your first match...

Mi fatha were on nights so I could not go...

Not sure abart my first game...sometime in 1976 or so..

The first I remember going to..west stand seats 20p or so


English Division 4
Barnsley 1 (0) - 0(0) Watford

on 17-09-1977

 

Ron Wigg scored the goal

If I remember right.

 

Its strange how things start

I'd been to Leeds a couple of times before but never really felt like I was at home there.

The my Dad came home from work on the night of the game, and totally out of the blue asked if I wanted to go to watch Barnsley and see if they can get promoted.

First ever night game - hanging on to the railing separating the paddock (now west lower) from the ponty end - and absolutely loved it - was hooked straight away.

Went to about 10 games the following season then had a season ticket for the first time in 80/81 when we were promoted. Never looked back from that.

It helped to suck me in and grab me hook line and sinker that I started watching, as an impressionable 10-11 year old around the time that we were building what I still consider to be the one of the best sides we have ever had. The 81/82 side was just awesome. Glavin a big favourite, but loved Stuart Barraclough as well.

 

October or November 1994 - beat West Brom 2-0.

I was hooked.

 

1967, i think, we beat Bradford Park Avenue

 

Way off the mark with that Kev..... Clue

This guy's son became an Oakwell goalscoring machine..........sort of??

 

Home v Aston Villa 1970

Bruce Rioch and a bald headed guy called Andy Lochhead played. I even remember a couple of chants from the Ponty namely "Birmingham, Birmingham Gypos" and in support of the Reds forward "E for B and Leslie Lea"

 

Aldershot at Oakwell - 1972

Lost 2-0 - not many there but got me used to the disappointment early in life!

 

November 1951

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6 months old so I don't actually remember who we played.</p>

Leicester 3-3 or Brentford 0-0 ?</p>

 

west ham united i think 1997

 

Stockport at home

1-1 - terrible match, but still: got hooked!

 

Not only am I confident

I'd bet Laura's life on it. Ron Wigg scored the goal in the first half at the Spion Kop end. We drew 0-0 in the return fixture (Peter Fox made his only 1st team appearance for us on loan from Wednesday).
I'll give £20 to a charity of your choice if I'm proved wrong.

 

when did we win promotion to the 3rd?

we beat grimsby to clinch promotion n they wern't laiking!
bit pee'd but i cant remember if it was 78/79 or 79/80 season

 

1978/79 nt

 

pass

i aint a clue which game yer on about now!

 

You asked which season we beat Grimsby

To clinch promotion to the 3rd Division.
http://www.barnsleyfc.org.uk/bbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=108321&mid=703304#M703304

 

RE: You asked which season we beat Grimsby

r, but that foxy bloke and him with the hair-do wasn't laiking that night, and the fred started off as 79, so im gonna shut the **** up n fall upstairs!

 

RE: Home v Aston Villa 1970

I remember that match, Chico Hamilton played for them as well.
Someone nearly killed me that night, Barnsly had a shot, went wide and hit me smack on the head, flew back up about 5 steps in Ponty.
Andy Lockhead was fantastic in the air that night.won every ball in the box.

 

That was 1981, not 1980, i remamber

the touchlines being 5 deep with fans for the last few minuites, the ball couldnt have gone out of play lol, think the crowd were on the pitch before the final whistle, then we heard the Roverum result had gone against us, still, we had had the undoubted joy of beating them on the tues night to secure promotion, one of my top 3 games at oakwell, along with grimsby in 79 and bradford in, whenever lol

 

Scorer was Gary Liddell .. Andys dad

Ron Wigg scored in a Friday night match circa 1977. Grimsby won 2-1 and there was lots of crowd trouble, luckly me and my West Melton mates went in the West Stand for some reason.

Peter Fox played one game in a 0-0 draw away at Watford in 78

and I was at all three games