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First Walsall game?

Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:10 pm

What was your first Walsall game and what was the score?

Mine was . . . . .


Walsall 3 Scunthorpe 2 1993

Clarke 2, McDonald 1

Wood,Evans,Gibson,Methvern(spelling)? Ryder,Palmer,Marsh,Ntamark,Cerece(spelling),Clarke,Mcdonald.

Not bad memory for 13 years ago :wink:

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:17 pm

Late 70's as a nipper, No idea of who we played or the score. :?

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:19 pm

Brighton at Fellows Park

About 1974/5 i think

We won 6-0 and after that I was hooked

Same season (I think) we knocked Man U and Newcastle out of the FA cup. I stand to be correctd.

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:25 pm

Walsall 0-2 Stoke


Too long ago to remember the decade, let alone the year. Christie was in goal if it helps

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:25 pm

Cant remember who we played, was 26 years ago though, and we won 3-0 Yey!

My first away game was York City in the Fa cup, lost 3-0 in the snow

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:25 pm

1986-87 season when we knocked Blues out of the FA Cup, fourth round if I remember rightly.

Though I went to 2 Albion games before I ever went to a Walsall game :oops:

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:25 pm

6th December 1986. Walsall 5 Port Vale 0 FA Cup Round 2. Naughton, Cross, Shakespeare (2 pens), Christie. Att. 7,033.

What a memory eh ? Nah, what a complete Walsall FC record book more like !

I was just looking at the attendances for that FA Cup run, 15,897 for the second replay at Fellows Park. If only eh ?


Sometimes wish we'd bloody lost 5 - 0 that day. Oh well, once you've caught it bad you've caught it for good.

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:29 pm

First game I can remember was the Coca Cola cup in 95 (I think), beat Watford 1-0 or 2-1, and Kevin Wilson nearly put a penalty kick out of the ground.
God knows if it was my first game though!

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:29 pm

EVO wrote:1986-87 season when we knocked Blues out of the FA Cup, fourth round if I remember rightly.

Though I went to 2 Albion games before I ever went to a Walsall game :oops:


Eh, eh, I went two rounds before you. Mind you I'd been to a fair few W****s games before that (including one versus Walsall at Molinuex, where I was sitting in the John Ireland Stand :oops: ).

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:31 pm

W****s ?

What have you been told about bad language on this site :wink:

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:33 pm

Late 1950s, about 1957/58 I'd guess, I know I was about 7 - 8 years old.

Who we played, what the score was, God only knows. I spent most of my time running around the terraces while my Dad was telling me to stand still and watch the match.

Match ? What match ? I like running up and down these steps and climbing on these bars though Dad, they'm great!

Can I 'ave a drink Dad, and a bag of crisps?

Dad, that kid over there 'as got some crisps Dad !

Dad.

Dad !

D-A-A-A-D !!

OUCH, what was that for ?

I 'ate football anyway, can we go 'ome now Dad ?

Wonder why I can't remember the match ? :lol:

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Who we played, what the score was, God only knows. I spent most of my time running around the terraces while my Dad was telling me to stand still and watch the match.

Match ? What match ? I like running up and down these steps and climbing on these bars though Dad, they'm great!

Can I 'ave a drink Dad, and a bag of crisps?

Dad, that kid over there 'as got some crisps Dad !

Dad.

Dad !

D-A-A-A-D !!

OUCH, what was that for ?

I 'ate football anyway, can we go 'ome now Dad ?

Wonder why I can't remember the match ? :lol:[/quote]

Sounds like a Merson pre-match team talk.

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:41 pm

Dave Roe wrote:6th December 1986. Walsall 5 Port Vale 0 FA Cup Round 2. Naughton, Cross, Shakespeare (2 pens), Christie. Att. 7,033.

What a memory eh ? Nah, what a complete Walsall FC record book more like !

I was just looking at the attendances for that FA Cup run, 15,897 for the second replay at Fellows Park. If only eh ?


Sometimes wish we'd bloody lost 5 - 0 that day. Oh well, once you've caught it bad you've caught it for good.


I went to that game, with my dad. Remember walking through the Street end for a quick get away, (For my dad's post match pint) And Nicky Cross played an absolute defence splitting pass through to Christie who slotted it home nicely. Memories eh :lol:

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:01 pm

Walsall 4 Reading 1 1964 or 65 I think.
Without giving everyone my life history parents had divorced mom took in lodger (well she told me he was a lodger) a tax man from Reading.
I was hooked, then on the Tuesday want to see us play Hull City in a night match 3-3. There I was aged about 8 running back through Pleck and Wednesbury Road at night by myself to get the bus from town back to Aldridge.
Can't see any parents letting their kids do that nowdays.

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:04 pm

Graydon48 wrote:Can't see any parents letting their kids do that nowdays.


Ooh I dunno, been through Blakenall at 10.30 pm lately, there's nobody about older than about 10 !

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Re: First Walsall game?

Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:06 pm

Chaz13 wrote:What was your first Walsall game and what was the score?

Mine was . . . . .


Walsall 3 Scunthorpe 2 1993

Clarke 2, McDonald 1

Wood,Evans,Gibson,Methvern(spelling)? Ryder,Palmer,Marsh,Ntamark,Cerece(spelling),Clarke,Mcdonald.

Not bad memory for 13 years ago :wink:

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Re: First Walsall game?

Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:07 pm

Chaz13 wrote:What was your first Walsall game and what was the score?

Mine was . . . . .


Walsall 3 Scunthorpe 2 1993

Clarke 2, McDonald 1

Wood,Evans,Gibson,Methvern(spelling)? Ryder,Palmer,Marsh,Ntamark,Cerece(spelling),Clarke,Mcdonald.

Not bad memory for 13 years ago :wink:


I got done by the police at that game for going on the pitch to celebrate rod mcdonald's last minute winner!

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:09 pm

geoffwhiting wrote:Late 1950s, about 1957/58 I'd guess, I know I was about 7 - 8 years old.

Who we played, what the score was, God only knows. I spent most of my time running around the terraces while my Dad was telling me to stand still and watch the match.

Match ? What match ? I like running up and down these steps and climbing on these bars though Dad, they'm great!

Can I 'ave a drink Dad, and a bag of crisps?

Dad, that kid over there 'as got some crisps Dad !

Dad.

Dad !

D-A-A-A-D !!

OUCH, what was that for ?

I 'ate football anyway, can we go 'ome now Dad ?

Wonder why I can't remember the match ? :lol:


Is your "2" key not working Geoff ? If that match was 57/58 then surely you were 27 - 28 not 7 -8 ?

Is that pint next home match in jeopardy now ? :wink:

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:09 pm

i remember,he jumped in crowd and got booked :twisted:

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:28 pm

I an't remember much about the match - it was approx 1975 or 1976. The only thing I remember about it was Dave Serella with a big rip in the back of his shirt.

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:40 pm

[quote="Dave Roe Is your "2" key not working Geoff ? If that match was 57/58 then surely you were 27 - 28 not 7 -8 ?

Is that pint next home match in jeopardy now ? :wink:[/quote]

Possibly Dave, just possibly ! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:41 pm

11th January 1969
Rotherham 0 - 1 Walsall
Bob Wesson in goal
Geoff Morris scored

1st home game
27th September 1969
Walsall 0 - 0 Tranmere
Phil Parkes in goal

Found the dates on http://www.soccerbase.com

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:47 pm

First that I vaguely remember was the 5-1 win over Fulham, but that wasn't my first I think went in the previous season. Memories....

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:17 am

mine was 1988-1989 i think, as a mascot. my mom knew a director and the original mascot was ill so i got drafted in not knowing what the hell was going on. against preston i think. or swansea. i have pictures somewhere.

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:24 am

Walsall 1 - 1 Manchester City, sometime in the late 1990's 8)

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AC wrote:Walsall 1 - 1 Manchester City, sometime in the late 1990's 8)


the promotion year i would imagine, 1998-1999

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jolysaddler wrote:
AC wrote:Walsall 1 - 1 Manchester City, sometime in the late 1990's 8)


the promotion year i would imagine, 1998-1999


Yeah, that's the one 8)

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:29 am

mine was Walsall 0 Mansfield town 0

understandably i was hooked after that! :lol: :lol:

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:31 am

No idea of first game at all, must have been early 80s though. If someone of slightly more advanced years could advise the era for me, Don Penn and Kenny Beech were my very early Saddler's heros :wink:

My lad's first game was Port Vale at the start of last season and his first away game was also Port Vale!

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By the way, the game didn't neccesarily 'hook' me. It's just always made sense to be Walsall, what with being born and living in the area. I don't 'get hooked' to anything 8)

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