Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:53 pm
• Wolves v Ipswich Town.Saturday 1st November 1961
• Referee P Bye, Bedford
• Molineux Stadium
Our visitors today, newly promoted to Div 0ne Ipswich TownThe 1960–61 season was the 72nd season of competitive football played by Ipswich Town. They finished the season as champions of the Second Division, one point ahead of second-placed Sheffield United, winning promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in their history. Ray Crawford was the league's top scorer with 40 goals and his strike partner Ted Phillips netted 30 times as Ipswich scored exactly 100 league goals.[1]
The club was founded as an amateur side in 1878 and were known as Ipswich A.F.C. until 1888 when they merged with Ipswich Rugby Club to form Ipswich Town Football Club.[4] The team won a number of local cup competitions, including the Suffolk Challenge Cup and the Suffolk Senior Cup.[5] After playing in the Norfolk & Suffolk League from 1899 and the South East Anglian League between 1903 and 1906, they joined the Southern Amateur League in 1907 and, with results improving steadily, became champions in the 1921–22 season.[6] The club won the league a further three times, in 1929–30, 1932–33 and 1933–34, before becoming founder members of the Eastern Counties Football League at the end of the 1934–35 season. A year later, the club turned professional and joined the Southern League, which they won in its first season and finished third in the next.[7]
Ipswich were elected to The Football League on 30 May 1938, and played in Division Three (South) until the end of the 1953–54 season, when they won the title and promotion to Division Two.
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Ipswich Town Manager
• Born in Dagenham, Essex, in 1920.
• Played for Southampton from 1943 to 1949, Spurs from 1949 to 1955.
• Played for England 32 games between 1948 to 1953
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Wolves Manager Stan Cullis
• Born in Ellesmere Port.in 1916
• Played for Wolves 1934 to 1947
• Played for England12 times between 1937 to 1939
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Ipswich Town 1961/62
Team photograph L-R (Back Row) John Compton, Billy Baxter, Andy Nelson, Roy Bailey, John Elsworthy, Larry Carberry. L-R ( Front Row) Roy Stephenson, Ray Crawford, Ted Phillips, Doug Moran & Jimmy Leadbetter.
Towns last last 6 games•
Town 1 Forest 0
• Blackpool 1 Town 1
• Town 3 Spurs 2
• Sheff U 2 Town 1
• Town 4 West Ham 2
• Sheff Wed 1 Town 4
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Wolves last 6 games
• Leicester City 3 Wolves 1
• Wolves 4 Man City 1
• Bolton 1 Wolves 0
• Wolves 0 Everton 3
• Birmingham 3 Wolves 6
• Aston Villa 1 Wolves 0
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Ipswich Town Fans
Caption .1.
Caption .2.
Teams...Wolves.
Malcomb Finlayson, .George Showell, Eddie Clamp, Bill Slater, Ron Flowers, Bobby Thomson, Norman Deeley, Ted Farmer,Terry Wharton, Alan Hinton.Ted Farmer.
Teams...Ipswich Town
Roy Bailey. Bill Baxter. Larry Carberry. John Compton , Andy Nelson. John Elsworthy. Jimmy Leadbetter. Roy Stephenson, Ray Crawford.Doug Moran, Ted Phillips
Town Players to watch out for , Ray Crawford and Ted Phillips
Ted Phillips Phillips was born in Gromford, Suffolk and started his football career at local club Leiston before joining the British Army.,[1] 21 August 2013</ref> After leaving the army he was recommended to Ipswich Town by a scout and attended a trial at the club. The club offered Phillips a contract, but he initially refused to sign as he was earning more money as a gardener in Tunstall.[1] The club later offered to pay transport expenses and a total wage of £8 a week, after which he signed for the club.[1] After making his debut against Watford in March 1954, Phillips spent the 1955–56 season on loan to Stowmarket.[2]
Ray Crawford. began his career as a trainee at his home town club Portsmouth. He made his league début on 24 August 1957 in a goalless draw with Burnley. He managed 19 appearances for the club at senior level before joining second flight Ipswich Town in August 1958.
A prolific striker, he helped Ipswich to win back-to-back titles, the Second Division in 1960-61 and the First Division in 1961-62. In the latter season, he was joint leading scorer in Division One
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Wolves Players to watch out for Alan Hinton and Terry Wharton
Terry Wharton
Born in Bolton ,Wharton joined Wolves on his 15th birthday in 1957 and he turned professional at Molineux in October 1959, two years later scoring on his debut in a 2–0 home win over Ipswich Town on 11 November 1961, having replaced Mark Lazarus. He then went on to score two more goals when making his debut in the FA Cup, versus Carlisle United in January 1962.
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Alan Hinton,
Born in Wednesbury, Wolverhampton,1942
Hinton started his career in the youth ranks at Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1959, before making his senior debut on 7 January 1961 in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup.[citation needed] He came into the Wolves team during the 1961–62 season when he managed 16 appearances, scoring 5 times. The following season, he was a first choice in the wide left position, from where he netted 19 times, making him their leading goalscorer. He also won a call-up to the England team during this season when he played against France on 3 October 1962 in a Quilifyer
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Ipswich Town travel arrangements,
Coaches will be leaving at 9.30am sharp on Friday 31st Oct and arriving in Wolverhampton between 10 am / 2.30pm on Saturday 1st Nov
Cost 2s-6d on top of floor or 3s-6d inside return.
Train Travel. will leave Train Station at 8.30p, Friday 31st Oct and hopefully arriving in Wolvo between 11am and 3pm Saturday 1st Nov. Cost;- 3s-6d (bring your own coal )
Preditions
• Referee P Bye, Bedford
• Molineux Stadium
Our visitors today, newly promoted to Div 0ne Ipswich TownThe 1960–61 season was the 72nd season of competitive football played by Ipswich Town. They finished the season as champions of the Second Division, one point ahead of second-placed Sheffield United, winning promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in their history. Ray Crawford was the league's top scorer with 40 goals and his strike partner Ted Phillips netted 30 times as Ipswich scored exactly 100 league goals.[1]
The club was founded as an amateur side in 1878 and were known as Ipswich A.F.C. until 1888 when they merged with Ipswich Rugby Club to form Ipswich Town Football Club.[4] The team won a number of local cup competitions, including the Suffolk Challenge Cup and the Suffolk Senior Cup.[5] After playing in the Norfolk & Suffolk League from 1899 and the South East Anglian League between 1903 and 1906, they joined the Southern Amateur League in 1907 and, with results improving steadily, became champions in the 1921–22 season.[6] The club won the league a further three times, in 1929–30, 1932–33 and 1933–34, before becoming founder members of the Eastern Counties Football League at the end of the 1934–35 season. A year later, the club turned professional and joined the Southern League, which they won in its first season and finished third in the next.[7]
Ipswich were elected to The Football League on 30 May 1938, and played in Division Three (South) until the end of the 1953–54 season, when they won the title and promotion to Division Two.
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Ipswich Town Manager
• Born in Dagenham, Essex, in 1920.
• Played for Southampton from 1943 to 1949, Spurs from 1949 to 1955.
• Played for England 32 games between 1948 to 1953
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Wolves Manager Stan Cullis
• Born in Ellesmere Port.in 1916
• Played for Wolves 1934 to 1947
• Played for England12 times between 1937 to 1939
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Ipswich Town 1961/62
Team photograph L-R (Back Row) John Compton, Billy Baxter, Andy Nelson, Roy Bailey, John Elsworthy, Larry Carberry. L-R ( Front Row) Roy Stephenson, Ray Crawford, Ted Phillips, Doug Moran & Jimmy Leadbetter.
Towns last last 6 games•
Town 1 Forest 0
• Blackpool 1 Town 1
• Town 3 Spurs 2
• Sheff U 2 Town 1
• Town 4 West Ham 2
• Sheff Wed 1 Town 4
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Wolves last 6 games
• Leicester City 3 Wolves 1
• Wolves 4 Man City 1
• Bolton 1 Wolves 0
• Wolves 0 Everton 3
• Birmingham 3 Wolves 6
• Aston Villa 1 Wolves 0
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Ipswich Town Fans
Caption .1.
Caption .2.
Teams...Wolves.
Malcomb Finlayson, .George Showell, Eddie Clamp, Bill Slater, Ron Flowers, Bobby Thomson, Norman Deeley, Ted Farmer,Terry Wharton, Alan Hinton.Ted Farmer.
Teams...Ipswich Town
Roy Bailey. Bill Baxter. Larry Carberry. John Compton , Andy Nelson. John Elsworthy. Jimmy Leadbetter. Roy Stephenson, Ray Crawford.Doug Moran, Ted Phillips
Town Players to watch out for , Ray Crawford and Ted Phillips
Ted Phillips Phillips was born in Gromford, Suffolk and started his football career at local club Leiston before joining the British Army.,[1] 21 August 2013</ref> After leaving the army he was recommended to Ipswich Town by a scout and attended a trial at the club. The club offered Phillips a contract, but he initially refused to sign as he was earning more money as a gardener in Tunstall.[1] The club later offered to pay transport expenses and a total wage of £8 a week, after which he signed for the club.[1] After making his debut against Watford in March 1954, Phillips spent the 1955–56 season on loan to Stowmarket.[2]
Ray Crawford. began his career as a trainee at his home town club Portsmouth. He made his league début on 24 August 1957 in a goalless draw with Burnley. He managed 19 appearances for the club at senior level before joining second flight Ipswich Town in August 1958.
A prolific striker, he helped Ipswich to win back-to-back titles, the Second Division in 1960-61 and the First Division in 1961-62. In the latter season, he was joint leading scorer in Division One
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Wolves Players to watch out for Alan Hinton and Terry Wharton
Terry Wharton
Born in Bolton ,Wharton joined Wolves on his 15th birthday in 1957 and he turned professional at Molineux in October 1959, two years later scoring on his debut in a 2–0 home win over Ipswich Town on 11 November 1961, having replaced Mark Lazarus. He then went on to score two more goals when making his debut in the FA Cup, versus Carlisle United in January 1962.
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Alan Hinton,
Born in Wednesbury, Wolverhampton,1942
Hinton started his career in the youth ranks at Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1959, before making his senior debut on 7 January 1961 in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup.[citation needed] He came into the Wolves team during the 1961–62 season when he managed 16 appearances, scoring 5 times. The following season, he was a first choice in the wide left position, from where he netted 19 times, making him their leading goalscorer. He also won a call-up to the England team during this season when he played against France on 3 October 1962 in a Quilifyer
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Ipswich Town travel arrangements,
Coaches will be leaving at 9.30am sharp on Friday 31st Oct and arriving in Wolverhampton between 10 am / 2.30pm on Saturday 1st Nov
Cost 2s-6d on top of floor or 3s-6d inside return.
Train Travel. will leave Train Station at 8.30p, Friday 31st Oct and hopefully arriving in Wolvo between 11am and 3pm Saturday 1st Nov. Cost;- 3s-6d (bring your own coal )
Preditions