| My first Ipswich Team 09:14 - Jan 20 with 8880 views | BlacknGoldnBlue |
Thought it would be interesting to list the first Ipswich Team you watched live in person! If you want to say when and who against you can or you can just leave it and see if others can work out when you saw them!
Laurie Sivell
Terry Butcher
Mick Mills
Russell Osman
John Wark
George Burley
Steve McCall
Arnold Mühren
Paul Mariner
Alan Brazil
Kevin O'Callaghan
Mills & Brazil scored! Ipswich won under the floodlights! |  |
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| My first Ipswich Team on 12:42 - Jan 21 with 1143 views | matt92 |
1 Richard Wright
2 Fabian Wilnis
5 Tony Mowbray
6 Mark Venus
12 Richard Naylor 71'
24 John McGreal
3 Jamie Clapham
8 Matt Holland
11 Jim Magilton 46'
9 David Johnson 81'
10 James Scowcroft
Substitutes
7 Mick Stockwell 81'
14 Jermaine Wright 46'
19 Neil Midgley 71'
What a team! |  | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 16:34 - Jan 21 with 1088 views | mylittletown |
| My first Ipswich Team on 09:09 - Jan 21 by Beattie78 |
Man City, champions at the time. August 1968 |
I owe you a pint! |  | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 16:37 - Jan 21 with 1081 views | mylittletown |
| My first Ipswich Team on 00:23 - Jan 21 by Churchman |
I presume it’s season 1968/69, not least because Crawford didn’t play in the top flight for too long in that final ITFC spell. I could look it up, which would be cheating, so I’ll guess Arsenal away? |
Right season, wrong game. | | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 17:10 - Jan 21 with 1062 views | solemio |
| My first Ipswich Team on 12:42 - Jan 21 by matt92 |
1 Richard Wright
2 Fabian Wilnis
5 Tony Mowbray
6 Mark Venus
12 Richard Naylor 71'
24 John McGreal
3 Jamie Clapham
8 Matt Holland
11 Jim Magilton 46'
9 David Johnson 81'
10 James Scowcroft
Substitutes
7 Mick Stockwell 81'
14 Jermaine Wright 46'
19 Neil Midgley 71'
What a team! |
Interesting. Four centre backs in the starting eleven. There must surely have been a couple of injuries to midfielders. | | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 17:19 - Jan 21 with 1057 views | Beattie78 |
| My first Ipswich Team on 16:34 - Jan 21 by mylittletown |
I owe you a pint! |
Adnams bitter please! |  |
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| My first Ipswich Team on 17:23 - Jan 21 with 1050 views | mylittletown |
| My first Ipswich Team on 17:19 - Jan 21 by Beattie78 |
Adnams bitter please! |
I'll join you for one or two of those! | | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 18:13 - Jan 21 with 1039 views | rosinante84 |
| My first Ipswich Team on 09:12 - Jan 21 by PhilTWTD |
If I remember rightly our report was written by a serviceman who may well have been on the same coach as you. Interesting first game!
 Town 2 - 1 A Vladikavkaz 23rd Feb 2002 18:17Town won the charity match against Alania Vladikavkaz 2-1, a game played in the warm afternoon sunshine at Dhekelia Army base, Cyprus. The Blues' goals came from Finidi George and Pablo Couñago.  0
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Maybe, I have a clipping from the camp newspaper somewhere at home. I was again very fortunate as I got to meet and watch my national team Northern Ireland a couple of weeks before. They used the fields at Episkopi barracks for training, and they played Poland in Limassol (with only around 100 fans watching) as the Polish pitches were frozen. |  | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 19:15 - Jan 21 with 1009 views | azuremerlangus |
Ipswich v Wolves
29/12/79
22,333 (+1)
Paul Cooper
George Burley
Mick Mills
Frans Thijssen
Russell Osman
Terry Butcher
John Wark
Arnold Muhren
Paul Mariner
Alan Brazil
Eric Gates
This wasn’t my first match but I can clearly remember Butcher scoring with a driving/diving header from a corner in front of the Churchmens during the 2nd half.
I’d been to a few others earlier in the season, but I cannot remember which ones as I used to sneak in at HT when the turnstiles were opened up to see the second half for free. Lack of money was certainly factor but my dad wasn’t up for taking me and none of my friends at the time went. So I initially went down to the ground, sat in Alderman park and just savoured the noise coming from the stands - during HT the turnstiles got opened up, I mustered the courage to wander in (hence the +1 above) and the rest, as they say is history.
My memory is very sketchy about which one was the first but I definitely done this routine for at least 4 games before getting the funds together to see a full match, and the FA cup 5th v Chester was one I paid to see (when a certain Ian Rush scored for them) that season.
Anyway, which ever match was first I was spoilt with that line-up. [Post edited 21 Jan 2022 22:40]
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| My first Ipswich Team on 19:27 - Jan 21 with 992 views | TrumptonBlue |
| My first Ipswich Team on 17:10 - Jan 21 by solemio |
Interesting. Four centre backs in the starting eleven. There must surely have been a couple of injuries to midfielders. |
That was a fairly standard team from that season (99/00).
Wright
Wilnis - McGreal - Mowbray - Venus - Clapham
Scowcroft - Holland - Magilton
Johnson - Naylor
Fab and Clapham were wing backs, Scowie often played in midfield and Naylor was a few years away from converting to CB. [Post edited 21 Jan 2022 19:27]
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| My first Ipswich Team on 21:53 - Jan 21 with 947 views | solemio |
| My first Ipswich Team on 19:27 - Jan 21 by TrumptonBlue |
That was a fairly standard team from that season (99/00).
Wright
Wilnis - McGreal - Mowbray - Venus - Clapham
Scowcroft - Holland - Magilton
Johnson - Naylor
Fab and Clapham were wing backs, Scowie often played in midfield and Naylor was a few years away from converting to CB. [Post edited 21 Jan 2022 19:27]
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Yes, all true. I was a season ticket holder then (and long before or after). Old age getting to me, I fear.
I still want to know whether you're Cuthbert, Dibble or Grubb though. | | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 21:57 - Jan 21 with 944 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| My first Ipswich Team on 22:41 - Jan 20 by Whos_blue |
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Did they used to put the teamsheets in before the programme went to the printers? |  |
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| My first Ipswich Team on 22:27 - Jan 21 with 916 views | Reus30 |
| My first Ipswich Team on 19:27 - Jan 21 by TrumptonBlue |
That was a fairly standard team from that season (99/00).
Wright
Wilnis - McGreal - Mowbray - Venus - Clapham
Scowcroft - Holland - Magilton
Johnson - Naylor
Fab and Clapham were wing backs, Scowie often played in midfield and Naylor was a few years away from converting to CB. [Post edited 21 Jan 2022 19:27]
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Is that Barnsley in August 99 - first home game of the season? If not, how many times did we score 6 that season!?
Barnsley was my first game too I think, just got back from a week up Yarmouth way and I remember asking my mum and dad where we were going. Absolutely pumped!
Man, I miss those days.... |  | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 22:33 - Jan 21 with 913 views | RonFearonsHair |
Craig Forrest
Sergei Baltacha
Tony Humes
Romeo Zondervan
Mich DAvray
David Linighan
David Lowe
Ian Redford
John Wark
Simon Milton (Mick Stockwell)
Graham Harbey (Chris Kiwomya)
Colchester's current Director of Football scored the first goal I witnessed. |  | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 22:50 - Jan 21 with 894 views | ITFC_Forever |
| My first Ipswich Team on 22:27 - Jan 21 by Reus30 |
Is that Barnsley in August 99 - first home game of the season? If not, how many times did we score 6 that season!?
Barnsley was my first game too I think, just got back from a week up Yarmouth way and I remember asking my mum and dad where we were going. Absolutely pumped!
Man, I miss those days.... |
The Barnsley 6-1 wasn’t the first home game of 1999-2000… we beat Forest 3-1 and Bolton 1-0 in the league before that game, as well as a league cup game against Brentford. |  |
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| My first Ipswich Team on 22:52 - Jan 21 with 894 views | ITFC_Forever |
| My first Ipswich Team on 21:54 - Jan 20 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Villa first ever match in the Premier League (Premiership as it was). |
We drew 1-1 v Villa in the first game in the Prem. | |
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| My first Ipswich Team on 22:52 - Jan 21 with 894 views | Churchman |
| My first Ipswich Team on 16:37 - Jan 21 by mylittletown |
Right season, wrong game. |
Grrr, fair play and a great question. I racked my brain and couldn’t get past Arsenal or Spurs.
Yes, Man City we’re good in those days. As avid Leicester supporters, my father in law and brother in law went to the 1969 Cup Final against them so I should have at least thought of them. |  | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 22:53 - Jan 21 with 894 views | TheBoyBlue |
Jon Hallworth
Frank Yallop
Graham Harbey
Neill Rimmer
Jason Dozzell
Ian Cranson (C)
David Lowe
Mark Brennan
Mich D'Avray
Romeo Zondervan
Micky Stockwell
Won 2-0, Brennan scored twice. | |
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| My first Ipswich Team on 22:56 - Jan 21 with 886 views | TrumptonBlue |
| My first Ipswich Team on 22:53 - Jan 21 by TheBoyBlue |
Jon Hallworth
Frank Yallop
Graham Harbey
Neill Rimmer
Jason Dozzell
Ian Cranson (C)
David Lowe
Mark Brennan
Mich D'Avray
Romeo Zondervan
Micky Stockwell
Won 2-0, Brennan scored twice. |
Leeds? New Year’s Day’87? | | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 23:08 - Jan 21 with 875 views | TheBoyBlue |
| My first Ipswich Team on 22:56 - Jan 21 by TrumptonBlue |
Leeds? New Year’s Day’87? |
Not quite. Later in the year, following season. | |
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| My first Ipswich Team on 10:05 - Jan 22 with 783 views | TrumptonBlue |
| My first Ipswich Team on 23:08 - Jan 21 by TheBoyBlue |
Not quite. Later in the year, following season. |
Of course. With Harbey and Lowe in the team, it would have to be the next season. Reading, maybe?
Edit; Or possibly Oldham, although the goals were from Brennan and Lowe. [Post edited 22 Jan 2022 10:32]
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| My first Ipswich Team on 10:20 - Jan 22 with 770 views | Keaneish |
23rd August 1987 - Ipswich 1 v 1 Grimsby watched by a staggeringly low 12k people.
Can’t remember the line-up or find it for that matter but pretty sure Hallworth was in goal, Kevin Wilson was up front and Brennan, Cranson and D’avray were in the side. |  |
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| My first Ipswich Team on 10:28 - Jan 22 with 760 views | bariotneblue |
Baker
Linighan
Palmer
Whelan
Durrant
Johnson
Slater
Stockwell
Williams
Guentchev
Kiwomya
V Man City at home. 2-2 draw. Completely hooked ever since. | | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 10:29 - Jan 22 with 760 views | TrumptonBlue |
| My first Ipswich Team on 10:20 - Jan 22 by Keaneish |
23rd August 1987 - Ipswich 1 v 1 Grimsby watched by a staggeringly low 12k people.
Can’t remember the line-up or find it for that matter but pretty sure Hallworth was in goal, Kevin Wilson was up front and Brennan, Cranson and D’avray were in the side. |
'86, that would have been - the first game after relegation.
Cooper, Zondervan, McCall, Atkins, Dozzell, Cranson, Gleghorn, Brennan, D'Avray, Deehan, Wilson. Sub: Cole.
Wilson scored the goal. | | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 11:25 - Jan 22 with 741 views | Churchman |
| My first Ipswich Team on 10:20 - Jan 22 by Keaneish |
23rd August 1987 - Ipswich 1 v 1 Grimsby watched by a staggeringly low 12k people.
Can’t remember the line-up or find it for that matter but pretty sure Hallworth was in goal, Kevin Wilson was up front and Brennan, Cranson and D’avray were in the side. |
The gates didn’t improve. In the first half of the 91/92 promotion season, quite a few of the attendances were under 10,000. The first game of the season against Port Vale, it was 8,937. Years of mediocrity led to a lot of apathy at that time.
Given how awful we’ve been for much of the past 20 years it’s quite remarkable that crowds have held up as much as they have. | | | |
| My first Ipswich Team on 12:05 - Jan 22 with 720 views | Keaneish |
| My first Ipswich Team on 10:29 - Jan 22 by TrumptonBlue |
'86, that would have been - the first game after relegation.
Cooper, Zondervan, McCall, Atkins, Dozzell, Cranson, Gleghorn, Brennan, D'Avray, Deehan, Wilson. Sub: Cole.
Wilson scored the goal. |
That’s the one! That must have been Cooper’s last season then. | |
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