[BaggieMan]

April 1958 (I was 8). Walked to the ground from Handsworth with my brother and Dad. We beat Leicester 6-2 with Bobby Robson getting a hat-trick. The maqjestic Ray Barlow was playing centre-half, and we had Ronnie Allen, Stu Williams, and the Tank all internationals.

Yow'm an ode bugger like me Saft!  
It was round about that time or even earlier I first got lifted over the turnstiles to watch the Baggies. Can't remember who we played but I remember walking with my Dad from my Grandmothers who lived in Hope Street.

[aries22]

September 1966, home to Stoke, lost 1-0 to a John Ritchie goal but I was hooked and I never looked back. Friend at school's dad had complimentary tickets to the Halfords. The next home game I went to was vs Manchester United, lost 4-3, David Herd hat-trick for United.

[BaggieSteve]

August 1962 v Burnley. We lost 1-2 so it's good I didn't get my expectations raised at the age of 7. As I recall, Keith Smith scored our goal. First win was later that season, 6-1 v Fulham. I think it was Smith 4 and the Tank 2

T'other way around Steve;- Smith 2 The Tank 4

But a good result nevertheless. Can you imagine us scoring 6 goals in a game with our 'Tone' in charge?

Silverbaggie thanks for the correction, I had a feeling I got it wrong. As I recall, Johnny Haynes and Tony Macedo were playing for Fulham. The latter was a great goalkeeper who came from either Malta or Gibraltar as I recall

Steve I wonder whether you can remember whether  Bobby Robson was playing for Fulham that day as I know he left us in 1962 to go back to the Club we bought him from. Such a shame and all because the Chairman wouldn't give him a pay rise even tho he was Club Captain and so we lost a truly great player for the sake of a few pounds.

Fast forward 55 years and nothing's changed.  

Silverbaggie, I can't honestly remember if Bobby Robson was playing for Fulham and, sadly, I didn't keep the programme. However, as he only transferred about one month earlier, I'm assuming he was

[BaggieMan]

September 1966, home to Stoke, lost 1-0 to a John Ritchie goal but I was hooked and I never looked back. Friend at school's dad had complimentary tickets to the Halfords. The next home game I went to was vs Manchester United, lost 4-3, David Herd hat-trick for United.

Sure that wasn't 1926 'Young' Aries ???

   

[aries22]

September 1966, home to Stoke, lost 1-0 to a John Ritchie goal but I was hooked and I never looked back. Friend at school's dad had complimentary tickets to the Halfords. The next home game I went to was vs Manchester United, lost 4-3, David Herd hat-trick for United.

Sure that wasn't 1926 'Young' Aries ???

   

You're getting very cheeky with each season, aer Baggieman.