Portman Road is a football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, which has been the home ground of the Premier League side Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted many England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003. It staged several other sporting events, including athletics meetings and international hockey matches, musical concerts and Christian events.
Aerial view of Portman Road, 2015
Outside Portman Road is a statue of Sir Alf Ramsey, who led Ipswich Town to the league title in 1962 and England to the World Cup in 1966
Statue of Sir Bobby Robson, who led Ipswich Town to the FA Cup in 1978 and Uefa Cup in 1981
The Sir Bobby Robson Stand, also known as the North Stand, is where the loudest fans tend to sit
Ipswich is a large port town and borough in the county of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk and is the largest settlement in the county, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds. It is situated in East Anglia. Ipswich is the second-largest population centre in East Anglia, Norwich being the largest. It is about 80 miles (130 km) northeast of London. In 2011 it had a population of 144,957. The Ipswich built-up area is the fourth-largest in the East of England region and the 42nd-largest in England and Wales. It includes the towns and villages of Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Bramford and Martlesham Heath.
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