argyleapf":3ci89go7 said:
Dreamgreen":3ci89go7 said:
centrallondongreen":3ci89go7 said:
My dad, as a teenager at Home Park during the game against I believe Stoke City, circa 62/63.
Up against Sir Stanley Mathews. Have been told he marked Sir Stan out of the game.
That said I think Stanley was knocking on at that point. :scarf:
i think he was 48 ish at the time. I was there that day.
I was there also. I seem to remember it being Reeves.
Yes, it was March 1963 and in fact Argyle had a very young defence of Buckingham, Reeves Davis and Roberts, led by John Newman. I was there as a kid and I seem to recall it was Richard Davis who played right back marking the 48 year old Matthews. Other stars of Stoke on the day included Denis Violet ex Man Utd and England, Jimmy Mudie, ex Blackpool and Jimmy McIlroy, ex Burnley' First Division Championship team and N I International. The game stands out also for the fact the Home Park pitch was attacked overnight Fri/Sat and the words, 'Freedom from Hunger' was painted on the turf. It was partially removed during the morning of the match and the ground sanded. I attended with a school friend who became a future Communications Director of FIFA. One could see that Matthews was very skilful in bringing a ball under control but Richard Davis was nearly 30 years younger and was able to outrun Stanley.
This was the second time I saw Stanley M grace the hallowed turf of Home Park. I was taken as an even smaller kid to see Blackpool's 1953 FA Cup Winning team inaugurate the first floodlights at Home Park in an evening match during the following season to the Cup win.