2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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Ipswich Town
2008–09 season
ChairmanEngland Marcus Evans
ManagerNorthern Ireland Jim Magilton (until 22 April)
Republic of Ireland Roy Keane (from 22 April)
StadiumPortman Road
Championship9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jon Stead (12)
All:
Jon Stead (13)

During the 2008–09 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

Ipswich Town had an average season in the Championship, finishing in ninth place, eight points away from the playoffs. Manager Jim Magilton was sacked in April after three seasons in charge of Ipswich; he was replaced by former Sunderland boss Roy Keane.

Kit

Ipswich Town retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by English company Mitre, although Marcus Evans became the new kit sponsor. An all-red strip with black trimmings was Town's away kit.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright
2 DF England ENG David Wright
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gareth McAuley
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alex Bruce
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Garvan
8 MF England ENG Tommy Miller
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago
10 MF England ENG David Norris
11 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie
12 DF Canada CAN Jaime Peters
13 MF Argentina ARG Luciano Civelli
14 FW England ENG Jon Stead
15 DF Netherlands NED Pim Balkestein
16 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Casement
17 FW England ENG Dean Bowditch
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW England ENG Danny Haynes
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Walters
20 FW Mexico MEX Giovani dos Santos (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
21 DF Spain ESP Iván Campo
22 DF Germany GER Moritz Volz (on loan from Fulham)
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Quinn
26 MF North Macedonia MKD Velice Šumulikoski
27 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Supple
28 GK Poland POL Bartosz Białkowski (on loan from Southampton)
30 MF England ENG Matt Richards
33 DF Wales WAL Ben Thatcher
35 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith
36 MF England ENG Liam Trotter
38 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Rhodes
40 FW England ENG Connor Wickham

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF England ENG Richard Naylor (to Leeds United)
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Lee (to Crystal Palace)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG Darren Ambrose (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
23 DF England ENG Dan Harding (on loan to Reading)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW England ENG Billy Clarke
29 DF England ENG Ed Upson
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF England ENG Kurt Robinson
39 MF England ENG Jai Reason

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[1]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK England Richard Wright 50
20 RB England David Wright 36
4 CB Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley 39
5 CB Republic of Ireland Alex Bruce 28
33 LB Wales Ben Thatcher 23
10 RM England David Norris 30
8 CM England Tommy Miller 30
14 CM Republic of Ireland Owen Garvan 23 Velice Sumulikoski has 23 starts
25 LM Republic of Ireland Alan Quinn 32
9 CF Spain Pablo Couñago 29 Kevin Lisbie has 26 starts
19 CF Republic of Ireland Jonathan Walters 35 Jon Stead has 26 starts

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2009
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