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It's 40 years since Ipswich Town's UEFA Cup triumph, a cup run that saw them having to beat no less than three champions-elect to lift the trophy in Amsterdam's Olympic stadium. In this, the definitive account (to date!) of Town's European games, the authors take you through the seasons: From Alf Ramsey's Champions playing in the European Cup, through the Bobby Robson era and the UEFA Cup triumph in Amsterdam, to the George Burley Premiership team, and the 'bonus' season in Europe ending under Joe Royle. Every tie is summarised and most are well illustrated, with photos of action on the pitch, memorabilia, and the fans on location. As the club's appointed travel agents, the Houseley brothers were handed a huge responsibility for smooth organisation, and seeing off any trouble at a time of widespread football hooliganism. The Ipswich fans, however, were a credit to club and country and took their good behaviour and good humour as a badge of honour, something greatly appreciated by the club's directors and owners, manager Sir Bobby Robson and the players. The memories these trips produced are priceless: ships, planes, trains and coaches were chartered as thousands of fans made the journeys to some of the finest cities in Europe, to see their team come up against some of Europe's most famous names. Coach and manager Bobby Ferguson wrote the Foreword and then gives his assessment of the players of 1980-81 team. There are accounts from fans, stewards and club officials, journalists, and the brothers themselves. The Travel Card scheme for fans devised by David and Philip was ahead of its time: it was taken up by other clubs, Dennis Howell's working party appointed by the prime minister, and finally by the FA as the England Travel Club.

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On A European Journey by David and Philip Houseley should bring the memories flooding back. --Sporting Life; Older generations will read 'On a European Journey' and remember fondly the finest feat of football they could ever have dreamt of.Younger readers will take in the stories, look at the collection of stunning fans' photographs, and see the victorious scoreboards of little Ipswich Town against the Goliaths of Europe and wonder ... how? --Shoot Magazine, January2012 edition; great pictures that will bring back many memories for all the Town fans that ever followed their team into Europe --TWTD.co.uk May 2011, Colin Kreidewolf; They've got this off to a tee --BBC Radio Suffolk 29th May 2011, Bob Shelley; One-time Supporters' Chairman Philip Houseley, and his brother David, have come out with a belter of a Blues book. --Evening Star, July 29th 2011, Dave Allard

On A European Journey by David and Philip Houseley should bring the memories flooding back. --Sporting Life<br><br>Older generations will read 'On a European Journey' and remember fondly the finest feat of football they could ever have dreamt of.Younger readers will take in the stories, look at the collection of stunning fans' photographs, and see the victorious scoreboards of little Ipswich Town against the Goliaths of Europe and wonder ... how? --Shoot Magazine, January2012 edition

On A European Journey by David and Philip Houseley should bring the memories flooding back. --SportingLife.com June 2011, David John<br><br>great pictures that will bring back many memories for all the Town fans that ever followed their team into Europe --TWTD.co.uk May 2011, Colin Kreidewolf<br><br>They've got this off to a tee--BBC Radio Suffolk May 29th 2011, Bob Shelley One-time Supporters' Chairman Philip Houseley, and his brother David, have come out with a belter of a Blues book.--Ipswich Evening Star, July 29th 2011, Dave Allard

On A European Journey by David and Philip Houseley should bring the memories flooding back. --Sporting Life Older generations will read 'On a European Journey' and remember fondly the finest feat of football they could ever have dreamt of.Younger readers will take in the stories, look at the collection of stunning fans' photographs, and see the victorious scoreboards of little Ipswich Town against the Goliaths of Europe and wonder ... how? --Shoot Magazine, January2012 edition

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David Houseley and Philip Houseley organized Ipswich Town's European tours during the 1970s and 1980s, as the Supporters Club's official travel agents. David was managing director of Anglia Tours, the club's appointed tour operator. He earned a reputation for meticulous attention to detail for Town's European journeys, before and during each away leg. Philip served as chairman of Ipswich Town Supporters for fifteen years. As a local radio commentator, he covered several Town games.

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