Q 01/05

Ipswich A.F.C. became Ipswich Town in 1888 after merging with a club that played which sport?

A) Rugby

B) Cricket

C) Hockey

D) Athletics

Answer · why

A) Rugby

Rugby: the association club merged with Ipswich Rugby Club in 1888 to become Ipswich Town, then stayed amateur for another 48 years, turning professio...

Q 02/05

Ipswich were elected to the Football League in 1938 in place of which club?

A) Walsall

B) Aldershot

C) Gillingham

D) Southend United

Answer · why

C) Gillingham

Gillingham finished bottom of the Third Division South and lost the re-election vote to Ipswich, who had turned professional only two years earlier.

Q 03/05

Which manager replaced Scott Duncan at Ipswich in August 1955 and later won the league title with the club?

A) Bill McGarry

B) Bobby Robson

C) Alf Ramsey

D) Jackie Milburn

Answer · why

C) Alf Ramsey

Alf Ramsey took Ipswich from the Third Division South to champions of England in seven seasons, then won the 1966 World Cup as England manager.

Q 04/05

Newly promoted Ipswich won the league title in 1961-62, their first top-flight season, ahead of which runners-up?

A) Tottenham Hotspur

B) Burnley

C) Everton

D) Manchester United

Answer · why

B) Burnley

Burnley scored 101 league goals to the champions' 93 that season but still finished three points behind the newcomers.

Q 05/05

After beating Floriana in their first European tie in 1962, Ipswich lost to which eventual champions?

A) Benfica

B) Real Madrid

C) AC Milan

D) Inter Milan

Answer · why

C) AC Milan

AC Milan won the first leg 3-0 and went on to lift the 1963 European Cup, though Ipswich won the return 2-1 at Portman Road.