It was the final match of the 197778 fa cup, the 97th season of the worlds oldest football knockout competition, the fa cup. Not only were they the first dutch professional players in england, but they were an integral part of the successful 1981 uefa cup winning team. What is is simply the best livescore site in english follow all football games live results, look up sports betting stats, learn about the team lineups of clubs and view the schedules of streamed football matches. How qualifying for europe condemned ipswich town to 17. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
The ipswich books also feature coverage of the blues winning the uefa cup in 1981. Members of the 1981 uefa cup winning team, including former england captain terry butcher and eric gates, were also. Ipswichs first appearance in european football came in the 196263 season. A decade of consistency created regular european football and culminated in fa cup and uefa cup wins. There were echoes of the previous season in ipswich towns 198182 division 1 league campaign. Ipswich town win the fa cup against arsenal at wembley 1978. Europes football website, is the official site of uefa, the union of european football associations, and the governing body of football in europe. After winning the southern league at the first attempt and finishing third the. Previous ipswich cup winners year horse jockey 1935 faith australia 1936 bernie ross 193747 not held 1948 emrose russell maddock 1949 forge fred best 1950 gold hawk cecil markey 1951 daasrae cliff. Alun armstong climbed off his sickbed to hand ipswich a famous victory over inter milan at portman road.
English involvement in uefa cup and europa league finals. To find out more about what is on offer at this years channel seven ipswich cup please read below. Uefa cup date stage match result venue goalscorers. The game means more with over 500 pitches across 45 clubs. A trophy in 1981 under manager bobby robson, who is one of philip neills caricatures in this series in which we also find the likes of kevin beattie, paul mariner and longserving team. The home stadium of the club is portman road ipswich town has played in the football league championship since 2002. Sir bobby robson and ipswichs fa cupwinning side of 1978 will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of their famous victory on monday, 5 may. The late 1970s saw the arrival of arnold muhren and frans thijssen, the two dutchmen who made such an impact on the team and with the supporters, and they helped ipswich win the uefa cup in 1981. May 01, 2008 during the cup winning season cooper played in all but two of towns 58 matches. However, this season they average just over 17,500. Ipswich town played greek side aris saloniki in the first round of the competition. See more ideas about ipswich town fc, ipswich town and football. Mick mills and frans thijssen celebrate winning the uefa cup with.
Terry butcher and the ipswich players celebrate frans thijssens goalafter only 4 minutes of the 2nd leg of the 1981 uefa cup final. Even when ipswich clawed back one goal 10 minutes from the end of this thirdround secondleg tie, inters answer was swift. Personalised ipswich town football book i just love it. Ipswich town fc 1981 uefa cup final winners john wark bobby. And as he was a former charterhouse school player, they had the same genesis as genesis the band not the book, though some of their songs did go on for six days and required a day of rest afterwards. Ipswich town memorabilia and gifts photos, memorabilia and gifts celebrating the history of ipswich town. Ipswich town fc 1981 uefa cup final winners john wark. Alas for ipswich supporters, it is hard to disagree with tony stensons verdict in the express. For the majority of the year the east anglian club led the table and looked the most assured and accomplished team in the division, only to be overhauled late in. George burleys side put their league worries behind them to give themselves a real opportunity of making it through to the fourth round. Away teams fk ipswich town football european club fixtures. Sport, football the ipswich town team pose together for a. The blues record goes back to the european cup preliminary round tie with maltese club floriana in september 1962, which was won 100, to the 10 uefa cup second round first leg victory over czech side slovan liberec in october 2002.
This loss of form was due in no small part to a fixture pileup as ipswich also reached the semifinal of the fa cup, losing in extra time to manchester city, and the final of the uefa cup. Football autographed 12 x 8 photo, depicting a wonderful image showing the 1981 uefa cup winners worlds best paul mariner stock pictures, photos, and images ipswich town 198081 uefa cup see more. Although he would go on to win the uefa cup with ipswich in 1981, play in the world cup finals for scotland and win the league twice with liverpool, that day in 1978 remains a career highlight. The first leg was played at portman road, ipswich, on 6 may 1981 and the second leg was played on 20 may 1981 at the olympic stadium, amsterdam. The italians would go on to win the european cup that season, with jose altafini setting a scoring. This time, robsons team performed with clinical intent and notched up a 41 aggregate victory. The team with the uefa cup after winning the 1992 final v torino on away goals ajax amsterdam, 199192 see more. Ipswich town football books and dvds and a virtual aerial tour of portman road. Ipswich still playing above their station the irish times. July 1981, ipswich town fc, the 1981 uefa, cup winners with. The book charts the story of towns exploits in european competition and the fans journeys to see them play.
Sport, football, 1981, the ipswich town team pose together for a team photograph with the uefa cup trophy that they won by beating az 67 alkmaar, back row lr. Abdoulay diaby scored as mali beat benin 52 to book an africa cup of nations spot. The 1981 uefa cup final was an association football match played over twolegs between az. From alf ramseys champions, through the bobby robson uefa cup winning era, to george burleys premiership team and the bonus season under joe royle. Ipswich town 1978 fa cup winning team map quiz stats by. Ipswichs allseated record attendance stands at 30,152 this was in a fixture against arch rivals norwich city in 2003. Dec 06, 2001 inter milan 2 4 ipswich 0 1 42 agg by the end of ipswich s adventure in the uefa cup, the san siro had quietened to a respectful whisper all the better to observe inter milan destroy. Bobby robson signed ipswich town fc 1981 uefa cup winners trophy mount. In 1973, the club won a minor british trophy the texaco cup, and as the 1970s progressed the ipswich town team got stronger.
Ipswich results 2020 standings and fixtures whats the. On 6 may 1981, ipswich had won the first leg of the uefa cup final 30 against az alkmaar. We certainly didnt win many games after playing in the uefa cup in midweek. Detailing the european matches played in the european cup, cup winners cup and uefa cup, the book also contains memories of supporters who made the often long and hazardous journeys to follow their team throughout the length and breadth of europe. A 54 aggregate victory over dutch side az alkmaar clinched the clubs first and, to date, only european trophy success. On the map sir bobby robson, the ipswich town years amazon uk. Ipswich town 1981 uefa cup final team photo memorabilia. Ipswich town 1978 fa cup final photos at home of legends. The teams emerging from the tunnel for the 1978 fa cup final. Ipswich qualified with a 21 aggregate win over their sartid smederevo after they drew the first leg at portman road two weeks ago. T he uefa cup existed from 1971 to 2009 until it change its name to the europa league. This was another brilliant evening celebrating two ipswich town legends, sharing personal memories of their time in the team. July 1981 ipswich town fc the 1981 uefa cup winners see more.
The crowning glory was a superb uefa cup triumph at the end of a momentous season that had portman road fans dreaming of an unprecedented treble. Retro shirt inspired by the 198081 home shirt worn during the uefa cup final victory. In all, ipswich played a total of 66 competitive games during the season, winning 37, drawing and losing 16. Ipswich and az 67 were both appearing in their first european cup final. Roy keane is tasked with returning the glory days to ipswich town and one of the clubs unforgettable moments was their uefa cup triumph in 1981. Bbc sport football uefa cup bent seals ipswich win. Bobby robson manager, john wark, russell osman, paul cooper, terry butcher, arnold muhren, steve mccall, bobby ferguson assistant manager, front row lr.
July 1981, ipswich town fc, the 1981 uefa, cup winners with the trophy, back row, leftright, bobby robson manager, john wark, russell osman, paul cooper, terry butcher, arnold muhren, steve mccall, bobby ferguson coach, front row, leftright, frans thijssen, eric gates, mick mills, paul mariner, alan brazil photo by bob thomas sports photography via getty images. In one of the most successful seasons in the clubs history, they finished as runnersup in the league championship, were semifinalists in the fa cup and won the uefa cup. This personalised ipswich town football book charts ipswichs rich history from 1938, through newspaper headlines about the teams memorable past. Can you name the ipswich fc 1978 fa cup winning team map see results from the ipswich town 1978 fa cup winning team map quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. Mick mills leads out the ipswich town team for the first leg of the uefa cup semi final against cologne at portman road in april 1981.
During the 198081 english football season, ipswich town f. Twogoal peter weir has surely made it safe for aberdeen now. Sportsmail tracks down ipswichs uefa cup heroes of 1981. Ipswich town 1978 fa cup win celebrated 40 years on bbc news. One is of world cup winner sir alf ramsey and the other is of sir bobby robson, who won the uefa cup with ipswich in 1981. Marcus bents penalty was enough to put ipswich in the second round of the uefa cup. Oct 26, 2018 fans line ipswich towns portman road ground to salute kevin beattie. In total his 575 appearances puts him fourth on the list of ipswich players. Dutch journalist and town fan van hulsen interviewed town figures from that era for the book, including former captain mick mills, express officer mel henderson and pat godbold, secretary to every town manager from scott duncan to george burley, and also spoke to every member of the uefa cup winning team. Tottenham hotspur fc rsc anderlecht 11 11 penalties 43 duration. Matches were contested over two legs, with a match at each teams home ground. Under the management of alf ramsey, ipswich had won backtoback league titles and as such qualified for the 196263 european cup in which they were drawn against maltese club floriana f. The club has won the top division once, in 1962 and the fa cup in 1978. In 1973 and 75 ipswich won the fa youth cup before winning the fa cup in 1978 exactly 100 years after they had been formed as an amateur club.
Karl fuller recalls two famous cup semifinal wins on. Chelsea play in the europa league final on wednesday night, making it the 11th final in this competition or the uefa cup to include an english team lawrence ostlere wed 15. Contested annually since the 195758 season by teams other than league champions and cup winners of the union of european football associations uefa. The 1978 fa cup final was an association football match between arsenal and ipswich town on 6 may 1978 at the old wembley stadium, london. European home run again longest still unbeaten streak. Ipswich town win the uefa cup 1981 bacons bites looks back. The images are printed onto high quality photo paper or canvas. Following his time at ipswich, brazis footballing exploits took him to some of the biggest clubs in english football, including spells with tottenham hotspur, a period in which brazil was a part of his 2nd uefa cup winning squad during the 198384 season followed by a couple of seasons with the worldrenowned manchester united. Sep 17, 2018 former team mates pay tribute to a player sir bobby robson called the best defender england has produced.
Aberdeens uefa cup hero peter weir calls on dons to. The second round draw saw ipswich face italian team lazio, the first leg to be played at portman road. Teams from england were banned from uefa cup play from 198590 for the criminal behavior of their supporters. At the same time the structure changed from a knockout tournament to a group tournament. Dutch legends roll back the years news ipswich town. With ipswich needing to score at least once, bent stroked home a ninth. With uefa cup final embroidery under the badge and complete in presentation box. On the map is ipswich town supporter nick fullers account of sir bobby robsons incredible. With a matter of weeks remaining of the 198081 season ipswich town remained in contention to win. Buy ipswich town football team photographs and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Having to sell their best players to balance the books and pay for a new.
European book signed by john wark ipswich town news twtd. From our our ever popular personalised ipswich town newspaper book, to photos and canvas prints of ipswich legends and the greatest moments in ipswich s football history, we have carefully selected a superb selection of ipswich town memorabilia and gifts for all fans of the club. Buy away teams fk ipswich town football european club fixtures and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Remembering ipswich towns odyssey in europe under bobby. A cup triumph in 1978, the tractor boys went on to lift the u. Ipswich towns winning goal in the 1978 fa cup final ipswich town 1978 fa cup final open top bus photo memorabilia prices from. Ipswich town football club is an english professional association football club who have. A new book to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ipswich town winning the uefa cup, has been produced by david and philip houseley. They have also been successful in european football. A marcus bent penalty after just nine minutes was enough for ipswich to book their place in the uefa cup second round. Kevin beattie and robin turner are also in celebratory mood. The pimms lawn party is one of our most popular areas located on the 1866 lawn at the lower viewing terrace as well as track frontage. Ipswich town football team photographs for sale ebay. Local boy roger osborne scored the games only goal against arsenal, in front of 100,000 supporters.
Uefa cup and players at suffolk show ipswich town news. In 1978, the club won their first, and to date only fa cup, beating arsenal in the final. A full house of 16,500 turned out for the biggest match in the history of the yugoslav club, a. View the 1978 fa cup final with ipswich vs arsenal result and match report, including the road to wembley for both teams and their performance in the 1978 final. Several members of the team will be there as guests of the suffolk agricultural association and will parade the trophy at various places around the. July 1981 ipswich town fc the 1981 uefa cup winners with the trophy back row leftright bobby robson john wark russell osman paul cooper terry butcher. Frans thijssen, eric gates, mick mills, paul mariner, and alan brazil photo. A european journey with ipswich town in europe 19622002. Bobby robsons stylish team had led the division 1 table for most of the season while simultaneously battling its way through to the fa cup semifinals. The 197576 uefa cup first round saw ipswich lineup against 1974 champions feyenoord. Ipswich town 1978 fa cup winning team map quiz stats by bgcollector. Fourtime winners arsenal were appearing in their ninth final, whereas ipswich town were making their debut at wembley and in.
Az 67 finished the 197980 eredivisie season in second place, three points behind champions afc ajax. The uefa cup and players from sir bobby robsons 1981 trophy winning side will be at the suffolk show next week. Ipswich town qualified for the uefa cup as a result of finishing third the previous season behind liverpool and manchester united. Ipswich town football club ipswich town is an english football club. Site about football statistic for european cups and championship. Ipswich town printsipswich town framed pictureshome of. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. By the end of ipswichs adventure in the uefa cup, the san siro had quietened to a respectful whisper all the better to observe inter milan destroy their english opposition. Ipswich town 1978 fa cup final team photo memorabilia.
Chelsea 3 arsenal 4 32 02 4 which cup competition merged with the uefa cup in 1999. Ipswich town memorabilia ipswich town fc gifts football. The 1981 uefa cup final was an association football match played over twolegs between az 67 of the netherlands and ipswich town of england. Ipswich town legends eric gates and paul cooper hold the uefa cup in 1981 after their match against a z alkmaar. Uefa cup final 1981 ipswich town v az alkmaar 54 on agg. In the second round, ipswich built up a commanding 30 lead in the home leg against ernst happel s club brugge. Whereas the european cup included teams that had won their domestic leagues the uefa cup included the closest runnersup how many teams that qualified from each league differed depending on rankings and. Game changers on longlist for coutts football writers. Teams selected by uefa based on each countrys previous performance in the tournament. Ipswich town player frans thijssen thoughts ipswich town fc and. Ipswich town v barcelona 1977 uefa cup barca 12593 date 231177 ipswich town v barcelona 1979 european cup winners cup 1977 condition v good,vlcr click abbreviations key. He, too, gained a uefa cup winners medal and is considered very unlucky not to have played for england, but paul was competing with the likes of peter shilton and ray clemence. Allan hunter enjoys a cigarette after towns fa cup semifinal against west brom. In 1981, ipswich town won the uefa cup and finished as runners up in the first division.
An alternative look at the history of middlesbrough and. A full house of 16,500 turned out for the biggest match in. Bobby robson was the manager back then and he inspired the tractor boys to lift the famous trophy when they overcame dutch side az alkmaar. Highlights from ipswich towns uefa winning season a tribute to the great side built by bobby robson.
Ironically, robsons first great ipswich team was at their peak this season and came within two points of winning the league title, while referee clive thomas dubiously cancelled out two goals during an fa cup semifinal loss to west ham united. Ipswich town v barcelona 1977 uefa cup barca 77 78. Football has to have a purpose but while it was great fun, we didnt need it. Ipswich had gone six first division matches without a win. Remembering ipswich towns odyssey in europe under bobby robson. Paul mariner watches his effort go in the st etienne net in the first leg in france as ipswich went on to win 41 on their way to the uefa cup final 1981. This photo of the ipswich town team after the 1978 fa cup final victory is one of a range of ipswich town gifts and memorabilia at. The history of liverpool fc in pictures 1973 bill shankly guided liverpool to a uefa cup final win over borussia monchengladbach europe conquered as reds land uefa cup 23 may 1973 liverpool produced a combination of outstanding attacking football and resolute defending to claim the first european title in their history at the expense of borussia moenchengladbach. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The 1981 uefa cup final was an association football match played over two legs between az. This magnificent photo also features a short description of the event within the white border, although please note that the canvas prints are borderless and therefore do not include this description. Those words, in the revered tones of brian moore, sum up the night the uefa cup holders ipswich town were humbled at pittodrie by a. Ipswich town against fc barcelona european cup history.