Floodlights Switched On At Ipswich: Ipswich Beat Arsenal

1960 , Ipswich (Suffolk)

An Anglia Television mute news report celebrating the installation of floodlights at Portman Road.

At a modest ceremony, Ipswich Town Football Club president, Lady Blanche Cobbold, switches on the floodlights for the first official fixture under lights at the Portman Road ground, a Tuesday night friendly against Division One Arsenal. Action shot from the halfway line sees Division Two Ipswich in control for most of the game, which they eventually win 4-0.

Featured Buildings

Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich

Featured Events

Ipswich v. Arsenal, 16 February 1960

Keywords

Floodlights; Football stadiums; Sport

  • Production company : Anglia Television

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Floodlights Switched On At Ipswich: Ipswich Beat Arsenal

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