Belfast Owl 2 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 April 2005 when we lost 2-1 at home to Tranmere I was 20 but was like a big kid walking up to Hillsborough for the first time and taking it all in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconi Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Stoke City, night match 1966, a few days after we had beaten Blackburn to reach the FA Cup Semi Final. Went on the Kop and spent more time looking at the fans than the match. Just behind where we stood, four supporters had a batton each, about the size of a table tennis bat, which spelled out the word O W L S. Workmen were still working, during the match on the West Stand as it must have been behind schedule for the World Cup. I saw the posters outside advertising the next match, and thought we were playing Hillsbroth next, as it seemed to say Sheffield Wednesday Hillsbroth. Was mesmerised walking down Herries road under the Five Archers and seeing the large neon sign lit up at the back of the Kop. Think the price of admission for me was 9d. After match walked back up Herries Road and saw the old disabled chap in his three wheeled hand propelled buggy, complete with chrome hooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S63 Owl Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 1996/1997 season at home to West Ham. The match was a nil nil draw, cant rememeber any of the match at all, but just remember been on the Kop and thinking wow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keyser soze Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 1984 in the promotion season, at home against Shrewsbury. Drew 1-1 with Varadi getting our goal. Oddly, my one and only time on the North West Terrace. It's been a roller coaster ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwood Owl1 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 1984 in the promotion season, at home against Shrewsbury. Drew 1-1 with Varadi getting our goal. Oddly, my one and only time on the North West Terrace. It's been a roller coaster ever since. How bizarre - that was also my first game and just as I was about to type it here up came the arbove message! I seem to remember Steve Ogrizovic in goal and possibly Nigel Pearson in defence for Shrewbury also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horny owl Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 My first match would have been around 81 but cant remember the opposition. Always stood on the crows nest with my dad back then.........i loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnFantham Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Notts forest 1963 won 3 - 1, can't remember anything about it other than score and going on the No. 10 from Colley crescent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnFantham Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 1984 in the promotion season, at home against Shrewsbury. Drew 1-1 with Varadi getting our goal. Oddly, my one and only time on the North West Terrace. It's been a roller coaster ever since. I know, I took yer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexNorway Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 SWFC - NORWICH CITY 3-2 Nov 29, 2008 My first trip to Sheffield. I was 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keyser soze Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I know, I took yer!!! I don't know whether to thank you or scream at you! Bearwood - I'd forgotten about Oggy, but remember Pearson played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross owl Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I was 13 so it must have been 82/83 season , North Stand , Chelsea at home 0-0 and hooked ever since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 14th May 2000 Wednesday 4 - 0 Leicester Went with my grandad, I was six, All I remember is that the leicester GK Pegguy Arphexad ( just looked it up ) was wearing goalie trousers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captowl Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 197? v Fulham. Peter Swans come back game after being banned. My Dad took me I would have been about 8. Just remember the open Kop chanting Swanny as the team came out and being amazed looking at it from the South Stand. Pete Swan gave me my first Wednesday top shortly after hooked ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rentaghost Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I'm an American through and through. I spent one year in Cambridge because my Uncle was guest teaching at one of the Universities for a year. My parents thought it would be a good experience for me and off i went! Glad I did. My oldest girl plays, the youngest daughter is too young for organized football. Bet it was a great experience, which part of the country you in? I'm in wisconsin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bradwell.owl Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 1987 i was 9 (birthday present) Against Coventry in the FA cup Lost 3-1 Sat in the north and loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 feb 62 v blunts aged 9 lost 1-2 still have the programme and like others on here was amazed at the size of the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest intercity0wl Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Fa cup tie 1972/73 season, remember their Keeper with bright blond hair, Melor i think he was called dropped a right howler for the first, was the year i was also part of the biggest crowd i have seen at Hillsborough (48,000) when we played, and lost to Chelsea in a later round of the cup, i remember Osgood got the Winner after Coyle had put us in front. Rnd Date Opponents Result Attendance Scorers 3 Sat 13 Jan FULHAM.................. 2-0 21,028 Brian Joicey, Mick Prendergast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Disgrace Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 mid 80s v Luton at home 1-0 to the Owls. awful game apart from the goal. keeper blasted the ball full in the face of john dreyer for an own goal from 25 yr My first game too - 1986?? Seem to remember Dreyer getting stretchered off past the kop to a standing ovation!!!! Even though it was a dreadful game, the whole Hillsborough experience sold it to me........don't often admit it but I was a Man Ure fan up to that point ( I was only eleven). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkskaphil Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 if anyone can remember, in 1996 did we beat tottenham 1-0 and did they have a man sent off, armstrong scoring our goal? Nope. 24th February 1996, we lost 1-0 at Tottenham, with Armstrong scoring their goal. Don't know about the sending-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseowl91 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 New Years Day 1988 - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - Everton 1 - Mel Sterland scored for the Owls I bought a mug from the very small and shitty club shop at the back of the South Stand with some money I got for Christmas (I was 10 at the time) - the mug said 'Owls for Life' on it.....so so true......I still have that mug and use it everyday at work :) well my memory serves me very incorrectly..........we actually beat Everton 1-0 and Mark Proctor scored according to the stats linky that was posted - Wiseowl91 EPIC FAIL hehehe The following seasons match in November obviously stuck in my mind more for some reason. In my defence it was 23 years ago...well that's my story and I'm sticking to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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