#my1stfootballmatch trend on Twitter

[WSBBA_Ben]

#drfc Vs Torquay United 08/01/1994, I stood on the Pop Side - we lost 2:0 infront of around 1300 fans; I was hooked from then.

Question is.....What was your first match?

[Arsenal Of The North]

rovers v darlo at there old ground i was rovers mascot for that game!

[philsky]

1968 vs Leeds...pre-season friendly

[Dr Fundlekrotch]

1976 v Hartlepools.  I think that we won and Kitch scored...although I only remember from reading about it.  I was 7.

[Dutch Uncle]

November 1962,Tranmere Rovers at home in the FAC Cup - lost 4-1, Colin Booth scored the goal and Brian Conwell broke a leg

[Hounslowrover]

December 1958 v Rohdale in Div 3, I think it was 0-0 - we were relegated this season.  Interestingly (or not!), my first away game was at Rochdale.

[The Red Baron]

November 1969. Bristol Rovers at home. Won 3-1.

Funny how so many of us started part way through a season.

[Muttley]

12th December 1981 v Penrith in the FA Cup - won 3-0

[bobjimwilly]

How the hell do you guys remember so far back? I can't remember the year, never mind the date? :S

[LuckyGirl]

Burnley 28 December 2008.

My first football match at Rovers and I know I'm therefore a 'newbie' but after being unable to enjoy football for a very long time is it any wonder I tell everyone how wonderful I think Rovers are.

It also began an interest in the entire history of Rovers and I devour the stories and memories of forum contributors with much pleasure.

[herouk87]

At Belle Vue against Hartlepool in the old Division 4 i think ~1991

left early at 2-1 down with about 5 minutes left. Got home and saw on Calender that the game finished 4-2!

Can't remember anything from the game so must have been about 4 at the time

[Drover]

Crewe at home,77-78 season.Won 2-0

Edit: Actually my first appearance at Belle Vue was 76-77 season against Workington.Went with me Dad to pick my brother up and went in to watch for the last 15 mins.

[Draytonian III]

Saturday 18th October 1975 vs Swansea won 2-1 Kitch and Big Bren ,I think or could have Kitch with both. 1st season ticket a couple of years later,and met Paul Mayfield at bus stop at cantley lights ,he started talking to me about Rovers ,he hasnt bloody stopped yet

[bedale rover]

march 28th 1964 at home to hartlepools 2-2 alick jeffrey scored from the spot

for years i was convinced it was an evening ie 6.30 kick off but if that was the case it would have been dark at the end..............but it wasnt ergo i was wrong

[Ollie the Legend!]

The first game I remember going to is Rovers v Darlington at Belle Vue. 1-1 it ended I think and there were REALLY strong winds. Anyone help me with this??? I can't exactly remember.

[redrover19]

24th August 2003 Vs Huddersfield at home

1-1 draw and i think Gregg Blundell scored for Rovers at town end where i was

[VikingJames]

The first game I remember going to is Rovers v Darlington at Belle Vue. 1-1 it ended I think and there were REALLY strong winds. Anyone help me with this??? I can't exactly remember.

That was in March 2004, the season we won the 3rd Division title. Akinfenwa equalised for us right at the end.

[roversontheup]

My first match was during the season 1961/2 but as I was only 5 years old I have no idea what date nor which match.  I can say with some certainty though that I would have been down by the wall at the rosso end wearing my red and white scarf and shaking my Rovers rattle painted red and white as I joined in to every chorus of Zigger Zagger!.

[Ollie the Legend!]

The first game I remember going to is Rovers v Darlington at Belle Vue. 1-1 it ended I think and there were REALLY strong winds. Anyone help me with this??? I can't exactly remember.

That was in March 2004, the season we won the 3rd Division title. Akinfenwa equalised for us right at the end.

.                                                     Cheers mate, really struggle remember my first game. I'd have been about 6/7 years old then and don't have anything to remember it by. Thanks for the help

[dingdong.rover]

1st tome for me was late 40's v HULL 36,000 plus at Belle Vue ..I weas only a kid and don't remember much about it...but i've been a fan since
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[DonnyBazR0ver]

1967 away at Port Vale. I think my Dad was forced to take me along with his drinking buddies to watch King Alick, so about 8 fellas and me squeezed in to a Dormabile. I think we lost.

First home game a few weeks later against the Posh. It took all my time trying to work out why their players were supposedly of better 'class' than us working class.

Still, my avid memory is clambering up the old main stand wooden steps and being greeted by the wide expanse of the greenest of green pitch I had ever seen. I was hooked !!

[andysly]

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August 76.

Rovers v Torquay  0-4

Not the greatest of starts but in fairness it could only improve from there.

[Woodhead Passer]

Anybody go to this?

It was Rovers vs Emley at Hillsborough in 2002, i think it was some sort of Sheffield Cup, we won either 2-0 or 2-1

[Al4475]

My first match was a pre-season friendly against Chelsea early in the 80s, not sure of the date or the final score, all I remember is that Rovers scored very early in the first minute or so then I think lost 3 or 4 to 1 or 2, I think there was another pre season friendly that same pre season against Wolves, but again I may be getting my years crossed - a mate of mine at the time was the mascot!

I also remember after the game running home to Intake across the Firestation Field thinking we were going to get attacked by a load of Chelsea nutters!:ohmy:

I first started going regularly at home in the 84/85 season including seeing the QPR FA cup game at BV and going to Everton in the next round.

A couple of seasons later my parents felt I was old enough and sensible to get the train to away matches on my own more regularly. By the time 88/89 came round, I barely missed a game Home and Away - Been the same ever since!

Anyone enlighten me on year of my first friendly? I was quite young so it's a bit hazy!

[Dutch Uncle]

march 28th 1964 at home to hartlepools 2-2 alick jeffrey scored from the spot

for years i was convinced it was an evening ie 6.30 kick off but if that was the case it would have been dark at the end..............but it wasnt ergo i was wrong

Was that Alick's first goal after his comeback Bedale?

If so I remember being seriously miffed - it was Easter and we were visiting family in Swansea. Me and my mate had been waiting since Alick s first game in December to score that first goal and I missed it. It seems some fans ran on the pitch -  my mate had a broken leg in a cast at the time and couldn't get over the wall - he was also miffed.

On another note - great to see a large number of recent and presumably mainly young converts on here. The presence of us oldies is a warning once you are hooked it is a lifelong experience - a club is not just for Christmas

Also I see quite a few of us experienced a defeat in our first game - some like Sir JR experienced a heavy defeat. The heavier a defeat the longer a fan??

[donnydanny]

rovers v aldershot december 1st 1990, nil nil at half time and big lee turnbull scored a hatrick all in the town end, 7 years later when i was doing my referees course at the registry office in doncaster guess who was doing the same course, lee turnbull, told him of the story and he loved it, he was at scunny at the time but still loved the rovers

my first away game was chester at the deva when we won 3 nil, scotty maxfield, duane darby and matt carmichael, 7th october 1995, 7 pound on the bus and 3 quid to get in! those were the days, my mate wayne morrison took me!

anyone remember?

[hoolahoop]

14.nov 1967 at home against Hartlepools......we lost 0-1, funny how many of the folk posting on this thread had Hartlepools down as their first game.

[RobTheRover]

Crikey Hoola, are you dredging the bottom of the forum up?

[steve@dcfd]

Doncaster rovers at home to Braford in 1966 in the league cup won 5----2 I think.

[roversontheup]

Anybody go to this?

It was Rovers vs Emley at Hillsborough in 2002, i think it was some sort of Sheffield Cup, we won either 2-0 or 2-1

Yes i did.  Think it was a midweek afternoon match and I took time off work to go and watch.