine was 15 years ago against Norwich i think ;D

Remember going in the old boothen end at the vic and we scored and nearly got pushed down the steps, that got me so hooked on being a stoke fan

[Mr Wheeze]

Mine was against Cardiff City at the Vic in 1987 in the FA Cup. I was 12 at the time and stood in the Butler Street paddock. My next door neighbour who was a Vale fan took me and his son. We won 2-1.

[bogus]

My first game was Sir Stan's last home game, against Fulham.

And I also remember the testimonial. Not a bad set of players for one of your first live games

[Dazzlerscfc]

I was introduced to football and SCFC fairly late

A 3-1 loss at home to Coventry during the promotion season, Attended all home games ever since

[stokezach85]

reserves game in about 1990???? i was 5, with my uncle n cousin (who now supports the scum).

stoke v leeds, and lee chapman was up front we lost 6-2 lol,

loved those wooden paddock seats so much im still devoted 20 yrs later, fond memories

[david9scfc]

Mine was Reading away in the relegation season of 97/98, lost 2-0 but caught the bus and was a great experience just not great result

first home game a week later against another side in relegation trouble allan ball's Portsmouth i remember the pompy funs bangng a drum chanting allan ball for most the game, an Ally Pickering screamer followed up by a Kyle Lightbourne last minute winner never forget one of the best days, witnessed from the halfway line as i was ball boy.

[withnall]

Some match in the '60s. Cost me a tanner (Two and a half pence) to get in the Stoke End.

[Cyprusdelilah]

First game at Stamford bridge Chelsea 2 v Stoke 2 1967/68, only 3 yrs 5 months old.

First one at Victoria Ground was with my Grandparents Stoke 1 v Man u 2 1970/71.

[Paul Spencer]

There's actually tv footage of my first game, I was eight at the time.

Just how good was Alan Hudson ... could you imagine Fabregas displaying the same skills, if he had to play on a pitch like that?

[606Stokie]

Stoke vs Rochdale first game when the brit opened.. and West brom 0-0

[euan ouzami]

Jan 1970 Stoke 2 WBA 0 (we always beat West Brom!)
I was 7. My mum knew a chap called Jim Crowe who was director and club doctor so we got to sit in directors box and go down to changing rooms and meet all the players. Never looked back after that.
Have a disturbing enduring visual memory of Mick Pejic's jockstrap for some reason

[potterpaul]

Can't remember the year but it was at the Vic v Fulham (George Best played thats all I can remember)

[andylgr]

1981 vs Man City in a cup game. We won 2-0 (I think) and the game went to ET and penalties with Chapman missing. I couldnt understand why the game went to ET and penos after we had won, I found out after it turned out to be a 2nd leg cup game.

[pompeystokie]

Mine was Sir Stan's testimonial in April 1965. I was 8 at the time and the memory I still have is stepping out onto the Boothen End terracing and seeing the pitch for the first time - it looked so big and so green. Cant recall much of the match though!

[ihaveadream]

Sept 30, 2010 11:21:21 GMT euan ouzami said:

Jan 1970 Stoke 2 WBA 0 (we always beat West Brom!)
I was 7. My mum knew a chap called Jim Crowe who was director and club doctor so we got to sit in directors box and go down to changing rooms and meet all the players. Never looked back after that.
Have a disturbing enduring visual memory of Mick Pejic's jockstrap for some reason

Ewwwwwwwww

Now if you had said around 1974 and mentioned Hudson's jockstrap my reaction would have been very different.

[Deleted]

Vs Villa at home 1984 (Holocaust) season

Was in the boothen paddock next to the Stoke End. Mark Walters tore our defence to bits, and they ran out 3-1 winners. Bit of mither in the paddock, loved the "big game" atmosphere, esp after attending PV previously against tranmere in midweek a season or 2 before.

[complimentaryx]

Tottenham 1973. I dont remember the game but my dad tells me i was there. 1st game i remember, and i might be slightly off with the score, was against Bristol Rovers or city in 1978 and my very vague memory tells me that the big fences were up and Viv Busby and Loek Ursem scored! 2-1 in the end. I was 9. So i was 4 for my first game. Not bad. I think i qualify as a 'fan'!!

[thepremierbanksy]

Sept 28, 2010 19:05:47 GMT @scfc2010 said:

i cant remember , but my dad tells me its wigan at home at 2 ... i fell asleep

Did he drop you during a goal celebration by any chance?