| Early ITFC history 10:07 - Sep 29 with 5050 views | itfcjoe |
Sure not news to most, but interesting enough and was sent round to me this morning in a newsletter
Here is a brief history for you on how Ipswich School was instrumental in the formation of ITFC.
At the end of the 19th century, Ipswich School were playing Association Football. In 1878, George Sherrington (Old Ipswichian) aged 17, loved football but realised he would no longer be able to play the game after he left school.
So, he and other Ipswichians including brothers William (OI) and Sir Charles Sherrington (OI), Nobel prize winner and President of the Royal Society, formed the Ipswich Association Football Club. Exactly 100 years later Ipswich Town won the FA Cup at Wembley.
At the time rugby was played at Portman Road, so the club played at land on Broom Hill owned by their Sherrington family, which is why the road from there to Norwich Road is called Sherrington Road.
The club’s changing rooms were the Inkerman Public House on Norwich Road, which later became Sir Alf Ramsey’s local when he lived in Valley Road. Sir Alf’s house was but a stone throw from where Sir Charles Sherrington lived in Valley Road.
In 1888, the football and rugby clubs merged to become Ipswich Town Football Club. |  |
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| Early ITFC history on 10:12 - Sep 29 with 2460 views | hype313 |
Cheers Joe, always interesting reading stuff like this, If I recall didn't we play our home games at Foxhall Stadium at one point? |  |
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| Early ITFC history on 10:14 - Sep 29 with 2434 views | clive_baker |
Interesting bit of history, that. Perhaps explains why we're blue & white. |  |
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| Early ITFC history on 10:17 - Sep 29 with 2427 views | itfcjoe |
| Early ITFC history on 10:12 - Sep 29 by hype313 |
Cheers Joe, always interesting reading stuff like this, If I recall didn't we play our home games at Foxhall Stadium at one point? |
Quite possibly, I need to read Susan Gardiner's history book at some point - but it wouldn't surprise me | |
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| Early ITFC history on 10:17 - Sep 29 with 2428 views | textbackup |
funny enough only yesterday we drove by the inkerman and I told my missus that it was the dressing rooms for when Town began...... she didn't give a single toss |  |
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| Early ITFC history on 10:17 - Sep 29 with 2426 views | PJH |
| Early ITFC history on 10:12 - Sep 29 by hype313 |
Cheers Joe, always interesting reading stuff like this, If I recall didn't we play our home games at Foxhall Stadium at one point? |
Not that I know of, although you could be right.
The old East Stand ('Chicken Run') ended up there though.
I remember seeing an 'All Stars' footie match at Foxhall Stadium with various pop stars playing but cannot remember who (no don't think it was Roger Daltrey) |  | | |
| Early ITFC history on 10:18 - Sep 29 with 2419 views | itfcjoe |
| Early ITFC history on 10:17 - Sep 29 by textbackup |
funny enough only yesterday we drove by the inkerman and I told my missus that it was the dressing rooms for when Town began...... she didn't give a single toss |
Sir Alf's old house was on the market after his wife died a couple of years ago - still had some memorabilia up on the Rightmove listing - couldn't talk my wife into moving down that way! | |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:03 - Sep 29 with 2303 views | Matt_Netherlands |
Glad we kicked the egg chasers out of our club! |  | | |
| Early ITFC history on 11:06 - Sep 29 with 2303 views | WeWereZombies |
The information boards outside Broom Hill swimming pool and by the pavement side of Ipswich School are a good read on this if you happen to be passing. |  |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:10 - Sep 29 with 2291 views | clive_baker |
| Early ITFC history on 11:06 - Sep 29 by WeWereZombies |
The information boards outside Broom Hill swimming pool and by the pavement side of Ipswich School are a good read on this if you happen to be passing. |
I liked Ipswich School because whenever we used to play them at sports they would lay on a lovely spread in the Harry Potter-esque banqueting hall. They came to our gaff in the reverse fixture and were lucky if they got a cheese roll. | |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:12 - Sep 29 with 2280 views | itfcjoe |
| Early ITFC history on 11:10 - Sep 29 by clive_baker |
I liked Ipswich School because whenever we used to play them at sports they would lay on a lovely spread in the Harry Potter-esque banqueting hall. They came to our gaff in the reverse fixture and were lucky if they got a cheese roll. |
I went to Ipswich, and compared to most of the other schools we went to on the Private School circuit we were the poor relations for the banqueting hall and spread put on.....some were unbelievable, mostly those that were nearly fully boarding schools. I especially liked having chocolate milkshake on tap at Framlingham College | |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:14 - Sep 29 with 2262 views | clive_baker |
That's class. I hope that offer of £430k was conditional on the portrait on the stairs being included in the fixtures & fittings. | |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:16 - Sep 29 with 2252 views | ITFC_Forever |
I can't believe Sir Alf used to pop in to the Inkerman for a few beers.
And I would say the Dales was closer and therefore his local. |  |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:17 - Sep 29 with 2247 views | Double_Dutch |
| Early ITFC history on 11:10 - Sep 29 by clive_baker |
I liked Ipswich School because whenever we used to play them at sports they would lay on a lovely spread in the Harry Potter-esque banqueting hall. They came to our gaff in the reverse fixture and were lucky if they got a cheese roll. |
We used to play our Saturday fixtures at the Ipswich School playing fields on Valley Road, never did know why and, from memory, don't ever recall playing Ipswich School. |  | | |
| Early ITFC history on 11:20 - Sep 29 with 2246 views | PhilTWTD |
| Early ITFC history on 10:12 - Sep 29 by hype313 |
Cheers Joe, always interesting reading stuff like this, If I recall didn't we play our home games at Foxhall Stadium at one point? |
Not sure I've heard that before. Here's a bit I did on the formation on the 140th anniversary.
 Town 140 Years Old Today 16th Oct 2018 10:11Today, October 16th, marks the 140th anniversary of the formation of Ipswich Town Football Club.  8
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| Early ITFC history on 11:22 - Sep 29 with 2235 views | PhilTWTD |
| Early ITFC history on 10:17 - Sep 29 by PJH |
Not that I know of, although you could be right.
The old East Stand ('Chicken Run') ended up there though.
I remember seeing an 'All Stars' footie match at Foxhall Stadium with various pop stars playing but cannot remember who (no don't think it was Roger Daltrey) |
I was there, was about 1976, wasn't it? Didn't Lenny Henry, who I would guess had just hit fame, commentated over the PA? | | | |
| Early ITFC history on 11:23 - Sep 29 with 2228 views | clive_baker |
| Early ITFC history on 11:12 - Sep 29 by itfcjoe |
I went to Ipswich, and compared to most of the other schools we went to on the Private School circuit we were the poor relations for the banqueting hall and spread put on.....some were unbelievable, mostly those that were nearly fully boarding schools. I especially liked having chocolate milkshake on tap at Framlingham College |
Oh really? Gutted we never got to go to those! Most of the places we went to you were lucky to get out without a black eye.
Norwich School was nice, I remember going there once for a tournament once. I thought Ipswich School was old, that place was established in 11th Century. Bonkers. | |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:27 - Sep 29 with 2204 views | WeWereZombies |
| Early ITFC history on 11:16 - Sep 29 by ITFC_Forever |
I can't believe Sir Alf used to pop in to the Inkerman for a few beers.
And I would say the Dales was closer and therefore his local. |
The Inkerman is closer to Sir Alf's former home I would say, just the quiet walk down Westwood Avenue parallel to Valley Road and then across Norwich Road by the double roundabout. The Dales would either be an uphill slog along Valley Road and then hang a left at the top for a down and up along Dale Hall Lane to the pub and shops; or hop over the garden fence and meander across Broom Hill Park before snaking through Pine View Road, Park View Road and Cotswold Avenue onto Dale Hall Lane. | |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:28 - Sep 29 with 2203 views | SomethingBlue |
| Early ITFC history on 10:18 - Sep 29 by itfcjoe |
Sir Alf's old house was on the market after his wife died a couple of years ago - still had some memorabilia up on the Rightmove listing - couldn't talk my wife into moving down that way! |
A primary school (and later at IS come to think of it) mate of mine lived next door and a couple of times as I kid I remember being on the climbing frame and peering over seeing SAR mowing his lawn. Was really too young to understand how famous he was when told! |  |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:33 - Sep 29 with 2162 views | PJH |
| Early ITFC history on 11:22 - Sep 29 by PhilTWTD |
I was there, was about 1976, wasn't it? Didn't Lenny Henry, who I would guess had just hit fame, commentated over the PA? |
It was no doubt sometime in the 1970's.
I have an idea that Tommy Steele was playing (football not music) and just maybe Ray and Dave Davies.
I (obviously) do not remember much about it but I do remember being thee.
You may well be right about Lenny Henry.
edit-I have just googled 'celebrity football match Foxhall Stadium' and one in 1959 between a Show Biz XI and an All Stars team comes up.
It is possible that that is the one that I am thinking of and would explain Tommy Steele but would rule out Ray and Dave Davies.
Bit of a difference between 1959 and mid 1970's though [Post edited 29 Sep 2020 11:41]
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| Early ITFC history on 11:34 - Sep 29 with 2149 views | hype313 |
| Early ITFC history on 11:20 - Sep 29 by PhilTWTD |
Not sure I've heard that before. Here's a bit I did on the formation on the 140th anniversary.
Town 140 Years Old Today 16th Oct 2018 10:11Today, October 16th, marks the 140th anniversary of the formation of Ipswich Town Football Club. 8
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Cheers Phil, decent read, I might have got that mixed up, or perhaps someone told me we may have played a couple of games at Foxhall around the War time? | |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:35 - Sep 29 with 2146 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Early ITFC history on 11:27 - Sep 29 by WeWereZombies |
The Inkerman is closer to Sir Alf's former home I would say, just the quiet walk down Westwood Avenue parallel to Valley Road and then across Norwich Road by the double roundabout. The Dales would either be an uphill slog along Valley Road and then hang a left at the top for a down and up along Dale Hall Lane to the pub and shops; or hop over the garden fence and meander across Broom Hill Park before snaking through Pine View Road, Park View Road and Cotswold Avenue onto Dale Hall Lane. |
I'm pretty sure SAR's house was nearer the top of the Valley Road hill, nearer the Dale Hall Lane junction than you're thinking? | |
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| Early ITFC history on 11:35 - Sep 29 with 2152 views | BarcaBlue |
| Early ITFC history on 11:23 - Sep 29 by clive_baker |
Oh really? Gutted we never got to go to those! Most of the places we went to you were lucky to get out without a black eye.
Norwich School was nice, I remember going there once for a tournament once. I thought Ipswich School was old, that place was established in 11th Century. Bonkers. |
Bizarrely Nortgate arranged cricket matches almost exclusively against public schools, I remember going to Wymondham College, Culford, Holbrook and playing against one of the Offiah brothers at Woolverstone (I think it was). We always batted second so matches would last more than half an hour. Don't recall getting more than orange squash and cucumber sandwiches - guess the good stuff was reserved for the non-plebs. |  | | |
| Early ITFC history on 11:37 - Sep 29 with 2139 views | PhilTWTD |
| Early ITFC history on 11:33 - Sep 29 by PJH |
It was no doubt sometime in the 1970's.
I have an idea that Tommy Steele was playing (football not music) and just maybe Ray and Dave Davies.
I (obviously) do not remember much about it but I do remember being thee.
You may well be right about Lenny Henry.
edit-I have just googled 'celebrity football match Foxhall Stadium' and one in 1959 between a Show Biz XI and an All Stars team comes up.
It is possible that that is the one that I am thinking of and would explain Tommy Steele but would rule out Ray and Dave Davies.
Bit of a difference between 1959 and mid 1970's though [Post edited 29 Sep 2020 11:41]
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I have got the programme somewhere but not where I'd be able to lay my hands on it today. I believe Bobby Robson played and maybe some speedway riders as well. I can remember sitting watching it but nothing about the game itself. The programme I have has an unidentified autograph on it, if I remember rightly. | | | |
| Early ITFC history on 11:38 - Sep 29 with 2129 views | hype313 |
| Early ITFC history on 11:35 - Sep 29 by ITFC_Forever |
I'm pretty sure SAR's house was nearer the top of the Valley Road hill, nearer the Dale Hall Lane junction than you're thinking? |
It was 41 Valley Road | |
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