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Ipswich Town FC was established in 1878 but didn’t go professional till 1936. Ipswich were known as Ipswich AFC until 1888 when they merged with Ipswich Rugby Club. The team won a number of local cup competitions, including the Suffolk Challenge Cup and the Suffolk Senior Cup. The club was elected into the Football League in 1938 in which year our coverage starts with a 2:1 victory over Newport County. This Ipswich gift book recounts one of the clubs with the shortest history in the English Football League. Read how the ‘Blues’ battle their way through local derbies with Norwich, cup runs, and European campaigns to make this a compelling football souvenir for an Ipswich fan. Our football gift charts the ups and downs of this unique club from Suffolk.

The 1950s and early 1960s proved to be the making of the professional side as they become Second Division champions by beating Derby 4:1 in 1961 and then on to be First Division Champions in 1962 after beating Aston Villa 2:0. Ipswich enters their first European Cup competition in 1962 and our reports include the thrashing of Floriana 10:0! Bobby Robson becomes manager in 1969. A personalised Ipswich Town football book makes the ideal gift for any occasion.

The 1970s bring a couple of reports of wins over Manchester United both home and away. The first half of the decade sees campaigns in Europe with various match reports from the UEFA Cup including thrilling victories against some of the big guns of the competition like Real Madrid, and the so nearly quarter-final against Lokomotiv Leipzig where the team go out on penalties. The most amount of coverage, five pages is dedicated to the FA Cup win against Arsenal. Into the 80s and another victory report against Manchester United, a thorough 6:0 win and then onto the UEFA Cup victory after a run that included victories against Nottingham Forrest, Cologne, and AZ Alkmaar in the two leg final. The decade ends with Bobby Robson moving on to become England manager.

The Ipswich story after 2000 is told in various match reports that encompass the 4:2 victory over Barnsley to reach the Premiership and the 2001 UEFA Cup campaign; a winning piece of Ipswich Town memorabilia for the true ‘Tractor Boy.’

Our Ipswich Town football books are hand-made. Just add your personalization details and our craftsmen and women will produce this unique football gift. For a small fee you can make this book even more impressive by adding the name of the recipient by gold embossing to the cover of this Ipswich Town football book.

Each season we update our version of the Ipswich Town football gift from our archive of newspaper titles. Every year our nostalgic gift is refreshed and new memories added to make a unique Ipswich Town souvenir; a wonderful Ipswich Town gift idea for the discerning fan.

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