55 years !

[Wings of a Sparrow 1,425]

50 years for me too. First match was in 1973.

[Myra Hawtree 124]

1 hour ago, ricardo said:

I believe there are one or two still about. I think Vos is one and also Myra Hawtree.There maybe others.

Its interesting that people remember their first game. In all honesty I can't remember who mine was against or even the exact date. I am sure it was 1953 because my grandfather had just passed away and I was in my grandmothers garden in King Street one Saturday afternoon. I heard the sound of cheering and wandered off down King Street to Carrow Rd. Russell Allison was just opening those big green gates so it must have been mid way through the second half. Along with several other curious souls and a few that couldn't afford the entry, I just wandered in to see what it was all about

And the rest is history.

Yes, I’m around 70/71 years.  My dad had been supporter since The Nest but I went with friends from the Blyth School and not with him.  Stood in The Barclay of course.  Three pence to leave bike near Hardy Road fish shop.  Roy Hollis, Reggie Foulks, Leslie Eyre, Don Pickford, Ron Ashman, Bill Lewis I remember but also cannot actually remember my first game for some reason.

[john in exile in leeds 4]

We moved to Norwich in 1956 and my father used to take me to matches at half time. So 67 years ! But my first memory is of beating Man U - was that January 59 ?

[ricardo 7,400]

24 minutes ago, Myra Hawtree said:

Yes, I’m around 70/71 years.  My dad had been supporter since The Nest but I went with friends from the Blyth School and not with him.  Stood in The Barclay of course.  Three pence to leave bike near Hardy Road fish shop.  Roy Hollis, Reggie Foulks, Leslie Eyre, Don Pickford, Ron Ashman, Bill Lewis I remember but also cannot actually remember my first game for some reason.

I think you have a good couple of years on me Myra. I have no recollection of seeing either Les Eyre or Roy Hollis who finished at Carrow road in 1951 and 52 respectively. 

I certainly recall Pickwick, Foulkes and Ashman. My dad always used to talk about them as his top half back line.

[The Raptor 1,231]

My parents probably hadn't even met 55 years ago! I'll revisit this thread in 20 years when I feel worthy to be part of it!

 I'm sure you'll say I'm only a glory hunting fan anyway since I only started to support them when they won the milk cup!

[Big Vince 319]

51.

When we all idolised Jimmy Bone.

[stratton canary 135]

1 minute ago, Big Vince said:

51.

When we all idolised Jimmy Bone.

O Jimmy Jimmy 👍

[stratton canary 135]

5 hours ago, CANARYKING said:

62 for me

Top man! 

[......and Smith must score. 1,360]

5 hours ago, nutty nigel said:

Here's to the next 55 @SwindonCanary

 

 

5 hours ago, keelansgrandad said:

Has he found the elixir of life?

Essex has.

He bought a wedge of shares.

[Bigbrenn 61]

April 1970, home to Watford . 1 -1

So now 53 yes.

[......and Smith must score. 1,360]

16 minutes ago, Big Vince said:

51.

When we all idolised Jimmy Bone.

 

14 minutes ago, stratton canary said:

O Jimmy Jimmy 👍

We’ve got Chicory Tip to thank for that famous terrace chant.

[Big Vince 319]

12 minutes ago, stratton canary said:

O Jimmy Jimmy 👍

Was reading about him only the other week. He joined us on the first day he started down the mine as a qualified electrician. His club in Scotland wasn't full-time professional when he was told by them that a fee had been agreed with us.

He remains a workaholic to this day and still does coaching north of the border.

 

 

[shefcanary 2,448]

2 hours ago, Don’t be Krul said:

46 here, 1st game 1977 at home to Man U, think we lost 1-2

Crikey, that was a baptism of fire. Wasn't that the infamous rampage in the Barclay where their fans attempted to dismantle the stand, one falling through the roof etc. Just a bit of doubt as the score was 2-0 to us that day, so was it the match in the next season, which finished 3-1 to ManUre in 1978?

 

 

[......and Smith must score. 1,360]

We beat Man U 2-1 that day.

It was pretty hairy as Tilly will no doubt testify. I was in the River End and could see big holes appearing in the wall at the back of the Barclay at the end of the match.

[nutty nigel 7,608]

My first game was also our first game on MOTD...

https://eafa.org.uk/work/?id=2258

 

[Helsinki canary 243]

47 yrs for me - first game v Arsenal 3-1 to City 7.2.1976

First away game Filbert Street 18.3.78 2-2 draw 

[ricardo 7,400]

20 minutes ago, nutty nigel said:

My first game was also our first game on MOTD...

https://eafa.org.uk/work/?id=2258

 

Nobody had a TV when I first went.

If you missed football results at 5pm you had to wait until the pinkun arrived before you knew the score.

[Christoph Stiepermann 1,153]

21 for me which is crazy. Football has changed so much in that time both in terms of finances and how the game is played. I was watching Norwich V Everton from our PL season under Worthington recently, the whole game is up on some Everton channel and it looks like a lower Championship game with the odd moment of quality, both of our recent relegation teams would absolutely slaughter both of those teams as football at the highest level has changed so much tactically, physically and in pace and intensity. But English football was so much more fun to watch and so unpredictable back then , it was of a lower quality but imo it was so much more fun to watch. Games are so physical and so tactical now that it's ruined a lot of the excitement. I'm not a fan who gets excited by bits of individual skill or clever neat passages of play, I like end to end excitement and chances on goal, players expressing themselves and showing passion and commitment, footballers are so placid and robotic nowadays in general and I can't help but think we've lost something in the pursuit of better tactics. 

First game was the win v Stockport at home before the play off season, sat in the old south Stand and was hooked from that moment. As a kid I actually went on a really long spell of only watching us win at CR , saw the 4-0 v Grimsby the first game of the next season as well, can't remember who my first loss was against but i remember being devastated. 

[Mark .Y. 352]

Just over a week for me..... but getting a bit hacked off because we don't seem to have bought anybody and we haven't been taken over...... probably go back to Chelsea on Sunday, there always something going on there 😊

[Graham Paddons Beard 2,449]

51 . First game in 1972 . St Mirren pre season ( I think) 

[nutty nigel 7,608]

24 minutes ago, ricardo said:

Nobody had a TV when I first went.

If you missed football results at 5pm you had to wait until the pinkun arrived before you knew the score.

Always had trouble getting the midweek away results. I remember a cup replay at Sunderland where my nan had bet me sixpence we'd lose. Eventually I found out we'd won 1-0 thanks to a John Manning goal. Happy days

[ricardo 7,400]

1 minute ago, nutty nigel said:

Always had trouble getting the midweek away results. I remember a cup replay at Sunderland where my nan had bet me sixpence we'd lose. Eventually I found out we'd won 1-0 thanks to a John Manning goal. Happy days

John Manning's song.

The Mighty Quinn

[nutty nigel 7,608]

5 minutes ago, ricardo said:

John Manning's song.

The Mighty Quinn

Come on without...

Arrdee claimed Black is Black, we want Ron Davies back

[vos 155]

As usual Ricardo is spot on. My first game was more or less exactly 76 years ago. 13th Sept 1947 - lost 5-1 against - you've guessed it Ipswich Town !!!  Recent pic with a winger who was about twice as fast as we see on a pitch these days.

[Hairy Canary 707]

57 minutes ago, ricardo said:

Nobody had a TV when I first went.

If you missed football results at 5pm you had to wait until the pinkun arrived before you knew the score.

Remember that very well. I often missed the results as I had a paper round and went to collect the pink-un at the newsagents later having no idea of the score.

I’m pretty sure as well that some of the other results were latest scores as the paper was printed before the games ended so you had take the league tables with a pinch of salt.

I remember hearing that Colchester had knocked Leeds out of the cup when they were top of the league but the pink-un had it as a latest (3-2 I think) and had to wait for MOTD to find out!

[Pockthorpe 539]

My first game , so 51 years . With my lovely old Dad . 
Bloody hell . Over the years lost so many people I used to go with .  Dad always , sometimes Mum . Uncles and Aunts and some cousins . More recently my darling wife . 
So nowadays with old schoolmates and best of all my sons  . Maybe next generations incoming ! 
God bless you NCFC ! 
 

[SwindonCanary 455]

7 hours ago, dylanisabaddog said:

Well done! Which was your first game? 

Mine was Bristol City around the same time as you. 

It was Norwich City v Sheffield United who had just been relegated from the First division we won 2-0 gaols from Hugh Curran @ John  Manning our front two at the time. 

[Surfer 1,547]

Chelsea at home in a cup game which was abandoned due to fog rolling in off the river. I’m sure it wasn’t the first though. Crystal Palace relegation scrap when I was allowed in the “grown ups” South Stand comes to mind too.

Edit: the allowed fog of time perhaps. Just looked it up - Dec 20 1972. League Cup semi, we were winning 3-2 at 75 min when game was abandoned. We obviously won the rematch but I didn’t see it or the Wembley final - read about them in the paper Pink’un

Edited September 9, 2023 by Surfer

[city4eva 213]

55 for me as well…

 

 

just checked , nearly 56

v QPR 0-0

Edited September 9, 2023 by city4eva

[Don’t be Krul 399]

9 hours ago, shefcanary said:

Crikey, that was a baptism of fire. Wasn't that the infamous rampage in the Barclay where their fans attempted to dismantle the stand, one falling through the roof etc. Just a bit of doubt as the score was 2-0 to us that day, so was it the match in the next season, which finished 3-1 to ManUre in 1978?

 

 

Yes you're correct it was 1978. Thanks for putting me straight