The 2009–10 football season marked the 131st year of existence of Ipswich Town Football Club. Additionally, it marked the club's 74th anniversary of turning professional and was the club's 71st consecutive season in the English football league system.[1]
Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship, finishing 15th out of the 24 teams.[2] The club also competed in the Football League Cup, where it was eliminated in the Second Round[3], and the FA Cup, where it was eliminated in the Fourth Round.[4]
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The 2009–10 season was Roy Keane's first full season as manager of Ipswich Town; although he was in charge for the final two league matches of the 2008–09 season. In the pre-season transfer window
Ipswich Town's League Cup campaign was disappointing. After winning a thrilling First Round tie against Shrewsbury Town, Ipswich was knocked out of the competition by Peterborough United at London Road. In this match, Ipswich striker, Tamas Priskin, was unable to score a vital penalty.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | August 11, 2009 | Shrewsbury Town | New Meadow | 3–3 (2–4 pen.) | Wickham (2) 11', 59', Quinn 32' | 4,184 | [5] |
| Second | August 25, 2009 | Peterborough United | London Road | 2–1 | Priskin 14' | 5,451 | [6] |
As in the League Cup, Ipswich only progressed through one round of the FA Cup, falling to a 2–1 defeat against Southampton at St Mary's. This meant Ipswich was only left with trying to improve its league position in The Championship.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third | January 2, 2010 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 1–2 | Colback 3', Garvan 77' | 7,332 | [7] |
| Fourth | January 23, 2010 | Southampton | St Mary's | 2–1 | Couñago 90' | 20,446 | [8] |
| Date | No. | Name | Position | From | Fee |
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| July 1, 2009 | 39 | Troy Brown | DF | Unattached | Free |
| July 2, 2009 | 3 | Damien Delaney | DF | Queens Park Rangers | ? |
| July 6, 2009 | 8 | Lee Martin | MF | Manchester United | £1.5 million[9] |
| August, 2009 | 16 | Tamás Priskin | FW | Watford | £1.2 million [10] |
| September 1, 2009 | 23 | Carlos Edwards | MF | Sunderland | £1.35 million[11] |
| September 1, 2009 | 6 | Grant Leadbitter | MF | Sunderland | £2.6 million[11] |
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