21 March 1964

[barrypottersot]

Stoke 9 Ipswich 1 Viollet (3), Dobing, McIlroy (2), Bebbington, Ritchie (2). Our first season back in the top flight and watched by only 16,166 people - the lowest attendance of the season. Were you there?

[kernowstokie1]

I was there and if the old grey matter is remembering the day correctly....all 5 forwards scored...with  Keith  Bebbington getting  his close to the end.Also Ipswich had been  beaten the previous week by a similar score

[JoeinOz]

I bet it was shit.

[Staying up for Grandadstokey]

I was there, the best goal of the 10 was the one scored by Ipswich If my memory serves me right by Broadfoot a winger who was about 5 foot tall.

[Deleted]

I saw the result, but wasn't there. Wish I had been though, but then again, it was before I actually started going.

[lordb]

My uncle missed one game that season.
That one!
he went to Aintree to watch The National (racing or rather gambling being a passion of his) & to be fair he had the winner so good day all round.

[chayzenbacon]

I was there with my head just poking above the wall at the front of the Stoke End, at the height of the players' boots.

[grimlord1]

I was there,boothen paddock,remember the pitch was total mud..and I think their keeper was Jim Thorburn..happy days!

[minty1964]

I'm sorry I wasn't there, as I'd only een born that day.... and the horse that won the national was non other than Team Spirit...what a coincidence with such a convincing win..

[Cyprusdelilah]

Unfortunatly was'nt there, born 12 days later. But my first match was 3 & half yrs later at Stamford Bridge Semptember 67 Chelsea 2-2 Stoke.

[barrypottersot]

It was the first result I ever remember, I was 7. I wonder why the crowd was so poor. We'd hit over 40000 for an earlier home game against Spurs.

[wokinghampotter]

I was there but remember not a lot about it.

[bayernoatcake]

Sounds like every fooker was at/watching the National!

[chesterfieldstokie]

I was there singing away in the Boothen.

[lordb]

Back when crowds used to fluctuate Stoke often got biggest win of the season in front of their lowest crowds.
10.3 v Albion and 5.0 v Arsenal.
6.2 v Leeds too.

[therightside]

I was there. I can remember that it was one of our first trips to
The Boothen End, having served our apprenticeship on the Stoke End.
I can remember the ploughed field of a pitch,and Dennis Viollet scoring
some goals.
I'm sure I've got the programme somewhere among my collection.

[checkmatestokie]

I was there and unless my memory is playing tricks with me it was Grand National Day.

In those days our kick-off time for home games was 3:15 - the same time as the Grand National started.

The referee blew to start the game just as the 'National started and by the time the race was over Stoke were 3-0 up!

Incidentally, just a couple of seasons before, Ipswich won the 1st Division title - under Alf Ramsey.

This is all from memory and could be my imagination, but I think it's true.

[murphthesurf]

Yep, I was there.   Boothen stand.

[tosh]

I was there on the Boothen End. I think the low gate was partly because Ipswich were at/near the bottom of the league and it was an unpleasant cold damp day. I remember my dad was dischuffed that he missed the goalfest as he didn't dare to go because of his bad chest and the weather. An amazing rare scoreline with all 5 forwards scoring!

[jukeboxjury]

I was in the Stoke end and to the left of the goal
My memories pretty pickled but am I right in thinking we went 1 up and then they equalised

[stokiejoe]

Half way up the Boothen End ( under cover) in the middle.

Year before when we played Real Madrid in the Centenery match there was 44,914 and because we were packed in was as warm as toast

edit: looked up the crowd, lower than I thought

[AlliG]

I was there as well.

Sadly, having first started going when I was only 2 or 3 (several years before) I have absolutely no recollection of any games I attended in the first 4 or 5 years. How you forget seeing the team score 9 I have no idea but I have.

I even had a season ticket in the Boothen Stand in the first season after it was redeveloped and can't remember that either (I guess it must be reverse senility!)

[mystokebadge]

Feb 3, 2015 12:59:56 GMT minty1964 said:

I'm sorry I wasn't there, as I'd only een born that day.... and the horse that won the national was non other than Team Spirit...what a coincidence with such a convincing win..

You may not have been there bro but I bet you have got the match programme

[desman2]

Now if this were saturday somebody would be in meltdown because we conceded a goal.

[carolinastokie]

Yep, was their with my Dad and Grandfather. Dad, being a true Stokie, said at half time that there was no way we'd do as well in the second half!

[Staffsoatcake]

I was there on the Stoke end, my Mum would not let me go on the Boothen end at such a tender age.

[chad]

I was in the Boothen Paddock. Hadn't graduated to the Boothen End at that stage. Strangely I can't remember anything about the game other than the result

[no1972]

There with my Grandad Boothen stand block A Row A seats 1&2,in those days we only got good crowds against the top sides.

[lawrieleslie]

Less than two years before this game Ipswich had been crowned Champions under Alf Ramsey. Probably one of the most meteoric falls by champions ever because they were relegated few weeks after this game. They'd reached rock bottom of the league on 1st October 1963 and stayed bottom until they were relegated.

[OldStokie]

I was there but can't remember too much about the game. Not because I was too young, but because I'm now too old.

(I'm amazed how many youngsters amongst the 'old timers' there are on here. I was 23 when that game was played. )

OS.