'My brother took me out big time - my mother gave him a good telling off!' - Cliff Jones on Newport, 1960

It's 58 years ago - but Cliff Jones will never forget the day 'brotherly love' went out of the window in Newport.

The memories have come flooding back after we were drawn against 'The Exiles' at Rodney Parade in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday.

We last played the Welsh side in the FA Cup in successive years, 1959 and 1960 - and Cliff faced his brother Bryn on both occasions.

The first meeting on 24 January, 1959 was played in front of over 50,000 at the Lane as two goals each from Dave Dunmore and Bobby Smith saw us home 4-1 in the fourth round.

Fate would have it that we were drawn together again the next year, this time in the third round at County's former home at Somerton Park.

A newspaper headline summed up the state of the pitch - 'Spurs weave their patterns in the sand' - and the report followed that 'the novelty of playing in ankle-deep sand presented few problems' for Cliff and his team-mates as we ran out 4-0 winners.

Newport came at us all guns blazing after Bobby Smith handed us an early lead and should really have equalised by half-time. However, we clicked into gear after the break as a double from Les Allen and Danny Blanchflower's 30-yarder saw us home. Cliff claimed two assists, including that all-important opener.

That same newspaper report noted an incident in the first half. 'There was the rare sight of both Jones brothers needing trainer's attention after colliding'. It's one Cliff hasn't forgotten.

"My mother and father came to watch the game," Cliff told us this week. "Bryn played in midfield and was tough, skilful, he didn’t mess around. Anyway, during the course of the first half he took me out big time!

"My mother was very annoyed and gave him a good telling off, told him that he shouldn’t have done that to his younger brother! I can tell you, there is no such thing as brotherly love on the football field - I found that out that day!

Below: Cliff at White Hart Lane in 1960 and 2013

"The pitch was like a beach. I’ve been reminded of reports that described it as ‘ankle-deep sand’ and that’s about right. I’m sure the players of today would look at that pitch and think ‘we can’t play on that’, but that’s how it was, especially at that time of year. Look at what White Hart Lane was like, that wasn’t too clever!

"Anyway, the conditions were terrible but you gave it and took it. There were a few tackles flying in on that surface.

"What I will say is the level of our football was outstanding. I remember we scored early but it being quite close in the first half but we played well in the second half and took the game away from them.

"Of course it was special for the family to have myself and Bryn playing against each other.

"I always thought my brother was underrated. He later went to Watford where (manager) Bill McGarry loved him. He could play in midfield, full-back, he had pace and was strong in the tackle. He was also good in the air.

"There were four years between us (Bryn born 1931/Cliff 1935) and we were together at Swansea for six years (1952-58). I always looked up to Bryn. We had another brother, Bob, who was in the Second World War. He never really got into football but always worked hard.

"Bryn sadly passed away in 1990, he was 59, still a young man. He was a good bloke, Bryn, and a good player. All the managers he played for thought the world of him. He always gave 100 per cent - and he could play a bit as well, don’t worry about that."

Having beaten Newport in 1959 and 1960, the team went on to reach the fifth round on both occasions.

But history was waiting in the wings.

The following season, Bill Nicholson's team completed the First Division title and FA Cup double and then retained the FA Cup in 1962. Cliff got his hands on the trophy again in 1967 before ending his glorious Spurs career with a move to Fulham in 1968.

Now history repeats itself as we travel to Newport once again.

"It’s amazing that we now play Newport almost 60 years on," said Cliff, fourth in our all-time goalscoring list with 159 goals in 378 appearances.

"It’s all changed now, of course. Newport now play at Rodney Parade, not Somerton Park. I’m sure the conditions won’t be the same as we played in back in 1960!

"This is one of those dangerous ties you can face in the early rounds of FA Cup and it’s all about getting through. There’s the old saying ‘the best team win the league, the lucky team win the FA Cup’. It’s all about the draw, what happens on the day, sometimes the small details in a game that can make all the difference.

"One thing is for sure, Mauricio Pochettino will have the team prepared right, he doesn’t tend to lose against lower-league teams in the cups. I’m sure it will be a great occasion either way."