20 Jan 2016 23:37:42
Ok, the age thing is going but what was your first ever memory? not the first game your parents or others took you to or have told you since, but YOURS?

1.) 21 Jan 2016
20 Jan 2016 23:46:01
I do vaguely remember Charlie George's winner in 1971 (I was 5 and my Dad took me) , but my first proper game I remember going on my own was in 1977 ( I was 11) , and we beat Everton 1-0 with Richie Powling getting the winner.

2.) 21 Jan 2016
21 Jan 2016 05:34:23
My very first memory of watching any kind of top level football was on an old black and white tv in maybe 67-68 when I was at my grand parents, left there with my sister for baby sitting.

Had gone to bed and my grandad got me up to come down and watch, of all clubs, Leeds United in a cup game. No idea what cup, who won or the score.

First real memory of Arsenal was them signing Peter Marinello, thinking he was some flash Italian and watching Charlie score that cup final goal.

{Ed001's Note - I feel young again talking to you lot! My first memory was my grandad taking me to my first match, I can't remember who we played, but we lost and when I got back I wasn't allowed any tea because I must be a Jonah. My uncles were adamant it was my fault we lost and me nan had to sneak me food in the kitchen. She didn't mind if I was a Jonah as she was an Evertonian.}

3.) 21 Jan 2016
21 Jan 2016 06:32:15
The first game I ever watched live was at the Dell, Southampton against who, again I can't remember, I can remember Terry Paine, Big John McGrath, as he was known, and Eric Martin the goal keeper.

Even had the pleasure of seeing George Best and Bobby Charlton play at the Dell, 1969 I think, Grandad was a season ticket holder, lived in Eastleigh.

I bloody feel old ed so best Arsenal hurry up and win the league again!

{Ed001's Note - talking about people from before I was born there, so you are old!}

4.) 21 Jan 2016
21 Jan 2016 06:42:22
Charlie George is probably the first one that really left lasting impression but also writing to the club and asking for every players autograph in the hope they'd send them on a modern leather football without a lace in it :-) .
I got a lovely letter back thanking me for supporting Arsenal along with some nice memorabilia and every players autograph on scroll wrapped in a ribbon but no sign of the ball, I was gutted at the time as I was only about 9 and was despreate for for a plastic coated ball but looking back now someone somewhere went to a lot of effort to please a little kid.

5.) 21 Jan 2016
21 Jan 2016 07:00:36
My first memory was getting my first shirt when I was 6, still have it, got some gloves too.

6.) 21 Jan 2016
21 Jan 2016 12:54:52
My first introduction to football was the 1982 World Cup, watching the Brazil team, it got me hooked on the game . Great memories of players like Eder, Falcao, Socrates, what a team they had . I remember being gutted when Italy knocked them out due to Rossi's treble . Until that summer I had no interest in the game, later that year I got a hand me down Arsenal top from a cousin and that is how I came to love the Gunners.

7.) 21 Jan 2016
21 Jan 2016 14:36:01
To be honest Ed i have trouble remembering last week let alone 3 decades back! However amongst my earliest memories was the excitement when we signed Supermac, and i will never forget the 1979 FA Cup final, probably the greatest ever cup final from an Arsenal fan perspective. We had a neighbor who was a Manchester United fan, and when they scored each goal he came and banged on our window and goaded. needless to say when Alan Sunderland hit the magical winner our celebration outside our neighbours house pretty much replicated his!

8.) 21 Jan 2016
21 Jan 2016 14:52:20
In terms of my earliest footballing memory, probably the 2002 world cup in Japan/ South Korea when I was 7. Or maybe, Stuart Pearce giving me a signed Labbatt's Nottingham Forest shirt in Nottingham around 2000.

9.) 21 Jan 2016
21 Jan 2016 15:03:53
My first memory was the Michael Thomas goal.

10.) 22 Jan 2016
22 Jan 2016 04:06:50
The World Cup in France in 98 when zidane scored that header to win the game!

11.) 22 Jan 2016
22 Jan 2016 14:56:08
On the subject of Charlie George, I was down bis Street in canonbury last week and he was outside his house examining his 4x4 Merc as someone has nicked his number plates!

12.) 23 Jan 2016
23 Jan 2016 04:47:30
1994 World Cup. Roberto Baggio missing in the penalty shootout.