| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? 20:08 - Jan 5 with 5498 views | nodge_blue |
I remember that Bobby Ferguson thought that our defence should be good enough in that league to just play 3 at the back. But rather than it being 3 centre halves playing close together like we see today, it was more like one centre half with two full backs playing quite wide. I think it was Irvin gernon I saw trying to play there and it was woeful. It was dropped after awhile but was really odd.
That's what I think I remember anyway. I'm not imagining that am I? |  |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:45 - Jan 5 with 2227 views | rgp1 |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:22 - Jan 5 by andytown |
Think it was 1-1 yes.
Other memories for me:
3-1 down away at West Brom and scoring 3 in the last 10 mins to win it.
Winning 3-0 home v Plymouth just before Christmas.
Missing a penalty home v Derby and then losing 2-0, thinking we still had a chance of automatic promotion if we won that one.
Losing the play off v Charlton, an occurrence which would sadly be repeated over the years... |
The home penalty against Derby was Mark Brennans attempt at hitting the corner flag! |  | | |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:46 - Jan 5 with 2221 views | TheBoyBlue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:43 - Jan 5 by gainsboroughblue |
All of those ten in the Churchmans net too. |
Yeah. Incredible really. | |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:55 - Jan 5 with 2208 views | Horsham |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:22 - Jan 5 by andytown |
Think it was 1-1 yes.
Other memories for me:
3-1 down away at West Brom and scoring 3 in the last 10 mins to win it.
Winning 3-0 home v Plymouth just before Christmas.
Missing a penalty home v Derby and then losing 2-0, thinking we still had a chance of automatic promotion if we won that one.
Losing the play off v Charlton, an occurrence which would sadly be repeated over the years... |
I’m sure there was a freezing cold home 1-1 with Luton too. Mitchell Thomas being outstanding. And it always seemed to be 4-3 when we played Oxford.
Mark Brennan was my favourite player back then. |  | | |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 23:03 - Jan 5 with 2205 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:55 - Jan 5 by Horsham |
I’m sure there was a freezing cold home 1-1 with Luton too. Mitchell Thomas being outstanding. And it always seemed to be 4-3 when we played Oxford.
Mark Brennan was my favourite player back then. |
That was December 85. And yes, it was bloody cold. |  |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 23:11 - Jan 5 with 2197 views | The_Major |
As alluded to up thread, we do have a nasty habit two games of do into a post relegation season of thinking we're going to walk the lower league.
1995: Beating Stoke 4-1, and the North Stand breaks into a chant of "We'll be up by New Year's Eve"
2002: Sticking six past Leicester in that thunderstorm, and basically booking the open top bus there and then.
And as for last season... |  | | |
| Forgotten there were play-offs.... on 23:16 - Jan 5 with 2191 views | unstableblue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:25 - Jan 5 by rgp1 |
From what I remember we were in touch with the leaders for most of that season and snuck into 5th place which in them days was the last play off slot. I think we had almost double the supporters Charlton had for the ridiculously early Sunday play off semi at Selhurst park for the usual town 'flop at important stage' game.
Probably worth remembering that our front two of jockey Wilson and deehan got almost 40 goals between them that season! |
.... forgot we lost to Charlton
Did we not sell Kevin Wilson to Chelsea? I know Butcher went to Rangers |  |
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| Forgotten there were play-offs.... on 23:19 - Jan 5 with 2191 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Forgotten there were play-offs.... on 23:16 - Jan 5 by unstableblue |
.... forgot we lost to Charlton
Did we not sell Kevin Wilson to Chelsea? I know Butcher went to Rangers |
Yep, Wilson went to Chelsea which gutted me at the time. Fortunately, John Duncan's best act as a Town manager was to get David Lowe in that summer. | |
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| Forgotten there were play-offs.... on 23:30 - Jan 5 with 2180 views | rgp1 |
| Forgotten there were play-offs.... on 23:19 - Jan 5 by gainsboroughblue |
Yep, Wilson went to Chelsea which gutted me at the time. Fortunately, John Duncan's best act as a Town manager was to get David Lowe in that summer. |
I echo those sentiments as Wilson leaving was huge. IMO he was easily the best striker outside of the top flight that season. And I agree that the 'camal' as i used to call him David Lowe was a great signing until he broke his leg. After which he was never quite the same. | | | |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 08:22 - Jan 6 with 2122 views | Coastalblue |
Who was the radio station that covered Town then? I remember listening to the Charlton playoff game in my car in North Essex, it was barely audible with a wavering signal.
Was it SGR? |  |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 08:34 - Jan 6 with 2121 views | andytown |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:28 - Jan 5 by gainsboroughblue |
We had a bit of a dose of the 'can't beat the top teams' disease that we have currently.
Very few points taken from the teams above us that season. Derby, Pompey, Leeds, Oldham. We beat Leeds I think at home but that was pretty much it, being beaten at home by all the rest. No surprise we went out to the First Division side in the play-offs. |
Thank you for reminding me of the Leeds 2-0 home on New Years Day I think.
My 14 year old brain didn’t consider such things as points against the teams above us! | | | |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 08:44 - Jan 6 with 2118 views | Radlett_blue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:25 - Jan 5 by rgp1 |
From what I remember we were in touch with the leaders for most of that season and snuck into 5th place which in them days was the last play off slot. I think we had almost double the supporters Charlton had for the ridiculously early Sunday play off semi at Selhurst park for the usual town 'flop at important stage' game.
Probably worth remembering that our front two of jockey Wilson and deehan got almost 40 goals between them that season! |
John Deehan scored 10 league goals that season, Kevin Wilson 20.
The next season, Deehan scored 1 goal in 16 league starts.
I couldn't believe it when we swapped Trevor Putney for Deehan - one of the worst bits of transfer business in Town's history. |  |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 08:49 - Jan 6 with 2110 views | ParisBlue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:45 - Jan 5 by rgp1 |
The home penalty against Derby was Mark Brennans attempt at hitting the corner flag! |
Was my first visit to Portman Road. Missed penalty and disappointing defeat.
My first game was away at Palace. Kevin Wilson hat-trick, conceed 2 late goals to draw 3-3.
Above experiences repeated many times since... |  |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 08:52 - Jan 6 with 2110 views | TrumptonBlue |
86/87 was my first season as a North Stand regular. My first game there was a 3-0 win against Huddersfield - I remember Ian Banks smacked a penalty against the bar at the North Stand end for them - and there were two more impressive 3-0s before the turn of the year, against Plymouth and Palace. It was a lot of fun. |  | | |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 09:18 - Jan 6 with 2090 views | rgp1 |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 08:44 - Jan 6 by Radlett_blue |
John Deehan scored 10 league goals that season, Kevin Wilson 20.
The next season, Deehan scored 1 goal in 16 league starts.
I couldn't believe it when we swapped Trevor Putney for Deehan - one of the worst bits of transfer business in Town's history. |
I think if you include all goals I think the tally was about 37 between them. | | | |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 09:30 - Jan 6 with 2079 views | Radlett_blue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 09:18 - Jan 6 by rgp1 |
I think if you include all goals I think the tally was about 37 between them. |
33 including 2 League Cup goals.
My real point is that I thought Deehan was a woeful signing at the time, especially swapping him for Putney. Seemed a bit like one of the dodgy transfer deals between Robert Maxwell's various clubs. | |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 09:47 - Jan 6 with 2068 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 08:34 - Jan 6 by andytown |
Thank you for reminding me of the Leeds 2-0 home on New Years Day I think.
My 14 year old brain didn’t consider such things as points against the teams above us! |
The only thing I remember about that game is 'Caravan of Love' playing over the tannoy before the game and the Leeds fans in the seats beside us repeatedly standing up as Paul Heaton sang the chorus. | |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 09:56 - Jan 6 with 2057 views | Radlett_blue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 09:47 - Jan 6 by gainsboroughblue |
The only thing I remember about that game is 'Caravan of Love' playing over the tannoy before the game and the Leeds fans in the seats beside us repeatedly standing up as Paul Heaton sang the chorus. |
I saw Paul Heaton sing at the Kentish Town Forum. I thought it was only a few years ago & in fact it was 2012. I'm getting old! | |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 12:14 - Jan 6 with 2009 views | andytown |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 09:47 - Jan 6 by gainsboroughblue |
The only thing I remember about that game is 'Caravan of Love' playing over the tannoy before the game and the Leeds fans in the seats beside us repeatedly standing up as Paul Heaton sang the chorus. |
Hadn’t known there were away seats back then, only the half of the North stand. Unless of course they were in the home seats? | | | |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 12:21 - Jan 6 with 2005 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 12:14 - Jan 6 by andytown |
Hadn’t known there were away seats back then, only the half of the North stand. Unless of course they were in the home seats? |
Away fans would get a limited amount of seats in the Portman Stand, basically where they are allocated now. It was only really when there were large followings you'd see it mainly though. I remember Swindon having practically half of the Portman Stand as well as their section in the North for a cup tie in the mid 80s. | |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 14:29 - Jan 6 with 1967 views | nodge_blue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 21:00 - Jan 5 by PJH |
His first game had Zondervan, Atkins and McCall and nobody else that could have logically played at the back, it was midweek and we lost at home to Oldham so that is likely the game you remember. But if Zondervan was RB it was a flat back four I suppose.
The rest of the starting team was Cooper, Dozzell, Gleghorn, Brennan, Cole, Deehan and Wilson |
I just have this feeling that zondervan wasn't at right back and it was gernon, Atkins and McCall in a 3 at the back | |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 14:33 - Jan 6 with 1967 views | nodge_blue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:25 - Jan 5 by rgp1 |
From what I remember we were in touch with the leaders for most of that season and snuck into 5th place which in them days was the last play off slot. I think we had almost double the supporters Charlton had for the ridiculously early Sunday play off semi at Selhurst park for the usual town 'flop at important stage' game.
Probably worth remembering that our front two of jockey Wilson and deehan got almost 40 goals between them that season! |
I went to that. Horrible game. Police came into our end before kick off and videod people who they thought looked trouble! Also remember before kick off Charlie woods was on the pitch and lifted up a bone dry dustbin size divot from the pitch before disgustingly replacing it. | |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 14:39 - Jan 6 with 1960 views | Radlett_blue |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 14:33 - Jan 6 by nodge_blue |
I went to that. Horrible game. Police came into our end before kick off and videod people who they thought looked trouble! Also remember before kick off Charlie woods was on the pitch and lifted up a bone dry dustbin size divot from the pitch before disgustingly replacing it. |
Was a disappointing day. I remember Melrose scoring 2 identical near post headers from dead ball situations to leave us with a mountain to climb. We only got one back near the end after someone had hit the post with a sitter. We suddenly looked motivated in the last 5 minutes, but far too late. Crowd was a derisory 11,000, most of them Town. Fortunately a friend of mine was having a flat warming in nearby Brixton that day so I got on a bus & drowned my sorrows. | |
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| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 14:46 - Jan 6 with 1952 views | PJH |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 12:21 - Jan 6 by gainsboroughblue |
Away fans would get a limited amount of seats in the Portman Stand, basically where they are allocated now. It was only really when there were large followings you'd see it mainly though. I remember Swindon having practically half of the Portman Stand as well as their section in the North for a cup tie in the mid 80s. |
When I first had a ST in 1980/81 it was where the away fans are now and for a while there was a mixture of home and away fans in there. I got kicked in the back a few times by a Spurs supporter usually when I said something like 'Great vision Hoddle, right on to Osman's head again.'
I think I moved to other end of Upper Cobbold(Portman) for start of 1983/84 but not sure if move was compulsory or whether home and away were still mixed. |  | | |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 14:50 - Jan 6 with 1947 views | PJH |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 14:29 - Jan 6 by nodge_blue |
I just have this feeling that zondervan wasn't at right back and it was gernon, Atkins and McCall in a 3 at the back |
You might be right, I am just going from the team listing in Ipswich Town The Modern Era and seemingly, in pre squad number days, Zondervan wore number 2. | | | |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 15:02 - Jan 6 with 1932 views | Churchman |
| Who remembers our first season in division 2 in 86? on 22:25 - Jan 5 by rgp1 |
From what I remember we were in touch with the leaders for most of that season and snuck into 5th place which in them days was the last play off slot. I think we had almost double the supporters Charlton had for the ridiculously early Sunday play off semi at Selhurst park for the usual town 'flop at important stage' game.
Probably worth remembering that our front two of jockey Wilson and deehan got almost 40 goals between them that season! |
I seem to remember the PR game was a 0-0, but Charlton ere not all that. So we went to Selhurst Park at some daft time full of confidence. Felt like a home game as there were no Charlton there to speak of. And we were desperate. If memory serves me right a carrot topped bloke called Jim Melrose scored for them twice and that was that. A sorry end to the season.
As for Ian Cranson I thought he was really promising at centre half. Shame he had so many injuries. As for Deehan and Wilson, they were a good partnership. Both really professional in how they went about it. |  | | |
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