| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day 06:20 - Apr 28 with 4122 views | PJH |
that Ipswich Town became Champions of England.
I have nothing new to add to the posts that I have made on this date for the last six or seven years, but I still have my memories.
I attended 20 of the 21 home games plus the away game at WBA.
My memories include the first home game against Man CIty, a loss, beating Burnley 6-2 the following Tuesday night with all five forwards scoring, beating Spurs, who the previous season had been the first team in the 20th century to do the double.
Specific goals I remember are John Elsworthy’s free kick against Man U, Ray Crawford shoulder charging Bolton goalkeeper, and ball, over the line, late winners for Roy Stephenson against Sheff W and Dougie Moran against Wolves and, of course, Ray Crawford’s two against Villa, the day we became champions.
Off the pitch I remember Swede Herring, a local bus conductor conducting in a different way as he went around the pitch before the game pumping up the crowd. The team coming out to the tune of Entrance of the Gladiators and the crowd singing Keep Right On To The End Of The Road.
Twelve names will forever be associated with that season,in my head and their autographs in my autograph book.
Those names are Alf Ramsey, Roy Bailey, Larry Carberry, John Compton, Billy Baxter, Andy Nelson, John Elsworthy, Roy Stephenson, Dougie Moran, Ray Crawford, Ted Phillips and Jimmy Leadbetter.
The players all played at least 37 of the 42 League games and Alf Ramsey had them playing a system that suited them and was different to all other English clubs at the time.
Thank you to them for the joy that they gave me, my late mum and dad and thousands of others.
They were expected by most of the football world to return to the Second Divisoon that they came from, but they didn’t, they became CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 6:22]
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| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 17:14 - Apr 28 with 987 views | Deano69 |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 10:03 - Apr 28 by PJH |
Hi, as Mary Hopkin once sang, Those Were The Days. |
that would make a great name for a website
No, not Mary Hopkin |  |
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| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 17:34 - Apr 28 with 960 views | PJH |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 17:14 - Apr 28 by Deano69 |
that would make a great name for a website
No, not Mary Hopkin |
Yes, if anyone ever uses it, do you think I can claim a finders fee or something? | | | |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 17:48 - Apr 28 with 951 views | monty_radio |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 14:00 - Apr 28 by blueislander |
I still rate the Burnley match as the greatest Town performance I have seen at Portman Road |
Was my poor old Mum's fault I missed it - something about "school next day" etc. I also missed AC Milan and Floriana for the same reason. |  |
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| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 21:10 - Apr 28 with 895 views | jaykay |
i was 12 at the time and if memory is still correct, i remember sitting on the grass behind the north stand goal, against arsenal over the easter weekend that year. there was so many in the ground that day, they let us kids sit on the grass as it was meant to be safer than been in a packed out north stand. although i expect they didn't take into account some kid might have been at the end of a ted phillips thunderbolt. the ball was an old leather one at that with laces. |  |
| forensic experts say footers and spruces fingerprints were not found at the scene after the weekends rows |
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| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 22:55 - Apr 28 with 873 views | Melford |
If you have any Spurs fans you know it's always nice to point out that we have won the league more recently than they have. |  |
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| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 23:34 - Apr 28 with 869 views | Churchman |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 22:55 - Apr 28 by Melford |
If you have any Spurs fans you know it's always nice to point out that we have won the league more recently than they have. |
And of course the same applies to Newcastle, Sunderland, Wolves, Burnley,
West Ham, Brighton, Palace, Brentford, Bournemouth, Southampton have never won the top division.
In the Championship, Blackburn have won the PL; the rest have either never done it or earlier than we did. Norwich did participate. Derby won it in the 70s twice, the rest of the EFL the same as the Championship clubs.
24 clubs have won the English title in its history including the PL, according to Wiki. Pretty exclusive and unlikely to be added to any time soon. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 23:58]
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| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 08:16 - Apr 29 with 839 views | Beattie78 |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 21:10 - Apr 28 by jaykay |
i was 12 at the time and if memory is still correct, i remember sitting on the grass behind the north stand goal, against arsenal over the easter weekend that year. there was so many in the ground that day, they let us kids sit on the grass as it was meant to be safer than been in a packed out north stand. although i expect they didn't take into account some kid might have been at the end of a ted phillips thunderbolt. the ball was an old leather one at that with laces. |
I remember the Arsenal game on Good Friday. 2-2 draw after being 2-0 down. Like you i was sitting on the grass only it was in front of Churchmans. I'm sure I remember Ted Phillips scoring from a penalty at that end. |  |
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| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 10:20 - Apr 29 with 827 views | Bluespeed225 |
‘We had super Alfie Ramsey,
He knew exactly what what we need,
Nelson at the back
Ray and Ted in attack
And Towen went and won the flipping’ league! | | | |
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| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 12:14 - Apr 29 with 816 views | Churchman |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 08:16 - Apr 29 by Beattie78 |
I remember the Arsenal game on Good Friday. 2-2 draw after being 2-0 down. Like you i was sitting on the grass only it was in front of Churchmans. I'm sure I remember Ted Phillips scoring from a penalty at that end. |
There is a picture in Ken Rice’s 1970s book Ipswich of the penalty being taken. It was definitely scored at North Stand end.
The pic is taken from behind the goal, Kelsey in the foreground, Phillips having just hit the shot, Churchmans stand, offices (now flats) in the background.
The other Ipswich goal was scored by Jimmy Leadbetter. | | | |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 08:55 - Apr 28 with 185 views | bluelagos |
The late PJH used to post an annual reminder that we were once champions of England...
His longer reminiscence seems to have gone from his posting history - so this will have to do.
BL |  |
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| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 09:13 - Apr 28 with 146 views | Sharkey |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 14:08 - Apr 28 by Iwasthere |
Thanks for the memories PJH.. I too was there as a fifteen year old, travelling by train from Haverhill, catching the 8.45 to Marks Tey and then onward to Ipswich. We all seemed to be in the west stand and I remember climbing the wall onto the packed pitch after the game. Unforgettable day and achievement, Ray Crawford my all time hero who I have been lucky enough to meet at PR during his many visits.
I will also be shedding a tear or two watching from the Magnes upper tomorrow, with thoughts of all the wonderful times I have had with family and friends supporting this great club of ours. |
A bit off topic, but was the railway line between Haverhill and Sudbury as scenic as the remaining bit between Sudbury and Marke Tey? (Probably you were too young to be impressed 'scenic' and it just looked like fields.) I guess there's zero chance that that would be one of the lines re-opened, though there are bits and pieces across the country which might come back to life, including in Norfolk. |  | | |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 10:21 - Apr 28 with 96 views | Bluespeed225 |
I’ve collected a full set of home programs from this season. Ramsey’s formal, clipped notes always a good read, supporters club notes asking for more noise( sound familiar?), ‘just a couple of renditions of ‘Keep Right On’, not satisfying the rapid scribe, and train travel Liverpool Street for Arsenal game taking only 5 minutes more than it does now! Steam still? All covers the same, lovely ‘inside jacket pocket’ size. | | | |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 10:36 - Apr 28 with 76 views | farkenhell |
| Another year gone by. It is now sixty-one years since April 28th 1962, the day on 08:55 - Apr 28 by bluelagos |
The late PJH used to post an annual reminder that we were once champions of England...
His longer reminiscence seems to have gone from his posting history - so this will have to do.
BL |
That is really thoughtful of you Lagos, thank you. | | | |
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