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As a schoolboy I was also at the 8-3 win over Newport in October 1963. From memory we were 2 up after about 10 minutes but it was 2-1 at half time. According to a book I have the score was still 2-1 with less than 20 minutes to go.

It seems that the weather forecast was correct for a change. I live in Hertfordshire just over 20 miles from Boreham Wood and at 6am this morning there was a good covering of snow. It is now sleeting and I assume the ground is also frozen.

Slightly off track. Sir Henry Tate was born in Chorley and set up a sugar company in the 1800s which sometime after his death merged with another to become Tate & Lyle so if you like sugar in tea or coffee he is the one you have to thank. A very generous man the Tate Gallery in London is named a...

My Dad took me in for the last 20 minutes of this game - Babbacombe End ( my first ever visit to Plainmoor) they must have opened the gates at that time (Gateman will know) an incredible introduction to Torquay United and I have been hooked ever since barely missing a home game, on average one or t...

portugull wrote: ↑05 May 2019, 19:32 TerryTorq you are spot on I looked up Soccerbase and it was 18 August 1962.

Unfortunately my memory isn't that good so I will own up to having assistance from a couple of books containing most of our results and goalscorers from 1899 onwards.

I well remember the Newport game. 71 mins 2 - 1 and 87 mins 8 - 3! I also remember saying to my mates that I was cutting down on smoking and would only light up a cigarette when United scored. Acting the fool, I ended up with a handful of lit ciggies! I might be wrong, but I also seem to remember a...

It seems I always stood at the wrong end because I was in the Cowshed for the Spurs game in 1965 when Robin Stubbs scored his late goals at the Babbacombe End. After that season I migrated to the Popular Side to get a better view. At Football League level and above that is the only time that I have ...

I was in the Cowshed at the Ellacombe End so witnessed the 2nd half action from a distance although it didn't diminish the enjoyment. For one goal I remember Robin Stubbs beating the offside trap near the halfway line and with no defenders in front of him, I and it seemed everyone else thought he wo...

Reg Jenkins was a good strong player and with his short back and sides the 14/15 year old me thought he looked like he had just come out of the army. Although I had been to Plainmoor a few times before, in September 1962 I was deemed responsible enough to attend a home game against Barrow on my own....

Thank you TerryTorq I was at that game but 55 years later no surprise I got the name wrong! Peter Anderson was like an Olympic Sprinter and he ran about 100 yards with the ball because no one could catch him. I believe we signed Peter Anderson from Plymouth and he could certainly shift a bit. If it...

And some of the new records were achieved over 42 rather than 46 league games.

When I was a schoolboy I was at a home match in 1963/1964 when winger Peter Anderson scored in 28 or 29 seconds. The goal was scored at the Cowshed end where I was standing. It could have been a night match possibly a Friday night but I can't remember who our opponents were although I think we won 3...

In case anyone has a last minute change of plan, I still have a Bristow's Bench Block E adult ticket for anyone who wants it. No money required.

Terry

With tickets for the Hungerford match tomorrow becoming as rare as Rocking Horse manure, I am marooned in sunny Hertfordshire and I won't be able to get to Plainmoor. So if anyone needs or knows someone who needs an adult £15 ticket (Bristow's Bench Block E) please let me know and I will email it to...