: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:34 pm  

I can't remember my first game but it would probably be around 1959/60, my father used to take me to watch both Fartown and Town . I'll never forget walking from Almondbury down Kilner bank across Leeds Road and over Canker Lane to Fartown then after the match afterwords we'd walk to Birkby to my grandmas who lived up Blacker Road for tea, after tea we'd walk back in to Town and then finally catch a bus back to Waterloo and walk back up home. The good old days eh ??? folk were as fit as butchers dogs in them days, I don't think todays kids could cope with all that walking we did.
If my memory serves me well the teams, more often than not were at home on alternate Saturdays.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:57 pm  

My first game would I believe been in 90/91 season when Fartown won the old third division?

Someone else will prob tell me this is wrong - my memory is real poor these days. Probably not helped by standing on the fartown terraces in the depths of winter - god it got cold!

Anyway - moved to West Yorks that season - and was invited along to a home game by a work colleague. Soon got hooked and have followed them home/away every game ever since.

I had only really seen RL on telly before - and only knew about teams like Wigan/Widnes/Featherstone etc... from watching occasional games on the box. No Sky TV when I were a lad.

You guys born and bred in West Yorks should think yourselves very fortunate - I grew up with only Torquay Utd or Brixham RUFC (yeah - who I hear you cry!) to watch.

Really glad I got to start watching at Fartown - and via Leeds Rd to the Galpharm. Been to some great grounds over the years - even enjoyed the eason we got relegated as opportunity to revisit some.

FARTOWN FOREVER NOW!!!

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:07 pm  

devoniangiant wrote:

My first game would I believe been in 90/91 season when Fartown won the old third division?

Someone else will prob tell me this is wrong - my memory is real poor these days. Probably not helped by standing on the fartown terraces in the depths of winter - god it got cold!

Anyway - moved to West Yorks that season - and was invited along to a home game by a work colleague. Soon got hooked and have followed them home/away every game ever since.

I had only really seen RL on telly before - and only knew about teams like Wigan/Widnes/Featherstone etc... from watching occasional games on the box. No Sky TV when I were a lad.

You guys born and bred in West Yorks should think yourselves very fortunate - I grew up with only Torquay Utd or Brixham RUFC (yeah - who I hear you cry!) to watch.

Really glad I got to start watching at Fartown - and via Leeds Rd to the Galpharm. Been to some great grounds over the years - even enjoyed the eason we got relegated as opportunity to revisit some.

FARTOWN FOREVER NOW!!!

year after pal - 91/92 season

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:21 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

year after pal - 91/92 season

Who did we beat when we got presented with the Trophy?

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:26 pm  

Gahan wrote:

Who did we beat when we got presented with the Trophy?

Hunslet ??

[Durham Giant]

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:26 am  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

Hunslet ??

what was the score
Who scored
What was the attendance
What colour shirt was the ref wearing

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:21 am  

1947 - and though its a couple o months ago --I am pretty certain it was Warrington with a player playing called Harry Bath - I will try and confirm

Went with some lads in thee "top class" at junior school -who I knocked about with (they were 11 and dad trusted them to look after a 5 year old Ok --and they did !!--That was it

Even away games - we went up to town and went on a load of Hanson buses that left from the Square - and at Fartown -it was free admission
When you got to 11 - it had gone up to the old "threepenny bit" and inflation sent it later to "a tanner - 6 old pence - now a 5p coin!!"

When I reached 16 -- it rose to 1 shilling and tenpence (about 10 p now) and a programme was threepence - what subsequent governments have done to us eh??

Since then -- hooked and generally only miss games - now its Summer season - for annual hols
Back then in the Winter season it was usually only through "homework" / "illness"- or been grounded for something!!

But have seen em as a 11 year old lift the cup at wembley in coronation year !!--Lets hope they can do it again eh??

What a roller coaster ride its been!!

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:17 am  

Durham Giant wrote:

what was the score
Who scored
What was the attendance
What colour shirt was the ref wearing

the beers in the almondbury con club put paid to most of those facts lol

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:35 am  

Durham Giant wrote:

what was the score 30 -20 to us

Who scored Stuart Cocker (2), Gary Senior, Brimah Kebbie, Ian Thomas and Gary Coulter with the tries and 3 Simon Kenworthy goals

What was the attendance a whopping 3,811 at Fartown

What colour shirt was the ref wearing the Referee - Mr Gilmour - wore all black as all referees did in those days !!

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