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Recent site updates

29th May 2013:- The experimental broadcast of the live league match between Blackpool and Bolton on 10/Sep/1960 was actually a joint production between ABC and ATV (Thakns Robin!!!)

18th May 2013:- A missing BBC broadcast from our lists is live 2nd half coverage of a Thursday afternoon  international friendly on 11/Nov/1954 via Eurovision of France 2 Belgium 2 (Thanks Robin!!!)

5th May 2013:- Some rare ITV footage of a 1960's Cup final with commentary by Gerry Loftus is available to view at the ITN source website, it shows clips from the 1961 final between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City, see here (Thanks to Gary Freeman!!!)

23rd March 2013:- A list of BBC radio commentaries for January 1950 - May 1951 are here, the Radio Times then ceased to list the games to be covered. (Thanks Robin!!!)

2nd March 2013:- Some footage from ITV's coverage of 27/Sep/1967 Tottenham Hotspur v Hajduk Split has turned up here, though sadly with no sound. (Thanks Richard!!!). Added some missing details to the early Home Internationals section, mostly Scotland matches.

12th December 2012:- A recent article in the Huddersfield Daily Examiner on Huddersfield Town's appearance on World of Soccer in January 1967 is here (Thanks to John Connolly!!!)

28th October 2012:- A youtube upload of ITV coverage of 07/Dec/1966 Ajax v Liverpool [European Cup R1 L1] is here (Thanks to Gary Freeman!!!)

7th September 2012:- A missing co-commentator for the BBC's 1966 World Cup finals coverage - The link here reveals Johnny Haynes as the other voice on England v France. It also says Tommy Docherty did the England v Portugal semi-final and not Walley Barnes. (Thanks to Glen Isherwood!!!)

21st May 2012:- Two blanks filled on the Anglia page - According to the Sunday Times, Anglia covered Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic on the weekend of 05/Feb/1966 and Peterborough United v Scunthorpe United on 04/Mar/1967 (Thanks Brian!!!)

14th February 2012:- ABC showed highlights of the 17/Mar/1956 Birmingham City v Sunderland FA Cup SF, Granada showed highlights of a Scottish Select XI v Manchester United on 08/Aug/1962 which was also possibly included on "Scotsport". The BBC had live 2nd half coverage of 02/Nov/1955 England v Northern Ireland - A Times article says that Rediffusion would also show the 2nd half, but it's not included in the Rediffusion listings. The 2nd half of the Charity Shield match between Manchester United and Aston Villa in 1957 was another live BBC broadcast  (Thanks Robert!!!). ATV London originally intended to show QPR v Blackburn Rovers on 04/Nov/1967, but after that match was PP'd they showed ABC's match instead. The QPR fixture was billed for Star Soccer in an Australian paper's listings (Thanks Kieran!!!)

11th January 2012:- The 'Extra Time' page now has a section on Wembley Schoolboy Internationals (Thanks to Glen Isherwood!!!), Anglia's tape log lists 1966 Chelsea v Hull City [FA Cup] as 05/Mar, but it was actually 26/Mar - Quarter-final day. (Thank Kieran!!!)

6th January 2012:- Added known details of BBC1's early 1966 Sunday afternoon "FA Cup Special" programmes to the 'Extra Time' page (Thanks to Neil Whitaker for spotting this previously overlooked programme in the listings!!!)
 

Season 1962/63
All Tyne Tees highlights were broadcast in 405-line black & white on VHF only throughout the 1960's.
George Taylor assumed to be the commentator unless stated.
08/Sep    First edition of "Shoot" scheduled for Saturday night, 11:00-11:25pm
15/Sep - 11/May    "Shoot" continued to be shown each Saturday night, games covered unknown.
18/May   Sunderland 0 Chelsea 1 (Tambling) *footage exists with commentary

The region's trio of big clubs, Newcastle United, Sunderland and Middlesbrough, were all in the 2nd tier at the time Tyne Tees began broadcasting football highlights. Alan Brown's Sunderland missed out on promotion in 1963 due to a poorer goal average than Chelsea. Middlesbrough, who replaced manager Bob Dennison with Raich Carter in January, were one place further behind in 4th with Alan Peacock rattling in 31 goals. Newcastle, now managed by Joe Harvey, finished 7th. In the Fourth Division Darlington were 12th whilst Hartlepools finished rock bottom of the 92.

Season 1963/64
"Shoot" returned on Saturday 24th August at 11pm
24/Aug - 14 Mar    "Shoot" continued to be shown each Saturday night, games covered unknown.
21/Mar     *footage of Sunderland 4 (Sharkey 2, Crossan, Mulhall) Preston North End 0 said to exist with commentary
28/Mar
04/Apr    *Probably Hartlepools 3 Stockport County 0 [Clip used in Clough "Greatest Manager England Never Had?" documentary]
                      footage of Sunderland 1 (Usher) Swindon Town 0 also said to exist with commentary
11/Apr
18/Apr
25/Apr     *Scheduled for Sunday afternoon 4:20-4:45pm

Sunderland won promotion as runners-up but then came the surprise departure of manager Alan Brown, Newcastle finished 8th, Middlesbrough 10th.

Season 1964/65
"Shoot!" was due to return on Saturday 22nd August (10:35-11:05pm) but probably wasn't broadcast again until 29th August. Archive references to Darlington v Carlisle [Friendly], Sunderland v Huddersfield [Friendly] and 24/Aug/1964 Newcastle 1 Charlton 1 are most likely either newsreels or test runs for new equipment.
15/Aug    "Back To The Top" *30 minute Tyne Tees programme on Sunderland 1957-1964, presented by George Taylor, 10:50-11:20pm
22/Aug    Intended match was Sunderland 3 Leicester City 3, but a problem with a new ob unit resulted in a blank tape!
29/Aug
05/Sep
12/Sep
"Shoot!" moved to a Sunday night slot (10:35-11:05pm) on 20/Sep.
19/Sep    Sunderland 1 (Sharkey) Blackburn Rovers 0 *listed in the Times, no surviving footage
26/Sep    Newcastle United 5 (Hilley, Cummings, McGarry 2, Kendall(og)) Preston North End 2 (Lee, Wilson) *Times/no footage
03/Oct    Hartlepools United 1 Millwall 0 *Times lists Hartlepools v Sheff Wed / no footage
10/Oct    *Possibly Newcastle United 5 (Iley, Robson 2, Anderson 2) Leyton Orient 0, footage said to exist with commentary but no programme billed this weekend
17/Oct    Sunderland 0 Fulham 0 *Times/no footage
24/Oct    *Middlesbrough 2 Norwich City 0 or Newcastle United 2 Crystal Palace 0 (latter is listed in the Times)
31/Oct    Sunderland 2 Stoke City 2 *Times/no footage
"Shoot!" moved back to Saturday night (11:30-11:55pm) from 07/Nov.
07/Nov   Newcastle United 3 (Suddick, Iley, McGarry) Rotherham United 1 (Butler) *Middlesbrough 4 Swansea Town 0 is listed in the Times
14/Nov   Sunderland 3 Burnley 2 *Times/no footage
21/Nov   *Middlesbrough 4 Swindon Town 1 or Newcastle United 2 Derby County 2 (latter is listed in the Times)
28/Nov   Sunderland 4 (Hood, Sharkey, Herd, Mulhall) Everton 0 *Times/no footage
05/Dec    *Newcastle United 3 (Hockey, Iley, Anderson) Portsmouth 0 or Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 1 (latter is listed in the Times)
12/Dec    Newcastle United 5 Northampton Town 0 *Times/no footage
19/Dec    Sunderland 3 (Harvey, Sharkey, Herd) Chelsea 0 *Times/no footage
26/Dec    Middlesbrough 0 Newcastle United 2 *Times/no footage
02/Jan     Newcastle United 2 Huddersfield Town 1 *Times/no footage
09/Jan     *Billed as 'Cup Tie Special'
16/Jan     Sunderland 0 Arsenal 2
23/Jan     *Newcastle United 2 (Hilley, Anderson) Cardiff City 0 or Middlesbrough v Preston North End (latter is listed in the Times)
30/Jan     Sunderland 1 Nottingham Forest 3 [FA Cup R4] *Billed as 'North East Cup Tie Special', not 100% but this was only tie in the region
06/Feb
13/Feb    Middlesbrough 1 Plymouth Argyle 3
20/Feb
27/Feb    Newcastle United 2 Bury 3 *footage exists with commentary
06/Mar    Whitley Bay 1 Hendon 3 [Amateur Cup QF] *Sunderland v Nottingham Forest is listed in the Times
13/Mar    *This weeks show on Sunday afternoon. Middlesbrough 3 Rotherham United 5  or Newcastle United v Norwich City (latter is listed in the Times)
20/Mar    Sunderland 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 *Back to Saturday night, Times/no footage
27/Mar    Whitby Town 2 Enfield 1 [Amatuer Cup SF] *at Roker Park
03/Apr     Sunderland 3 Sheffield United 1 *Times/no footage
10/Apr     Newcastle United 1 Swindon Town 0 *Times/Guardian/no footage
17/Apr    No programme this weekend
24/Apr    Whitby Town 1 Hendon 3 [Amateur Cup Final] *at Wembley, complete show archived but was not titled "Shoot" - Middlesbrough v Charlton is listed in Times.

George Hardwick managed Sunderland for this one season only and the team finished 15th in their first term back in the top flight, Newcastle would be joining them next season after being crowned champions of the 2nd tier. Middlesbrough finished 17th.

Season 1965/66
"Shoot" returned in a Saturday night 11:35pm-12am slot.
21/Aug
28/Aug
04/Sep
11/Sep
18/Sep
25/Sep    No programme this weekend
02/Oct    Newcastle United 0 Arsenal 1 (McLintock) *listed in the Guardian
09/Oct    Middlebrough 4 (Horner, McMordie, Gibson, Irvine) Rotherham United 0 *Guardian
16/Oct    Sunderland 3 (Mitchinson 2, Gauden) Nottingham Forest 2 (Hindley, Addison) *Guardian, shown on Sunday
23/Oct     Newcastle United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 *listed in the Times & Guardian, no surviving footage
30/Oct     Sunderland 3 (Gordon, Martin, Mulhall) Northampton Town 0 *Times & Guardian/no footage
06/Nov    Hartlepools United (Phythian 2, Wright 2) 4 Crewe Alexandra 1 (Kane) *Guardian
13/Nov    Sunderland 0 Burnley 4 (Harris, Coates 2, Irvine) *Times & Guardian/no footage
20/Nov    Middlesbrough 3 (McMordie, Holiday, Anderson) Cardiff City 4 (Toshack 2, Davidson(og), Johnson(pen)) *Times & Guardian/no footage
27/Nov    *Times/Guardian bills Darlington v Rochdale which was postponed
04/Dec    Middlesbrough 1 (Irvine) Coventry City 1 (Farmer) *Guardian bills Newcastle v Leeds which was PP'd
11/Dec    Sunderland 2 (Martin 2) Manchester United 3 (Best 2, Herd) *Guardian
18/Dec    Newcastle United 0 Liverpool 0 *First complete "Shoot" known to be archived
01/Jan     Darlington 2 (Cummings, McGeachie) Southport 0 *Guardian
Moved to a Sunday slot, 5:30-6pm from 09/Jan.
08/Jan     Middlesbrough 0 Derby County 0 *Guardian
15/Jan
22/Jan     [FA Cup 3rd Round]
05/Feb
12/Feb    [FA Cup 4th Round]
19/Feb
26/Feb
05/Mar    [FA Cup 5th Round]
12/Mar
19/Mar
26/Mar    [FA Cup QF]
02/Apr     No "Shoot" this weekend, Home International highlights
Moved back to Saturday night slot, 11:45pm-12:10am, from 09/Apr.
09/Apr
16/Apr
23/Apr
30/Apr
07/May

Newcastle were this season's highest placed local club in 15th with Sunderland, now under Ian McColl, in 19th. In the 2nd tier, struggling Middlesbrough sacked Raich Carter and replaced him with Stan Anderson but the club were still relegated to the 3rd tier for the first time in their history. There was better news from the 4th tier where Darlington were promoted as runners-up. At the age of just 30, ex Sunderland player Brian Clough was appointed manager of Hartlepools in October and they finished 18th.

Season 1966/67
"Shoot" returned in a Sunday afternoon slot, 2:30-2:55pm.
20/Aug
27/Aug
03/Sep
10/Sep
17/Sep
24/Sep
01/Oct
08/Oct
15/Oct
22/Oct    No "Shoot" this weekend, Home International highlights
29/Oct
05/Nov
12/Nov
19/Nov
26/Nov
03/Dec
10/Dec
17/Dec
24/Dec    Probably Newcastle United 1 Leeds United 2 *"Shoot" scheduled for Xmas Day afternoon, 1:15-2pm
31/Dec
07/Jan     No football scheduled for Tyne Tees this weekend
14/Jan
21/Jan
28/Jan     [FA Cup 3rd Round]
04/Feb
11/Feb
18/Feb    [FA Cup 4th Round]
25/Feb
04/Mar
11/Mar    [FA Cup 5th Round]
18/Mar
25/Mar    Sunderland 0 Everton 2 (Kinnell(og), Husband)
01/Apr
08/Apr    No football scheduled for Tyne Tees this weekend, FA Cup QF's day
15/Apr    No "Shoot" this weekend, Home International highlights
22/Apr
29/Apr    Showed ATV London's "Star Soccer" - [FA Cup SF]
06/May
13/May

Sunderland and Newcastle again did little more than survive in the top flight in 17th and 20th place respectively. Middlesbrough immediately bounced back from relegation by taking the runners-up spot in the 3rd tier and 27 of their goals were scored by John O'Rourke, but Darlington were swiftly relegated back down to the basement league. Hartlepools improved to finish 8th but at the end of the season Brian Clough left to manage Derby County.

Season 1967/68
"Shoot" remained in a Sunday mid-afternoon slot.
18/Aug
25/Aug
02/Sep
09/Sep
16/Sep    Newcastle United 3 (Davies, Iley, Bennett) Coventry City 2 (Rees, Gould) *Not 100%
23/Sep
30/Sep
07/Oct
14/Oct
21/Oct    No "Shoot" this weekend, Home International highlights
28/Oct    Newcastle United 1 (Iley) Everton 0 *Not 100%
04/Nov
11/Nov
18/Nov
25/Nov
02/Dec
09/Dec    Newcastle United 2 (T.Robson, Iley) Manchester United 2 (Kidd, Dunne)
16/Dec
23/Dec
30/Dec    Sunderland 3 (Suggett 2, Stuckey) Newcastle United 3 (McNamee, Burton 2)
06/Jan
13/Jan
20/Jan
27/Jan     Newcastle United 0 Carlisle United 1 (McIlmoyle) [FA Cup 3rd Round]
03/Feb
10/Feb
17/Feb     [FA Cup 4th Round]
24/Feb     No "Shoot" this weekend, Home International highlights
02/Mar     Networked coverage of the League Cup Final
09/Mar     Showed ATV London's "Star Soccer" - [FA Cup 5th Round]
16/Mar    Newcastle United 1 (T.Robson) Leeds United 1 (Hunter) *footage exists
23/Mar
30/Mar    Showed ATV London's "Star Soccer" - [FA Cup QF's]
06/Apr
13/Apr
20/Apr
27/Apr    Showed ATV London's "Star Soccer" - [FA Cup SF]
04/May
11/May    Newcastle United 3 (Robson, Sinclair, McNamee) Manchester City 4 (Sumerbee, Young 2, Lee) *commentator was George Bayley

Newcastle managed a top half finish - 10th, Sunderland were 15th with manger Ian McColl departing in February prompting the return of Alan Brown. Back in the 2nd tier, Middlesbrough finished 6th and had the division's leading scorer in John Hickton with 24 goals. Down in the 4th tier, Hartlepools United won promotion for the first time since joining the Football league in 1921 and they would now drop the 's' and 'United' from their name to become known as merely 'Hartlepool'. Darlington reached the Quarter-finals of the League Cup losing 5-4 away at Derby.

 

Networked Midweek Highlights
1955/56 - 1967/68
 

Shoot
1968/69 - 1982/83
 

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Season 1965/66
TWW (Television Wales and West) and its' sister station Teledu Cymru (the Welsh service) had done a deal with the FA allowing them to show highlights of FA Cup matches on Sunday afternoons, these were billed as "FA Cup Special" and were introduced by Hugh Johns (though curiously, he didn't commentate). There were three TWW commentators; Peter Lloyd (former host of the children's show 'Seeing Sport' and general ITV sportscaster), Max Rawlings (former BBC radio commentator in the early 1960's) and Norman Rees (possibly the same Norman Rees who later reported for ITN).
13/Nov    Bath City 2 (Denton 2) Newport County 0 [FA Cup R1]
               Swindon Town 5 (East 4, Smart) Merthyr Tydfil 1 (Jenkins) [FA Cup R1] *programme is archived
04/Dec    Hereford United 1 (Fogg) Millwall 0 [FA Cup R2]
               Bournemouth & BA 5 (?Newton?, Coughlin 3, Hodgson) Bath City 3 (Denton 2, Horton) [FA Cup R2] *programme is archived
22/Jan     Swindon Town 1 (Brown) Coventry City 2 (Trollope(og), Rees) [FA Cup R3] *played in snow & fog!
               Birmingham City 3 (Vowden 2, Thomson) Bristol City 2 (Bush, Low) [FA Cup R3] *programme is archived
12/Feb    Southport 2 (Spence, Smith) Cardiff City 0 [FA Cup R4] *Norman Rees commentated, archived

Season 1966/67
During late 1966, many regions - who didn't produce their own highlights - began showing either ATV London's "Star Soccer" or ABC's "World of Soccer" on Sunday afternoons. By 7th January 1967 TWW/Teledu Cymru and Grampian were the only region's not showing regular weekend football highlights.
28/Jan     "FA Cup Third Round" *likely main match was Bristol Rovers 0 Arsenal 3
18/Feb    "FA Cup Soccer" *4th Round - likely matches; Bristol City 1 Southampton 0 & Cardiff 1 Man City 1
04/Mar    Began showing ATV London's "Star Soccer" every Sunday afternoon.

Season 1967/68
TWW & Teledu Cymru began the season as they ended the last, showing ATV London's "Star Soccer", but on 01/Oct/1967 they switched to ABC's "World of Soccer".
Returned to ATV London's "Star Soccer" from 06/Jan/1968.
Switched back to ABC's "World of Soccer" from 09/Mar/1968.

Some midweek games involving Cardiff City were also shown, see the midweek page for details.

Season 1962/63
All editions of "Match of the Week" were broadcast in 405-line black & white on VHF only throughout the 1960's.
John Camkin presumed to be the commentator unless stated.
22/Sep    Ipswich Town 2 (Moran, Crawford) Wolverhampton W. 3 (Hinton, McParland 2) *no programme billed in Times, probably a test run
29/Sep    Norwich City 2 Derby County 0 *listed in the Times (Sunday 10:35-11:05pm), no surviving footage
06/Oct    Peterborough United 2 Bradford Park Avenue 0 *Times/no footage
13/Oct    Colchester United 1 Crystal Palace 2 *Times/no footage
20/Oct    Ipswich Town 1 (Crawford) West Bromwich Albion 1 (Kevan) *Times/no footage
27/Oct    Norwich City 4 Sunderland 2 *Times/no footage
03/Nov   Ipswich Town 3 (Crawford, Blackwood 2) Manchester United 5 (Law 4, Herd) *Times/no footage (4:25-4:55pm Sunday)
10/Nov   Colchester United 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 *Times/no footage (back to late Sunday nights)
17/Nov   Peterborough United 6 Millwall 0 *complete show is archived
24/Nov    Norwich City 3 Luton Town 3 *Times/no footage
01/Dec    Peterborough United 6 Colchester United 2
08/Dec    Norwich City 3 Scunthorpe United 3
15/Dec    Norwich City 1 Preston North End 1 *Times/no footage
21/Dec    Ipswich Town 1 (Phillips) Sheffield United 0 *played on a Friday night
29/Dec    Norwich City 3 Middlesbrough 4 *(4:25-4:55pm Sunday), intended match Ipswich v Spurs was postponed
05/Jan     Cambridge United v Bedford Town [Southern League Premier Division] *Times/no footage (back to late Sunday nights)
12/Jan     Ipswich Town Reserves v Nottingham Forest Reserves *Intended match Norwich v Grimsby postponed
19/Jan    *Intended match Ipswich v Bolton postponed
26/Jan     Bedford Town 1 Cambridge ?United or City? 1 [Southern League Premier Division] *Times/no footage
02/Feb    *Intended match Ipswich v Liverpool postponed
09/Feb
16/Feb    Peterborough United 1 Wrexham 3
23/Feb    Norwich City 4 Rotherham United 2
02/Mar    Peterborough United 4 Watford 0
09/Mar    Norwich City 6 Stoke City 0
16/Mar    Ipswich Town 2 (Baxter, Crawford) Tottenham Hotspur 4 (Saul, Greaves 2, Jones)
23/Mar    Norwich City 3 Leeds United 2 *Times/no footage
30/Mar    Ipswich Town 1 (Phillips) Arsenal 1 (Thrower(og)) *Times/no footage
06/Apr    Norwich City 4 Chelsea 1 *Times/no footage
13/Apr    Peterborough United 1 Southend United 3 *Times/no footage
20/Apr    Colchester United 2 Peterborough United 0
27/Apr    Ipswich Town 2 (Crawford, Phillips) Burnley 0
04/May   Colchester United 3 Southend United 1
11/May   Peterborough United 0 Northampton Town 4 *Times/no footage
17/May   Ipswich Town 4 (Stephenson, Moran, Crawford, Phillips) Bolton Wanderers 1 (Davies) *played on a Friday night, shown on Sunday night

The first season of “Match of the Week” saw the show cover Ipswich Town, Norwich City, Peterborough United and Colchester United, along with Bedford Town and Cambridge United who were playing in the Southern League Premier Division. Ipswich, who as defending League Champions in Alf Ramsey’s final season before he took over the England job, finished in 17th place just four points above relegated Manchester City. Norwich City (whose Manager George Swindin left in November after only taking over the previous summer and was replaced by player Ron Ashman) finished in mid-table of the 2nd tier. Peterborough United had a good season in the 3rd tier finishing 6th, whilst Colchester United were 12th.
All footnotes on the Anglia pages have been written by Mark Bunn

Season 1963/64
"Match of the Week" returned in a Sunday night slot on 29th September, 10:35-11:05pm
28/Sep    Peterborough United 3 Southend United 0
05/Oct    Norwich City 2 Sunderland 3
12/Oct
19/Oct    Colchester United 2 Coventry City 1
26/Oct    Ipswich Town 1 (Hegan) Liverpool 2 (Melia, Hunt)
02/Nov   Norwich City 3 (???, ???, ???) Newcastle United 1 (McGarry)
09/Nov   Ipswich Town 0 Stoke City 2 (Ritchie, Dobing)
16/Nov   Norwich City 3 Derby County 0
23/Nov   Ipswich Town 2 (Elsworthy, Phillips) Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Marchi, Dyson 2)
30/Nov
07/Dec
14/Dec    Norwich City 5 Cardiff City 1
21/Dec
28/Dec    Ipswich Town 4 (Baxter, Hegan, Broadfoot, Baker) Fulham 2 (Leggat, Key)
04/Jan     Peterborough United 1 Mansfield Town 3
11/Jan     Ipswich Town 1 (Baker) Sheffield Wednesday 4 (Layne 3, Dobson)
18/Jan
25/Jan     Archive ref to Bedford 0 Carlisle Utd 3 [FA Cup R4] is BBC footage.
01/Feb    Ipswich Town 3 (Blackwood 2, Hegan) Birmingham City 2 (Regan, Farmer)
08/Feb    Norwich City 2 Leeds United 2
15/Feb
22/Feb    Colchester United 4 Crewe Alexandra 0 *This week's show was broadcast on Monday night 11:10pm-12am
29/Feb
07/Mar
14/Mar
21/Mar
28/Mar
04/Apr
11/Apr
18/Apr
25/Apr

It was not a memorable season for any of the four Anglia clubs as Ipswich (now under the management of Newcastle legend Jackie Milburn) had an awful season finishing bottom of the old Division One. 2nd tier Norwich City's final tally was only three points clear of relegation, whilst in the Division below both Peterborough and Colchester were mid-table.

Season 1964/65
"Match of the Week" returned in a Sunday night slot (10:35-11:05) on 04/Oct but frequently switched to an afternoon time and back again throughout the season.
03/Oct
10/Oct    Ipswich Town 4 (Broadfoot, Hegan, Colrain 2) Rotherham United 4 (Bennett, Tiler 2, Lyons) *A later edition of TVTimes refers to this match as televised
17/Oct    Colchester United 1 Queens Park Rangers 2
24/Oct    Ipswich Town 3 (Baker, Hegan) Derby County 1 (Buxton) *Listed in TVTimes with Camkin. Tape log refers to Ipswich v Leeds (no such fixture played 64/65)
31/Oct
07/Nov
14/Nov    Possibly Kings Lynn 0 Shrewsbury Town 1 [FA Cup 1st Round]
21/Nov
28/Nov
05/Dec    Ipswich Town 1 (Baker) Bury 0
12/Dec
19/Dec    Norwich City 3 Rotherham United 0
26/Dec
02/Jan
09/Jan     Colchester United 4 Barnsley 1 *log reference to Forest 1 Norwich 0 [FA Cup R3] (with wrong date) is likely to be newsreel.
16/Jan
23/Jan     Colchester United 1 (Stark) Bristol Rovers 1 (Hamilton) *Listed in TVTimes with Simon Smith as commentator
30/Jan     Norwich City 3 (Allcock 2, Davies) Swindon Town 1 (Rogers) *Listed in TVTimes with Maurice Edelston as commentator
06/Feb    Peterborough United 2 Luton Town 0
13/Feb
20/Feb    Norwich City 3 Plymouth Argyle 0 *Listed in TVTimes with Simon Smith as commentator
27/Feb    Ipswich Town 3 (Broadfoot, Baker, Brogan) Swansea Town 0 *Listed in TVTimes with John Camkin as commentator
06/Mar
13/Mar
20/Mar
27/Mar    Ipswich Town 4 (Baxter, Baker 2, Brogan) Manchester City 1 (Crossan)
03/Apr
10/Apr
17/Apr    Norwich City 2 Middlesbrough 0
24/Apr    Ipswich Town 3 (Baxter, Broadfoot, Baker) Crystal Palace 2 (Burnside, Holton)

With Norwich and Ipswich now in the same division (2nd tier) Anglia could have showed it’s first derby match on September 5th 1964 (which Norwich won 2-1 at Carrow Road) but Match of the Week did not return until the following month. Ipswich sacked Jackie Milburn soon after the defeat and replaced him with Watford Manager Bill McGarry. Both sides went on to have good season's with Ipswich finishing just above their rivals on goal average in 5th place. Peterborough finished 8th in Division Three and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, knocking out Arsenal 2-1 in the fourth round before going out 5-1 at Chelsea. Colchester had a poor season and were relegated to the 4th Division in 23rd place.

Season 1965/66
"Match of the Week" returned on Sunday afternoon 5:00-5:30pm.
02/Oct
09/Oct
16/Oct    Peterborough United 4 (Barnes, Byrne, Deakin, Gould) Southend United 0
23/Oct    Northampton Town 2 (Foley(pen), Leek) West Ham United 1 (Brown)
30/Oct
06/Nov
13/Nov    Peterborough United 2 (Deakin 2) Kidderminster Harriers 1 (Gilbert) [FA Cup 1st Round]
20/Nov    Northampton Town 0 Tottenham Hotpsur 2 (Mackay, Saul)
27/Nov    Colchester United 3 (Hall 3) Newport County 2 (Smith, Hale)
04/Dec    Ipswich Town 0 Rotherham United 0 *Listed in TVTimes with John Camkin as commentator
11/Dec    Norwich City 3 (Davies, Heath, Bryceland) Bolton Wanderers 0
18/Dec
01/Jan     Possibly Norwich City 2 Birmingham City 2 *Tape log says Norwich v Forest (but no such fixture was played in 65/66)
08/Jan     Ipswich Town 1 (Hegan) Coventry City 0 *listed in the Times, no surviving footage,TVTimes has Maurice Edelston as commentator
15/Jan     Peterborough United 2 (Deakin, Byrne) Swindon Town 3 (East 2, Brown) *Coventry boss Jimmy Hill reported to have took players to Norwich to view their cup opponents on TV
22/Jan     Northampton Town 1 (Brown) Nottingham Forest 2 (Crowe, Wignall) [FA Cup 3rd Round]
29/Jan     Colchester United 3 (Alcock(og), Phillips, Hornsby) Port Vale 0
05/Feb    Ipswich Town 1 (Hegan) Charlton Athletic 4 (Peacock 2, Saunders, Holton) *listed in Sunday Times
12/Feb    Norwich City 3 (Heath, Mullett, Allcock) Walsall 2 (Kirby, Taylor) [FA Cup 4th Round]
19/Feb    Northampton Town 3 (Martin 2, Moore) Newcastle United 1 (Iley)
26/Feb    Peterborough United 3 (Fairbrother, Watson, Conmy) Scunthorpe United 1 (Sloan)
05/Mar
12/Mar
19/Mar    Ipswich Town 2 (Crawford, Baxter(pen)) Norwich City 0
26/Mar    Chelsea 2 (Tambling, Graham) Hull City 2 (Wagstaff 2) [FA Cup QF] *Sounds like Camkin commentating
02/Apr    Home International *Networked Sunday highlights. Ref to Peterborough 1 Grimsby 1 probably newsreel
09/Apr
16/Apr
23/Apr    Grimsby Town 1 (Fielding) Hull City 0
30/Apr    Norwich City 1 (Curran) Portsmouth 3 (McCann, Edwards, Gordon)
07/May   Ipswich Town 5 (Hegan, Baker, Crawford 2, Hawkins(og)) Wolverhampton W. 2 (Buckley, Knowles)

The addition of two new transmitters at Sandy Heath (covering Bedfordshire) and Belmont (Lincolnshire) saw Anglia cover several new clubs. One of these was Northampton Town who enjoyed this one season in the top flight before being relegated. Ipswich and Norwich both finished mid-table in the 2nd tier, the Canaries reached the 5th round of the FA Cup but this was not enough to save manager Ron Ashman who was sacked at the end of the season. Another new Anglia team Hull City had a very successful season - they were champions of the 3rd tier as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup before going out 3-1 to Chelsea in a home replay. Scunthorpe United finished 4th but were twelve points adrift of promotion, another new Anglia  club Grimsby Town finished in mid-table but their first TV action saw them beat Hull 1-0 in April. Peterborough United finished just a point below Grimsby but reached the semi-final of the League cup losing out 6-3 to West Bromwich Albion on aggregate. Colchester regained their 3rd tier status at the first attempt but only thanks to a better goal average than Tranmere Rovers and (another new Anglia club) Luton Town. The final new club Lincoln City finished third from bottom and had to go through re-election.

Season 1966/67
There were no football highlights scheduled for the Anglia region in the Times until the weekend of 24th September, therefore archive references to 20/Aug Colchester United 2 Middlesbrough 3, 27/Aug Ipswich Town 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, 03/Sep Norwich City 1 Ipswich Town 2 and 17/Sep Scunthorpe United 3 Middlesbrough 2 are all probably newsreels.
24/Sep
01/Oct    Ipswich Town 2 (Crawford, Brogan) Bolton Wanderers 2 (Davies, Lee)
08/Oct    Grimsby Town 1 (Green) Oldham Athletic 0
15/Oct    Hull City 3 (Butler, Chilton, Henderson) Wolverhampton W. 1 (Bailey) *Listed in The News of the World
22/Oct    Ipswich Town 5 (Crawford 3, Brogan 2(1pen)) Hull City 4 (Henderson, Houghton, Wagstaff 2) *Anglia opting out of N.I v Eng highlights
29/Oct    Evening Star lists Colchester 4 Grimsby 0 but NOTW  lists Norwich 1 (Bryceland) Bolton 0
05/Nov   Ipswich Town 6 (Crawford, Baker, Brogan 3(2pens), Woods) Northampton Town 1 (Best)
12/Nov   Colchester United 1 (Hodgson) Peterborough United 4 (Mason 2, Fairbrother 2) *TVTimes has Maurice Edelston as commentator
19/Nov   Peterborough United 0 Shrewsbury Town 2 (Clarke, Manning) *NOTW
26/Nov   Grimsby Telegraph lists Lincoln 3 Scunthorpe 4 [FA Cup R1] but NOTW lists Northampton 2 (Moore, Martin) Blackburn 1 (Ferguson)
03/Dec    Grimsby Town 1 (Rudd) Orient 2 (Holton, Werge) *Gerald Sinstadt commentating for the first time on TV
10/Dec    Norwich City 1 (Boland) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Knowles, Wagstaffe) *TV Times continues to list John Camkin as commentator
17/Dec    Hull City 2 (Butler 2) Coventry City 2 (Key, Tudor) *NOTW, also on ABC (may have been their coverage)
24/Dec    No programme this weekend
31/Dec    Norwich City 3 (Curran 2, Sheffield) Birmingham City 3 (Brisges, Vowden, Bullock)
07/Jan     Colchester United 0 Peterborough United 3 (Loughton(og), Watson, Fairbrother) [FA Cup R2] *Intended match Ipswich v Norwich pp'd
14/Jan     Peterborough United 2 (Fairbrother, Ross) Walsall 1 (Kirby)
21/Jan     Hull City 2 (Jarvis, Simpkin) Millwall 0 *Tape log dates this as 22/Jan/1966, cameras in SW corner of ground
28/Jan     Hull City 1 (Houghton) Portsmouth 1 (McCann) [FA Cup 3rd Round] *One source says Norwich 3 Derby 0 but note Southern also took "MOTW"
04/Feb    Northampton Town 2 (Moore, Best) Hull City 2 (Houghton, Young)
11/Feb    Colchester United 0 Scunthorpe United 1 (Sloan)
18/Feb    Manchester United 1 (Law) Norwich City 2 (Heath, Bolland) [FA Cup 4th Round] *Anglia cameras outside the region, Camkin commentating
25/Feb    Northampton Town 1 (Brown) Crystal Palace 0
04/Mar    Peterborough United 1 (Beesley) Scunthorpe United 0 *Sunday Times
11/Mar    Manchester City 1 (Young) Ipswich Town 1 (Crawford) [FA Cup 5th Round] *Anglia cameras outside the region
18/Mar    Hull City 1 (Jarvis) Ipswich Town 1 (Brogan) *TV Times now listing Gerald Sinstadt as commentator
25/Mar    Ipswich Town 4 (Crawford, Viljoen 3) Portsmouth 2 (Harris, Pointer)
01/Apr    Northampton Town 1 (Hall) Ipswich Town 1 (McNeil)
08/Apr    Showed ABC's "World of Soccer" - [FA Cup QF]
15/Apr    Norwich City 4 (Bryceland 2, Brown, Kenning) Crystal Palace 3 (Bannister, Payne, Woodruff) *Gerald Sinstadt commentated, Anglia opting out of networked England v Scotland coverage
22/Apr    Ipswich Town 0 Preston North End 0
29/Apr    Showed ABC's "World of Soccer" - [FA Cup SF]
06/May    Ipswich Town 1 (Viljoen) Coventry City 1 (Tudor)
13/May    Norwich City 1 (Heath) Northampton Town 0 *Tape log says Northampton won 1-0 (Brown) & Keelan was sent off for thumping an opponent, City had pen saved

Ipswich were this season's highest placed Anglia team reaching 5th place in the 2nd tier, but it was Norwich (now under the management of Lol Morgan) who took most of the headlines - An improving 11th placed finish in the league was eclipsed by a 2-1 win in the FA Cup 4th round at Manchester United (who would go and win the league title), this game was covered by Anglia with cameras outside of the region of the first time. Hull City, following promotion, finished one place below Norwich whilst Northampton, who reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup, suffered a second successive relegation. All four 3rd tier Anglia clubs finished within four points of each other in the bottom half of the table - Colchester United, Peterborough united, Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United. In Division Four, Luton Town finished just four points clear of re-election whilst Lincoln City were rock bottom.

Season 1967/68
"Match of the Week" returned on 23rd September, no Anglia footage whatsoever from this season appears to have survived. From 20/Aug - 10/Sep Anglia showed ABC's "World of Soccer", no football was scheduled for 17/Sep (Anglia showed Cricket that Sunday).
23/Sep    Ipswich Town 0 Norwich City 0
30/Sep    Peterborough United 2 (Metchick, Mason) Bournemouth & BA. 0 *Listed in The News of the World
07/Oct    Norwich City 1 (Bryceland) Blackburn Rovers 0
14/Oct    Hull City 2 (Houghton, Wagstaff) Queens Park Rangers 0
21/Oct    Home International
28/Oct    Northampton Town 4 (Large 3, Mackin(pen)) Bristol Rovers 5 (Mabbutt 3, R.Jones, J.Williams) *TVTimes lists John Camkin for this edition
04/Nov   Colchester United 3 (Hodgson, Shires, Stratton) Torquay United 5 (Barnes, Clark 2, Stubbs 2)
11/Nov   Hull City 0 Norwich City 2 (Manning, Foggo)
18/Nov   Peterborough United 3 (Fairbrother 3) Grimsby Town 2 (Linnell(og), Moore)
25/Nov`  Ipswich Town 1 (Spearritt) Plymouth Argyle 1 (Mitten)
02/Dec    Colchester United 2 (Price, Trevis) Northampton Town 1 (Martin)
09/Dec    NOTW lists Hull 1 (Wagstaff) Charlton 1 (Tees) but Norwich pink lists Ipswich 1 (Hegan) Portsmouth 2 (Pointer, McCann)
16/Dec    Ipswich Town 1 (Crawford) Middlesbrough 2 (Hickton 2) *NOTW
23/Dec    Norwich City 0 Queens Park Rangers 0 *NOTW
30/Dec    Hull City 1 (I.Butler) Huddersfield Town 1 (Nicholson) *NOTW
06/Jan     Chelmsford City 0 Colchester United 2 (McKechnie, Stratton) [FA Cup 2nd Round]
13/Jan     Hull City 1 (Wagstaff) Millwall 1 (Possey)
20/Jan     Northampton Town 2 (Martin, Kiernan) Swindon Town 0 *NOTW
27/Jan     Norwich City 1 (Curran) Sunderland 1 (Suggett) [FA Cup R3] *TVTimes lists John Camkin for this edition
03/Feb    Norwich City 3 (Crickmore, Curran 2) Ipswich Town 4 (Houghton, Viljoen 3)
10/Feb    Hull City 4 (Wagstaff 3, I.Butler) Bristol City 2 (Galley 2)
17/Feb    Showed ATV London's "Star Soccer" [FA Cup R4]
24/Feb    Ipswich Town 4 (Brogan, Crawford, O'Rourke 2) Cardiff City 2 (Clark, Lea) *NOTW, Anglia opting out of Home International highlights
02/Mar   Networked coverage of the League Cup Final
09/Mar   Showed ATV London's "Star Soccer" [FA Cup R5] *TVTimes lists MOTW with John Camkin commentating
16/Mar   Ipswich Town 4 (Hegan, Brogan, O'Rourke, Crawford) Preston North End 0
23/Mar   Colchester United 2 (Bullock 2) Reading 5 (Harris 2(1pen), Smee 2, Collins)
30/Mar   Ipswich Town 2 (Baxter, Crawford) Crystal Palace 2 (Kember, C.Jackson)
06/Apr    Norwich City 2 (Bryceland, Curran) Hull City 2 (Wagstaff, Chilton)
13/Apr    Ipswich Town 2 (Crawford 2) Rotherham United 0
20/Apr    Norwich City 1 (Curran) Blackpool 2 (Rowe, Suddick)
27/Apr    Ipswich Town 2 (O'Rourke, Crawford) Queens Park Rangers 2 (Marsh, Leach)
04/May   Peterborough United 4 (Garwood 3, Hall) Northampton Town 0
11/May   Ipswich Town 1 (Crawford) Blackburn Rovers 1 (Martin)

It was a great season for Ipswich Town as they were finally promoted back into the top tier of English football after a five year gap as champions. Norwich City improved again with a 9th placed finish, whilst Hull City struggled all season but managed to stay up in 17th (six points clear of the drop). In the Third tier, it was Peterborough United who made the headlines for the wrong reasons, they finished 9th but where deducted 19 points and relegated after being found guilty of paying players illegal bonus fees. Northampton Town put the breaks on their decline with a 18th place finish, but it was three other local sides that joined Peterborough in the bottom tier, Grimsby Town, Colchester United and Scunthorpe United (the Irons having appointed former Norwich Boss Ron Ashman). Luton Town, under Allan Brown, finished as runaway Champions of the Fourth division whilst Lincoln City had an improved to mid-table.

Season 1966/67
All editions of "Southern Soccer" were broadcast in 405-line black & white on VHF only until December 1969.
Maurice Edelston assumed to be the commentator unless stated.
05/Nov    probably Southampton 3 Stoke City 2
12/Nov    Gillingham 1 (Rackstraw(pen)) Swindon Town 0
19/Nov    Southampton 1 (Davies) Manchester United 2 (Charlton 2) *Listed in The News of the World
26/Nov    Portsmouth 0 Derby County 3 (Buxton, Hector, Durban) *NOTW
03/Dec    Southampton 2 (Melia, Davies) Newcastle United 0 *NOTW
10/Dec    Showed ATV's London's "Star Soccer" - Fulham 3 (Clarke 2, Conway) Southampton 1 (Paine)
17/Dec    Portsmouth 3 (Kellard, Hiron 2) Norwich City 3 (Sheffield 2, Curran) *NOTW
24/Dec    No programme this weekend
31/Dec
07/Jan     Portsmouth 1 (McCann) Bury 2 (Aimson, Jones)
14/Jan     Southend United 1 (Flatt) Halifax Town 0 *Listed in The Observer
21/Jan
28/Jan     Showed Anglia's "Match of the Week" - Hull City 1 Portsmouth 1 [FA Cup 3rd Round]
04/Feb    Southampton 6 (Hollywood, Davies, Paine 2(2pens), Chivers 2) West Ham United 2 (Hurst, Burkett)
11/Feb    Portsmouth 3 (Pointer, Edwards, Harris) Northampton Town 2 (Moore, Brown)
18/Feb    Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (Turner) Chelsea 1 (Tambling) [FA Cup 4th Round]
25/Feb    Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 1 (Bumstead) Darlington 1 (Massie)
04/Mar    Brighton & Hove Albion 2 (Napier 2) Gillingham 2 (Yeo, Gibbs)
11/Mar    Showed ABC's "World of Soccer" [FA Cup 5th Round] *No Southern clubs left in competition
18/Mar
25/Mar   Southampton 4 (Paine, Brown(og), Davies, Chivers) Fulham 2 (Earle, Clarke)
01/Apr    Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 2 (P.Norton, Oliver) Reading 2 (Harris, Smee)
08/Apr
15/Apr    Showed Home International
22/Apr    Southampton 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Gilzean)
29/Apr    Showed ABC's "World of Soccer" - [FA Cup SF]
06/May
13/May

Southampton, managed by Ted Bates since 1955, had just won promotion to the top flight for the first time in their history, their debut campaign in the old First Division in 1966/67 saw them finish 19th (two places above the drop), Saints centre forward Ron Davies was the entire Football League's leading scorer with 37 helping the club notch up an impressive total of 74 goals for, but the 92 goals against accounted for their lowly position. 2nd tier Portsmouth, managed by George Smith since 1961, ended the season in 14th. The 3rd tier saw Roy Bentley's Reading enjoy their best season for many years, narrowly missing out on promotion in 4th. Gillingham finished 11th whilst Brighton and Bournemouth just avoided the drop in 19th and 20th. In the Fourth Division, fringe Southern club Southend were 6th, Aldershot 10th.

Season 1967/68
There were no football highlights scheduled for Southern viewers until the weekend of 30th September.
30/Sep    Southampton 2 (Paine, Davies) Nottingham Forest 1 (Lyons) *Listed in The News of the World
07/Oct    Portsmouth 2 (McClelland, Hiron) Carlisle United 1 (McIlmoyle)
14/Oct    Southampton 1 (Davies) Leicester City 5 (?????, Sinclair, Stringfellow 2, Shilton) *NOTW, Leicester's keeper scored the 5th with a clearance.
21/Oct    Home Internationals
28/Oct    Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (Flood) Watford 0
04/Nov   Portsmouth 3 (Jennings, McCann 2) Hull City 0
11/Nov   Southampton 1 (Chivers) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Robertson, Gilzean)
18/Nov   Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 1 (Held) Walsall 1 (Murray)
25/Nov   Southampton 3 (Paine, Channon, Davies) Sunderland 2 (Brand, Martin)
02/Dec    Portsmouth 3 (Portwood, Travers, Pointer) Blackpool 1 (Skirton)
09/Dec    Showed ATV London's match *NOTW
16/Dec    Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Swindon Town 0 *NOTW
23/Dec    No programme this weekend
30/Dec    Gillingham 1 (Hunt) Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (K.Napier)
06/Jan     Southampton 3 (Channon, Davies 2) Chelsea 5 (Cooke, Baldwin, Tambling, Boyle, Osgood) *NOTW
13/Jan     Showed ATV London's "Star Soccer" - Leeds United 5 (Jones, Hibbett, Lorimer, Madeley 2) Southampton 0
20/Jan     Portsmouth 3 (McCann, Kellard, Pointer) Norwich City 0 *NOTW
27/Jan     Showed ABC's "World of Soccer" [FA Cup 3rd Round]
03/Feb    Southampton 1 (Davies) Stoke City 2 (Burrows, Palmer) *NOTW
10/Feb    Southend United 0 York City 1 (Spencer)
17/Feb    Showed ATV London's "Star Soccer" [FA Cup 4th Round]
24/Feb    Showed Home International
02/Mar   Networked coverage of the League Cup Final
09/Mar   Portsmouth 1 (Hiron) West Bromwich Albion 2 (Astle, Clark) [FA Cup 5th Round] *NOTW
16/Mar   Southampton 0 West Ham United 0 *NOTW
23/Mar    Portsmouth 2 (Ley(pen), Hiron) Middlesbrough 0
30/Mar    Showed ABC's "World of Soccer" [FA Cup QF's]
06/Apr    Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 4 (Hold 3, K.White) Gillingham 0
13/Apr    Southampton 2 (Paine, Davies) Manchester United 2 (Charlton, Best)
20/Apr    Portsmouth 2 (Newton(og), Jennings) Blackburn Rovers 1 (Gilliver)
27/Apr    Showed ABC's "World of Soccer" - [FA Cup SF]
04/May   Portsmouth 1 (McCann) Ipswich Town 2 (O'Rourke 2)
11/May   Southampton 0 Coventry City 0

Southampton improved to a 16th placed finish with Ron Davies again topping the scoring charts (this time jointly with Man Utd star George Best) on 28 but once again Saints defensive frailties let them down. In the 2nd tier, Portsmouth finished 5th - yet points wise they were well short of the required tally for promotion. Reading also finished 5th in the Third tier with Brighton, Gillingham and Bournemouth making up a mid-table trio of Southern teams in 10th, 11th and 12th.
 
 

ATV London and ABC North & Midlands matches are listed on separate pages here and here.