The history of Ipswich Town Football Club, tracing some of the many ways it has changed and developed over time.

If you support Ipswich Town Football Club, follow every game and consider yourself to be up-to-date with all the latest news about your favourite team, then this book is definitely for you. With 1,000 mind boggling questions designed to find out how much you really know about the people and places that have shaped the Tractor Boys over the years, The Official Ipswich Town Football Club Quiz Book is a fun way to put your knowledge to the test. With sections covering all aspects of the club, including players, managers, opponents, transfers, kit, scores, fees, trophies, club honours and all those unforgettable nail biting matches that have gone to make up the Club's long and fascinating history, this book is bound to uncover some little known facts to surprise even the most dedicated Ipswich fan. This quiz book is both informative and entertaining and is certain to provide hours of fun for the whole family. A fitting tribute to the Tractor boys and one that you just won't be able to put down.

The 1980s began with Ipswich winning the UEFA Cup in an unforgettable season which also saw them come agonisingly close to capturing the League Championship and the FA Cup. Here, the story of the 1980s is told through the unrivalled picture archive of the East Anglian Daily Times and Evening Star newspapers.

Taking you through Ipswich Town FC's exploits in European competition and the fans' journeys to see them play. From Alf Ramsey's Champions playing in the European Cup, through the Bobby Robson era and the UEFA Cup triumph in Amsterdam, to the George Burley Premiership team, and the 'bonus' season in Europe ending under Joe Royle. The inside story of how the trips were organized as planes, boats and a train were chartered, and the memories of traveling fans, club officials and sports commentators. Every European game is summarized, and most are illustrated, while Coach Bobby Ferguson gives his appraisal of Town's tactics and the leading players of the glorious 1980-81 team.

Ipswich Town's Championship win of 1961/62 was one the greatest shocks in the history of professional football in England. No one could have conceived of how a small-town club would break into the top division of English football and take the Championship trophy at their very first attempt, a feat never achieved before or since. This is the story of that season in a match-by-match account set against the background of the news stories of the day. Also included is an analysis of the players, the team tactics and the manager Alf Ramsey, plus a statistical breakdown of the season.

Were you the kid who grew up so immersed in football it impacted your whole life? Are you close to someone whose life is dominated by the love of a particular football team and do you wonder why? If you'd like to understand this strange obsession, or maybe share the experiences of a fellow-sufferer, read this real-life adventure of an extreme fan who has followed his team through thick and thin and was selected by his club's players, manager, directors and other supporters as their all-time Superfan. It doesn't matter which team you follow, the dedication and irrational behaviour will always be the same. All profits from this book will be donated to Colchester Hospital Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) in thanks for care given to the author's youngest daughter Leah on her birth.