Former Youth Player Dies - Ipswich Town News
Paul Adams, a member of Town’s 1973 FA Youth Cup-winning squad, has died of cancer at the age of 58.
Glaswegian right winger Adams played alongside the likes of George Burley, Kevin Beattie, Eric Gates and Dale Roberts in the Blues’ youth team having signed apprentice terms in June 1972.
After leaving Portman Road, Adams played and managed in local football with Felixstowe and Walton, Harwich and Parkeston and Stowmarket Town.
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