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Fans memories of their first ever live Leicester City Match
Leicester City 3 Red Star Belgrade 0
11 February, 1981
Filbert Street
Thirteen-time Yugoslav First League champions Red Star Belgrade made the trip to Filbert Street in February of 1981. The side from the former Yugoslavia arrived with a big reputation and faced a Leicester City side managed by Jock Wallace, who were fresh from taking the 1979/80 Second Division title. However, despite Red Star's impressive trophy cabinet, the team in red and white proved to be no match for the inspired Foxes, who ran out comfortable 3-0 winners, thanks to a hat-trick from Scottish striker Jim Melrose.(lcfc)
Chris LTID.
11 February, 1981
Filbert Street
Thirteen-time Yugoslav First League champions Red Star Belgrade made the trip to Filbert Street in February of 1981. The side from the former Yugoslavia arrived with a big reputation and faced a Leicester City side managed by Jock Wallace, who were fresh from taking the 1979/80 Second Division title. However, despite Red Star's impressive trophy cabinet, the team in red and white proved to be no match for the inspired Foxes, who ran out comfortable 3-0 winners, thanks to a hat-trick from Scottish striker Jim Melrose.(lcfc)
Chris LTID.
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David Green
Spooky, that was mine too ie the Red Star Belgrade game Angus Gordon
My first game was Leicester v Northampton in the old First division. 65/66 nil nil. Sorry to say I found it boring. However I was inspired by the 66 World Cup. The opening game of the 66/67 season was City v West Ham. Banks Hurst Peters and Moore ran round the pitch with a replica at the s World Cup. We won 5 - 4 Hooked Eric Wade
Leicester v Leeds Easter Tuesday 1967 0 0 Gerard Boland
Watford away January 1970 lost 2-1 Matthew Gregory
Leicester v Middlesbrough Boxing Day 77/78ish at Filbert Street 0-0 bore draw freezing day but loved it. A young Graeme Souness was playing for Boro
Anne Timson
First League match was 1973/74 season against Arsenal lost 0-1. Remember going to a pre-season game against Leeds beforehand, that would have been my first match attending. Margaret Corns
My first game would have been about 1957/58. Dont know who was playing but I think Johnny Anderson was the Goalkeeper. Alan Hemsley
16/04/63 Manure at home, won 4-3, had to climb on the toilet wall at the back of the cop Filbert Street and crawled along the stanchion above the crowd on my belly to get a decent view, sh—ing myself above the crowd below, but what a game. Got to the FA Final too as favourites, but lost it to them, cried buckets ! John Wade
Forest November 1993 with Rob Wade. A young 12 year old me stood in the Kop to watch speedie put it in the back of the net Alan Dutton
Can't remember the opposition, but it was October 1952. 
Colin Palmer
Burnley at home. Andy Lochead before he came to us. Chris Overton
City man u 67 Glenn Jones
RSB that was my 1st game as well .. If I remember righty did we not sign Steven Lynex on the same day from Birmingham |
David Smith
I think it was Manchester United at Easter 1963 in the days we played two games in two days. Went with my Dad and it was packed!!! A few goals as well.
Baljeet Singhera
As I grew up in Canada, i didnt get to see a match in person until we 1st made prem league with Pearson. I got married here and before the wedding managed to get tickets to a home game. We had a 2-2 draw at home to Everton. Wood scored a late equaliser and crowd went nuts! Other than that it was newspapers for scores(before the internet days) Brian Proctor
Feb '59. Newcastle , we lost 2 - 0. Stuart Hill
1965 Leic v Weber Bremner frendly Michael Jones
Dec 12th 1964 versus Sunderland in the Double Decker. Never forget seeing the pitch for the first time as i walked up steps. Lost 1 0 Michael Latham
First match 23 rd March 1963 v Spurs My first view of Jimmy greaves Finished 2-2 mike stringfellow and I think Ken Keyworth on the sheet for the blues To this day I still hate Spurs more than any other team 
Robert Spenna
Boxing day 1962. City 5-1 Leyton Orient. Rickard Åsenlund
My first and only live match was i think it was 40 years ago Tottenham - Leicester 1 - 2 I think it was Gary Lineker and Alan Smith that scored. It was fantastic to go from Sweden and see them winning at White Hart Lane Barrie Underwood
Oct 31st 1970 v Bolton Wanderers. Won 1-0 Bobby Kellard. Chris Pryke
Leicester City V Norwich City it was the day Martin O'Neill left Norwich and he was confirmed as Leicester City's new manager Daniel Harrison
My first match was Leicester City v Millwall 1979 0-0 but I was hooked Nick Sharpe
Leicester City vs Sunderland 1967. Lost 2-0 and the great Jim Baxter was playing for Sunderland. Sat in the double decker - been hooked ever since |
Adam Foz
Leicester v Florist 1979. The old man took me and my brother. Tommy Tyrrell
1961-62 I was only 13 we beat Man Utd 4-3 at Filbert Street Ant Sculthorpe
Orient home won 5,3 78 I think it was,and the first time I was allowed to go away game on my own was orient away 1.0 win to win the league with a Larry may header that was a mental day out Chris Rice
Wimbledon vs Leicester, 14th of March '98. I'd only started supporting Leicester recently, as my best friend was from there and a huge supporter. I was living in London, and Selhurst Park wasn't far, so me and another mate went to check it out. We lost 2-1, and the first Leicester player I saw score a goal live was Robbie Savage! I saw the same match the following season, we won 1-0, with Guppy scoring the only goal. Despite living 5 minutes from Highbury, I never saw us play there (although I was close enough to hear us get a couple of hidings (including a 7-0 iirc), the only other London stadium (bar Wembly for the League Cup Final in 00) I visited was White Hart Lane, where Sir Les scored a hat-trick against us...
Sandra Sutcliffe
August 22nd 1962. Leicester 3. Sheffield Wednesday 3. An evening match. I’ve been hooked ever since. Tony Pratt
1958 Leicester v Tottenham and we won Alan White
Leicester v scumbags 1969 Paul Whitlock
Leicester 0 Manchester United 5. At Filbert Street in the early 60s Jac Southall
An away game against Peterborough where we scored in the last minute to salvage a 2-2 draw. My dad tells me we scored in the last minute, and that I jumped over the barrier to celebrate with the players lol 
Malc Walker
25th October 1967 v Chelsea. City won 2-0 thanks to a Robert's brace Brett Pruce
City v Liverpool 1965 Rob Hickey
Coventry away in 1967/68 season. Won 1-0 through an 89th minute Stringfellow goal. Cliff Richard was number one in the charts with Congratulations |
