Portman Road
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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
1981 UEFA Cup final
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The 1981 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match played over two legs between AZ '67 of the Netherlands and Ipswich Town of England. The first leg was played at Portman Road, Ipswich, on 6 May 1981 and the second leg was played on 20 May 1981 at the Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam. It was the final of the 1980–81 season of European cup competition, the UEFA Cup. Both Ipswich and AZ '67 were appearing in their first European final.
The first leg of the final was played at Portman Road.
The Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam hosted the second leg of the final.
John Wark scored a record fourteen goals during Ipswich's 1980–81 UEFA Cup campaign.