Ipswich Town F.C.

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Ipswich Town
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Full name Ipswich Town Football Club
Nickname(s) Blues, Town or
The Tractor Boys
Founded 1878
Ground Portman Road
Ipswich
(Capacity 30,311[1])
Chairman Flag of England David Sheepshanks
Manager Flag of Northern Ireland Jim Magilton
League The Championship
2007–08 The Championship, 8th
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Home colours
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Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2008, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the FA Premier League in 2001–02.

The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn professional until 1936, and were subsequently elected to join the Football League in 1938. They play their home games at Portman Road in Ipswich. The only fully professional football club in Suffolk, they have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with Norwich City in Norfolk, with whom they have contested the East Anglian Derby 134 times since 1902.[2]

Ipswich won the English league title once, in 1961–62, and have been runners-up twice in 1980–81 and 1981–82. They won the FA Cup in 1977–78, and the UEFA Cup in 1980–81.

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[edit] History

Main article: History of Ipswich Town F.C.
For the history of matches versus local rivals Norwich City F.C., see the East Anglian Derby.

The club was founded as an amateur side in 1878. Known as Ipswich A.F.C. until 1888 when they merged with Ipswich Rugby Club to form Ipswich Town Football Club,[3] the team won a number of local cup competitions, including the Suffolk Challenge Cup and the Suffolk Senior Cup.[4] They joined the Southern Amateur League in 1907 and, with results improving steadily, became champions in the 1921–22 season.[5] The club won the league a further three times, in 1929–30, 1932–33 and 1933–34, before becoming founder members of the Eastern Counties Football League at the end of the 1934–35 season. A year later, the club turned professional and joined the Southern League, which they won in its first season and finished third in the next.[6]

Ipswich were elected to The Football League on 30 May, 1938, and played in Division Three (South) until the end of the 1953–54 season, when they won the title and promotion to Division Two. The club were immediately relegated back to Division Three (South) the following year at the end of a poor season, but made better progress after Scott Duncan was replaced as team manager by Alf Ramsey in August 1955. The club won the Division Three (South) title again in 1956–57, and returned to the higher division. This time, Ipswich established themselves in Division Two, and as the division champions, won promotion to the top level of English football, Division One, in 1960–61.[6]

Statue of Sir Alf Ramsey at Portman Road.
Statue of Sir Alf Ramsey at Portman Road.

In the top flight for the first time, Ipswich became Champions of the Football League at the first attempt in 1961–62.[6] As English league champions, they qualified for the European Cup, defeating Maltese side Floriana 14–1 on aggregate before losing to AC Milan.[6] Ramsey quit the club in April 1963 to take charge of the England football team; after the team won the 1966 World Cup, he received a knighthood for "services to football" in 1967.[7] Ramsey was replaced by Jackie Milburn,[6] under whose leadership fortunes on the pitch plummeted. Two years after winning the league title, Ipswich slipped down to the Second Division in 1964, conceding 121 league goals in 42 games.[8] Milburn quit after just one full season and was replaced by Bill McGarry in 1964.[6] The club remained in the Second Division for four years until McGarry guided Ipswich to promotion along with his assistant Sammy Chung in the 1967–68 season, winning the division by a single point ahead of Queens Park Rangers.[9] McGarry left to manage Wolves and was replaced by Bobby Robson in January 1969.[6]

Robson led Ipswich to two major trophies and several seasons in top flight European football. The successful period began in 1973 when the club won the Texaco Cup and finished fourth in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Cup for the first time. By the late 1970s, Robson had built a strong side with talent in every department, introducing the Dutch pair Arnold Muhren and Frans Thijssen to add flair to a team that featured British internationals including John Wark, Terry Butcher and Paul Mariner. Ipswich regularly featured in the top five of the league and in the UEFA Cup.[10] At their peak in 1980 they beat Manchester United 6–0 at Portman Road, a game where United goalkeeper Gary Bailey also saved three penalties.[11] Major success came in 1978 when Ipswich beat Arsenal at Wembley Stadium to win their only FA Cup trophy,[12] the triumph was followed by a UEFA Cup victory in 1981. The club also finished as league runners-up in 1981 and 1982.[13][14][15]

Statue of Sir Bobby Robson at Portman Road.
Statue of Sir Bobby Robson at Portman Road.

Robson's success with Ipswich prompted The Football Association to seek his services as manager of the English national team, and in August 1982 he was replaced at the club by his assistant Bobby Ferguson, having taken up the F.A.'s offer.[6] Under Ferguson, Town finished mid-table twice,[16][17] but worsening performances meant that they began to struggle in the top division. Ipswich were finally relegated to the second tier (then called Division Two) in 1985–86.[18][19] Ferguson, who had remained in charge despite the relegation, resigned in May 1987 after reaching the promotion play-offs but failing to return the club to the first division.[6] Ipswich Town were then managed by John Duncan for three years until he was replaced by former West Ham boss John Lyall in May 1990.[20] Lyall guided Ipswich to the Second Division championship and promotion to the new FA Premier League, ready for the 1992–93 season.[21] Suffering only two league defeats before the New Year,[22] Ipswich started the season well and were fourth in the Premier League in January 1993, but a dip in form during the final weeks of the season saw Ipswich finish in a disappointing 16th place.[23] Poor form continued into the following season and Ipswich only avoided relegation that year when Sheffield United suffered a last-gasp 3–2 defeat at Chelsea on the final day of the season.[21] Six months later, fortunes on the pitch had not improved, and Lyall was sacked as Ipswich manager in December 1994 with the club rooted to the bottom of the Premiership.

Lyall's successor, George Burley, was unable to turn team performances around, and Ipswich suffered a Premiership record defeat, 9–0, at Manchester United, on their way to relegation.[24][25] Back in the second tier of the league, Burley led the club to three consecutive promotion playoffs, but they were to endure defeats in all three semi-finals. Ipswich finally returned to the Premiership in 2000 after coming from behind to beat Barnsley 4–2 in the last Division One playoff final at Wembley Stadium.[6] Ipswich performed well in the Premiership in their first season with Burley's side finishing in an impressive fifth place—being pipped by Liverpool on the last day of the season for a place in the Champions League. Consolation was a UEFA Cup place and FA Premier League Manager of the Year Award for Burley.[26]

This spell in the top division ended after two seasons and the loss of income due to relegation led to the club going into financial administration.[27] There was the minor consolation of again qualifying for the UEFA Cup, this time via the UEFA Fair Play ranking, and Ipswich survived two ties before losing in the second round proper to Czech side FC Slovan Liberec.[28] A poor start to the season, culminating in a 3–0 defeat at Grimsby Town, meant that Burley was sacked in October 2002 after nearly eight years as manager.[29] First team coach Tony Mowbray was given four games as caretaker manager, winning once, but he was ultimately replaced as manager by the former Oldham Athletic, Everton and Manchester City manager Joe Royle, who had played for local rival Norwich City.[30] Royle inherited a side struggling near the Division One relegation zone, but revived fortunes such that the team narrowly failed to reach the playoffs.[31] The 2003–04 season saw the club come out of administration and continue to challenge for promotion back to the Premier League.[32] They finished that season in fifth, but were defeated in the playoff semi-finals by West Ham United.[33]

Narrowly missing automatic promotion in 2004–05, Royle took Ipswich once more to the play-offs, but once more they lost to West Ham United in the semi-finals.[34] 2005–06 saw a campaign plagued by injuries and Ipswich finished a disappointing 15th — the club's lowest finish since 1966.[35] Joe Royle resigned by mutual consent on 11 May 2006.[36] A month later, Jim Magilton was officially announced as the new manager and former Academy Director Bryan Klug was appointed to assist as first team coach.[37]

In 2007 Ipswich became the first carbon neutral football club in England following a collaboration between the fans and the club's main sponsor e.on.[38] In November 2007, the club were involved in takeover discussions with both businessman Marcus Evans and former Birmingham City F.C. director David Sullivan.[39][40] In December 2007, Evans completed his takeover of the club, purchasing an 87.5% stake in the club, investing around £44m which included the purchase of the club's existing £32m debt.[41] The club agreed a sponsorship deal with the Marcus Evans Group on 20 May 2008, lasting until 2013, the longest in the club's history.[42]

As of Dec 2007, the club had a board of twelve directors, including David Sheepshanks, Holly Bellingham,[43] and Kevin Beeston.[44] Previous directors include former Chairmen Patrick and John Cobbold,[45] both of Tolly Cobbold; Harold Smith; and Richard Ryder.[46][47][48]

[edit] Colours and crest

One of Ipswich Town's nicknames is The Blues, stemming from their traditional kit, which is predominantly blue. Since turning professional, Ipswich have used a number of alternate (or away) colours, including white, orange, red and black vertical stripes, claret and green, cream and black vertical stripes and dark blue and claret.[49]

Crest used from 1972 to 1995.
Crest used from 1972 to 1995.

The shirts worn by players of Ipswich Town did not sport a crest until the mid-1960s, when they adopted a design featuring a gold lion rampant guardant on a red background on the left half and three gold ramparts on a blue background on the right half.[49] In 1972, the crest was redesigned as the result of a competition, won by the Treasurer of the Supporters Club, John Gammage. Each element of the new design was intended to represent the region.[50]

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Ipswich's orange away kit used during the 1999–2000 season.
“ I regarded the Suffolk Punch as a noble animal, well suited to dominate our design and represent the club. And to complete the badge I thought of the town of Ipswich which contains many historical buildings, including the Wolsey Gate, and is close to the sea with a large dock area. ”

The crest was modified in 1995 after consultation with a Supporters Forum, with the turrets of the Wolsey Gate moved to the top of the crest, the yellow background changed to red, the Suffolk Punch given a more dominant physique and the F.C. expanded to Football Club. Three stars were added to the sleeve of the teams away shirt for the 2004–05 season,[51] and also to the home kit for the 2005–06 season.[52] These stars were added to represent the three major trophies which Ipswich Town have won; the FA Cup, the UEFA Cup and the old Division One. The stars were relocated directly above the crest when the shirt was redesigned prior to the 2007–08 season.[53]

In 2006, the club donated 500 orange and blue and white shirts to children in Iraq.[54]

[edit] Stadia

Panorama of Portman Road, facing the North Stand
Panorama of Portman Road, facing the North Stand

Between 1878 and 1884, Ipswich Town played at two grounds in the town, Broom Hill and Brook's Hall,[55] but in 1884, the club moved to Portman Road and have played there ever since.[56] At their new home, Ipswich became one of the first clubs to implement the use of goal nets, in 1890,[56] but the more substantial elements of ground development did not begin until, in 1901, a tobacco processing plant was built along the south edge of the ground.

The first stand, a wooden structure, was built on the Portman Road side of the pitch in 1905. In 1911 the roof was blown off,[56] and the ground was later commandeered by the British Army for the duration of the First World War. The club turned professional in 1936, and work began on the first bank of terracing at the north end of the pitch. The following year, on the back of winning the Southern League, a similar terrace was built at the southern "Churchmans" end.[I] All sides were terraced by 1954, and floodlights were erected in 1959 for use in lower light conditions.[56] The two-tier Portman Stand was built along the east side of the ground in place of the existing terraces in 1971, and the west stand, then known as the "Pioneer Stand" as a result of the club's sponsorship by the electronics company Pioneer Corporation, was converted to all-seating in 1990.[56]

Average and peak attendances from 1936.
Average and peak attendances from 1936.

In 1990, following the recommendations of the Taylor Report in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster the previous year, the terraces in both the north and south stands were also converted to all-seating, creating the first complete all-seater stadium in the top flight of English football with a spectator capacity of 22,600.[56]

Success on the pitch lead to further investment in the infrastructure, with the club spending over £22 million on redeveloping both North and South stands, resulting in a current capacity of 30,311. In the past ten years, statues of both Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson have been unveiled outside the stadium.[57][58] The playing surface at Portman Road is highly regarded and has been voted best pitch in the league on a number of occasions.[59] The current groundsman, Alan Ferguson, has received a number of accolades, including both Premiership and Championship Groundsman of the Year.[60][61]

The current Goal Celebration Tune played at Portman Road when Ipswich score is "Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis. This preceded the "Tom Hark" tune by The Piranhas.

[edit] Supporters

During the 2005–06 season, Ipswich Town recorded an average attendance of 24,252, approximately 80% of available capacity, the fourth-highest attendance in The Championship.[62] The highest attendance of the season was 29,184 in the local derby against Norwich City.[63]

Locally, much is made of the informal title "Pride of Anglia". Fans variously claim the title for either winning the East Anglian Derby, finishing highest in the league, having the better current league position, having the more successful club history or for reasons without any apparent logical basis. The club's main local rival is Norwich City. When the two teams meet it is known as the 'East Anglian Derby', or, informally, as the 'Old Farm Derby', a comic reference to the 'Old Firm Derby' played between Scottish teams Celtic and Rangers.[64] Over the 134 matches played against Norwich City since 1902, Ipswich boasts the better record, having won 45% of the matches to Norwich's 37%.[2][65]

A recent nickname for Town is "The Tractor Boys", which was coined during the club's brief successful period in the Premiership (2000–01) when the team regularly competed against more fashionable clubs. The nickname is an example of self-deprecating humour referring to Ipswich's agricultural heritage.[66] The origins of the nickname are not certain, but the first generally-accepted use of the nickname appeared at a losing away game at Birmingham City late in the 1998–99 season, with the home fans chanting "no noise from the Tractor Boys", a name which stuck.[67] Barracking by supporters of more established Premiership clubs during Town's spell in the Premiership lent the ironic chant: '1–0 to the Tractor Boys' increased potency and publicity, and the nickname is commonly used by the media.[68][69] Town manager Jim Magilton commented in the local press that he disliked the nickname, saying that it conjured up, "images of carrot-crunching yokels";[66] while players such as Matt Holland accepted the chant with good humour.[66]

[edit] Statistics and records

For more details on this topic, see Ipswich Town F.C. records.
League positions since 1938–39 season.Coloured horizontal lines indicate league divisions.
League positions since 1938–39 season.
Coloured horizontal lines indicate league divisions.

Mick Mills holds the record for Ipswich league appearances, having played 591 first-team matches between 1966 and 1982. The club's top league goalscorer is Ray Crawford, who scored 203 goals between 1958 and 1969, while Ted Phillips holds the record for the most goals scored in a season, 41 in the 1956–57 season in Division Three (South). Allan Hunter is the most capped player for the club, making 47 appearances for Northern Ireland.

The club's widest victory margins in the league have been their 7–0 wins against Portsmouth in the Second Division in 1964, against Southampton in the First Division in 1974 and against West Bromwich Albion in the First Division in 1976. Their heaviest defeats in the league were 10–1 against Fulham in 1963 and 9–0 against Manchester United in 1995.

Ipswich's record home attendance is 38,010 for a sixth round FA Cup match against Leeds United on 8 March 1975. With the introduction of regulations enforcing all-seater stadiums, it is unlikely that this record will be beaten in the foreseeable future.

The highest transfer fee received for an Ipswich player is £6.5 million, from Newcastle United for Kieron Dyer in July 1999, while the most spent by the club on a player was £4.75 million for Matteo Sereni from Sampdoria in July 2001 following the club's successful qualification for the UEFA Cup.[70]

[edit] Players

As of 17 May 2008.[71]

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Ireland GK Shane Supple
3 Flag of England DF Matthew Richards
5 Flag of Ireland DF Alex Bruce
6 Flag of England DF Richard Naylor
7 Flag of Ireland MF Owen Garvan
9 Flag of Spain FW Pablo Couñago
10 Flag of England MF Tommy Miller
11 Flag of Wales MF Gavin Williams
12 Flag of Canada MF Jaime Peters
13 Flag of Ireland GK Nick Colgan
14 Flag of Ireland FW Alan Lee
16 Flag of Northern Ireland DF Chris Casement
17 Flag of England FW Dean Bowditch
No. Position Player
18 Flag of England FW Danny Haynes
19 Flag of Ireland FW Jon Walters
20 Flag of England DF David Wright
22 Flag of England MF Gary Roberts
23 Flag of England DF Dan Harding
24 Flag of Ireland FW Billy Clarke
25 Flag of Ireland MF Alan Quinn
26 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia MF Velice Šumulikoski
28 Flag of England MF David Norris
29 Flag of England MF Ed Upson
35 Flag of England DF Tommy Smith
36 Flag of England MF Liam Trotter
38 Flag of England FW Jordan Rhodes

[edit] Notable players

Main article: List of Ipswich Town F.C. players

[edit] Players of the Year

Main article: List of Ipswich Town F.C. Players of the Year

Towards the end of each season, a player is voted as "Player of the Year" by the fans.

[edit] Managers

Main article: List of Ipswich Town F.C. managers
As of 3 May 2008. Only managers in charge for a minimum of 50 professional, competitive matches are counted.[72]
Name Nat From To Record
P W D L F A %W
Mick O'Brien Flag of Ireland 29 May 1936 11 August 1937 39 25 9 5 107 42 64.1
Scott Duncan Flag of Scotland 12 November 1937 7 August 1955 505 205 113 187 796 778 40.6
Alf Ramsey Flag of England 8 August 1955 30 April 1963 369 176 75 118 723 584 47.7
Jackie Milburn Flag of England 1 May 1963 8 September 1964 56 11 12 33 75 146 19.6
Bill McGarry Flag of England 5 October 1964 23 November 1968 196 80 62 54 323 272 40.8
Bobby Robson Flag of England 13 January 1969 18 August 1982 709 316 173 220 1031 814 44.6
Bobby Ferguson Flag of England 19 August 1982 17 May 1987 258 97 61 100 335 323 37.6
John Duncan Flag of Scotland 17 June 1987 5 May 1990 161 73 29 59 237 214 45.3
John Lyall Flag of England 11 May 1990 5 December 1994 231 77 75 79 291 308 33.3
George Burley Flag of Scotland 28 December 1994 11 October 2002 413 188 96 129 620 497 45.5
Joe Royle Flag of England 28 October 2002 11 May 2006 189 81 48 60 308 265 42.9
Jim Magilton Flag of Northern Ireland 5 June 2006 Present 99 38 26 35 136 122 38.4

[edit] Honours

For more details on this topic, see History of Ipswich Town F.C..
Honour Year(s)
Football League Champions 1961–62[10]
Football League Runners-up 1980–81, 1981–82
FA Cup Winners 1977–78
FA Cup semi finalists 1975 and 1981
Football League Cup semi finalists 1982, 1985 and 2001
UEFA Cup Winners 1980–81
First Division Play-Offs Winners 1999–00
Old Second Division Champions 1960–61, 1967–68, 1991–92
Old Third Division South Champions 1953–54, 1956–57
FA Charity Shield finalists 1962 and 1978
Texaco Cup Winners 1973
FA Youth Cup Winners 1972–73, 1974–75, 2004–05
Full Members Cup semi finalists 1987, 1990 and 1991
Amsterdam 700 Tournament Winners 1981
Uhrencup winners 1963[73]
Anglo-Italian Cup English semi finalists 1996

[edit] Ipswich Town in popular culture

A number of Ipswich players featured alongside Sylvester Stallone and Pelé in the 1981 prisoner of war film Escape to Victory, including John Wark, Russell Osman, Laurie Sivell and Kevin O'Callaghan. Other Ipswich Town players stood in for actors in the football scenes - Kevin Beattie for Michael Caine, and Paul Cooper for Sylvester Stallone.[74]

[edit] Notes

I^ : Up until 2000, when the stand was completely rebuilt, it was commonly referred to as "Churchmans" after the family who owned the tobacco factory (before John Players Ltd) which stood next to it.
II^ : As Caretaker-manager(s).

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