TWTD reader and lifelong Town fan Dan Botten has published a new book Ipswich Town: On This Day, from which we will be taking extracts throughout the week. We'll also be running a daily competition in which you can win a copy.
Ipswich Town: On This Day, which we reckon is an ideal stocking filler for Town fans everywhere, charts, on a day-by-day basis, the major events in the club's history. It includes individual entries for every day of the year, plus multiple listings for busier times, as promotions, relegations, sensational signings, important matches and unique trivia are covered.
Wednesday November 18th 1891
On this day, Town's first ever match at Portman Road against foreign opposition ended in a surprising 2-1 defeat to a travelling Canadian/American tourist team. It was the visitors' 35th match of a very long tour.
Question: How much did Town have to pay their overseas opponents to play the fixture?
a) £2
b) £20
c) £50
Send your answer to competition@twtd.co.uk before 9am on Wednesday and the winner will be drawn out at random from the correct responses. We'll be running another competition and extract tomorrow and throughout the week.
If you can't wait to get your copy or never win competitions, you can buy Ipswich Town: On This Day at the bargain price of £6.99 via TWTD here.
Other Town books available this Christmas include Mel Henderson's Match of My Life, featuring the likes of Jim Magilton, Mick Mills, Ray Crawford, Roger Osborne, Kevin Beattie, John Wark, Allan Hunter, Bryan Hamilton, Trevor Whymark and Alan Brazil, which you can get here for £11.89, while copies of Mel's 1978 FA Cup Story signed by Roger Osborne are also still available via TWTD.
For more Town-related present ideas, visit TWTD's annual Christmas list, which we will be adding to on a regular basis in the weeks to come.