My First Slough Game

[readingrebel]

Hi guys. I have no idea when my first match was but was taken along to Wexham Park by my ex father in law back in the mid 1970s and got the bug. I remember well the fever around the under 15 schoolboys semi against Liverpool and the full house- no where near 8,000 mind you, more like 6,000 all ticket crowd. I followed the Rebels around quite a bit in those days till family got in the way.

 

I moved from Slough over 30 yrs back and have occasionally kept an eye on the information coming out of the club, and follow Woking locally. It is a bit like you support your home team, and for me Slough Town is just that simply because it was my then adopted town I have a firm soft spot as they were the first non- league team I ever saw. Watching from afar the trials and tribulations of the club I can only admire the dedication of, as always, a few people, who have kept the show on the road. On a whim checked out your excellent website today and see you are playing at "home" and my local team doesn't have a match. There is therefore only one option for me and I look forward to coming over and watching the Rebels for the first time in many years today and helping to make some noise!

 

 

Welcome back IanJ.

 

Your more than welcome to join us for a pre-match drink (tea for me ) and a chat.

 

We'll be the noisy lot by the Club house patio doors.

[Wibble Webel]

.....Slough v Millwall FA Cup 1982.......great result.......and great crowd involvement!!!!

[Rebelram]

Can't remember exactly my 1st game, but it was in the 81/82 season at Wexham Park. I think Slough were the defending league champions. I was also at the Slough v Millwall game. I beleive the current West Ham manager played for Millwall that day. Still got the programme somewhere.

[IanJ]

Hi readingrebel. I did come along today- and spent a bit of dosh in the clubhouse, prog etc to do my bit- but didn't get to see your post till just now! Thanks v much for the generous words. I shall return rather sooner than the last gap!

 

With your name you might even have watched the Reading player who was "the best player you have never seen"?

[BFR]

Slough vs Sutton

New Years Day 1991

[Windsor_Sec]

Slough v Chelsea (24/05/1971) at the old greyhound stadium. Part of the deal for Chelsea signing Mickey Droy from Slough was that

Chelsea would play Slough in a friendly with a full first team, which they did. Chelsea won the Cup Winners Cup that season and

it was paraded around the dog track which surrounded the pitch. Score: 2-2.

 

This was also the first Slough game I saw which was a treat for me as at the time I was in plaster from thigh to toe having badly broken my tibia and fibula a few weeks before ! On the night someone [steward/club offical] saw me hobbling about and gave my Dad permission for me to sit on the grass between the fence and the dog track so I not only got a great view but plenty of autographs from the Chelsea players who took sympathy on me ! Happy days for a 10 year old Chelsea fan having been taken up to Heathrow a few weeks previously to see them arrive with the Cup Winners Cup as well.

Edited August 29, 2012 by Windsor_Sec