The Birth Game

[irishpete]

Drew 1-1 away to Bournemouth & Boscombe in Div 4 70/71 season

[Frigiliana Pie 1]

I was born just in time for the new season, 1952/3. The first game was a 3-0 defeat away to Leicester, but I can take consolation from the fact that a week later we beat Forest 3-2 at home. The attendance for the Forest game was very nearly 40000, but I don’t remember being among them!

[SwalePie]

The first game after I came into this world was a thrilling 0-0 against Darlingrad in Division Four in the summer of '65 witnessed by 7,388 attendees at the Lane.

[upthemaggies]

Born as the 2nd wave of a pandemic took hold in 1969, the Hong Kong flu. Notts' match was postponed.

[upthemaggies]

I expect someone to look up Neal Ardley's date of birth and derail the thread, nice try though!

Day after he was born, Notts made their first home appearance on ITV (Star Soccer), 1-1 v Walsall, September 1972

[51Magpie]

What a great website. Thanks @ncfcog for the link.

For me it was a 3-4 home defeat by Southampton (where I now live, spooky) on 6th January 1951 in front of a crowd numbering 29,260.

The first league game was a 3-2 home win over Grimsby in the old Div 2 on 13th January. Only 24,849 turned up for that.

[ncfcog]

Some really interesting stuff so far, one thing for sure is I don't feel so old now!

[upthemaggies]

First league game after Albert Iremonger was born, lost 2-1 to Everton at Anfield.
Albert was 4 years old at the time.

[magpie_mania]

Some really interesting stuff so far, one thing for sure is I don't feel so old now!

Agreed! Good idea, let's hope the thread doesn't get hijacked!

The first game after Jimmy Sirrel was born, we lost 1 - 2 v Port Vale. The same season we lost in the SF of the FA Cup.

[GEZMAN]

I too was a 1955 summer baby, so a 2-3 home defeat to Derby