Trevor Whymark of Ipswich Town FC visits Diss museum to help with exhibition plan

Plans to exhibit football memorabilia have been boosted by the visit of an Ipswich Town FC legend and his family.

Trevor Whymark paid a visit to Diss Museum with his son, Craig, and wife, Rita, to donate mementos from his football career, which included a match ball with which he scored four goals against Lazio in 1973.

Burston-born Mr Whymark was part of Bobby Robson’s great team of the 1970s that won the FA Cup in 1978, having started his career at Diss Town, with the exhibition marking 30 years since the club lifted the FA Vase at Wembley in 1994.

Basil Abbott said: “Trevor is a great hero in our family and we are the same age. He worked with my dad at Jewson’s before signing for Ipswich.

“There was pandemonium in our house whenever Trevor scored on Match of the Day. I am delighted to include his mementoes in the display.”

Mr Whymark was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease earlier this year.