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The Ipswich Town Quiz

Fifty questions on the history of Ipswich Town Football Club.
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Where have Ipswich Town played their home matches since 1884?
Portman Road
In which year did the club turn professional?
1936
In which year did the club join the Football League?
1938
Which club was voted out of the League in favour of Ipswich?
Gillingham
What nickname is commonly given to Ipswich in the media?
The Tractor Boys
Which former club captain holds the record for the most appearances for Ipswich?
Mick Mills
Who replaced Paul Cook as manager in December 2021?
Kieran McKenna
In which year did Bobby Robson leave Ipswich to take over as manager of the England national team?
1982
Which firm sponsored the club's shirts from 1986 until 1995?
Fisons
How many seasons did Ipswich spend in the First Division/Championship (second tier) after relegation from the Premiership in 2002?
17
Which Maltese side did Ipswich beat 10-0 in the second leg of their 1962/63 European Cup preliminary round tie?
Floriana
How many times have Ipswich appeared in the Football League play-offs?
Eight
John Wark netted 36 goals from midfield in 1980/81. How many of those did he score in the victorious UEFA Cup campaign?
14
What is the name shared by two notable former Ipswich strikers?
David Johnson
Who was appointed Ipswich manager in 1955?
Alf Ramsey
What was the score in Ipswich's home match against Crewe Alexandra in January 2004?
6-4
Who replaced goalscorer Roger Osborne as substitute in the 1978 FA Cup final at Wembley?
Mick Lambert
Which manager led Ipswich to the Second Division title in the 1967/68 season?
Bill McGarry
Who is the youngest player to score a hat-trick for Ipswich?
Dean Bowditch
From which side was Paul Mariner signed in 1976?
Plymouth Argyle
Which side did Ipswich finish ahead of to win the 1991/92 Second Division title and a place in the inaugural Premier League campaign?
Middlesbrough
Which senior competition did Ipswich win in the 1972/73 season, winning the two-legged final 4-2 on aggregate?
Texaco Cup
Which former club captain made 396 appearances for Ipswich between 2012 and 2021?
Luke Chambers
In which year did the club first enter the FA Cup?
1890
Which Kosovo-born Finland international played for Ipswich in the 2000s?
Shefki Kuqi
Which former defender, considered to be the best player to have played for the club, was honoured with a statue which was unveiled in 2021?
Kevin Beattie
Alex Mathie scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 home win against Norwich City in 1998. Which player scored the other two?
Bobby Petta
Which forward finished as top goalscorer for Ipswich in four consecutive seasons in the early-to-mid 1950s?
Tom Garneys
A record home crowd of 38,010 was present for the first of four matches against which side in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1975?
Leeds United
Which sportswear company produced Ipswich's kits from 2014 until 2022?
Adidas
How many matches did Ipswich play in the 1980/81 season?
66
Who scored the final goal in front of the old North Stand before it was replaced with the current structure?
Martijn Reuser
Who became the first Soviet international to play in the Football League when he was signed by Ipswich in 1988?
Sergei Baltacha
How many times have Ipswich reached the semi-final stage of the League Cup?
Four
Who scored 27 goals for Ipswich in the 2014/15 campaign?
Daryl Murphy
Who did Ipswich beat 8-1 (9-1 on aggregate) in the UEFA Cup in the 2002/03 season?
Avenir Beggen
Who netted four goals for Ipswich in matches against Lazio (4-0), West Bromwich Albion (7-0) and Landskrona BoIS (5-0) in the 1970s?
Trevor Whymark
How many points did fifth-placed Ipswich finish behind runners-up Arsenal in the 2000/01 Premiership campaign?
Four
Who broke Jason Dozzell's record as Ipswich's youngest player in 2009?
Connor Wickham
How many of the 100 Second Division goals netted in the title-winning season of 1960/61 did record goalscorer Ray Crawford and his Suffolk-born strike partner Ted Phillips score between them?
70
Who scored both of Ipswich's goals against Inter Milan in their UEFA Cup tie in the 2001/02 season?
Alun Armstrong
How many times have Ipswich finished in the top three in the top flight?
Six
Who did Ipswich beat 6-2 for their first-ever top-flight victory in August 1961, going on to finish ahead of them as First Division champions at the very-first attempt?
Burnley
Who scored the only goal of the game to give Ipswich their first-ever win at Anfield in 1995?
Adam Tanner
Geographically, which is the closest professional football club to Ipswich Town?
Colchester United
What was the aggregate scoreline in the victorious 1999/2000 play-off semi-final with Bolton Wanderers?
7-5
Initially part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, which player won Third Division South (twice), Second Division and First Division championship medals with Ipswich?
John Elsworthy
Which notable European side did Ipswich beat at home in consecutive seasons in the UEFA Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup?
Barcelona
Who hit 13 goals in his début season for the club in 2021/22?
Wes Burns
Aside from 2010 loanee Gianni Zuiverloon, who is the only player with a surname beginning with Z to have appeared for Ipswich?
Romeo Zondervan
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