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Ipswich Town
1961–62 season
ChairmanJohn Cobbold
ManagerAlf Ramsey
StadiumPortman Road
Football League First Division1st
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ray Crawford (33)
All: Ray Crawford (37)
Highest home attendance30,649 (vs Arsenal)
Lowest home attendance16,587 (vs Bolton Wanderers)
Average home league attendance22,835

The 1961–62 season was the 73rd season of competitive football played by Ipswich Town. Although the club exited both the FA Cup and the Football League Cup in the fourth round, they ended the campaign as Football League champions, becoming the third club to win back-to-back Second and First Division titles. Matt Busby described the title-winners as "...one of the First Division's most attractive sides...".[1] As league champions, Ipswich qualified for European football for the first time in the club's history.

Sixteen players represented the club during the season, with six different goalscorers, including Ray Crawford who was joint English and European top scorer with Derek Kevan of West Bromwich Albion.[2] Crawford and Ted Phillips, scored 73 goals between them during the season.

Background

Ipswich went into the 1961–62 Football League having been promoted from the Football League Second Division as champions, one point ahead of Sheffield United. Ray Crawford was the league's top scorer with 39 goals as Ipswich ended the season with 100 goals scored.[3]

Players

Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Roy Bailey 37 0 4 0 3 0 44 0
GK  ENG Wilf Hall 5 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
DF  SCO Billy Baxter 40 0 5 0 5 0 50 0
DF  ENG Larry Carberry 42 0 5 0 4 0 51 0
DF  ENG John Compton 39 0 5 0 5 0 49 0
DF  SCO Ken Malcolm 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF  ENG Andy Nelson 42 0 5 0 5 0 52 0
MF  WAL John Elsworthy 41 2 5 1 5 0 51 3
MF  SCO Jimmy Leadbetter 41 8 3 1 5 1 49 10
MF  WAL Aled Owen 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
MF  ENG Reg Pickett 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF  ENG Roy Stephenson 41 7 5 2 5 2 51 11
FW  ENG Ray Crawford 41 33 5 1 4 3 50 37
FW  IRE Dermot Curtis 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
FW  SCO Doug Moran 42 14 5 1 4 3 51 18
FW  ENG Ted Phillips 40 28 5 3 5 5 50 36

Matches

League

League table

Pos Team Pld Home Away Overall
W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Ipswich Town 42 17 2 2 58 28 7 6 8 35 39 93 67 1.388 +26 56
2 Burnley 42 14 4 3 57 26 7 7 7 44 41 101 67 1.507 +34 53
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 4 3 59 34 7 6 8 29 35 88 69 1.275 +19 52
4 Everton 42 17 2 2 64 21 3 9 9 24 33 88 54 1.630 +34 51
5 Sheffield United 42 13 5 3 37 23 6 4 11 24 46 61 69 0.884 –8 47
6 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 4 3 47 23 6 2 13 25 35 72 58 1.241 +14 46

Results summary

League position during the season
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 24 8 10 93 67  +26 80 17 2 2 58 28  +30 7 6 8 35 39  −4

August

19 August 1961 1 Bolton 0–0 Ipswich Town Bolton
15:00 BST [4] Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 16,708
Referee: F. Allott (Sheffield)
22 August 1961 2 Burnley 4–3 Ipswich Town Burnley
15:00 BST Pointer
Harris
Miller
McIlroy 		[5] Phillips
Crawford
Elder (o.g.)		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 24,577
Referee: R. T. E. Langdale (Darlington)
26 August 1961 3 Ipswich Town 2–4 Manchester City Ipswich
15:00 BST Betts (o.g.)
Ewing (o.g.)		 [6] Barlow
Hayes
Dobing 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,473
Referee: M. A. Fussey (Retford)
29 August 1961 4 Ipswich Town 6–2 Burnley Ipswich
15:00 BST Crawford
Miller (o.g.)
Phillips
Leadbetter 		[7] McIlroy
Elsworthy (o.g.)		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,835
Referee: K. Stokes (Newark)

September

2 September 1961 5 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Ipswich Town West Bromwich
15:00 BST Jackson [8] Moran
Crawford 		Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 19,016
Referee: G. McCabe (Sheffield)
5 September 1961 6 Ipswich Town 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
15:00 BST Stephenson
Phillips 		[9] Douglas (pen) Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 24,928
Referee: K. G. Aston (Ilford)
9 September 1961 7 Ipswich Town 4–1 Birmingham City Ipswich
15:00 BST Crawford
Phillips
Moran 		[10] Singer Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,017
Referee: M. A. L. Mason (Maidstone)
16 September 1961 8 Everton 5–2 Ipswich Town Liverpool
15:00 BST Temple
Young
Bingham 		[11] Phillips
Moran 		Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,359
Referee: P. G. Brandwood (Barnsley)
18 September 1961 9 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Ipswich Town Blackburn
15:00 BST Lawther
McEvoy 		[12] Phillips (pen) Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,904
Referee: R. H. Windle (Chesterfield)
23 September 1961 10 Ipswich Town 2–4 Fulham Ipswich
15:00 BST Crawford [13] Cook
Cohen
Haynes
O'Connell 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,017
Referee: J. E. Cooke (Waterbeach)
30 September 1961 11 Sheffield Wednesday 1–4 Ipswich Town Sheffield
15:00 BST Fantham [14] Phillips
Crawford
Leadbetter 		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 26,565
Referee: Norman (Blackpool)

October

7 October 1961 12 Ipswich Town 4–2 West Ham United Ipswich
15:00 BST Crawford
Phillips 		[15] Sealey
Musgrove 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,059
Referee: P. G. Brandwood (Wolverhampton)
14 October 1961 13 Sheffield United 2–1 Ipswich Town Sheffield
15:00 BST Russell
Pace 		[16] Leadbetter Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 22,194
Referee: L. J. Hamer (Bolton)
21 October 1961 14 Ipswich Town 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich
15:00 BST Phillips
Crawford 		[17] Cliff Jones Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,778
Referee: R. Tinkler (Boston)
28 October 1961 15 Blackpool 1–1 Ipswich Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Parry [18] Phillips Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 19,773
Referee: A. W. Luty (Leeds)

November

4 November 1961 16 Ipswich Town 1–0 Nottingham Forest Ipswich
15:00 BST Phillips [19] Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,068
Referee: G. W. Pullin (Bristol)
11 November 1961 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Wharton
Hinton 		[20] Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 21,711
Referee: P. Bye (Bedford)
18 November 1961 18 Ipswich Town 4–1 Manchester United Ipswich
15:00 BST Phillips
Crawford
Elsworthy 		[21] McMillan Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25, 755
Referee: K. G. Aston (Ilford)
25 November 1961 19 Cardiff City 0–3 Ipswich Town Cardiff
15:00 BST [22] Phillips
Moran 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,823
Referee: J. Kelly (Chorley)

December

2 December 1961 20 Ipswich Town 5–2 Chelsea Ipswich
15:00 BST Crawford
Moran
Stephenson 		[23] Tambling
Murray 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,726
Referee: P. Bye
9 December 1961 21 Aston Villa 3–0 Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 BST McParland
Thomson 		[24] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,924
Referee: F. Cowan (Manchester)
16 December 1961 22 Ipswich Town 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 BST Crawford [25] Holden Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,587
Referee: W. Clements (West Bromwich)
23 December 1961 23 Manchester City 3–0 Ipswich Town Manchester
15:00 BST Hayes
Dobing
Young 		[26] Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 18,376
Referee: R. Langdale (Darlington)
26 December 1961 24 Ipswich Town 1–0 Leicester City Ipswich
15:00 BST Crawford [27] Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,146
Referee: A. Holland (Barnsley)

January

13 January 1962 25 Ipswich Town 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Ipswich
15:00 BST Stephenson
Moran
Leadbetter 		[28] Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,378
Referee: Fussey (Retford)
20 January 1962 26 Birmingham City 3–1 Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 BST Leek
Baxter (o.g.)		 [29] Crawford Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 26,968
Referee: S. Pickles (Stockport)

February

3 February 1962 27 Ipswich Town 4–2 Everton Ipswich
15:00 BST Phillips
Moran
Elsworthy
Crawford 		[30] Bingham
Harris 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,572
Referee: H. Horner (Coventry)
10 February 1962 28 Fulham 1–2 Ipswich Town London
15:00 BST Mullery [31] Hewkins (o.g.)
Crawford 		Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,209
Referee: R. J. Leafs (Nottingham)
24 February 1962 29 West Ham United 2–2 Ipswich Town London
15:00 BST Dick
Kirkup 		[32] Leadbetter
Phillips 		Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 27,763
Referee: P. G. Brandwood (Wolverhampton)

March

3 March 1962 30 Ipswich Town 4–0 Sheffield United Ipswich
15:00 BST Moran
Leadbetter
Crawford 		[33] Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,158
Referee: E. T. Jennings (Stourbridge)
9 March 1962 31 Ipswich Town 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Ipswich
15:00 BST Crawford
Stephenson 		[34] Dobson Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,713
Referee: C. A. R. Roan (Reading)
14 March 1962 32 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Ipswich Town London
15:00 BST Greaves [35] Crawford
Phillips 		Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 51,098
Referee: W. E. Haynes (Leicester)
17 March 1962 33 Ipswich Town 1–1 Blackpool Ipswich
15:00 BST Moran [36] Charnley Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,450
Referee: G. McCabe (Sheffield)
24 March 1962 34 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Ipswich Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Julians [37] Moran Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,053
Referee: R. E. Smith (Newport)
28 March 1962 35 Leicester City 0–2 Ipswich Town Leicester
15:00 BST [38] Crawford
Stephenson 		Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,068
Referee: K. A. Collinge (Altrincham)
17 March 1962 36 Ipswich Town 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 BST Phillips (pen)
Crawford
Moran 		[39] Flowers
McParland 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,153
Referee: S. Yates (Bristol)

April

7 April 1962 37 Manchester United 5–0 Ipswich Town Manchester
15:00 BST Quixall
Stiles
Setters 		[40] Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 24,976
Referee: R. J. Simons (Carlisle)
14 April 1962 38 Ipswich Town 1–0 Cardiff City Ipswich
15:00 BST Moran [41] Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,693
Referee: J. R. Loynton (Solihull)
20 April 1962 39 Ipswich Town 2–2 Arsenal Ipswich
15:00 BST Phillips
Leadbetter 		[42] MacLeod
Eastham 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 30,649
Referee: G. W. Grundy (Grimsby)
21 April 1962 40 Chelsea 2–2 Ipswich Town London
15:00 BST Brabrook
Bridges 		[43] Crawford
Phillips 		Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,462
Referee: L. Hamer (Bolton)
23 April 1962 41 Arsenal 0-3 Ipswich Town London
15:00 BST [44] Phillips
Crawford 		Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 44,964
Referee: M. A. Holland (Barnsley)
28 April 1962 42 Ipswich Town 2–0 Aston Villa Ipswich
15:00 BST Crawford [45] Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,932
Referee: E. Crawford (Doncaster)

FA Cup

6 January 1962 3 Ipswich Town 1–1 Luton Town Ipswich
15:00 BST Phillips 1' [46] Chandler 57' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,450
Referee: D. K. Dagnall (Bolton)
10 January 1962 3R Luton Town 1–1 (aet) Ipswich Town Luton
19:45 BST Pacey 76' [47] Elsworthy 16' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 23,818
Referee: D. K. Dagnall (Bolton)
15 January 1962 3R2 Ipswich Town 5–1 Luton Town London
19:45 BST Moran 1'
Phillips 6' 16' (pen)
Stephenson 		[48] Ashworth 56' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 29,438
Referee: R. H. Mann (Worcester)
27 January 1962 4 Norwich City 1–1 Ipswich Town Norwich
19:45 BST Alcock 48' [49] Leadbetter 53' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 39,890
Referee: K G Aston (Ilford)
30 January 1962 4R Ipswich Town 1–2 Norwich City Ipswich
19:45 BST Crawford 49' [50] Alcock 40' 88' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,796
Referee: K Aston (Ilford)

League Cup

11 September 1961 1 Ipswich Town 4–2 Manchester City Ipswich
15:00 BST Moran
Crawford 		[51] Betts (pen)
Compton (o.g.)		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,919
Referee: P. Bye
3 October 1961 2 Swansea Town 3–3 Ipswich Town Swansea
19:45 BST Compton (o.g.)
Nelson (o.g.)
R. Davies 		[52] Phillips
Stephenson
Crawford 		Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 13,541
Referee: Leafe (Nottingham)
24 October 1961 2R Ipswich Town 3–2 Swansea Town Ipswich
19:45 BST Phillips
Moran
Stephenson 		[53] Hughes
Reynolds 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,010
Referee: Leafe (Nottingham)
21 November 1961 3 Aston Villa 2–3 Ipswich Town Birmingham
19:45 BST Burrows [54] Leadbetter
Phillips 		Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: R. Tinkler (Boston)
11 December 1961 4 Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Ipswich Town Blackburn
19:45 BST Lawther 23'
Byrom 68'
Pickering 75' (pen) 81'		 [55] Phillips 40' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,071
Referee: V. James

Post-season

Ipswich's title-winning season qualified them for the 1962–63 European Cup, the club's first foray into European football. The club defeated Maltese champions Floriana 14–1 in the preliminary round, with Ted Phillips scoring seven across the two ties.[56] The Suffolk club then faced Italians and eventual champions A.C. Milan. Ipswich were unable to overturn a 3–0 first league defeat in the San Siro, despite winning 2–1 at Portman Road.[57] On 25 October 1962, Ramsey agreed to take charge of the England national team, commencing 1 May 1963.[58] Domestically, Ipswich struggled to repeat their form the following season, finishing 17th and four points above the relegation zone.

References

  1. ^ "Cobbolds and Ipswich Town Football Club". The Cobbold Family History Trust. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ "European Topscorers before 1967/68". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. ^ Ross, James M. (25 June 2015). "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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  17. ^ Brooks, pp. 62–63
  18. ^ Brooks, pp. 64–65
  19. ^ Brooks, pp. 68–69
  20. ^ Brooks, pp. 70–71
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  23. ^ Brooks, pp. 78–79
  24. ^ Brooks, pp. 80–81
  25. ^ Brooks, pp. 83–84
  26. ^ Brooks, pp. 84–85
  27. ^ Brooks, pp. 86–87
  28. ^ Brooks, pp. 90–91
  29. ^ Brooks, pp. 93–94
  30. ^ Brooks, pp. 97–98
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  39. ^ Brooks, pp. 116–117
  40. ^ Brooks, pp. 120–121
  41. ^ Brooks, pp. 122–124
  42. ^ Brooks, pp. 125–126
  43. ^ Brooks, pp. 126–127
  44. ^ Brooks, pp. 128–129
  45. ^ Brooks, pp. 133–134
  46. ^ Brooks, pp. 89–90
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  49. ^ Brooks, p. 95
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  52. ^ Brooks, p. 57
  53. ^ Brooks, p. 64
  54. ^ Brooks, p. 73
  55. ^ Brooks, p. 82
  56. ^ Baldacchino, Carmel (26 March 2015). "Ipswich goal avalanche swamps the Greens". Times of Malta. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  57. ^ "UEFA Champions League – 1962/63 – Matches – Qualifying – First Round". UEFA. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  58. ^ Bowler 1999, p. 154.

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