Those wishing to take advantage of White Space Design's Father's Day offer of 1980-81 The Greatest Season in Ipswich Town’s History at the reduced price of £16.99 need to order by 5pm today. The book, written by Mel Henderson, Town's public relations officer at the time, is a superb account of the year in which the club won the UEFA Cup and just missed out on a treble.
1980-81 The Greatest Season in Ipswich Town’s History features interviews with all that season’s players, Sir Bobby Robson and Bobby Ferguson, skipper Mick Mills’s top ten matches and top ten goals from the season and much more. Mills, the man who held the UEFA Cup aloft on that night in Amsterdam, says all Town fans should own a copy: "1980-81 was an incredible season and I was proud to be part of such a great team. If you love Ipswich Town then you will love this book.” Roger Hermiston’s TWTD review of 1980-81 The Greatest Season in Ipswich Town’s History can be found here. Postage and packing is free to mainland UK addresses. Father's Day orders must be received by Sunday 12th June. To buy your copy from TWTD, click here. Take a look at the book and hear more about it on the video below. Photo: www.colorsport.co.ukWhat to read next:
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