This day, 11th November 1972 - My first ever Boro away game

[erimus74]

52 years today

Me & our Kevs 1st ever Boro away game

Our dad started taking me & our Kev to Boro the odd Boro game the previous season, late 1971, but 72-73 was to be our 1st full season

We got up early on the Saturday morning when our dad told us he's taken us to the Preston game, we were so excited, we gulped our breakfast down, got ready then jumped in to our dads blue morris oxford & set off

On arriving at the ground & for whatever reason I don't know, we went into the side paddock, instead of behind the goal with the Boro fans
Before kickoff a lady Preston fan gave me & our Kev a cup of coffee from her flask, how nice

The game itself, Eric McMordie ran the show with Mr Middlesbrough, John Hickton, scoring the only goal of the game, what a start to my Boro away days with a victory

I've clocked up 82 grounds following the Boro, but that game always holds special memories

Jim Platt
John Craggs
Frank Spraggon
Nobby Stiles
Stuey Boam
Willie Maddren
Bill Gates
John Hickton
David Mills
David Armstrong
Eric McMordie

Attendance - 10,015

My Boro love is still as it was back then

Thanks dad 💕

UTMB

Boro finished the season managerless in 4th place, Stan Anderson had resigned in January the following year with Harold Shepherdosn taking temp charge until a successor ( Jack Charlton) was brought in