Ipswich Town will wear a limited edition warm-up shirt ahead of Saturday’s crunch clash with Millwall at Portman Road.
‘Call Me Ted’ – the fan-led project behind the artwork on the front of Ipswich’s matchday programmes during the recent Premier League season – have designed the special white shirt that depicts key landmarks from the town, as it is now, in the style of a Tudor map.
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It will be worn by players leading up to kick-off this weekend – the club’s annual Foundation Fixture – and subsequently be auctioned off to raise funds for the Ipswich Town Foundation.
Ipswich Town’s new warm-up shirt for the annual Foundation Fixture. (Image: MatchDay Images)
‘Call Me Ted’ is led by brothers Steve and Richard Haugh, while this collaboration has been funded by Town fan and Foundation supporter Richard Buss.
“I was inspired by Ipswich’s Tudor era, when Wolsey first set out his ambitions for the town,” said Steve Haugh, who designed the artwork for the shirt.
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“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.”
The shirt is a map of modern day Ipswich drawn in a Tudor style. (Image: Richard Calver)
Richard Haugh 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.”
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Dan Palfrey, the director of Ipswich Town Foundation, said: “This shirt helps open up meaningful conversations about the Foundation and the impact we’re making in the community.
Jens Cajuste, pictured wearing the new Call Me Ted designed warm-up shirt. (Image: Richard Calver)
“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.”
A shirt has been produced for each player in Town’s first team squad, printed with their name and number.
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A selection of those shirts will be signed and made available to bid on following the fixture through a Crowdfunder campaign and through MatchWornShirt.
For more information on Foundation Fixture, visit the Foundation website here.
More detailing from the new ‘Call Me Ted’ designed Ipswich Town shirt. (Image: MatchDay Images Limited)