| One for the oldies on 15:03 - Dec 28 with 1705 views | monty_radio |
Actually, far from swarming the pitch, that match remains for me the only game ever where I had to climb backwards over the turnstiles to get out. If you weren't bothered about catching an early train back, then a pitch invasion was the obvious way to stretch legs that had gone numb in the packed stadium. |  |
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| One for the oldies on 15:17 - Dec 28 with 1649 views | PJH |
That's not old, it is less than 50 years ago.
Went by special train to that one, just remember a walk across a park or something from the station to the ground. |  | | |
| One for the oldies on 15:21 - Dec 28 with 1644 views | Radlett_blue |
| One for the oldies on 15:03 - Dec 28 by monty_radio |
Actually, far from swarming the pitch, that match remains for me the only game ever where I had to climb backwards over the turnstiles to get out. If you weren't bothered about catching an early train back, then a pitch invasion was the obvious way to stretch legs that had gone numb in the packed stadium. |
Not Ipswich Town's finest hour. Their wannabee hooligans enjoyed kicking the few locals out of their covered end & then ransacked Woolworths on the way back to the station. |  |
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| One for the oldies on 15:28 - Dec 28 with 1604 views | gtsb1966 |
| One for the oldies on 15:03 - Dec 28 by monty_radio |
Actually, far from swarming the pitch, that match remains for me the only game ever where I had to climb backwards over the turnstiles to get out. If you weren't bothered about catching an early train back, then a pitch invasion was the obvious way to stretch legs that had gone numb in the packed stadium. |
15,000 crowd. You must've felt like sardines in there.
https://www.chelmsfordcityfc.com/news/throwbackthursday-a-series-of-clarets-play |  | | |
| One for the oldies on 15:33 - Dec 28 with 1593 views | gainsboroughblue |
| One for the oldies on 15:21 - Dec 28 by Radlett_blue |
Not Ipswich Town's finest hour. Their wannabee hooligans enjoyed kicking the few locals out of their covered end & then ransacked Woolworths on the way back to the station. |
Seen several pictures of this day over the years. Mainly crowd trouble shots in and around New Writtle Street. I have seen the highlights somewhere as well, probably you tube, bizarrely half of it in black and white. |  |
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| One for the oldies on 15:37 - Dec 28 with 1575 views | PJH |
I do remember it being a bit cramped in there.
John Peddelty debut for us.
Best, Mills, Harper, Morris, Hunter, Peddelty, Hamilton, Viljoen, Johnson, Whymark, Lambert.
The team in 1-11 order. | | | |
| One for the oldies on 15:41 - Dec 28 with 1556 views | jeera |
| One for the oldies on 15:17 - Dec 28 by PJH |
That's not old, it is less than 50 years ago.
Went by special train to that one, just remember a walk across a park or something from the station to the ground. |
"Special" train.
Electric? |  |
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| One for the oldies on 15:43 - Dec 28 with 1549 views | gtsb1966 |
| One for the oldies on 15:41 - Dec 28 by jeera |
"Special" train.
Electric? |
The blue arrow was the name for the train service if my memory serves me correct. | | | |
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| One for the oldies on 15:44 - Dec 28 with 1540 views | gainsboroughblue |
| One for the oldies on 15:43 - Dec 28 by gtsb1966 |
The blue arrow was the name for the train service if my memory serves me correct. |
Anyone remember using the Persil tickets? | |
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| One for the oldies on 15:47 - Dec 28 with 1530 views | jeera |
| One for the oldies on 15:43 - Dec 28 by gtsb1966 |
The blue arrow was the name for the train service if my memory serves me correct. |
Oh I see.
I wondered if, to our friend PJH, because he couldn't spot any steam, it might have seemed magical at the time. | |
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| One for the oldies on 15:47 - Dec 28 with 1526 views | BloomBlue |
Not sure if Bay City Rollers fashion influenced Town fans or Town fans fashion influenced Bay City Rollers |  | | |
| One for the oldies on 15:49 - Dec 28 with 1516 views | jeera |
| One for the oldies on 15:47 - Dec 28 by BloomBlue |
Not sure if Bay City Rollers fashion influenced Town fans or Town fans fashion influenced Bay City Rollers |
There's some serious slacks going on there! | |
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| One for the oldies on 15:56 - Dec 28 with 1487 views | gtsb1966 |
| One for the oldies on 15:47 - Dec 28 by BloomBlue |
Not sure if Bay City Rollers fashion influenced Town fans or Town fans fashion influenced Bay City Rollers |
The bloke in the middle was either a painter and decorator or he hangs his trousers out to dry on a bird table. | | | |
| One for the oldies on 16:02 - Dec 28 with 1460 views | bluefunk |
I have a vague recollection that pitch invasion was at half time - none of the crowd in the background look like they’re leaving |  | | |
| One for the oldies on 16:04 - Dec 28 with 1439 views | bluefunk |
| One for the oldies on 15:17 - Dec 28 by PJH |
That's not old, it is less than 50 years ago.
Went by special train to that one, just remember a walk across a park or something from the station to the ground. |
It was a walk through the park, then across a footbridge into New Writtle Street, there’s now a Virgin gym where the ground used to be | | | |
| One for the oldies on 16:18 - Dec 28 with 1390 views | backwaywhen |
| One for the oldies on 15:17 - Dec 28 by PJH |
That's not old, it is less than 50 years ago.
Went by special train to that one, just remember a walk across a park or something from the station to the ground. |
Went by coach from Safe Harbour , 52 seater only 12 came back , rest got nicked . | | | |
| One for the oldies on 16:36 - Dec 28 with 1323 views | PJH |
| One for the oldies on 15:43 - Dec 28 by gtsb1966 |
The blue arrow was the name for the train service if my memory serves me correct. |
The Blue Arrow was the train run by the supporters club and I went on several of those but they were only run about 5 or 6 times a season, maybe less. Had piped music and interviews etc played through the carriages.
The train to Chelmsford was 'special' as in it being an extra train put on by British Rail rather than a normal service train-certainly not Blue Arrow. | | | |
| One for the oldies on 16:38 - Dec 28 with 1318 views | PJH |
| One for the oldies on 15:47 - Dec 28 by jeera |
Oh I see.
I wondered if, to our friend PJH, because he couldn't spot any steam, it might have seemed magical at the time. |
No, special as in non service train.
It had doors and windows and all sorts of things. [Post edited 28 Dec 2020 16:38]
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| One for the oldies on 16:39 - Dec 28 with 1316 views | oldburian |
It was my first move away from Suffolk and I was working at County Hall Chelmsford. The relief at winning and avoiding the total p*ss take on the Monday was monumental.
When Chelmsford scored their late consolation goal one of their supporters had a fatal heart attack.
It was plain sailing with Burleys early goal as Viljoen pointed out afterwards. | | | |
| One for the oldies on 16:56 - Dec 28 with 1254 views | backwaywhen |
| One for the oldies on 15:56 - Dec 28 by gtsb1966 |
The bloke in the middle was either a painter and decorator or he hangs his trousers out to dry on a bird table. |
That’s my best mate and still is to this day , sign writer back then , we were 16 , happy days. | | | |
| One for the oldies on 16:57 - Dec 28 with 1239 views | PJH |
| One for the oldies on 16:50 - Dec 28 by north_stand77 |
.....doors and windows if you were lucky!
The football specials were old cast off carriages only used for football supporters- covered in graffiti, with ripped seats or no seats at all! Smelt of urine and booze - happy memories  |
Yeah, well they usually had doors and windows when they left Ipswich but not necessarily when they returned. | | | |
| One for the oldies on 16:57 - Dec 28 with 1240 views | BrianTablet |
| One for the oldies on 15:21 - Dec 28 by Radlett_blue |
Not Ipswich Town's finest hour. Their wannabee hooligans enjoyed kicking the few locals out of their covered end & then ransacked Woolworths on the way back to the station. |
Ransacking Woolworths is a good name for a band.  |  |
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| One for the oldies on 17:08 - Dec 28 with 1212 views | north_stand77 |
| One for the oldies on 16:56 - Dec 28 by backwaywhen |
That’s my best mate and still is to this day , sign writer back then , we were 16 , happy days. |
Haha! He was my ex brother in law - his dad was also a very good sign writer! |  | | |
| One for the oldies on 17:13 - Dec 28 with 1195 views | backwaywhen |
| One for the oldies on 17:08 - Dec 28 by north_stand77 |
Haha! He was my ex brother in law - his dad was also a very good sign writer! |
Go on then give me a clue , I must know who you are ? and you me ? | | | |
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