Ipswich Town F.C. in European football
Introduction


[Ipswich Town Football Club](/wiki/Ipswich_Town_F.C. "Ipswich Town F.C.") are an English professional [association football](/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club who have made numerous appearances in [Union of European Football Associations](/wiki/Union_of_European_Football_Associations "Union of European Football Associations") (UEFA) and other European competitions since 1962\. The first competitive venture in Europe came about as a result of Ipswich winning the [First Division](/wiki/Football_League_First_Division "Football League First Division") title in the [1961–62 season](/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_Ipswich_Town_F.C._season "1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season") under their manager [Sir Alf Ramsey](/wiki/Alf_Ramsey "Alf Ramsey"). The club qualified for the [European Cup](/wiki/European_Cup "European Cup") where they faced amateur Maltese opposition in the first round before being sent out of the contest by Italian champions [A.C. Milan](/wiki/A.C._Milan "A.C. Milan") in the following round. Under [Bobby Robson](/wiki/Bobby_Robson "Bobby Robson")'s leadership, Ipswich qualified for European football for a decade from 1972, the culmination of which was victory in the [final](/wiki/1981_UEFA_Cup_Final "1981 UEFA Cup Final") of the [1980–81 UEFA Cup](/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_UEFA_Cup "1980–81 UEFA Cup"), winning 5–4 on aggregate against Dutch team [AZ Alkmaar](/wiki/AZ_Alkmaar "AZ Alkmaar"). The club remains undefeated at home throughout their entire history in UEFA\-sanctioned European football matches, having played 31 times, winning 25 and drawing 6\.

Ipswich have also played in non\-UEFA\-sanctioned competitive European football. They participated in the [Anglo\-Italian Cup](/wiki/Anglo-Italian_Cup "Anglo-Italian Cup") for a single season and won the [Texaco Cup](/wiki/Texaco_Cup "Texaco Cup").


What was the outcome of Ipswich Town Football Club's first European competition match?