FA Cup 2nd Round – Margate v Notts County, November 25th, 1961
MARGATE 1 (Tommy Barnett)
NOTTS COUNTY 1 (Bert Loxley)
Saturday 25th November 1961
FA Cup 2nd Round – Hartsdown Park
Attendance: 7,964
Two weeks after the famous win at Bournemouth, there was another big FA Cup tie for Margate supporters to savour as Third Division Notts County visited Hartsdown Park for a 2nd Round game. Another shock was on the cards when recent signing Tommy Barnett was credited with giving Margate the lead after half an hour – film footage indicates a clear own goal – but four minutes from time County’s centre-half Bert Loxley headed his side level and sent the tie to a replay. The film from the match could be found on the ITN news archive site in 2012.
MARGATE: Brian Hughes, Bill Parry, Terry Joyce, Ray John, Bob Harrop, Peter Smith, John Fraser, Johnny Roche, Alan Blackburn, Tommy Barnett, and David Hills
NOTTS COUNTY: George Smith, John Butler, Harry Noon, John Sheridan, Bert Loxley, Gerry Carver, Alan Withers, Roy Horobin, Tony Hateley, Bob Forrest and Peter Bircumshaw
Reaction to the draw
Almer Hall gives a team talk a few days before the match. From left to right: Tommy Bing, Peter Thorpe, Alan Blackburn (partially hidden), Gordon Walton, Terry Joyce, Arthur Bridger, Bob Harrop, John Fraser and Stan Forster.
Margate’s merry men
Is this a winning hand?
Signs in the vicinity of the ground advertising various national newspapers
The Match Programme
Cover of the match programme
Signed programme
Game Photos
A crowd photo featuring Rich Garner (duffle coat at front) who was still watching Margate 50 years later and his friend Johnny Bowley who’s one row back to Rich’s left wearing a white shirt with a tie.
Alan Blackburn challenges Notts County keeper Smith
Alan Blackburn (left) and Tommy Barnett (right) in action
Alan Blackburn (left) and Tommy Barnett (right) in action
Bob Harrop (left) and keeper Brian Hughes watch a shot fly over
Tommy Barnett shoots
A Notts County shot misses the target as Brian Hughes plunges, Bob Harrop is on the right
Margate trainer Bob Wainwright leads the injured Peter Smith off
Margate on the attack, Tommy Barnett is on the right
Terry Joyce lunges in as Margate defend
The Notts County keeper is beaten but a Margate shot goes wide
Alan Blackburn goes up for a header
Stills from the ITN footage of the game
John Fraser (centre) strikes a free-kick directly at the wall
The ball cannons off the wall
and strikes the defender in the centre of the picture
it ends up in the bottom right-hand corner of the net to put Margate ahead
Tommy Barnett (left) celebrates and was credited with the goal
The aftermath of County’s late equaliser with keeper Brian Hughes grounded by the post on the right
Match reports from the national press
Press reports from the game (2)
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