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Ipswich Town
1974-82
GI SCORE :
812.8
1974-82
PERIOD
Dynasty
LIFESPAN TYPE
England
COUNTRY
First Division, UEFA Cup
COMPETITION(S)
STYLE OF PLAY
1x FA Cup, 1x UEFA Cup
NOTABLE HONOURS
Bobby Robson
NOTABLE MANAGER
Frans Thijssen, Arnold Mühren, John Wark, Paul Mariner, Terry Butcher
NOTABLE PLAYERS
TROPHIES WON
2
WIN RATIO
63%
AVERAGE GOALS FOR
1.8
AVERAGE GOALS A
1
OVERALL GI SCORE:
812.8
GI FACTORS
144.8
131.1
135.7
74.9
Trophies/Titles
Win Rate/Dominance
Peak Performance
Star Power
78
Style of Play
83
Consistency/Era
85.6
Legacy/Influence
79.7
Cultural Impact
GI SCORING RATIONALE
Revered by football purists and historians. Bobby Robson’s Ipswich is seen as a model of intelligent management and overachievement, but isn’t widely celebrated today.
FA Cup (1978), UEFA Cup (1981), regular top 6 finishes. They were contenders in both domestic and European competition over a long stretch.
Loved by those who followed them, and influential in terms of style and scouting — particularly their use of Dutch imports. But relatively quiet in wider cultural terms.
Beating Arsenal at Wembley in 1978. Conquering Europe with class in 1981. Multiple league wins over the era’s big clubs.
Robson’s humility, Muhren and Thijssen’s grace, Wark’s goals… it was football with beauty and brains. Felt like a true team, not just a collection of stars.
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