How does your 'football memory' work?

[downunderpie]

My main one is being first in the queue for the Notts v York game and being allowed to go over the fence and sit one yard from the sideline on County Rd side and being in the "Kids Pen" directly in the flight of the ball as Albert Broadbent scored the only goal against Chelsea same year.Plus a Christmas day morning game with a tin of sweets from my stocking.(Just coming up to 78)

[TSANHO]

There’re some great stories and memories on here.

Don’t know if mine really qualifies as it was so recent but when Ellis scored that winner against Chesterfield in the playoffs last year I’ve never celebrated a goal like it….thought I was going to pass out and fall down the steps.

Craig Ramage’s throw in against Bristol Rovers

Steve Finnans debut 🤷

Alex Dyers goal against Stoke City away

Stallard cutting inside and scoring with his left foot , no idea who against

Walking up the steps into the Sirrell stand for the first time as a kid and seeing the pitch

[upthemaggies]

Craig Ramage’s throw in against Bristol Rovers

One of the great moments for sure, I was in Z block screaming on repeat at Ramage "Don't throw it back!!!" and justice was duly served. As heated as I've ever known it on the internet forums after the match with the arguments spilling out onto the boards of other clubs who we would be playing the following week, with warnings of what massive cheats they would be facing next and Rovers fans (probably) posing as Notts fans claiming to be so disgusted they would never watch Notts again.

Walking up the steps into the Sirrell stand for the first time as a kid and seeing the pitch

I also remember my first moment entering the ground, County Road in my case, and being surprised at how open it was - not being used to seeing so much of the sky when watching it on TV.

[GEZMAN]

There are entire seasons which I cant remember anything about...
I can close my eyes though and see Scanlon's 3 goals in his hat-trick against Sheffield Wednesday as if they were yesterday, from my position in B block.
Strangely, most of the away games in the Jones/Farrell promotion year as well. S****horpe, Peterborough, Mansfield away, then the finale at Doncaster at the old Belle Vue.
Also an away game at Rotherham in the Don Valley stadium... very surreal, but nice to be at an away ground within 25 minutes of setting off.

I remember Ian Scanlon's 3 min hat-trick against Sheff Wed quite clearly. I also remember one of my mates having an urgent call of nature when we were losing 1-0, & returning 5 min later having missed all 3 of Scanlon's hat-trick. Think the game ended 3-3.

[The-Mac pie]

I remember Ian Scanlon's 3 min hat-trick against Sheff Wed quite clearly. I also remember one of my mates having an urgent call of nature when we were losing 1-0, & returning 5 min later having missed all 3 of Scanlon's hat-trick. Think the game ended 3-3.

Remember spurs away from cup
Was right behind don o’riordans screamer
Once it left his boot was always top corner.
Gaza got the winner I think and should of got a red for elbowing Harding.
Big bruise and shiner above his eye.
Stoke away was another.
Heavy snow and my dads ford van couldn’t make the hills so turned back halfway there.
Only to find it on telly the big match itv.
Think we drew.

[The-Mac pie]

One that stands out
Chelsea away to get promotion
I’m me dads shoulder to watch harkook run through Chelsea’s midfield and plant one int bottom corner.
Delirium in the notts away end
Was tasty after the game
Milwall away.
Sure vinter scored and we lost.
In and out cold blow lane was seriously daunting.
Man City away night game
Got hammered and they were throwing fireworks in..horrible

[The-Mac pie]

Arsenal away
Pat Jennings in goal
Stood in the clock end amongst the arsenal as my uncle was a gooner
They handed us a thumping that day and got it all night from my relatives
Rotherham away was always a good one..
It was a tasty before and after match as we were scabs.
Never remembered a great deal as beverages continued to flow rather well..
God we had some good times and really do hope they return

[The-Mac pie]

And the smell of stale ale in the roadside,and urine drenched terraces..
Ahhh,those wert days

[downunderpie]

I was on my morning walk this morning, late autumn blue skies 21c takes about 1 hr and I thought of this gem to share with you(i think it's a gem) .We were going on a Notts away game and had to change at Derby Midland on the way so changed platforms and lo and behold there was the whole Fulham team including the late and great Johnny Haynes in their macs doing the same thing waiting
for a train, their train arrived and off they went to their game, of course in 3rd class same as us. Times Change.......You Lucky People.....

[ManchesterMagpie]

Oooh, I love a good nostalgia thread!

Like many have said here I tend not to remember too much about matches themselves (especially anything from the past 10 years!) but I do have random memories lodged in my brain from the 45 years I've been watching Notts. Here's a few:

In the late 70's my mate's dad's mate would honk the horn of his Ford Escort estate when he picked us up from Clifton on Saturday lunchtime and always get annoyed if somebody was in HIS parking space in the Meadows (he was a man of routine and if he was parked anywhere else it would effect the outcome of the game!). If we won he would sing along to the theme of 'Sports Report' when James Alexander Gordon would read out the results while the car windows de-misted! The car was also full of fag smoke...

During the same era my mates dad always insisted on us standing in HIS spot on the old Kop terrace - even when it was given entirely to away fans. When Stoke won promotion on the last day of the season in 1979 and brought over 15,000 fans to the Lane a copper spotted us in our Notts colours and saw that I was absolutely terrified. Thankfully he got us moved to the relative safety of the Main Stand but our Ken still wasn't happy that he'd been moved from his spot.

Getting my first season ticket in the temporary 'Family Club Stand' - which back then was a few rows of wooden terracing right behind the Meadow Lane terrace. I think this was actually the remnants of the part-demolished Meadow Lane stand before they cleared it entirely to make way for the sports hall / Meadow Club etc. We watched some great games from there (including the 3-2 defeat to Chelsea but that was the first big away crowd I saw at the Lane) but my abiding memory from this time was running down to the 'sweet shop' (bar?) under the stand which an old fella called Tom Lord (and his cat?!) used to look after. He served us our County Cola and crisps.

Sitting in the Main Stand for reserve matches where, if you were lucky, one of the first team players like Iain McCulloch would be returning from injury and you could get their autograph. Always amusing as a kid to hear the players and managers shouting and swearing at each other!

The incredible atmosphere at my first 'proper' away game at Birmingham on the last day of the season (1979/80) a 3-3 draw in front of 33,000 fans at St Andrews, most of whom ended up on the pitch at the end of the game!

By 1980/1981 I was old enough to go to home matches on my own/with mates and this was without doubt my favourite era for obvious reasons. My memories from this time include:

Getting soaked on a rainy day at home to Watford when we could have secured promotion to the top flight but lost 2-1 and had to wait for the Chelsea away game (which I couldn't go to).

My first time on the pitch when we celebrated promotion after beating Cambridge on the Tuesday night...(think it p1ssed down then as well?)

The feeling of elation in the away section when we beat Forest 2-0 at the City Ground in our first season in the top flight (1981/82)

Ditto when we beat them 3-2 at home the following season (1982/83) - still my favourite Notts match ever! I was absolutely buzzing, sitting upstairs on the steamed up South Notts bus back to Clifton after the game. Can still remember it clearly to this day. School was going to be fun on Monday...

Away days at Field Mill when we actually used to beat the Stags in the late 80s. Loved the pre-match tension in the Plough Inn when a few Stags would usually come and try their luck only to be chased off down the road.

Fast forward to the Warnock era, those play off nights in the Meadow Club, the convoys down the M1 to Wembley (drinking our weight in 'Diamond Whites on the coach!) and back in the Meadow Club asking Derek Pavis to give Warnock an extra tenner a week to stop him from going to Chelsea. Also Mrs Charlie Palmer on hearing the fans sing his song in the club saying ....."really..? Does he now? Well if he does he doesn't give me any!"

Spurs away in 1991 and the carnage in the away end when 5,000 Pies went mental as Don O's screamer hit the net!

Lincoln away during the Big Sam promotion season (1997/98) and flying over the advertising boards when Jones or Farrell scored - can't remember which but that was a great day!

Getting really emotional in the Sirrel stand Z Block when the club was on the brink of going bust in 2003 and we had fans from loads of other clubs sitting in the stands to support us. Some of us really though that might be the last time we would go to Meadow Lane for a game.

The Torquay Takeover' weekender in 2010. Bouncing up and down with Hughesy on the pitch at the end of the game.

I could go on and on but I'll save some more for another day!