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2024–25 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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Ipswich Town
2024–25 season
OwnerGamechanger 20 Ltd
ChairmanMike O'Leary
ManagerKieran McKenna
StadiumPortman Road
Premier League10th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 147th season in the history of Ipswich Town and their first season back in the Premier League since the 2001–02 season following their promotion from the Championship the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Season summary[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of pre-season
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Christian Walton GK England Wadebridge (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 28) Brighton & Hove Albion 19 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
13 Cieran Slicker GK Scotland England Oldham (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 21) Manchester City 8 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
31 Václav Hladký GK Czech Republic Brno (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990 (age 33) Salford City 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
Defenders
2 Harry Clarke RB England Ipswich (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 23) Arsenal 19 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
3 Leif Davis LB England Newcastle upon Tyne (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24) Leeds United 25 July 2022 £1,200,000 30 June 2025
4 George Edmundson CB England Manchester (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 26) Rangers 27 July 2021 £875,000 30 June 2025
6 Luke Woolfenden CB England Ipswich (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 25) Academy 1 July 2017 30 June 2025
15 Cameron Burgess CB Australia Scotland Aberdeen (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28) Accrington Stanley 15 August 2021 £880,000 30 June 2025
26 Elkan Baggott CB Indonesia Thailand Bangkok (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21) Academy 28 January 2021 30 June 2025
40 Axel Tuanzebe CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Bunia (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26) Free agent 8 September 2023 30 June 2025
44 Janoi Donacien CB Saint Lucia Castries (1993-11-03) 3 November 1993 (age 30) Accrington Stanley 3 January 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
Corrie Ndaba CB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 24) Cherry Orchard 1 July 2016 Free transfer 30 June 2025
Midfielders
5 Sam Morsy CM Egypt England Wolverhampton (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 32) Middlesbrough 31 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
7 Wes Burns RM Wales Cardiff (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29) Fleetwood Town 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
14 Jack Taylor CM Republic of Ireland England Hammersmith (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 25) Peterborough United 26 June 2023 £1,500,000 30 June 2026
22 Idris El Mizouni CM Tunisia France Paris (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2019 30 June 2025
25 Massimo Luongo CM Australia Sydney (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 31) Middlesbrough 5 January 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2025
30 Cameron Humphreys CM England Colchester (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2026
Forwards
9 Freddie Ladapo CF England Romford (1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 31) Rotherham United 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2025
10 Conor Chaplin SS England Worthing (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27) Barnsley 27 July 2021 £875,000 30 June 2026
11 Marcus Harness RW England Coventry (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28) Portsmouth 15 July 2022 £700,000 30 June 2025
16 Ali Al-Hamadi CF Iraq Maysan Governorate (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22) AFC Wimbledon 29 January 2024 £1,000,000 30 June 2028
18 Gassan Ahadme CF Morocco Spain Vic (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 23) Burton Albion 1 September 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
27 George Hirst CF England Sheffield (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25) Leicester City 13 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
33 Nathan Broadhead SS Wales Bangor (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) Everton 9 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Out on loan

First-team key staff[edit]

Position Name
Manager Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna
Assistant Manager England Martyn Pert
First-Team Coach England Lee Grant
Goalkeeping Coach Republic of Ireland Rene Gilmartin
Fitness Coach England Jon Ashton
Director of Performance England Andy Rolls
Head of Strength & Conditioning England Ivan Mukandi
Head Physiotherapist England Matt Byard
Sports Therapist England Alice Gindrod
Head of Athletic Performance England Matt Allen
Sports Scientist England Kit Barnes
Head of Analysis England Charlie Turnbull
Head of Performance Analysis England Will Stephenson
Kit Manager England James Pullen

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos Nationality Player From Fee Ref
15 June 2024 DF England Leon Elliott † England Crystal Palace Free [1]

† For the academy

Out[edit]

Date Pos Nationality Player From Fee Ref
30 June 2024 RW Nigeria Sone Aluko Retired [2]
30 June 2024 MF Cyprus Alex Graham-Alexandrou † Left for US College Football Scholarship [3]
30 June 2024 DF England Nick Nkansa-Dwamena † Left for US College Football Scholarship
30 June 2024 GK England Nick Hayes England Barnet Free [4]
30 June 2024 MF England Jack Manly England Leiston Free [5]
30 June 2024 MF England Dominic Ball Free Agent Released [6]
30 June 2024 MF Guinea-Bissau Panutche Camará Free Agent Released
30 June 2024 FW England Kayden Jackson Free Agent Released
30 June 2024 DF Northern Ireland Cameron Stewart † Northern Ireland Coleraine Free [7]
30 June 2024 MF England Seth O'Neill † England Ipswich Wanderers Free [8]

† From the academy

Loaned in[edit]

Date Pos Nationality Player From Fee Ref

Loaned out[edit]

Date Pos Nationality Player From Fee Ref

New contracts[edit]

First Team[edit]

Date signed Number Pos Nationality Player Contract length Expiry Ref
3 June 2024 1 GK England Christian Walton 1 year 2025 [6]
3 June 2024 15 DF Australia Cameron Burgess 1 year 2025
3 June 2024 22 MF Tunisia Idris El Mizouni 1 year 2025
3 June 2024 40 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Axel Tuanzebe 1 year 2025

Academy[edit]

Date signed Number Pos Nationality Player Contract length Expiry Ref

Coaching Staff[edit]

Date signed Nationality Name Contract length Expiry Ref
30 May 2024 Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna 4 years 2028 [9]
30 May 2024 England Martyn Pert Unknown length
30 May 2024 England Lee Grant Unknown length
30 May 2024 Republic of Ireland Rene Gilmartin Unknown length
30 May 2024 England Charlie Turnbull Unknown length

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 16 May, Ipswich Town announced their first pre-season friendly for the 2024/25 campaign taking on 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf[10] continuing the strong affiliation between the two sides.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 July 2024 Friendly Ipswich Town v Fortuna Düsseldorf Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FA Cup TBA TBA Third round TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup TBA TBA Second round TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Source: Soccerway

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[11]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches[edit]

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[12]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2024 1 Ipswich Town v Liverpool Ipswich
12:30 BST Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Live on TNT Sports
24 August 2024 2 Manchester City v Ipswich Town Manchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Etihad Stadium
31 August 2024 3 Ipswich Town v Fulham Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
14 September 2024 4 Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town Brighton & Hove
15:00 BST Stadium: American Express Stadium
21 September 2024 5 Southampton v Ipswich Town Southampton
15:00 BST Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
28 September 2024 6 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
5 October 2024 7 West Ham United v Ipswich Town Stratford
15:00 BST Stadium: London Stadium
19 October 2024 8 Ipswich Town v Everton Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
26 October 2024 9 Brentford v Ipswich Town Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
2 November 2024 10 Ipswich Town v Leicester City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
9 November 2024 11 Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town Tottenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
23 November 2024 12 Ipswich Town v Manchester United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
30 November 2024 13 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
3 December 2024 14 Ipswich Town v Crystal Palace Ipswich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Live on Prime Video
7 December 2024 15 Ipswich Town v Bournemouth Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
14 December 2024 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
7 December 2024 17 Ipswich Town v Newcastle United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
26 December 2024 18 Arsenal v Ipswich Town Holloway
15:00 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Live on Prime Video
29 December 2024 19 Ipswich Town v Chelsea Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
4 January 2025 20 Fulham v Ipswich Town Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
14 January 2025 21 Ipswich Town v Brighton & Hove Albion Ipswich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
18 January 2025 22 Ipswich Town v Manchester City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
25 January 2025 23 Liverpool v Ipswich Town Anfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Anfield
1 February 2025 24 Ipswich Town v Southampton Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
15 February 2025 25 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
22 February 2025 26 Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
26 February 2025 27 Manchester United v Ipswich Town Old Trafford
20:00 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford
8 March 2025 28 Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town Selhurst
15:00 GMT Stadium: Selhurst Park
15 March 2025 29 Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
1 April 2025 30 Bournemouth v Ipswich Town Bournemouth
19:45 BST Stadium: Vitality Stadium
5 April 2025 31 Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
12 April 2025 32 Chelsea v Ipswich Town Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
19 April 2025 33 Ipswich Town v Arsenal Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
26 April 2025 34 Newcastle v Ipswich Town Newcastle
15:00 BST Stadium: St James' Park
3 May 2025 35 Everton v Ipswich Town Walton
15:00 BST Stadium: Goodison Park
10 May 2025 36 Ipswich Town v Brentford Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
18 May 2025 37 Leicester City v Ipswich Town Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
25 May 2025 38 Ipswich Town v West Ham United Ipswich
16:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road

FA Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Christian Walton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Cieran Slicker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Czech Republic CZE Václav Hladký 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Harry Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Leif Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG George Edmundson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Luke Woolfenden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Australia AUS Cameron Burgess 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Indonesia IDN Elkan Baggott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Axel Tuanzebe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF Saint Lucia LCA Janoi Donacien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Corrie Ndaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Egypt EGY Sam Morsy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Wales WAL Wes Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jack Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Tunisia TUN Idris El Mizouni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Australia AUS Massimo Luongo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF England ENG Cameron Humphreys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Freddie Ladapo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Conor Chaplin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Marcus Harness 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Iraq IRQ Ali Al-Hamadi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Morocco MAR Gassan Ahadme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW England ENG George Hirst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Wales WAL Nathan Broadhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

Updated as of pre-season

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0

Assists[edit]

Updated as of pre-season

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets[edit]

Updated as of pre-season

Rank No. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record[edit]

Updated as of pre-season

No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Captains[edit]

Updated as of pre-season

Rank No. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total Notes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Town sign Palace youngster". TWTD. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Sone Aluke Announces Retirement". Ipswich Town FC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Academy players leave for scholarships". TWTD. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Nick Hayes Signs For Barnet FC". Barnet FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Released Manly joins Leiston". TWTD. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "ITFC 2024 Retained List". Ipswich Town FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Released Stewart joins boyhood club". TWTD. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Another youngster confirmed to have left". TWTD. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ^ "McKenna signs new deal". Ipswich Town FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Town to take on Fortuna". Ipswich Town F.C. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  11. ^ Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Premier League 2024/25 fixtures released!". Premier League. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.