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kenlyn
April 1, 2020, 4:44pm
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16th April 1965 v Port Vale won 2-0 cannot remember the goalscorers, was first visit, went with a mate without parents.

I recall my dad taking myself and brother to a game some years earlier but neither of us showed much interest in the game and he never did it again, do not remember what year or anything about the game.
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My dad took me to my first game in 1955 I was seven at the time.

No idea who we played or what the score was but I have been supporting town ever since.

65 years so I  have seen plenty of ups as well as downs.


                             Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.
                             68 Years following the Town

                              Life member of Trust

                               First game   April 1955
                               
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In response to the lad who took his French wife, I once took a lass to see QPR v Town she started to support the opposition because they had nicer shirts.  You should have seen some of the looks  I got.  I hasten to add that that relationship didn't last long.
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Going to my grandparents with my sister and found a telescope in the street .We were arguing over it when my grandad said give her it and I'll take you to the match.     Town v Tranmere Rovers Xmas Day  1953   right in the front of Barretts  -  won  1 - 0
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First GTFC home match was Boxing Day 1992. We beat Barnsley 4-2. Goals from Dave Gilbert (2), Paul Groves & Tommy Watson.

My first away match was 2 days later. We lost 2-1 to Sunderland at Roker Park.


Remember that boxing day game.  Thick snow on the pitch if it's the same one.  Gilbert also hit the bar if  I remember rightly.
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April 1, 2020, 6:38pm

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Reading the replies to this thread, we've got some right old gits on here.  


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Pre-season friendly against (maybe Lincolnshire cup) against the Scunts, late '70's/early '80's. We won either 2-0 or 2-1.
Didn't go to another game until 2009!  
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Quoted from Les Brechin
Reading the replies to this thread, we've got some right old gits on here.  


Here's another one Les. Town v Charlton December 1957.  Dont remember much about it except I sat in front of the  hoardings on the ash track and I was bloody freezing.












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April 1, 2020, 7:23pm
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I was blessed.

Dad took me to see Town 7 -Scunny 1 (1966) when I was 10 years old,

Saw sodall of the match until the 2nd half, when I got perched on the fence in the open stand between Pontoon & Barrett.
But was intoxicated by the atmosphere and lots of people swearing. (My parents never swore in front of us kids.)

For the OP: this is at least the third such thread where I've re-lived that memory. We all remember...

More exciting than my first shag, if I'm honest!  
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17 November 1965 v West Ham United in League Cup

2 all draw.

For the life of me I can not remember the Town goal scorers but Jeff Hurst scored for them.


If the football is bad you can always watch the gulls.
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