Call Me Ted-Designed Warm-Up Shirt For Foundation Fixture
Thursday, 19th Mar 2026 14:05

The Ipswich Town Foundation and Call Me Ted have come together to produce a one-off limited edition warm-up shirt for Saturday’s home game against Millwall, this season’s Foundation Fixture.

The brainchild of brothers Richard and Steve Haugh, and friends Kevin Bennett and Andy Mortimer, Call Me Ted released unique posters by local artists for every home match last season which appeared in the programme for the relevant game.

The design on the shirts for Saturday’s match is inspired by the community that the foundation serves, depicting landmarks from the town as it is now in the style of a Tudor map, a nod to the history of the town and Cardinal Thomas Wolsey’s influence during that period.

The collaboration has been funded by Ipswich fan and foundation supporter Richard Buss.

A shirt has been produced for each player in the first-team squad, featuring their name and number with a selection signed and made available for auction following the match via a Crowdfunder campaign, which will go live next week through MatchWornShirt.

“I was inspired by Ipswich’s Tudor era, when Wolsey first set out his ambitions for the town,” Steve Haugh, who designed the artwork, explained.

“Tudor maps were beautifully hand-drawn and full of character, so I’ve taken that spirit and reworked it with landmarks from modern Ipswich - linking our history with the renewed ambition around the club and town today.

“Brother Richard added: “We’re proud to be partnering with the foundation, a charity that we believe makes people’s lives better.  

“We’ve witnessed the joy people get from taking part in the disability football sessions, girls football and walking football, and admire the way the foundation looks to build links with parts of the community where support is most needed.”

Dan Palfrey, director of the Ipswich Town Foundation, said: “This shirt helps open up meaningful conversations about the foundation and the impact we’re making in the community.

“We’re incredibly grateful to Steve and Richard at Call Me Ted for their hard work and thoughtful design, and to Richard Buss for bringing the idea into fruition.”

Town introduced the Foundation Fixture in 2023 in order to raise awareness of and funds to support the work carried out to support people in Ipswich and wider Suffolk.

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LandOfMickyStockwell added 14:13 - Mar 19 I think it looks decent. I'll take a look at the auction. I wonder, is there a revenue stream for 'premium' training / fashion kit like this which is uniquely Ipswich? We've had Framlingham Castle, now Tudor Ipswich... can we next have the lightship with the fabric infused with the smell of the biscuit factory?
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BangaloreBlues added 14:45 - Mar 19 Love it!
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Bazza8564 added 15:21 - Mar 19 Really good, and once the auction is done I wonder if the foundation has the appetite to accept orders for a production run of these? I would think a lot of fans would support a £25 offering for a simple tee for the summer?
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FarnboroBlue added 15:55 - Mar 19 Matty H looking pretty trim, sign him up :)
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THX1138 added 16:12 - Mar 19 At the very least this should be released as a poster without the MSC logo. That way the foundation get to sell the shirts and the public have a chance to get a copy of the map
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Papillon64 added 16:13 - Mar 19 Excellent continued work and design by the 2 brothers involved, true blues with the club at heart. Would love the opportunity to purchase and would think that a few hundred would be snapped up if made available! Keep up the passion boys..
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stjohnsblue added 16:24 - Mar 19 Great news and initiative. Steve, Rich, Andy and Kev are lovely people, so let's hope it raises good money for the foundation.
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BlueSince93 added 17:16 - Mar 19 I'd definitely buy one of these if they did a fully released run!
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armchaircritic59 added 18:00 - Mar 19 Really good design. Well done guys. Team could wear it as one off home game shirt! ( Yes I know that's not going to happen ).
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ITFC_1994 added 18:33 - Mar 19

Love it. I love ipswich, its a great town. Yes, the town centre and high street has fallen off, but there is so much still to love. I love loving here. KM, MA and the team over the last 4 seasons have really bought a buzz back too. A few more seasons in the prem would go down a treat if they lead in to further investment.

Get Call Me Ted involved in next year's actual kits please!

COYB!

ITFC_1994 added 18:35 - Mar 19 Also, bluewhiteboy is a bit odd, isn't he. Poor old boy
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armchaircritic59 added 18:37 - Mar 19 Bazza, I would to start with!
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RetroBlue added 21:19 - Mar 19 Nothing else to match it in the professional game as far as I'm aware. Nice one Ted!
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RetroBlue added 21:23 - Mar 19 ITFC _ 1994.... Next years kit is already decided and probably already in production. Ashton as always heaviliy involved ....
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d77sgw added 22:51 - Mar 19 This kit is bloody lovely and I wish we got a chance to buy it as a genuine Town first team kit
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Sensiblue added 23:43 - Mar 19 This will fly I recon. Won't take much of a petition from fan's wanting to buy this beautiful charity shirt. Seems fairly unanimous on here and I was totally sold on it straight away. Perfect for next years away kit.
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AbujaBlue added 10:35 - Mar 20 I love this. I hope they make a poster version as well.
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IvorFeeling added 12:16 - Mar 20 These look great and another feather in their cap. Why the sponsors didn't like or couldn't work with their front on the programme is beyond me
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