1st March 1975 - Boro 2 Stoke City 0

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Boro flashback 1st March 1975

Boro 2 Stoke City 0

Going in to this fixture the Boro have now gone 7 games in the league without a victory to our name, with not one home league goal or league victory this calendar year, although we are going well (so far) in the FAC, its the league which is concerning big jack & the lack of goalscoring that has him frustrated him
During the 7 winless games we have managed to score just 2 goals, with only one coming in 1975

6/11/1973 - The last time Stoke City arrived at Ayresome Park was for a league cup replay with an attendance of 26,088 in the ground to see a 3rd round league cup replay between big Jacks 2nd division soon to be champions Boro against 1st division Stoke, following the drawing 1-1 draw at the Victoria ground it was back to Ayresome Park & after extra time Stoke won the cup tie 2-1 but now, this fixture was between two teams on the same level & for the visit of Stoke City the Ayresome Park attendance of 25,766 was slightly down on the previous meeting but the outcome was different with the mighty Boro running out winners to claim our 1st points since boxing day with John Hickton scoring his 6th goal of the season & Alan Foggon with his 13th goal of the season, to make sure both points stayed on Teesside & bring a smile to big Jacks face
Normal service was resumed!?

Although goalscoring was the big issue Jack had to try & resolve, he was in negotiations in bringing a quality player in other areas of the field & we were on the verge of signing one of the best attacking full backs in my time following the Boro

Big Jacks team v Stoke

Jim Platt
John Craggs
Frank Spraggon
Graeme Souness
Stuey Boam
Willie Maddren
Bobby Murdoch
David Mills
John Hickton
Alan Foggon
David Armstrong

Normal service was resumed!?

Although goalscoring was the big issue Jack had to try & resolve, he was in negotiations in bringing a quality player in other areas of the field & we were on the verge of signing one of the best attacking full backs in my time following the Boro

Big Jacks team v Stoke

Jim Platt
John Craggs
Frank Spraggon
Graeme Souness
Stuey Boam
Willie Maddren
Bobby Murdoch
David Mills
John Hickton
Alan Foggon
David Armstrong