Your earliest sporting memories?

[Boycey]

I suppose this depends on your vintage, I was born in '68... What are your earliest sporting memories?

I remember the World Cup Final of 1974 but nothing about it. Similiarly I have vague re-collection of being in Croke Park for All Ireland hurling final the same year but nothing about the game. The FA Cup Final in '76 and Dublin/Kerry from the same year are the first vivid memories I have of being actually interested in what was happening, I was sorely disappointed with both outcomes!!! I also remember in 76 there being great excitement about Eamon Coughlan hopefully getting a gold for Ireland in the Olympics in Montreal and the disappointment when he didn't.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSw7xskxJZk

[Farrandeelin]

Born in 1987, it was World Cup 94.

[T Fearon]

World Cup in 1966,Spurs and Celtic winning FA Cup and European Cup respectively in 1967.

[seafoid]

1979 hurling final on telly
Mother talking about Muhammad Ali
1980 hurling final in Croke Park
Aston Villa 1981

[laoislad]

Leinster Hurling Final 1985 Laois v Offaly. My Uncle was the Laois goalkeeper on the day.

[Gold]

Aldridge's 2 goals v Malta to qualify for Italia 90
Liverpool v Everton Cup Final --89?? 3-2
Vague memory of 1988 100m Olympic Final in Seoul with the controversy

Aged 7 Italia 90 is my first real memory, collected a sticker album for it and was so excited it was unreal. Remember Maradona doing keepy ups on his own when warming up prior to the Opening Game v Cameroon --remember the Cannagia Run (my mates still talk about someone going on a Cannagia run) and him being hacked down by 3 different wild Camereurvians! Remember being dragged to Curleys after and just wanting to get back to watching something World Cup related. I had a Maradona Puma Hand of God tracksuit and was obsessed. Remember Valderama, Higuita, Milla and nearly everything about it...it seemed to be sunny non stop that summer. I was gutted that W Germany won the final

Remember doing tumbles incessantly when we won the penalty shootout v Romania in my next door neighbours

Remember hating Packie Bonnar (wrongly of course) after Italy's goal in the QF. He didn't cover himself in glory 4 years later in the 2nd round v Holland either.

Absolutely class times

[brokencrossbar1]

Probably the 82 WC and Armstrongs goal and the whole buzz around about it. I had a World Cup jersey from Dunnes or Primark with the wee orange kicking a ball! Also had the Panini sticker album. I loved them and wished I'd kept them. Does anyone remember how the English teams had 1 player per sticker and the Scottish teams had 2! Talk about forcing the inferiority complex through stealth!

[Rufus T Firefly]

Watching the second leg of the 1971 Inter City Fairs Cup Final between Super Leeds and Juventus. I always recall the conversation in the (Primary 2) playground the next day was that Juventus had to score to win, which I was totally mystified by at the time. Only in subsequent years of course did I realise that the first leg in Italy had ended 2-2, so away goals was a factor.

In GAA, I remember being on my Dad's knee in the Hogan Stand at the 1971 All Ireland Final between Offaly and Galway and I have a very vague recollection of going to an Armagh Harps' game with my Sister and my Dad, each of us kids armed with a Caramac Bar - probably around 1969/70.

[snoopdog]

1983. Remember being in upper cusack for Down v Armagh in the league final.
Soccer was united v Brighton and Hove Albion in the fa cup final. That was the day I nailed my colours to the utd mast because they won the replay. Thank god Brighton didn't win.😀

[ziggysego]

Watching Frank McGuigan put 11 pass Armagh in the 1984 Ulster Final.

I was only 4 at the time, so it's a rather hazy memory.  To be honest, I remember the sandwiches and flask of tea more than the actual match.

[BennyCake]

Appropriately the 1985 FA cup final, United v Everton. Moran's red card, Whiteside's winner and all that.

[5 Sams]

Vivid memories of the 1974 drawn Ulster Final v Donegal. Vague memories of watching the 1970 World Cup Final.

[muppet]

Sitting in McHale Park watching Mayo lose to Roscommon. Must have been 5 or 6.

Apparently I was more interested in the Rossie supporter beside us who was missing an ear.

[rrhf]

You would wonder why!!

[ONeill]

Vague memories of Armstrong v Spain in '82.

Vivid was Tyrone/Dublin '84 and the '84 FA Cup final Everton v Watford and an upset Elton John.