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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Feb 11, 2023 10:43:58 GMT 1
My dad went to the Arsenal 67k game, he would have been about 12, but I'm not sure when he started going. He started taking me when I was about 8, Wood, McHale and co. In my blood from the first minute of my first game. Passed the drug on to my eldest (Hi Flevans!), and 2 of my brothers (Hi Vivabobbyhoy and Dobsonschoice) are also infected. I'm always amazed how good peoples memories are about particularly games etc. Mines bloody awful, especially on my earlier games. UTT My memory can be shocking but I remember really random things. If you asked me to name our starting 11 from a week ago I would struggle but I specifically remember Iffy losing his contact lense on the pitch, I remember Alan Shearers goal at Leeds Rd as if it were yesterday and Thornley’s late winner v Wolves. I suppose these things resonate and my brain recalls them well.
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Post by Town1971 on Feb 11, 2023 10:47:30 GMT 1
My Dad (an Irish man from Waterford) became a Town fan in 1945 after marrying my mum when removed from th army . He started taking me about 1955 and been a Town fan ever since.
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Post by menstonterrier on Feb 11, 2023 10:55:22 GMT 1
Not far.
My Dad started taking me to Leeds Rd in 1960 when I was 5 and we lived in Mirfield.
He grew up in Skircoat and Luddendenfoot so went to the Shay or Thrum Hall.
Made sure that my lad was brought up correctly - his first game was the Bristol Rovers play off final in 1995, aged 4.
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Post by philatrickstarbuck on Feb 11, 2023 10:55:33 GMT 1
Both my parents were Irish and my dad was a Kerry fan so no blue and white lineage in my family - more green and gold! My first contact with Town was hanging around Leeds Rd on Saturdays with mates in the mid 80's, when you could get into the game for free at three-quarter time. Up The Kingdom 🟢🟡🟢
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Post by workshyfop on Feb 11, 2023 10:57:56 GMT 1
I suppose mine would go back to the beginning pretty much as my grandad was a big fan and had been taken by his father, so doing the calculations and remembering the stories it must have been from the start or soon after. I got taken down to Leeds Road by my dad from the age of about 3, lifted over the turnstile and spent a lot of the game swinging on barriers, etc. There was never a choice, never a question, it’s just what you did on a Saturday. The bastards! 😉😂
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Post by Sparrow on Feb 11, 2023 10:59:23 GMT 1
My dad would have gone in the 60s with his Uncle Albert - Beer drinking champion of Shelley 😂😂🍺🍺 - so I’m guessing he would have started on the 40s. Not sure who took him
I first went in 89 to the League Cup match against Brian Clough’s Forest. What a comeback that was and a 13 year old hooked ⚽️⚽️
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Post by philatrickstarbuck on Feb 11, 2023 11:01:50 GMT 1
1950's from my Dad. My Grandad was a Man City fan they moved over to Huddersfield when my Dad was a nipper 🔵⚪🔵
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Post by conman on Feb 11, 2023 11:05:48 GMT 1
Started going aged about six with my grandad and his brother early sixties (a right couple of wrong en's according to my mum) . We used to stand in the paddock . Found out later they'd both been going for donkeys years but I never got to actually ask him since when before he died . Then got dragged along with my mum and dad , always the right hand side of the cowshed , just below the drinks hut . My mum told me stories about her and my dad travelling all over the country watching town in the late 40s/early 50s , standing and getting friendly with the away fans . Would always watch town , whichever league they were in , and I can never get my head round people who just stop attending matches..
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Post by workshyfop on Feb 11, 2023 11:06:24 GMT 1
I forgot to add that it’ll probably end with me. I’ve taken the kids half a dozen times, but my son has no interest in sport. My daughter has more interest and came a couple of times last season, including Wembley, so a faint hope. It’s quite sad now I think about it.
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Post by artysid on Feb 11, 2023 11:12:13 GMT 1
Dad was Town but not fanatic. Grandad was fanatical Bradford City, took me to many a game at Valley Parade in the early 60's. It was touch and go for me for a while Still like to see City doing well (which I admit is rare) unlike many on here hi Bilo the Bantam Manged to pass the bug on to my son despite him being born, bred and still living in London. Failed miserably with my daughter whose a Gooner through & through
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Post by philatrickstarbuck on Feb 11, 2023 11:17:04 GMT 1
What great thread this is. Very heart warming & makes me feel happy when I read the posts. Such a change from the usual doom. Think I am going to like every post. Must be getting soft in my older years.
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Post by DuffMan on Feb 11, 2023 11:24:29 GMT 1
My great Grandad was born in 1892 and was a Town fan. He used to travel from Halifax on his horse and cart. My Grandad (93) Dad, myself and my son (10) are all ST holders
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Post by detox on Feb 11, 2023 11:30:11 GMT 1
fascinating stuff this...so interesting to hear fans stories.. Keep 'em coming..
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Post by araucaria on Feb 11, 2023 11:35:26 GMT 1
My maternal grandad was born in 1905 and went regularly from end of WW1 until the 1950s.He stopped going because, in his words, it got too expensive. He lived on Acre St Lindley, and they took in Town apprentices. Geoff Hutt lodged there. He had a share certificate from when Town had to raise money or they would have been taken over by Leeds in 1920 but he sold it to a collector. I gave him a bollocking over that. My paternal grandad was born in 1922 and watched Town from 1930 til his death in 1995. After my dad left home he used to go with his mate all over the country watching Town. Must have been long trips in those pre motorway days. In his later years he lived on Cherry Nook Rd at Deighton and he loved watching Town train and enjoyed talking to Mick Buxton and the players. My paternal grandad also had a share certificate from December 1919 (the month of his 50th birthday), only for £1. I still have it (or at least the receipt), but, of course, the shares became defunct in 2003/04 with administration. When I tried to get the share transferred to me in the 1980s, the club asked all manner of questions about the old man's will (he died in 1931) and eventually agreed to transfer it to his oldest surviving issue, my 85 year old auntie. So I gave it up. Just before he died in 1931, our neighbours up the road managed their first ever win against us, and that was in the Cup at their place. So the old man died after something like 10 wins and a couple of draws against them in the league. He wouldn't have thought of them as rivals. My dad was at the Arsenal Cup match in 1932; he said there were thousands who got in without paying and many more watching from Kilner Bank. And, typical Town, we conceded the only goal of the game in the second or third minute.
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Post by Maynardblue on Feb 11, 2023 11:55:25 GMT 1
I forgot to add that it’ll probably end with me. I’ve taken the kids half a dozen times, but my son has no interest in sport. My daughter has more interest and came a couple of times last season, including Wembley, so a faint hope. It’s quite sad now I think about it. Just wait for the grandkids and make sure you indoctrinate them early 😁
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Post by Stewpot on Feb 11, 2023 12:11:08 GMT 1
I think as a young lad in the early 60's I recall dad getting back from Town matches which he attended with his mates, with me wanting to know the score, scorers etc. Apart from the "pink" no further details available on Saturday, but I was all over the Town report in the Sunday papers. Mum told me I pestered him endlessly to go, but my first game was August 1963, home to Sunderland, lost 0-2, but it mattered not, as an 8 year old I was hooked.
And that is despite being dragged along with various chums and their fathers to watch Bradford Park Avenue, Halifax Town, even Leeds United. All I wanted was to get back to Leeds Rd for the next game. Fortunately became friends with a lad whose father was a big Town fan, so in the mid 60's we would go to lots of away games in Yorkshire & Lancashire.
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Post by 3Pipe on Feb 11, 2023 12:11:32 GMT 1
What great thread this is. Very heart warming & makes me feel happy when I read the posts. Such a change from the usual doom. Think I am going to like every post. Must be getting soft in my older years. UTT 🔵⚪🔵 Exactly the same here. It would be great if the admins might consider putting this thread in DATM Gold section once it has ran it's course.
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Post by lossiemouthtownfan on Feb 11, 2023 12:19:37 GMT 1
Started back in 1969. My dad was on Town's books as a junior but never got any further. So started taking me at age 8 when I started to show an interest. Dad's family from Morley but apart from a cousin who worked at Elland Road on a match day I can't think of any other connection to them. He was still going on a semi regular basis until he moved up here 12 years ago. Lineage now passed down to my kids and grandkids who come down with me in half term holidays if Town are at home.
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Post by irverino on Feb 11, 2023 12:24:43 GMT 1
My Grandad who lived in flats above the old ground in Rawthorpe took me to watch Towns promotion celebration game v Watford (April 70'), we went to a few in 1st Division but he was a 'sing when your winning man' so his Brother-in-law & my great Uncle Harry who was complete opposite started taking me, he would make his way from Berry Brow come rain, shine or snow in a lot of cases & had done for decades before I came along.
He was Town through & through & shared many happy stories of the great days, but also I sadly watched tears trickle from his eyes as we tumbled down the leagues. The torch was passed when he died & the tears of joy for me started during the Buxton era, last week my two sons & grandson were at the game with me..........just like Uncle Harry would have been & Grandad would have gone to Wembley of course.
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Post by richhtfc on Feb 11, 2023 12:46:19 GMT 1
Hopefully our potential new owners get to read this thread, it’s a great insight into why football is in our blood in this country.
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Post by jjamez on Feb 11, 2023 12:50:22 GMT 1
I think i'm the first, not sure about my maternal granddad, I never met him so no idea who he supports. Some of my Uncles support Leeds, one supports Notts County, my dad is a forest fan and my granddad on his side supported Cardiff. As a young kid I tried following one of those clubs but my granddad told me to make my own decision and that your home town club is the one you should follow and he got me my first ever Town shirt and my dad would bring me to some games as and when, but my first real games as a town supporter would be when they played in Nottingham, my uncle knew former players of both forest and county so could get good tickets on the cheap or free for us.
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Post by perardua on Feb 11, 2023 12:53:28 GMT 1
My father came over from Ireland in the 50s but was different to others in that he was into football and not the Gaelic, even though he had been to an All Ireland final, like a lot of Irish he moved around the country where the work was but eventually settled in Hudderfield so in my case it could have been a different club altogether if he had settled elsewhere, he went regularly in the 50s and 60s but stopped really in the 70s because of the violence, he still went to the odd cup game taking me before he stopped altogether leaving me to go on my own. It seems reading this thread that Town have a large percentage of support that are 2nd or 3rd generation Irish.
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Post by townian on Feb 11, 2023 12:54:01 GMT 1
I forgot to add that it’ll probably end with me. I’ve taken the kids half a dozen times, but my son has no interest in sport. My daughter has more interest and came a couple of times last season, including Wembley, so a faint hope. It’s quite sad now I think about it. Just wait for the grandkids and make sure you indoctrinate them early 😁 Absolutely right. My three granddaughters are already hooked. Those are the things that really matter as a supporter, whilst some on here are obsessed with press conferences. Bizarre!
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Post by Terrier Ramone on Feb 11, 2023 12:54:10 GMT 1
Although I was born in Keighley, my Grandad & Dad were from Huddersfield & supported Town from the start. My Grandad was one of the local businessmen that got control of the club from Stoner Crowther when he wanted to move the team to Leeds.My Dad used to get FA cup final tickets from the club every year as a thank you, but gave them up in the 50s as he had 2 daughters who just weren't in to football. My Dad got divorced & then I was born in 1965, so I always moaned about him giving up the tickets! Apparently, in the early 1920s, the manager used to send some of the players to my Grandads house to keep them out of trouble the night before games, so my Dad had some great stories about the club greats.
My boys were born in 2005 & because they were 2/3 of triplets, people used to give us a lot of hand-me-down clothes but I wouldn't allow them to wear any other club's shirts, but did allow them 2 England shirts with Rooney on the back. I had them watching football (my daughter as well but she just never got it) from a very young age & I started taking them to Town in 2011, which I thought was a bit early but I was worried they were both enjoying Arsenal on TV a little too much. Anyway, it worked, the 3 of us are still season ticket holders now, so I reckon I've done my bit to keep the line going.
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Post by griffa on Feb 11, 2023 12:54:11 GMT 1
Grandad started watching, supporting Town in the 1920's. He lived in Heckmondwike, told that they'd walk from Hecky & catch a tram from Bradley to Leeds Road. My 1st game was 13th October 1962 v Chelsea, which won 1-0, Derek Stokes scored the winner. Took my son to his 1st game when he was 3 year old - UTT.
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Post by johncoddington5 on Feb 11, 2023 13:04:25 GMT 1
My fist game was Boxing Day 1960. 0-0 v Stoke City I remember nothing about the game apart from being very cold and that Ray Wilson had a very red face.
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Post by turbo2 on Feb 11, 2023 13:13:20 GMT 1
My dad went to the Arsenal 67k game, he would have been about 12, but I'm not sure when he started going. He started taking me when I was about 8, Wood, McHale and co. In my blood from the first minute of my first game. Passed the drug on to my eldest (Hi Flevans!), and 2 of my brothers (Hi Vivabobbyhoy and Dobsonschoice) are also infected. I'm always amazed how good peoples memories are about particularly games etc. Mines bloody awful, especially on my earlier games. UTT I’d love to talk with someone who was at that game. Being at the Barnsley game with 29k in Leeds road it just seems weird that so many could be in the ground.
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Post by philatrickstarbuck on Feb 11, 2023 13:13:27 GMT 1
My father came over from Ireland in the 50s but was different to others in that he was into football and not the Gaelic, even though he had been to an All Ireland final, like a lot of Irish he moved around the country where the work was but eventually settled in Hudderfield so in my case it could have been a different club altogether if he had settled elsewhere, he went regularly in the 50s and 60s but stopped really in the 70s because of the violence, he still went to the odd cup game taking me before he stopped altogether leaving me to go on my own. It seems reading this thread that Town have a large percentage of support that are 2nd or 3rd generation Irish. My Mum is Irish & my Dad is English. Best of both worlds! UTT 🔵 ⚪ 🔵 & UTK 🟢 🟡 🟢
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Post by artysid on Feb 11, 2023 13:16:01 GMT 1
Apologies, but a thread like this is crying out for this IMO
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Post by artysid on Feb 11, 2023 13:26:03 GMT 1
My father came over from Ireland in the 50s but was different to others in that he was into football and not the Gaelic, even though he had been to an All Ireland final, like a lot of Irish he moved around the country where the work was but eventually settled in Hudderfield so in my case it could have been a different club altogether if he had settled elsewhere, he went regularly in the 50s and 60s but stopped really in the 70s because of the violence, he still went to the odd cup game taking me before he stopped altogether leaving me to go on my own. It seems reading this thread that Town have a large percentage of support that are 2nd or 3rd generation Irish. My Mum is Irish & my Dad is English. Best of both worlds! UTT 🔵 ⚪ 🔵 & UTK 🟢 🟡 🟢 You sound like my son He played Gaelic football for North London Shamrocks, Huddersfield University, Brothers Pearse, & Yorkshire. UTBanner
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