Ipswich Town FC

Ipswich Town (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or Tractor Boys ) are an English football club based in the city of Ipswich in East Anglia. The club, founded in 1878, became professional in 1936. In the early 1960s two successful periods, and from 1978 to 1982, were the only prices of the club won. Coming In 2008 Ipswich Town in the Championship. The 2001/02 season is so far the last season that Ipswich played in the Premier League.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == Ipswich was founded in 1878, in 1936 the club professional and was elected to the Southern Football League. Two years later it became in the Division Three chosen. Four years after promotion to the second division Ipswich Town in 1961, worked for the first time on to the highest Division. Under coach Alf Ramsey, who was world champion in 1966 with England, Ipswich became champion of the second division. Surprisingly, the club in 1962 in his first years at the highest level right away champion of England.
 * 1.1 Amateur time
 * 2 Palmares
 * 2.1 Rented
 * 3 Ipswich Town in Europe
 * 4 notable former players

After the departure of Alf Ramsey to English team in 1963 it went straight downhill with the club. In 1964 relegated Ipswich Town again, only three years after earning the Championship. After the promotion in 1968 and the advent of trainer Bobby Robson a year later, the weather slowly went better with the club.

Ipswich Town won her second Grand Prize In 1978, the FA Cup. When in the following years, among other things the Dutchmen Arnold Mühren and Frans Thijssen, Ipswich Town became the club strengthen came a real top Club. Only the Championship was achieved not just in those years, though, the club was second twice, in 1981 and 1982.In 1981, in a thrilling final against AZ won the UEFA Cup .

In that year, Bobby Robson, like his illustrious predecessor, coach of the English national football team. And with it came an end to the glory years of Ipswich Town. Since then, the club again relegated and promoted several times. ===Amateur Time[ Edit] === On October 16, 1878, the club by a group of school boys led by Thomas Cobbold, Member of Parliament who was the first President, founded as Ipswich Town AFC. The very first match of the club, against a team of Secretaries ended in a 2-2 draw[1]. On 2 november the club played her first official match, against Stoke Wanderers won Ipswich 6-1. The very first away match of the club, at Harwich, was won by 2-0. The second season was already particularly well, just one of the seventeen races was lost, and there was so much interest in the club that a second team could be set up[3]. Also in the following years it continued to go well with the club. In the 1880/81 season the club achieves the greatest victory of all time: home was East Stamford with up to 15-0. John Knights made three hat-tricksin that game. Both are still a record. In 1884 played Ipswich Town Portman Roadfor the first time. For a benefit match for the Hospital of East Suffolk. This, by the way, had to until 1936 sports park shared with the local cricket club<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" len="164" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]. In 1885 throws the club high eyes in the Suffolk Challenge Cup. The final is only after two replays lost to Woodbridge. A year later, the cup win, Ipswich School is in the final with 2-1. This is the very first cup of the club. In 1889 the club together with the Ipswich Rugby Club to the Ipswich Town Football Club and concludes it for good the old sport to leave Portman Road park Brook's Hall to play on. In the following two years are showing twice won the Suffolk Challenge Cup<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" len="164" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]. In 1890 did Ipswich Town for the first time take part in the FA Cup. In the first qualifying round defeated the Reading FC. The main event that year, however, was not achieved, was 4-1 in the last kwalifictieronde of the 93rd Highlanders lost. This good performance was Ipswich for a whopping two leagues invited, the club chose in the Norfolk and Suffolk League play, which in the first year, 1899-1900, directly finished fourth<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" len="164" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6] . ==Palmares<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Ipswich Town won In total in her amateur time 27 cups and as a professional club 14 cups<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" len="164" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]. The following is an overview of the most important:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">English League Championship


 * 1961/62

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">FA Cup


 * 1978

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">UEFA Cup


 * 1981

===Rented<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Ipswich Town in Europe<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Ipswich Town plays since 1962 in various European leagues. Below are the competitions and in what seasons the club participated:


 * Champions League


 * European Cup Football Club Tournament
 * 1962/63


 * Europa League


 * Uefa Cup Winners ' Cup
 * 1978/79


 * UEFA Cup
 * 1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1979/80, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1982/83, 2001/02, 2002/03


 * Intertoto Cup


 * Inter-cities Fairs Cup

==Notable former players<span class="mw-editsection" len="343" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Dutch
 * Marco Holster
 * Arnold Mühren
 * Bobby Petta
 * Martijn Reuser
 * Frans Thijssen
 * Gianni Zuiverloon
 * Guus Uhlenbeek
 * Fabian Wilnis
 * Romeo Zondervan
 * Guillermo Graves
 * Pim Balkestein
 * Sieb Dijkstra
 * Nabil Abidallah
 * Cor Lems
 * Ulrich Landvreugd
 * Ulrich Wilson
 * English
 * Nigel Reo-Coker
 * David Stockdale
 * Other
 * Asmir Begović
 * Pablo Couñago