First ever Town game?

Quoted from denni266

First game on my own was Sunderland April 65  drew 22  think we went down that year ,,went to a few before that  with family but cant realy remember much  was 13 then  

That was April 1964, 2-2, Portwood and Hill scoring and Town finished second bottom and were relegated.

16,442 were there, not me though, my first game was 7th September 1966, we beat Scunthorpe 7-1, since then have only missed about 10 home games through illness and the odd holiday, I have never missed a home game because I didn't want to be there..

This thread just goes to show, whatever happens, however bad it gets or how good it turns out in the end, no one can take our memories from us.
And it's probably the reason there is so much angst on here at times, because people have those memories.

I'm one of those unusual town fans who's never lived in Grimsby or the surrounding area - but Grimsby was where my football supporting relatives (Grandad and Uncle) lived, and I'd occasionally get taken to a game when we were visiting the family.

I'm not certain if it was my first game, but the earliest I remember was Town beating Bolton 4-0 in (checks database) January 1981.  Particularly sweet as one of my school teachers was an avid Bolton fan.  

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

I was 12 and it was in the 2001-2002 season Stockport away, I'd only really gotten into football about 2 or 3 years earlier and out of the blue I just asked my Dad that morning if I could go with him to the match as I knew he was going, I seem to recall it was 3-3 in the end.

Yeah I remember that one. Me and my mate got in for £1 as juniors and only £10 on the supporters coach so 6 goal draw great value for money.

It was Michael Boulding's first ever appearance for us (off the bench).

Quoted from promotion plaice

I can't honestly remember who we played but it would have been a game in the late seventies.

Forgot to mention I only started watching Town in my late teens.

I was born and grew up in Hull in my early years.

My dad who was a Tigers fanatic used to take me to Boothferry Park to watch the likes of Chris Chilton, Ken Wagstaff and Ian McKechnie.

Quoted from Nelly GTFC

Bobby Cumming Testimonial, not sure what year it was, but we played Lawrie McMenemys Southampton, I'm guessing around 1984/85 as that would be 10 years playing with Grimsby Town.

I had the honour of a couple of pints with Sir Bob in the winter gardens.  An outstanding example of just how far an incredible attitude can take you.  One of my lifetime highlights.

16th January 1980. Tuesday night match. 8th birthday treat. My mum took me and a friend and we sat in the main stand and ate sandwiches and drank soup from a flask. I was completely captivated. The noise. The smell of pipe smoke and linament. The stripy nets! We won 2-1 - Kev Moore and Kevin Kilmore scored I think. Promotion season and I remember going to a couple of other games at BP that season - Swindon (2-0) and Brentford 5-1. That final game against Sheff Utd in front of 24000 was one of the best days of my childhood.

07 Jan 1978 Grimsby Town v Southampton in the FA Cup- a 0-0 draw - I don't remember much but the gentle creaking of the Barrett stand and smell of cigar smoke!. We drew the first replay 0-0, before losing the second replay 4-1. I should have read the signs....

The cigar smoke frequently mentioned was actually a mind altering potion, designed to forever bind you to GTFC. We've been rubbish since they banned smoking.

August 1971. Home v Donny in the League Cup in McMenemy's first (promotion) season after he'd got the sack from ....Donny. Stood in the Osmond. I think. Taken by my big sister before she went away to college, then after she went away went with brother (aspiring boot boy who wanted to be in the Ponny, my grandad (fisherman) and uncle (a West Londonder who used to shout stuff like 'you dirty savern barstards' whenever we played teams from darn sarf)

Went a goal down and ended up winning 4-3. What a game to start with. And what a season!

After that we were in the Barratt stand. And the place really did used to shake. Ciggy smoke (cigars on Boxing Day), whiskey and rum smells, pissing against the barrier at half time.