Sometime in the mid fifties.
Remember names such as Eric Cooper on the wing.
Don Frogget, always seemed to be going off injured.
Ken Trail and his booming long passes.
Frank Mortimer at full back, then Don Metcalfe.
Of course biggest memory of all was the young Neil Fox.
My dad being a Sharlstoner and involved in schoolboy coaching had tracked Neils career and was always adamant that he was heading for the top.

Thanks for that Fordy, it was a sunny day and quite warm so it must have been the John Player Trophy match for my first Trinity game. A few of my faves over the years: Sheffield in the Yorkshire Cup final, beating Wigans team of superstars when Steve Ella was majestic, beating Leeds at home when we were miles behind and Michael Jackson scored the winning try late on and Leeds again a couple of seasons ago when Tronc played and Broughy starred, these are just a few of many that stick in the memory, I must check out this website with all the past results, it sounds amazing.

We were losing at half time and didn't look in it. Then came back and stole it with two late tries. Think we won 14-12? Atmosphere was great that day and one of my favourite matches.

Would that be Lyndsey Rotherforth?

We also had Tracey Lazenby who played a range of positions including stand off. I never forget hearing that he was seen knocking back a couple of whiskeys in the bar at Oldham prior to coming out half an hour later to play at The Watersheedings. I can't confirm that, but heard it from a few people who claimed to have seen it.

think it was against leeds

mine was ccfinal v widnes and andy fletcher scored our only try infront of me

Got that on DVD,awful game,I was there my one and only Wakey CC final!

It most certainly was

Boxing Day or New Year's Day away at Cas.
80-81, I remember the bovril more than the game.

so we won by a drop goal



bovril



I'd be lying if I could remember my first game, what I do remember though is my dad carrying a old wooden orange box for me to stand on and walking through the passage way where the bar was to switch ends

it always seemed packed

I think all clubs have "where were you when Kennedy got shot" games. By that I mean games that attract a lot of interested people and due to the teams performance on the day hook them.

One such game was Wakefield's defeat of the all conquering Wigan team at the start of the 1988 -89 season. A newly promoted Trinity team didn't just beat Wigan they destroyed them. I reckon that game hooked a fair few. There have been others, the 2006 Cas game, Hull in 2004 but for some reason that game sticks in many peoples minds. That was my first game.

I know for definate the first game I went to was the first home game of the 2004 season, can't say I remember who we were playing, but I remember me and my dad were both hooked from there!

I remember thinking after that first season how much we would improve the season afterwards... oh blind ambition!!!

My first game was an'A' team game, I think in 1958, at Belle Vue,I don't remember who we were playing but I rember Ken Hirst had a good game.A few years later in the watersplash final at Wembley he scored the try that almost won the challenge cup for Wakefield.
There were no floodlights then ,so all games started at three PM ,no silly kick-off times.

Wakefield 6 Leeds 28 in the CC 77/78 followed by Wakefield 15 Wire 11 and Wakefield 36 STS 23 my first away game was at Bradford in the JPS we lost 16 13 I think Henderson Gill got the winner for my money he was short of the line and Bill Ashurst scored a great try under the sticks Neil Fox was sub for Bradford

Neil Fox's 2nd testimonial game in 1979 - went along to sell programmes with a couple of friends from school - then went to sell the programmes at the Bradford v Wakefield league game the next week or so - then bought a season ticket for Trinity.

probably about 77/78 my dad took me as the pubs shut on a sunday then but you could drink under the stand that was opposite the main stand now till the pubs re-opened again i went with my cousin and im undecided wether it was against salford or hull kr all i remember is there was this huge coloured guy for the opposition called i think COLIN DIXON ? me and my cousin although not politically correct christened him TOASTIE but we was only 8 so didnt know seem to remember him having a great game I seem to recall the game being a draw ??

does anyone know a site where i can get archive results to see when my first game was?

Think there's a link from Sandal cat on page three of this thread.

Colin Dixon played for both Salford and HKR, but in the mid 70's it would have been Salford. I think he only had 1 season at the end of his playing career at HKR. I seem to recall that he was bought from Halifax by Salford for a world record sum.

Colin Dixon was a fantastic player. Had a bit of a mean streak though. I suppose Hock would be an on field comparison these days.

Here's a story I heard about him many years ago.

Playing against Wakey he absolutely poleaxed one of the backs. Called over by the referee, who was going to send him off, he protested his innocence saying the hit was accidental. In the meantime Terry Ramshaw, a formidable hard-man second rower,overheard this and said to the ref, "he's right sir it was an accident let him stay on the field" to which Dixon changed his plea and began walking off calling the ref a *********** for sending him off.

First game I attended was the postponed R.L.Cup tie in 1948.I was taken to the match by my father and grandfather,I was 4 Years old and unfortunately could not go to the rearrange match but went to the next game and have been going eversince.

1st April 1991 - Drew 14 each with Leeds

Think it would have been the last 15 minutes of a game in the 1987/88 season. When the stewards opened the gates (stewards to exits!) you could sneak in for free for the last 15 minutes. We'd been into Wakefield and my Dad said we'd call in and catch the last 15 minutes of the game before going home. I don't think he wanted to pay for me a full game in case I didn't like it! The only thing I seem to recall was there being a Wakefield player tripped in the corner where the big screen is now, the opposition player being sent off and Wakefield getting a penalty.

1988/89 and 1989/90 seasons would have been the first seasons I started attending regular home and away games. I remember away trips to Thrum Hall (Halifax), Wilderspool (Warrington), Station Road (Swinton) and the Watersheddings (Oldham).

Mine aswell.