List of Ipswich Town F.C. records and statistics
This article is a list of statistics and records relating to Ipswich Town Football Club. Ipswich Town are an English professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The club was founded in 1878 and turned professional in 1936. Ipswich have played at all professional levels of English football and have participated in European football since the 1960s. The team plays in the second tier of English football, the Championship.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Ipswich Town, records set by the club, their managers and their players, and details the club's European performances. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Ipswich players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Portman Road, the club's home ground since 1884, are also included in the list.
Honours
Ipswich Town have won honours both domestically and in European Cup competitions. The team has won the English League Championship (1961–62) and the FA Cup (1978) and, in European competition, won the UEFA Cup in 1980–81. Their last senior league honour was the Football League Second Division title in 1992.[1]
European
Domestic
League titles
- Football League First Division:[1][2]
- Football League Second Division:[1][3]
- Football League Third Division (South):[1][4]
- Southern Football League:[1]
- Winners (1): 1938–39
Cups
- Texaco Cup:[1]
- Winners (1): 1973
Player records
Appearances
- Youngest first-team player: Jason Dozzell, 16 years 57 days (against Coventry City, 4 February, 1984).[5][6]
- Oldest first-team player: Mick Burns, 43 years 219 days (against Gateshead, 12 January 1952).[7][8]
Most appearances
- Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.[9]
# | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[10] | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mick Mills | 1965–82 | 588 (3) | 57 (5) | 43 (1) | 49 (0) | 737 (4) |
2 | John Wark | 1974–83 1987–89 1991–96 |
533 (6) | 55 (1) | 42 (1) | 40 (0) | 670 (8) |
3 | Mick Stockwell | 1982–2002 | 464 (42) | 28 (3) | 42 (5) | 21 (3) | 555 (53) |
4 | Paul Cooper | 1973–86 | 447 (0) | 45 (0) | 43 (0) | 40 (0) | 575 (0) |
5 | George Burley | 1973–85 | 394 (0) | 43 (0) | 35 (0) | 28 (0) | 500 (0) |
6 | Tommy Parker | 1946–56 | 428 (0) | 37 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (0) | 475 (0) |
7 | Billy Baxter | 1960–70 | 409 (0) | 23 (1) | 22 (0) | 5 (0) | 459 (0) |
8 | John Elsworthy | 1949–64 | 398 (0) | 27 (0) | 6 (0) | 4 (0) | 435 (0) |
9 | Jason Dozzell | 1983–92 1997 |
320 (20) | 22 (0) | 29 (1) | 22 (0) | 393 (21) |
10 | Doug Rees | 1957–60 | 356 (0) | 29 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 387 (0) |
Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season: Ted Phillips, 46 goals (including 41 league goals) in the 1956–57 season.[11]
- Most league goals in a season: Ted Phillips, 41 goals in the 1956–57 season.[11]
- Youngest goalscorer: Jason Dozzell, 16 years 57 days (against Coventry City, 4 February, 1984).[5]
Top goalscorers
Ray Crawford is the all-time top goalscorer for Ipswich Town. In the 1970–71 season, he became the first footballer to score hat-tricks in the Football League, League Cup, FA Cup and European Cup.[12]
- Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.[9]
# | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[10] | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ray Crawford | 1958–63 1965–68 |
204 (320) | 5 (18) | 0 (10) | 9 (6) | 218 (354) |
2 | John Wark | 1974–83 1987–89 1991–96 |
135 (539) | 12 (56) | 25 (43) | 18 (40) | 190 (678) |
3 | Ted Phillips | 1953–63 | 161 (269) | 9 (12) | 7 (5) | 6 (7) | 181 (295) |
4 | Tom Garneys | 1951–58 | 123 (248) | 20 (25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 143 (273) |
5 | Paul Mariner | 1976–83 | 96 (260) | 19 (31) | 8 (28) | 12 (28) | 135 (339) |
6 | Trevor Whymark | 1969–78 | 75 (261) | 2 (21) | 9 (20) | 18 (33) | 104 (335) |
7 | Eric Gates | 1973–84 | 73 (296) | 8 (26) | 8 (29) | 7 (27) | 96 (378) |
8 | Tommy Parker | 1946–56 | 86 (428) | 7 (37) | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | 95 (475) |
9 | Alan Brazil | 1977–82 | 70 (154) | 6 (20) | 3 (17) | 1 (21) | 80 (210) |
10 | Jason Dozzell | 1983–92 1997 |
52 (340) | 12 (22) | 3 (30) | 4 (22) | 72 (414) |
International caps
Ipswich Town turned professional in 1936, and the first player to be capped by a national side received his call-up as recently as 1952. Many of the records in this section were established during the late 1970s and early 1980s, when Ipswich achieved success unparalleled in the club's history.[1] This section refers only to caps won while an Ipswich Town player.
- First capped player: Billy Reed for Wales against Yugoslavia on 22 September, 1954.[13]
- First capped player for England: Ray Crawford against Northern Ireland on 22 November, 1961.[13]
- Most capped player: Allan Hunter with 47 caps for Northern Ireland as an Ipswich player.[14][15]
- Most capped player for England: Mick Mills, 42 caps while an Ipswich player.[16]
- First player to play in the World Cup Finals: Alan Brazil and John Wark for Scotland against New Zealand in Malaga on 15 June 1982.[13]
- First player to score in a World Cup Finals: John Wark for Scotland against New Zealand in Malaga on 15 June 1982.[13][17]
- First player to play for England in the World Cup Finals: Terry Butcher, Mick Mills and Paul Mariner against France in Bilbao on 16 June 1982.[13]
- First player to score in the World Cup Finals for England: Paul Mariner against France in Bilbao on 16 June 1982.[13]
- Most World Cup Finals appearances: Terry Butcher, 9 (1982 and 1986).[18]
- Most World Cup Finals goals: John Wark, 5 (1982).[18]
- First player to play in the European Championships Finals: Frans Thijssen for Holland against Germany on 14 June, 1980.[13]
- Most European Championships appearances: Claus Thomsen, 3 (1996).[19]
Transfers
Firsts
- Sergei Baltacha became the first Soviet footballer to play in Britain when he joined Ipswich Town from Dynamo Kiev in 1988.[20]
- Adrián Paz became the first Uruguayan to play in the Premier League after joining Ipswich in 1994.[21]
Record transfer fees paid
# | Name | Fee | Paid to | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Matteo Sereni | £4.75m | Sampdoria | Error in Template:Date table sorting: days must be an integer between 1 and 31 | [14] |
2 | Hermann Hreiðarsson | £4m | Wimbledon | Error in Template:Date table sorting: days must be an integer between 1 and 31 | [22] |
3 | Finidi George | £3.1m | Real Mallorca | Error in Template:Date table sorting: days must be an integer between 1 and 31 | [23] |
4 | Marcus Bent | £3m | Blackburn Rovers | Error in Template:Date table sorting: days must be an integer between 1 and 31 | [24] |
5 | Marcus Stewart | £2.5m | Huddersfield Town | Error in Template:Date table sorting: days must be an integer between 1 and 31 | [25] |
Record transfer fees received
# | Name | Fee | Received from | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1= | Kieron Dyer | £6m | Newcastle United | Error in Template:Date table sorting: days must be an integer between 1 and 31 | [26] |
1= | Richard Wright | £6m | Arsenal | Error in Template:Date table sorting: days must be an integer between 1 and 31 | [27] |
3 | Titus Bramble | £5m | Newcastle United | Error in Template:Date table sorting: days must be an integer between 1 and 31 | [28] |
4 | Marcus Stewart | £3.25m | Sunderland | Error in Template:Date table sorting: days must be an integer between 1 and 31 | [25] |
5 | Darren Bent | £3m | Charlton Athletic | 1 June, 2005 | [29][30] |
Managerial records
- First manager in the professional era: Mick O'Brien (managed the club for 39 games from May 1936 to August 1937).[31]
- Longest serving manager: Bobby Robson (managed the club for 709 games from January 1969 to August 1982).[32]
Club records
Goals
- Most league goals scored in a season: 106 in 46 matches, Third Division (South), 1955–56.[33]
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 32 in 42 matches, First Division, 1985–86.[33]
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 121 in 42 matches, First Division, 1963–64.[33]
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 32 in 46 matches, First Division, 1988–89.[33]
Points
- Most points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 64 (in 46 games in 1953–54, Division Three (South) and in 1955–56, Division Three (South)).[33]
- Three points for a win: 87 (in 46 games in 1999–2000, First Division).[33]
- Fewest points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 25 (in 42 games in 1963–64, First Division).[33]
- Three points for a win: 27 (in 42 games in 1994–95, Premier League).[33]
Matches
Firsts
- First match: Ipswich Town 6–1 Stoke Wanderers, a friendly at Broom Hill, 2 November, 1878.[34]
- First league match: Ipswich Town 4–1 Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Southern League at Portman Road, 29 August, 1936.[35]
- First FA Cup match: Ipswich Town 2–0 Reading, first qualifying round, 4 October, 1890.[36]
- First European match: Floriana F.C. 1–4 Ipswich Town, European Cup, preliminary round, 18 September, 1962.[37]
- First League Cup match: Ipswich 0–2 Barnsley, first round, 11 October, 1960.[38]
Record wins
- Record league win: 7–0 against Portsmouth in the Second Division, 7 November, 1964.[14]
- Record FA Cup win: 11–0 against Cromer, Division final, 31 October, 1936.[36]
Record defeats
- Record league defeat:
- 10–1 against Fulham in the First Division, 26 December, 1963.[39]
- 9–0 against Manchester United in the Premier League, 4 March, 1995.[40]
- Record FA Cup defeat:[36]
- 0–5 against Old Westonians, first qualifying round, 3 October, 1891.
- 1–6 against Preston North End, fifth round, 20 February, 1954.
Record consecutive results
- Record consecutive wins: 9 (from 28 November, 1981 to 23 January, 1982).[41]
- Record consecutive defeats: 10 (from 4 September, 1954 to 16 October, 1954).[41]
- Record consecutive games without a defeat: 20 (from 20 December, 1980 to 18 March, 1981).[41]
- Record consecutive games without a win: 23 (from 28 August, 1963 to 14 December, 1963).[41]
Attendances
- Highest attendance at a home match (Portman Road): 38,010 (against Leeds United), FA Cup sixth round, 8 March, 1975.[42]
- Lowest attendance at Portman Road: 2,858 (against Northampton Town), Football League Division Three South Cup second round replay, 1 February, 1939.[42][43]
European statistics
Record by season
Below is Ipswich Town's record in European competitions.[44] As of 2007, they are one of only six English clubs to have won the UEFA Cup, an achievement they accomplished in 1981.[45] John Wark scored 14 goals in that run, equalling the long-standing scoring record in a European competition, set by Jose Altafini of AC Milan in 1962–63;[46] the tally was exceeded by Jurgen Klinsmann who scored 15 in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup.[47]
- Key
- PR = Preliminary round
- 1R = First round
- 2R = Second round
- 3R = Third round
- QF = Quarter final
- SF = Semi final
- F = Final
Record by competition
Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for |
Goals against |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
European Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
European Cup Winners' Cup | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
UEFA Cup | 52 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 98 | 53 |
Total | 62 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 120 | 61 |
Record by location
Ipswich's record at Portman Road is almost peerless in European football. For 45 years, Ipswich held the record for the longest unbeaten run of games at home in European competition.[65] The team's absence from such tournaments in recent years has now seen the record overtaken by AZ Alkmaar.[66]
Location | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for |
Goals against |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portman Road | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 12 |
Away venues | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 49 |
Total | 62 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 120 | 61 |
European attendance records
- Highest home attendance: 33,663 against Barcelona, 23 October, 1977.[67]
- Lowest home attendance: 13,440 against Skeid Oslo, 3 October, 1979.[67]
- Highest away attendance: 100,000 against Barcelona, 21 March, 1979.[67]
- Lowest away attendance: 2,971 against Avenir Beggen, 15 August, 2002.[67]
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- ^ Now known as the Football League Championship.
- ^ Now known as Football League One.
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- ^ a b Ipswich Town score is given first in each result.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 1962–63 European Cup by winning the 1961–62 First Division.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 1973–74 UEFA Cup by finishing fourth in the 1972–73 First Division.
- ^ Ipswich Town lost 4–3 on penalties.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 1974–75 UEFA Cup by finishing fourth in the 1973–74 First Division.
- ^ a b Ipswich Town lost on the away goals rule.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 1975–76 UEFA Cup by finishing third in the 1974–75 First Division.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 1977–78 UEFA Cup by finishing third in the 1976–77 First Division.
- ^ Ipswich Town lost 3–1 on penalties.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1978 FA Cup.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 1979–80 UEFA Cup by finishing sixth in the 1978–79 First Division.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 1980–81 UEFA Cup by finishing third in the 1979–80 First Division.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 1981–82 UEFA Cup by winning the 1981 UEFA Cup.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 1982–83 UEFA Cup by finishing second in the 1982–83 First Division.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup by finishing fifth in the 2000–01 Premier League.
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the preliminary round of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup via the UEFA Fair Play ranking system.
- ^ Ipswich lost 4–2 on penalties to Slovan Liberec in the second round of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.
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- ^ Caroline Cheese (2007-12-20). "AZ Alkmaar 2-3 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
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