First Villa Match

[Meanwood Villa]

Dont know when my first game was but my first as a season ticket holder was against boro when we won 3 1 and alan thompson scored a free kick. Last time i heard he was at the mighty celtic, whatever happened to him??

Coaching at Celtic I believe.

Was at that game as well. Very wet, poor crowd, joachim scored as well? Was on tv wasn't it?

Charles scored as well. It was first game after Yorke had pissed off and Ricky Scimeca was playing up front

[Whiney MacWhineface]

My main memories of it are seeing the pitch as I stepped into the ground, wondering why I couldn't hear Brian Moore commentating, and the fact it was so muddy that Villa came out in a clean shirts for the second half !

I started going with my Dad in the mid 70s. We always used to sit in the Witton, and the one thing which sticks in my mind like it was yesterday, the image that really struck me, was getting to the top of the stairs and seeing the incredibly green pitch in front of me.

Those are the things you don't forget.

I was trying to explain this to a non-sporty friend the other day. Up until I stepped onto the Witton Lane stand terrace and saw the vivid claret and blue shirts and yes the green pitch, everything had been in black-and-white - the Cup Finals and fledgeling Match Of The Day on TV, the pictures in the paper everything except the coloured-in sweet cigarette cards had been monochrome.

And yes, you never forget.

[usav]

Well you say that Nick (you never forget) and I agree, that first sight of the pitch and the magnificent surroundings are something to behold for any young boy.  However, they must have been so great that it affected my memory, as I still can't remember what my first game was.  It's really eating at me as well.

[Astral Weeks]

Well you say that Nick (you never forget) and I agree, that first sight of the pitch and the magnificent surroundings are something to behold for any young boy.  However, they must have been so great that it affected my memory, as I still can't remember what my first game was.  It's really eating at me as well.

I remember taking my daughter to her first game, and closely watching her reaction as we got to the top of the steps and looked out at the ground. I'll never forget the look of wonder on her face.

[adrenachrome]

December 26th 1966 v Sunderland, with my Dad, who died this year.

We stood in the Lower Trinity.  Back in those days, you would play a team on Boxing day, and then have the reverse fixture the next day.

Sunderland had some famous players, albeit passed their prime. Charley Hurley, Jim Baxter and a brilliant goalkeeper named Jim Montgomery. We won 2-1, after being a goal down. Lew Chatterley scored a penalty.

[Damo70]

We lost 3-0 at home to Man United in '79- my first away game ended better though- beating Blues 2-1 in the title winning season!

[RugbyVilla]

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[Stu]

The first match I went to was v Oldham when we were in the old second division around 87/88. We lost 0-2 I think. Stood on the Holte End, the ball was kicked over the fencing and I got to throw it back on the pitch! Other than that I seem to remember Villa being shit

[lovejoy]

We beat Stoke 4-0 in 1984.

The lads first game was Fulham away this season!

[The Left Side]

Villa 1 - Ipswich 2 in the penultimate game of the Championship season, I barely saw a thing as I was 6.5 but I think my Dad wanted to see me witness a Villa game in a title winning year as it hadn't happened for a while, and may not for the foreseeable either.

[Dave Cooper please]

Villa 1 - Ipswich 2 in the penultimate game of the Championship season, I barely saw a thing as I was 6.5 but I think my Dad wanted to see me witness a Villa game in a title winning year as it hadn't happened for a while, and may not for the foreseeable either.

It wasn't the penultimate game, we played four more after that, beating at home to Forest and drawing away at Stoke, then stuffing Middlesborough 3-0 before enduring the ultimately fantastic "Hell at the Clock End"!

NB. Is that right? It's off the top of my head.

[Ian.]

It must have been early 80's, Wolves v Villa sat in the John Ireland Stand with my ol man and brother, both Wolves fans. I was probably only 6 ish. 1-1 draw I'm sure. I only really remember Jimmy Rimmer in goal and thinking that the John Ireland Stand was huge and awsome.

[The Left Side]

Villa 1 - Ipswich 2 in the penultimate game of the Championship season, I barely saw a thing as I was 6.5 but I think my Dad wanted to see me witness a Villa game in a title winning year as it hadn't happened for a while, and may not for the foreseeable either.

It wasn't the penultimate game, we played four more after that, beating at home to Forest and drawing away at Stoke, then stuffing Middlesborough 3-0 before enduring the ultimately fantastic "Hell at the Clock End"!

NB. Is that right? It's off the top of my head.

Maybe I should have said penultimate home game, I was only 6 at the time!

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Villa 1 - Ipswich 2 in the penultimate game of the Championship season, I barely saw a thing as I was 6.5 but I think my Dad wanted to see me witness a Villa game in a title winning year as it hadn't happened for a while, and may not for the foreseeable either.

6.5 ? Disgraceful underhand decimalisation of your age sneaked in there ? Now Im left wondering if your mean 6 years 5 months or 6 1/2 years old. Would we talk about The secret diary of adrian mole aged 13.75 ?
Having said that Im jealous you went to VP so young, I didnt get taken to my first game until was 9 years 4 months 19 days old. 

[The Left Side]

Villa 1 - Ipswich 2 in the penultimate game of the Championship season, I barely saw a thing as I was 6.5 but I think my Dad wanted to see me witness a Villa game in a title winning year as it hadn't happened for a while, and may not for the foreseeable either.

6.5 ? Disgraceful underhand decimalisation of your age sneaked in there ? Now Im left wondering if your mean 6 years 5 months or 6 1/2 years old. Would we talk about The secret diary of adrian mole aged 13.75 ?
Having said that Im jealous you went to VP so young, I didnt get taken to my first game until was 9 years 4 months 19 days old. 

Ok hang on, just working it out... 6 years 5 months and a few days! to be exact.