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Ipswich fans get the chance to be photographed with The UEFA Cup AND benefit from FREE entry to The National Football Museum

Ipswich Town supporters visiting Deepdale on Friday 18th February for the Championship game with Preston North End are in for a treat. Not only will they get continued FREE access to The National Football Museum, but they will also get the chance to be photographed with the mighty UEFA Cup that Town captain, Mick Mills held aloft in 1981.

And the Museum is a potential Aladdin's cave for all Ipswich supporters as Mark Bushell from the Museum explained:

‘As a National Museum we house objects to do with almost every club and we have a number of superb artifacts relating to Ipswich, not least The FA Cup that the ‘Tractor Boys' won in 1978.

We also have the crossbar from the 1966 World Cup final that Geoff Hurst hit for his heavily disputed second goal and the actual ball itself which is a real crowd pleaser as it's the only ball to have ever scored a World Cup final hat-trick.'

The National Football Museum also houses some truly outstanding world football gems. These include unbelievably, the match ball from the first ever World Cup final in 1930 between Uruguay and Argentina, the shirt Diego Maradona wore in the infamous “Hand of God” game and John Motson's inimitable sheepskin coat.

And now the Museum has on display the actual UEFA Cup that Ipswich won by defeating AK 67 Alkmaar 5-4 in 1981. And the Museum is giving Town supporters the opportunity of having their picture taken with the famous trophy between 5pm and 7pm before the game.

And Bushell believes that the price of only £3 for a photograph taken with your own camera or £10 (+ P&P) if taken by the Museum, is a sure fire winner.

‘Not only will you take away a great photograph of an Iconic trophy that Ipswich have won but visitors will also be contributing to the Museum charity which help to save important football objects for the nation.'

The internationally acclaimed Museum will also remain open until 7.30pm, allowing Town supporters to view the world's greatest football collections just before the big game.

Museum spokesman Richard Cuthbert urged Town fans to attend the game early and make a day of their visit to Preston . This way the travelling fans can make the most of their visit to the wonderful Museum and enjoy the wide range of activities on offer: “It is well worth getting to the Museum in good time before the game, to get them in the mood for the match. This is the largest Football Museum in the world and a dream come true for any football fan. There is so much to see and do and what's more it's completely FREE to visit.”