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

The club stayed amateur for another 48 years, turning professional only in 1936.

Q 02/05

In what year were Ipswich Town elected to the Football League?

A) 1950

B) 1938

C) 1958

D) 1946

Answer · why

B) 1938

They had turned professional two years earlier and won the Southern League at the first attempt.

Q 03/05

Which manager, later England's World Cup winner, replaced Scott Duncan at Ipswich in August 1955?

A) Bill McGarry

B) Bobby Robson

C) Alf Ramsey

D) Jackie Milburn

Answer · why

C) Alf Ramsey

He took the club from the Third Division South to the First Division title in seven seasons.

Q 04/05

Ipswich won the Football League championship in 1961-62. What was remarkable about the timing?

A) They had been in the Third Division a year earlier

B) They finished level on points with Burnley

C) They were unbeaten at home all season

D) It was their first ever season in the top flight

Answer · why

D) It was their first ever season in the top flight

They had come up as Second Division champions the previous spring.

Q 05/05

By what aggregate did Ipswich beat Floriana in their first European tie, the 1962–63 European Cup?

A) 14-1

B) 6-2

C) 11-3

D) 8-0

Answer · why

A) 14-1

The 10-0 home leg is still a club record; AC Milan knocked them out in the next round.