Leicester City's Forgotten Last Visit To PSV Eindhoven

[davieG]

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Leicester City's Forgotten Last Visit To PSV Eindhoven
HERITAGE

The Leicester City team was: Gordon Banks; Peter Rodrigues, Richie Norman; Bobby Roberts, John Sjoberg, Graham Cross; Jackie Sinclair, Jimmy Goodfellow, Derek Dougan, Davie Gibson and Mike Stringfellow. Paul Matthews was the substitute. 

This Thursday's UEFA Europa Conference League fixture between Leicester City and PSV Eindhoven is not the first time that the two clubs have played each other in the Netherlands.
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Live Coverage From PSV Tie On LCFC Radio
Fifty-six years ago, on Wednesday 21 September, 1966, the two sides met in Eindhoven, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Dutch multinational conglomerate Philips, which was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. 

PSV, which is an abbreviation of Philips Sports Verenigen, was established in 1913 as a team for the employees of Philips. As part of their anniversary celebrations, Philips wanted to arrange a friendly fixture against a top English side.

They chose Leicester City because of their recent record of being a successful First Division side, who had reached two FA Cup Finals and two League Cup Finals in the previous five years, winning the League Cup in 1964.

Leicester’s goalkeeper, Gordon Banks, a World Cup winner less than two months previously, was another attraction, as was City’s good record in friendly matches against top German sides. 

The Foxes selected their recognised first team for the match, sandwiched between victories against Sunderland and Aston Villa, which placed them in fourth position in the old First Division. 

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PSV pennant
The pennant presented to Leicester City at kick-off by PSV, illustrated here, is in the Club’s Heritage Collection.

An unusual feature of the match was that spectators were allowed in for free. Leicester arrived in Eindhoven only 25 minutes before kick-off. This was because their flight to Brussels, prior to their coach journey to Eindhoven, had been delayed by fog. 

By half-time, the visitors were 2-0 ahead. Derek Dougan scored after 25 minutes and three minutes before the break, Mike Stringfellow cut a ball back to Jimmy Goodfellow who scored. 

Leicester City’s football drew frequent applause from the crowd. In the second half, Banks made a string of fine saves as PSV fought back, and when Richie Norman handled a goal-bound shot, the Dutch side scored from the resulting penalty to make the score 2-1. 

This goal encouraged PSV to continue attacking, but City recovered, and with two minutes to go, Stringfellow headed in a Goodfellow corner to make the score 3-1. 

The Leicester City team was: Gordon Banks; Peter Rodrigues, Richie Norman; Bobby Roberts, John Sjoberg, Graham Cross; Jackie Sinclair, Jimmy Goodfellow, Derek Dougan, Davie Gibson and Mike Stringfellow. Paul Matthews was the substitute. 

[filbertway]

I didn't know we had George Harrison on the books (front right)

 

I'd never heard of this before, interesting read. Mad that they got their 25 minutes before kick off and still went onto win. Maybe we need to do away with the pre match warm up on Thursday

 

 

[MarriedaLeicesterGirl]

17 minutes ago, davieG said:

https://www.lcfc.com/news/2572989/leicester-citys-forgotten-last-visit-to-psv-eindhoven

 

Leicester City's Forgotten Last Visit To PSV Eindhoven
HERITAGE

The Leicester City team was: Gordon Banks; Peter Rodrigues, Richie Norman; Bobby Roberts, John Sjoberg, Graham Cross; Jackie Sinclair, Jimmy Goodfellow, Derek Dougan, Davie Gibson and Mike Stringfellow. Paul Matthews was the substitute. 

This Thursday's UEFA Europa Conference League fixture between Leicester City and PSV Eindhoven is not the first time that the two clubs have played each other in the Netherlands.
More on this story...
Live Coverage From PSV Tie On LCFC Radio
Fifty-six years ago, on Wednesday 21 September, 1966, the two sides met in Eindhoven, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Dutch multinational conglomerate Philips, which was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. 

PSV, which is an abbreviation of Philips Sports Verenigen, was established in 1913 as a team for the employees of Philips. As part of their anniversary celebrations, Philips wanted to arrange a friendly fixture against a top English side.

They chose Leicester City because of their recent record of being a successful First Division side, who had reached two FA Cup Finals and two League Cup Finals in the previous five years, winning the League Cup in 1964.

Leicester’s goalkeeper, Gordon Banks, a World Cup winner less than two months previously, was another attraction, as was City’s good record in friendly matches against top German sides. 

The Foxes selected their recognised first team for the match, sandwiched between victories against Sunderland and Aston Villa, which placed them in fourth position in the old First Division. 

Expand photo
PSV pennant
The pennant presented to Leicester City at kick-off by PSV, illustrated here, is in the Club’s Heritage Collection.

An unusual feature of the match was that spectators were allowed in for free. Leicester arrived in Eindhoven only 25 minutes before kick-off. This was because their flight to Brussels, prior to their coach journey to Eindhoven, had been delayed by fog. 

By half-time, the visitors were 2-0 ahead. Derek Dougan scored after 25 minutes and three minutes before the break, Mike Stringfellow cut a ball back to Jimmy Goodfellow who scored. 

Leicester City’s football drew frequent applause from the crowd. In the second half, Banks made a string of fine saves as PSV fought back, and when Richie Norman handled a goal-bound shot, the Dutch side scored from the resulting penalty to make the score 2-1. 

This goal encouraged PSV to continue attacking, but City recovered, and with two minutes to go, Stringfellow headed in a Goodfellow corner to make the score 3-1. 

The Leicester City team was: Gordon Banks; Peter Rodrigues, Richie Norman; Bobby Roberts, John Sjoberg, Graham Cross; Jackie Sinclair, Jimmy Goodfellow, Derek Dougan, Davie Gibson and Mike Stringfellow. Paul Matthews was the substitute. 

Can you imagine playing a full-strength squad as a midweek international friendly sandwiched between league fixtures! There are so many of these type of games in the 60's, which shows you how little money it would take to get you on a plane. A club won't even play a friendly during the international break!

[filthyfox]

Shockingly, I think I have a programme for this one!

[filthyfox]

Seriously, I do.

[FoxesFourLife]

Is the other goalkeeper Peter Shilton looks like him. 

[DoveValleyFox]

46 minutes ago, FoxesFourLife said:

Is the other goalkeeper Peter Shilton looks like him. 

Correct 

[BoyJones]

9 hours ago, davieG said:

https://www.lcfc.com/news/2572989/leicester-citys-forgotten-last-visit-to-psv-eindhoven

 

Leicester City's Forgotten Last Visit To PSV Eindhoven
HERITAGE

The Leicester City team was: Gordon Banks; Peter Rodrigues, Richie Norman; Bobby Roberts, John Sjoberg, Graham Cross; Jackie Sinclair, Jimmy Goodfellow, Derek Dougan, Davie Gibson and Mike Stringfellow. Paul Matthews was the substitute. 

This Thursday's UEFA Europa Conference League fixture between Leicester City and PSV Eindhoven is not the first time that the two clubs have played each other in the Netherlands.
More on this story...
Live Coverage From PSV Tie On LCFC Radio
Fifty-six years ago, on Wednesday 21 September, 1966, the two sides met in Eindhoven, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Dutch multinational conglomerate Philips, which was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. 

PSV, which is an abbreviation of Philips Sports Verenigen, was established in 1913 as a team for the employees of Philips. As part of their anniversary celebrations, Philips wanted to arrange a friendly fixture against a top English side.

They chose Leicester City because of their recent record of being a successful First Division side, who had reached two FA Cup Finals and two League Cup Finals in the previous five years, winning the League Cup in 1964.

Leicester’s goalkeeper, Gordon Banks, a World Cup winner less than two months previously, was another attraction, as was City’s good record in friendly matches against top German sides. 

The Foxes selected their recognised first team for the match, sandwiched between victories against Sunderland and Aston Villa, which placed them in fourth position in the old First Division. 

Expand photo
PSV pennant
The pennant presented to Leicester City at kick-off by PSV, illustrated here, is in the Club’s Heritage Collection.

An unusual feature of the match was that spectators were allowed in for free. Leicester arrived in Eindhoven only 25 minutes before kick-off. This was because their flight to Brussels, prior to their coach journey to Eindhoven, had been delayed by fog. 

By half-time, the visitors were 2-0 ahead. Derek Dougan scored after 25 minutes and three minutes before the break, Mike Stringfellow cut a ball back to Jimmy Goodfellow who scored. 

Leicester City’s football drew frequent applause from the crowd. In the second half, Banks made a string of fine saves as PSV fought back, and when Richie Norman handled a goal-bound shot, the Dutch side scored from the resulting penalty to make the score 2-1. 

This goal encouraged PSV to continue attacking, but City recovered, and with two minutes to go, Stringfellow headed in a Goodfellow corner to make the score 3-1. 

The Leicester City team was: Gordon Banks; Peter Rodrigues, Richie Norman; Bobby Roberts, John Sjoberg, Graham Cross; Jackie Sinclair, Jimmy Goodfellow, Derek Dougan, Davie Gibson and Mike Stringfellow. Paul Matthews was the substitute. 

Such a talented team.
 

As a young teenager, my mates and I would often walk to home games from Oadby, two of us taking it in turns to carry a large city flag down to town. Different times but great memories. Nobody slagged off the City in those days, the players had real hero status on the 60’s.