Ha, same. Sat in the east stand. Typical boro, letting you down right from the start. Next match I went to was in Holgate v Bournemouth, and that was me hooked. What a ride those first couple of seasons were.86/87 Season - Home to Blackpool
We had been unbeaten at home to this point.
So a 3-1 defeat was unexpected!
Archive Stephens got our goal
88/89 season, Simod Cup v Crystal Palace. Holgate End.
Seem to recall 2-1 up going into the last minute....got beat 3-2. Memory a bit hazy but think Southgate and Ian Wright scored that day? (although could be wrong.....)
Better memory than me - Southgate made his debut the next season. Glad I can remember the result still......or not as the case may beI don't think GS had made his professional debut at that point. Alan Pardew did score, and Coops did indeed put us ahead in the 89th minute with a worldly. What happened next was the stuff of childhood nightmares.
Same as me.Boro 4 Darlington 0. 27th December 1966, I was hooked. UTMB!