The first game I watched was a schoolboy's game, England v Scotland at Maine Road (It could have
been any time between 1968 and about 1972). Our primary school, Princess Road Junior school,
was about 1/4 mile from Maine Road, received free tickets, along with a couple of the other local schools.
The only thing I remember about the game was that the Scottish goalie had ginger hair.
The first match I actually paid to watch was in about 1972, United were at home to Chelsea and lost
1-0. United had a goal disallowed (Law, I think). The last
United match I saw, was a 3-0 home win
against Everton. Gary Birtles made his home debut that day. The last match I saw was when
I was in the RAF, based at Cosford. I went to see Birmingham v Leeds, 1985. Leeds fans were quite violent.
By default, our family should have been Man City supporters, as we were brought up in Moss Side,
less than 1/4 mile from City's ground. However, during the very late 60s and early 70s, City and other
teams used to beat United very heavily, and I felt sorry for them. It was about this time that United
still had George Best and Willie Morgan in their team. Women used to go crazy about them, including
my eldest sister and her friends. So, I suppose we all followed her choice.
I don't get too upset about United losing
(except against Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Leeds).