First ever Town game?

1971 aged 9, against Hartlepool . Won 3-2.

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Vs Leeds, John McDermott’s first testimonial, Aug 1996. In my first season watching Town we beat Southend 4-0 on the last day and still went down. It was an early insight into just how disappointing it can be following Town.

Good second year though LH!!!!

Back to Ginny’s post Barratt Stand was a special place and we used to stand just past half way line towards Osmond just where we sit now in fact. Near us stood a crowd of about 8 to 10 guys who we nicknamed the “crunchie crowd” as every time the old Ginger headed guy came around the pitch selling chocolate over the fence they would shout abuse (friendly banter) at him and moan like hell if someone left the back door open. Yes younger fans you could enter a Barratt Stand as you do now in the main stand or via two stair cases at the rear with each having a single door to go into the wooden stand and let in hell of a draught if left open. Still hard to believe we used to get 22000 plus in the old place!!

30th August 1986    0-0 v Bradford.
Went in the lower with my dad who had no interest in football but for some reason I suddenly wanted to watch a game and town were the nearest to Louth .
Can’t remember anything about the game except I loved the amount of swearing

13 Dec 1983, Grimsby Town v Oldham Athletic. Town won 3-0. Tony Ford ripped Oldham apart that night.

My Dad took me to a game in the mid seventies, stood on a box by the front of the Barrett's stand. I think it was a cup game against Southampton. I can remember looking behind me and just seeing plumes of smoke rising into the air from all the smokers in the crowd.

Barret stand was a special place. we could out sing all the other stands most of the time,, Full of long gone and missed people that alwase had some good one liners to shout out .I still think the ground lost its soul when they pulled it down and put that tin mish up

First time at blundell park, was, for some reason (or so I've been told) a baseball game? Not sure if that's right though

First game apparently was Town v Watford. We apparently lost 1-3. I don't really remember it as I was only 7 or 8 I think.

First game I remember, was a 1-0 home win (don o'riordan pen) v Pompey in around 1985, that the school organised. We were in the seating that used to be behind the standing in the osmond.

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Good second year though LH!!!!

Back to Ginny’s post Barratt Stand was a special place and we used to stand just past half way line towards Osmond just where we sit now in fact. Near us stood a crowd of about 8 to 10 guys who we nicknamed the “crunchie crowd” as every time the old Ginger headed guy came around the pitch selling chocolate over the fence they would shout abuse (friendly banter) at him and moan like hell if someone left the back door open. Yes younger fans you could enter a Barratt Stand as you do now in the main stand or via two stair cases at the rear with each having a single door to go into the wooden stand and let in hell of a draught if left open. Still hard to believe we used to get 22000 plus in the old place!!

Do you remember the guy in the Barratt Stand, during Town's warm -up, shouting 'Give us a wave - Dave' (to Dave Worthington) - every home match and Dave would duly turn round and wave at him? Great season, that McMenemy promotion.

Grimsby Town 1 Exeter City 2, think it was around 1969 and I believe David Pleat scored for Exeter.

Stood in the Osmond with my sadly departed Grandad. Great days then and better days just around the corner with the return of my hero Sir Matt Tees.

1991 say on the fence in the pontoon vs Exeter