first away match

3pint wonder · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:41 pm

so what was your first away match mine was southport about 1978,that season i think they went out of the league

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6471

Rotherham we drew 0-0 think it was 1992, I know it was one of the first games of the season though

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:35 pm

This match at Colchester is the first one I can remember for certain, I was in the RAF at the time stationed near Stowmarket in Suffolk.

http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... p?oid=2520

But I'm sure I went to a match at Lincoln, when I did my basic training at RAF Swinderby, which was in between Newark and Lincoln, in late '71. But it doesn't tie in with Mad John records. Unless it was only a Lincoln v Another Utd. Have this memory of the ground being a series of advertising hoardings. confised

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

darlow away in the early 70's there was hell on and we got kicked out at half time loads of poolies running through darlow market place and back in pool in time to watch the final scores in the shopping centre at radio rentals or somewhere similar

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:53 am

Yeah had to be Darlo for me too in our first promotion season.

Exceptionally John Gill was not in the team, maybe through injury maybe through suspension. So he made sure he stood where he could say hello with his trademark wink to all the arriving Pools supporters. Top guy and Poolie legend.

We won, needless to say, making it two wins against them in the same week. :laugh:

chessington · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:30 am

Aldershot in 1976/77 but have absolutely no memory of the game.

My first away game on my own should have been Northampton 1984/85 (I think), the year they were promoted.

I was on half-term and staying with my grand-parents in Hartlepol. Someone in the mail was running a coach to the game but I needed to take a £5 deposit to his house. Anyway, I turned up and the guy who came to the door had 2 black eyes, basically he'd really been done over.

Not ashamed to admit it, but it terrified me and I even had a nightmare before the match thinking that I was going on a coach full of thugs and I was going to end up getting beaten up. Luckily, the game was called off and so I never went.

The guy (don't know his name but am sure you will all know him), was one of the Engineers crowd, used to be a skinhead (well he still is.......)Mark somebody?
Over the years, I have seen him all over the Country watching Pools and say hi to him but if only he knew what my first memory of him was!

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:34 am

York City away in the FA Cup, late 80s. Finished 0-0. Went with my mate and his dad, afterwards we went in the Supporters club, where a few of the Pools players turned up. I was surprised by the amount they drank and smoked, I seem to remember John Tinkler chain-smoking.

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6471

First one I went to without parent supervision was Sheffield United in the FA Cup January 1993.

superpoolie · **Joined:** Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:10 pm **Posts:** 76

scunthorpe united when we lost 4-0 the game we got promoted in

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36604

First one alone.... Boston 1971...a disaster :evil:

Spender · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:38 am

York City, a night match in the late sixties, I seem to remember we won 1-0. I shall investigate. :wink:

I.e. have a look at Mad Johns site....... :grin:

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:12 am

Pooliekev wrote:

York City, a night match in the late sixties, I seem to remember we won 1-0. I shall investigate. :wink:

I was at that one too!
Stopped at the chippie in Easingwold on the way back.

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Think it was 1961 - Fulham v Hartlepools United 3rd round of the FA Cup, I were just a lad - my old man took me. Lost 3-1, Fulham were then in the 1st division (the then equivilent to the Premiership). Harry Godbold became my hero for a while.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:52 pm

Darlo about 81....nicked on the Football Special and nicked in the ground through the Cricket Pitch!!!! :sweeeet:

balltofeet · **Posted:** Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:04 pm

Cannot remember but I think it was Sheffield United 1981-2 we drew 1-1 when I was at University in Sheffield. John Bird goal from a corner!

Kevin Johnson in midfield, Billy Ayre at centre rarf and burbly Bob and Keith Houchen up front, Linacre and Hampton on the wing - we were a good team that season.

garthwd · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:23 am **Posts:** 786

Mine was 2nd October 1984 darlo 0-1 Pools - Les Mutries finest hour in a Pools shirt?. I seem to recall we were stood in the Tin Shed and there wasn't a lot of segregation, if any.

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:21 am

garthwd wrote:

Mine was 2nd October 1984 darlo 0-1 Pools - Les Mutries finest hour in a Pools shirt?. I seem to recall we were stood in the Tin Shed and there wasn't a lot of segregation, if any.

Talking about standing in the 'Tinshed', I was in there, along with a Sunderland supporting mate, the day Darlo got relegated to the Conference. Oh how we laughed!!!! The final place was between them and Colchester, who beat them on the day to relegate them. The Darlo fans were too heartbroken to notice how much we were celebrating their demise.

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