Ipswich Town promotion inspires students from St Margaret's

The event was organised by St Margaret's Primary School's sports coach and long-term season ticket holder, Benjamin Durrant. 

Mr Durrant encourages all his students to take part in football and support the team that they love.

For him as an Ipswich town fan however, he described it the win at the weekend as a "Saturday I will never forget".

He said: "Many of my students would always ask me who I support in the Premier League, and I would always say no one because the only team I support is Ipswich Town.

"But now I can say that I have a team to support in the Premier League."

Mr Durrant said that the team have become role models for his students (Image: Newsquest)

He added that many students have been excited by what they saw on Saturday, and he even met some of them on Monday, May 6, during the parade. 

Before this, he would notice that each student would bring their own jersey to school, some would wear tops of Manchester United or Arsenal, but this is the first time he has seen everyone in his school wear Ipswich Town's kit. 

The teacher said: "They [Ipswich Town] have inspired the next generation of their fan.

"Many of these students, who are similar to my children's age, have seen promotion for the first time and what the team has done for the past two seasons is exciting for these children."

Students also wrote letters to the players (Image: Ben Durrant)

Along with wearing Ipswich Town's kit, the students were also encouraged to write letters to the players and the club. 

"Lots of people thought other teams would go up instead of us," wrote a student from year three to Sam Morsy.

"Now Ipswich will be playing some of the best teams in Europe and the best players in the country. We believe in you!"

After which they went on to ask Sam Morsy to send his autographs to the school.