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Best ever away experience (excluding Wembley play off)

PhilK66

PhilK66

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Back in the 90s a mate invited me to see us play his team Chesterfield and I stood with him in the home end. All the surrounding crowd and also his mates knew I am a Gills fan but their friendliness, banter and fairmindedness made it an unforgetable experience of our 1-1 draw.
 
2 spring to mind.

Everton in the FA Cup.

Reading on New Years Day, when we beat their record-breaking promotion side 2-1. Big party.

Honourable mention for the cup game at Colchester when we ran riot 5-0. Never had so much fun bouncing before. Well, may have done now I think about it....
 
I agree with OneSirKeefy. Went to both but the 5 nil at Col U was a great day out. 3 2 at Shrewsbury recently after being 2 down. Mrs H was hauled along to that one as end of our holiday. I was told to shut up as we joined the M1.
 
Romford. 1971. FA Cup as a 14 year old attending my very first away game on an old M&D bus with a load of schoolmates. Booze smuggled on board, squeezing into a tiny stand at the side of the pitch then crapping ourselves as a few West Ham fans started a mass brawl behind us and then the joy of a winning goal and the singing all the way back to Kent. You never forget your first one!
 
Chelsea away, losing 5-0 was a great day out. The many times beating Millwall. Losing 5-0 at Colchester was a great sing-a-long party...
 
Millwall 2 1 in their green shirts, esp as I live in 'wall territory. The 3 0 was almost as good but so many of their fans left early they missed some of our fun.

Brentford away 3 0 in our promotion season 73/4

Reading away 2 1 circa '86 when they were top and miles ahead in the old League 1.
 
Colchester for me too, although a different game, a 3-2 win in an FA Cup replay. 2 up inside 10 minutes, 3 up by half-time, Colchester pulled 2 back near the end and we were hanging on.

My first ever away game, a Gills win, 5 goals, a bouncy terrace, and police dogs set on some lairy Colchester fans - I was hooked.
 
Tucking into a superb breakfast at England`s best service area - Tebay, on a beautiful, sunny, early Saturday morning during the long overnight coach ride to Carlisle United.
 
Luton Town away in the middle sixties. Such a 'big' side in my mind and we beat them 2-0 and are still invited into their social club My mate and me got to know the son of the manager (whoever he was!) Then on the bus home.
 
Vambogills said:
Romford. 1971. FA Cup as a 14 year old attending my very first away game on an old M&D bus with a load of schoolmates. Booze smuggled on board, squeezing into a tiny stand at the side of the pitch then crapping ourselves as a few West Ham fans started a mass brawl behind us and then the joy of a winning goal and the singing all the way back to Kent. You never forget your first one!
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Heck I'd forgotten that one. Lucky you for a first away it was a great afternoon
 
Lots of good stories and I can think of literally dozens of memorable ones. Every time this question comes up I can't get past the 2-1 win at Blackburn in the championship. 4-4 v Wimbledon at Selhutst comes close.
 
My first away game at Walsall at their old Fellowes Park (I think). We drew 3-3, I think 81 or 82. I got a bit of grief outside from a couple of older skins (this was in my punk days), but a few Gills fans had them on their toes. Lovely fish and chips on the way home (I believe we stopped on the old kent road, but I may be wrong lol). Great day. Strangely, my oldest lad's first away game was at Walsall at the Bescot. 2001, I think. We drew 1-1 in the fa cup with Southall scoring the equaliser
 
mehmets_curlies said:
Lovely fish and chips on the way home (I believe we stopped on the old kent road, but I may be wrong lol).
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Back in the (pre-M25) day, mehmet, the coach (either Gills Travel Club or John Leeds` coach) nearly always stopped for a fish and chip supper in south-east London- I think it might have been a chippy on the A2 in New Cross - though i`m not certain.
 
LancsGordoRoad said:
Back in the (pre-M25) day, mehmet, the coach (either Gills Travel Club or John Leeds` coach) nearly always stopped for a fish and chip supper in south-east London- I think it might have been a chippy on the A2 in New Cross - though i`m not certain.
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Yes sometimes the chippy with Leeds otherwise watford gap. On the long trips it would be a longer stop at a service station where the football always came out. What year(s) did you travel with John Leeds?
 
Promotion season (70's) , Colchester away , we won 2-0 , Brian Yeo 😀.
Over 10k in Layer Rd , probably 2k Gills.
Colchester were fighting for promotion too , and soon after beating them , we lost 4-2 at Peterborough the eventual champions.
The trip back , Ford Cortinas , Transits , 'knitted by your nan' scarves !
Anyone remember them ?
 
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