| What happened on Boxing Day 09:33 - Dec 19 with 1129 views | Samuelowen88 |
Having read the thread RE Christmas Confessions, a few people confessed to not knowing what happened on Boxing Day and why we sing about it.
I must admit I too have no idea why we sing about it. What did happen. Give the gift on knowledge this Christmas and enlighten me someone, please.
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| What happened on Boxing Day on 09:38 - Dec 19 with 1107 views | gtsb |
The Norwich Ran Away |  | | |
| What happened on Boxing Day on 09:43 - Dec 19 with 1076 views | King_ding_a_lin_g |
Isn’t it a reference to the Boxing Day derbies? |  | | |
| What happened on Boxing Day on 09:46 - Dec 19 with 1059 views | blueislander |
| What happened on Boxing Day on 09:43 - Dec 19 by King_ding_a_lin_g |
Isn’t it a reference to the Boxing Day derbies? |
One particularly "eventful" one in the 70s. |  | | |
| What happened on Boxing Day on 09:48 - Dec 19 with 1052 views | King_ding_a_lin_g |
| What happened on Boxing Day on 09:46 - Dec 19 by blueislander |
One particularly "eventful" one in the 70s. |
Ah, way before my time unfortunately.
Care to enlighten us? | | | |
| What happened on Boxing Day on 09:51 - Dec 19 with 1044 views | Samuelowen88 |
Ok so after a bit of research:
26th December 1960 - Norwich 0 - 3 Ipswich (Div 2)
26th December 1973 - Norwich 1 - 2 Ipswich (Div 1)
26th December 1977 - Norwich 1 - 0 Ipswich (Div 1)
26th December 1978 - Ipswich 1 - 1 Norwich (Div 1)
26th December 1979 - Norwich 3 -3 Ipswich (Div 1)
26th December 1980 - Ipswich 2 - 0 Norwich (Div 1) | |
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| What happened on Boxing Day on 09:51 - Dec 19 with 1051 views | blueislander |
| What happened on Boxing Day on 09:48 - Dec 19 by King_ding_a_lin_g |
Ah, way before my time unfortunately.
Care to enlighten us? |
Very lively in The North Stand before and during the match, but got even livelier post match between Portman Road and the station to where "The Norwich ran away". | | | |
| What happened on Boxing Day on 12:28 - Dec 19 with 908 views | BlueyandCrazy |
| What happened on Boxing Day on 09:51 - Dec 19 by Samuelowen88 |
Ok so after a bit of research:
26th December 1960 - Norwich 0 - 3 Ipswich (Div 2)
26th December 1973 - Norwich 1 - 2 Ipswich (Div 1)
26th December 1977 - Norwich 1 - 0 Ipswich (Div 1)
26th December 1978 - Ipswich 1 - 1 Norwich (Div 1)
26th December 1979 - Norwich 3 -3 Ipswich (Div 1)
26th December 1980 - Ipswich 2 - 0 Norwich (Div 1) |
So W3 D2 L1, only 6 games played on boxing day, and unlikely to ever play them on that day ever again, so we will sing for ever more.... | |
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