Everton 2 West Brom 0 / April 1st 1970

Everton: West, Wright, Brown, Kendall, Kenyon, Harvey, Whittle, Ball, Rolyle, Hurst, Morrissey

Scorers: Harvey, Whittle

My first match was on 1st April 1970 vs West Brom. It was on that night that Everton clinched the title. I was about 10 years old and a group of friends said we
should go. I can't remember much about the match, but I kept the programme for years. The cover had Alan Whittle tussling with Pat Jennings in the previous
home game vs Spurs.

Everton 1 Notts Forest 0 / Dec 2nd 1967

Everton: West, Wright, Wilson, Kendall, Labone, Harvey, Young, Ball, Royle, Hurst, Husband

Scorer: Royle

Was against Nottingham Forest and we beat them 1- 0, around about 1968.

I had been due to see the match against Chelsea but was ill on the day, so middle brother went instead. I had a consoling visit from the grand mother. Lucky me!

A few things immediately struck me; how amazingly plush the grass was, even now I love getting to matches early to watch the grass grow, and that there was no opportunity to see the action repeated. I had naively thought that the players recreated any moves they had done, like on the telly!

I think I watched the match from the Bullens Road stand, in later years moving to the New Main Stand.

Other memories include my late father's complete inability to spell! Big Joe was "Royal" in the crossings out on the programme. Other memories include the half time letters around the ground to signify scores, how quaint, and the cushions that used to get regularly thrown onto the pitch!

Jonathan aka Mr Armchair (19/04/06)

Everton 1 Blackburn 0 / Sat 11th Feb 2006 / Att: 35,615

Everton: Turner, Valente, Hibbert, Weir, Stubbs, Arteta, Cahill, Osman, Neville, McFadden, Beattie

Scorer: Beattie

I know this is bizarre but my first match was Everton Vs. Blackburn on the 11th of February.

I'm 20 and before you all ask I never lived in the Uk before I came here in Liverpool to study in Liverpool John Moores and what an atmosphere that made a blue.

I met some fella in Mathew street whom was a hardcore blue and showed me Everton and from then I fell in love with Everton. Going back to my first match it was a 1-0 win as we all know and it was a remarkable day as Everton played with ten men. Fucking Referee's. Hopefully next season I will be purchasing a full season ticket and it will be my first time to watch all matches.

I have attached a picture of the score board.

Nimer Al-Assi (12/04/06)

Leicester 0 Everton 2 / November 15th 1986 / Att: 13,450

Everton: Southall, Power, Harper, Ratcliffe, Mountfield, Langley, Steven, Heath, Sharp, Wilkinson, Sheedy

Scorers: Heath, Sheedy

My first game wasn't at Goodison Park. Living over in Nottinghamshire my first match was Leicester Vs Everton in 1986.

I never chose which football team I would support, it was more forced into me from birth. Me dad even woke me up aged three to watch us lift the Cup m Winners Cup. I remember him saying to me "You might not see this again Son". He been right so far.....

The match passed rather quickly from what I remember. The only instances I noted was the result, 2-0 to us, and Big Nev getting bashed in the nose and his shirt covered in blood.

My dad did a good job with pursading his children to support Everton. Me, my sister and my dad are season ticket holders in the Upper Bullens. We still live in Nottinghamshire and drive all the way over every other week. We even went to the UEFA cup second leg this season.

Cheers Dave Cleary (03/04/06)

Everton 0 Gillingham 0 / FA Cup 3rd Round / 28th January 1984

Everton: Southall, Stevens, Bailey, Ratcliffe, Mountfield, Reid, Irvine, Heath, Sharp, Gray, Sheedy

My Dad was brought up in Kent and although purporting to be Watford fan – “closest place to birthplace” and all that, he watched the Gills as a boy with his best mate Ken. Ken lived in Shrewsbury and he met us at Kirkdale station where we had taken the short trip from Formby. I was born near Hull so I’m pretty pleased that my Dad did not force his own rules on me otherwise I’d have been a Tiger and not a Toffee!!

I’d been following the Blues for a couple of years and was over the moon when Dad surprised me with the tickets. We sat in the Top Balcony and I remember being given a free programme as we were in the Main Stand. Bill would be choking on his prawn buttie if that was brought back in now! I treasured it for years and it now sits in a box in my parents loft.

Being there was a lot better than the game, we were rubbish as I’m sure many will remember with the Gills nearly scoring twice. Inchy came on and nearly scored, a young(ish) Steve Bruce got in the way and we were dragged down there for a replay. Twice. I remember Peter Reid being the most outstanding player that day and to this day will always be my “favourite ever”.

Of course we did all the hard work in the 3rd round as we went on to Wembley and took on my Dad’s team in the final and won. Having cried my eyes out when we lost the Milk Cup at Maine Road to Liverpool, I was the happiest kid in the country that May

We moved to Southampton in 1985 so my blue experiences were annual visits to The Dell and being very quiet in the Milton Road end when we invariably beat The Saints.

I ended up back in Liverpool in 1998 and have been a regular visitor to Goodison since and indeed had a Season Ticket until 2004. Get to as many games as I can and don’t give a toss what anyone else says, David Moyes has been the saviour of our club and will take things even further. A former Preston North End manager took over another Merseyside club in 1960 and it took 4 seasons for them to win anything. He became a legend.

Great site, love it and EFC to bits. David Phillips (28/03/06)