macy37 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 v Sweden September 81, we won 2-0 and there was 82k there I think. Remember the atmosphere was unreal. We had some team then too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Ibrox. Jim Leighton v Sweden. Jim won 1-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_burger Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I was 16, 1-1 with Germany at Hampden. Bobic with a header then Kenny Miller equalised with that crafty free kick taken quickly. I went myself. Even though my old man likes the fitba, he never goes to many games. We went to a few together after that though. I was 18 by that point so maybe being able to get pished up together forced his hand? Anyway. Been to many games since, and nothing has topped that first experience. I remember the goal and the celebrations vividly, but for some reason the main thing that sticks in my mind was the sound of the crowd when Scotland broke forward (down the wing with a nippy wee guy, English born I think??). We had a very average team back then, but we played out of our skins that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handsome22Devil Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 First game was vs Norway when we qualified for Italy 90. Noise was incredible. My memory had Sally scoring from the half way line! Forgot about Leighton's mistake. Think this was around the time his form took a dive. This was mine too...would have been six, stood with my dad on the north terrace. Remember being fascinated by the noise coming from the west end enclosure, Bit of a change from Fir Park! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piersquared Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) From memory; We played Russia in 1992(?) and we drew 1-1 at Hampden. I think Scott Booth scored and Kanchelskis played for them. It was a Scout trip, in that I was with the Scouts not as part of a scouting trip for Championship Manager. Remember thinking how quick Kanchelskis was and how steep Hampden was. Turns out it was '94 but the rest seems to be accurate. Edited October 11, 2014 by Piersquared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin63 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Wembley 1983 - lost 2-0. The first of the midweek London games, an attempt to reduce the size of the away support. 1981's "So you tried to ban us Mr Croker?" banner was reprised with "So you tried to ban us (again) Mr Croker?". I remember walking past a Rod Stewart lookalike who was wearing an "Oil Field Trash" badge. Went with my pal from school David Young who I've just found on Facebook after losing touch 30 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realfifer Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 April 1969, West Germany at Hampden in a World Cup qualifier. 1-0 down for most of the game until Bobby Murdoch scored a cracker. Was on a school trip, over 100,000 and when the equaliser went in I experienced my first Hampden roar. of course it was the days of terracing and you just got carried off your feet when the crowd surged, absolutely epic. Strangely, or perhaps not, the SFA have the kick-off wrong on their website. They have it as a 3:00 kick-off but I remember it being at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin63 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 April 1969, West Germany at Hampden in a World Cup qualifier. 1-0 down for most of the game until Bobby Murdoch scored a cracker. Was on a school trip, over 100,000 and when the equaliser went in I experienced my first Hampden roar. of course it was the days of terracing and you just got carried off your feet when the crowd surged, absolutely epic. Strangely, or perhaps not, the SFA have the kick-off wrong on their website. They have it as a 3:00 kick-off but I remember it being at night. Weds April 16th - 8pm kick off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 1962 schoolboys enclosure,got a ticket in school ballot.Davie Wilson gubbed England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McTeeko Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Poland, Hampden 1990. 1-1 draw as an Itailia90 warm-up match. Mo Johnston and Gilllespie og. I was 14. Pretty ironic looking back as the other half is Polish and our son's first ever game will be Scotland v Poland at Hampden next year (after being shafted for World Cup Final tickets). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 That was my first game as well but it was November (?) 1984. 74,000 at Hampden, we ripped Spain that night. +1 paper train back to Aberdeen ; 2am good day though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320lichtie Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) 1999 v England. 7 years old. Was away to write more btw but I'm too hungover to Edited October 12, 2014 by 1320lichtie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_B81 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Scotland 4-0 San Marino, Euro 92 qualifier at Hampden. Biggest memory was Paul McStays goal where he out jumped the on rushing goalkeeper and headed over him for the opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 April 1976. My tortoise died and I was so sad my Dad said he would take me to the game v. Switzerland that night at Hampden. Willie Pettigrew scored in a 1-0 victory. Thank you my friend Speedy. Your sacrifice was not in vain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbear Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 This one..... 1964, my Dad took me to Hampden. Alan Gilzean scored the only goal of the game. Crowd of almosr 135,000. England were, even then, being touted as 'potential World Cup winners'!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Ibrox. Jim Leighton v Sweden. Jim won 1-0. Me too, I was 8. Front row at Ibrox and mccoist said hi to me and my pal when he was warming up and the ball came over beside us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewelk Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 This one..... 1964, my Dad took me to Hampden. Alan Gilzean scored the only goal of the game. Crowd of almosr 135,000. England were, even then, being touted as 'potential World Cup winners'!! You know you're getting on a bit when you start appearing in British Pathé films! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 V England in 1989, I was 8. My main memory of the game is the noise in hampden, we were on the terrace where the north stand is now. I thought someone had scored, but it hadn't even kicked off yet, I'd only been to Motherwell games upto that point, so never seen or heard a crowd like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 This one..... 1964, my Dad took me to Hampden. Alan Gilzean scored the only goal of the game. Crowd of almosr 135,000. England were, even then, being touted as 'potential World Cup winners'!! What a brilliant clip.My second game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReid Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 28 March 2001, San Marino 4-0 victory - Colin Hendry on two, what a hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 The 2-0 game against Latvia at Parkhead in 1997 where we qualified for France 98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattywin Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I am not 100% sure when mine was. Could have been before but I definetly went to USSR match when I was 6. Think it was Ibrox. Don't remember much apart from how huge and cold it was and actually being able to see the pitch once everybody left after the final whistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Pretty sure I was at the Brazil Rous Cup game. I don't really remember anything about it though. I do have much clearer memories of a dreary 0-0 draw with Colombia but think that was about 3 years later. I must have been to more games between those 2 but I can't remember what they would have been! Actually, now that I think about it I was at the 0-2 Rous Cup game against England. I'm now struggling to think when the first time I saw us score a goal was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 This one..... 1964, my Dad took me to Hampden. Alan Gilzean scored the only goal of the game. Crowd of almosr 135,000. England were, even then, being touted as 'potential World Cup winners'!! Never seen that before, cheers. Sent it to my old man who replied saying he was there, in the old North Stand... 28 March 2001, San Marino 4-0 victory - Colin Hendry on two, what a hero. Apart from his flying elbow! I am not 100% sure when mine was. Could have been before but I definetly went to USSR match when I was 6. Think it was Ibrox. Don't remember much apart from how huge and cold it was and actually being able to see the pitch once everybody left after the final whistle. This one?... http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10008095.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 1978 v Bulgaria in a friendly. Nearly 70,000 there on a cold Wednesday night in February. McLeodmania was at its height! I mind my first look at Hampden as we drove into the carpark "It's like a castle" I said. The menfolk laughed "It's as old as one inside too" they replied. I'd just turned 8 and my faither wanted to make sure I could see ok so we tried to get in the Main Stand, but his mates could only get one ticket at the door. The old man managed to secure a lift over for us though. I had my own seat as there were two spare next to dad, but as the game kicked of they were occupied by Davie Sneddon & Walter McRae the Killie management team! So I had to sit on faither's knees, not comfy in that rickety old stand. As for the game, Bulgaria scored early on, King Kenny equalised but I was gutted when the ref disallowed it as he'd already awarded a penalty which Archie Gemmill dispatched. Late in the game the then relative new boy Graeme Souness went on a mazy which culminated in the winner scored by sub Ian Wallace. I can remember the car journey back to Ayrshire. Eyes like saucers, too excited to sleep, desperate to do it all again... This was my first game as well Toepoke. I was 11. Big sister's boyfriend took me. Was so excited and like you say, it was right at the height of Argentina fever. Missed Ian Wallace's goal tho' coz the big bugger insisted we left wi 5 minutes tae go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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