Town to Wear Pink at Spurs - Ipswich Town News
Town’s men’s side will wear their pink third kit for the first time when they face Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon, club sponsor Ed Sheeran has announced.
Sheeran was involved in the design of the kit, which is inspired by traditional Suffolk pink and features a silhouette of Framlingham Castle, the castle on the hill in Sheeran’s famed song.
Ipswich’s Wolsey Gate, reflected in the turrets at the top of the Town badge, is also included in the design.
Soundwaves from the cheer of the Portman Road crowd as players run out of the tunnel also appear on the front of the shirt, as does a representation of the 60 miles of Suffolk coastline, running from Felixstowe to Lowestoft.
In addition, ’Ed Sheeran x Ipswich Town’ is on the inside the neck with an Ipswich Town heart motif on the back.
Ipswich Town Women are the only side to have worn the kit so far, in their 5-1 thrashing of Plymouth at Home Park in October.
Town, playing their first competitive match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, will be looking to end their winless start to the season at the 11th attempt.
Last time they played at Spurs in the 2001/02 season, at the old White Hart Lane ground, the Blues ended a 15-game winless Premier League run by winning 2-1.
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