List of Ipswich Town F.C. managers

From 1878 to 1936, Ipswich Town F.C. was an amateur club and the team was selected by committee. After turning professional in 1936, the club appointed Mick O'Brien as their manager who led them to immediate success in winning the Southern League.His sudden departure left the club manager-less for 11 matches until Scott Duncan was placed in charge, remaining with the club for almost 18 years. Duncan retired in 1955 and was replaced by Alf Ramsey who led Ipswich to further success in the league. This included back-to-back league championships, winning the Second Division in the 1960–61 season followed by taking the First Division title in 1961–62 season. Ramsey was appointed England manager in 1963 and went on to win the 1966 World Cup.[1]

Managerial turnover at Ipswich was low with only six full-time appointments in 46 years, but after Bobby Robson left the club in 1982 to manage England, the club employed six full-time managers in the following 25 years. David Sheepshanks became chairman of the club in 1995 taking over a club recently relegated from the Premier League and in financial difficulty.[2] Under George Burley, the club failed in three play-offs before finally winning promotion back to the top flight in 2000 after a 4–2 win over Barnsley at Wembley Stadium. Relegation followed two seasons later after a brief spell in Europe and Burley was replaced by Joe Royle. After nearly four seasons, Royle left the club and in June 2006, Sheepshanks appointed former Ipswich player Jim Magilton as the manager of the team.[3] Magilton was sacked nearly three years later after failing to lead the club to either play-offs or promotion.[4] He was succeeded by Roy Keane, who had managed Sunderland to the Championship title two years previously, who became only the club's 13th full-time manager during their 74-year professional status.[5] He was sacked on 7 January 2011 and was replaced by Ian McParland in a caretaker capacity before Paul Jewell took over as manager on 13 January 2011.[6]

Managers

As of 2 January 2012. Only professional, competitive matches are counted.
Name Nationality From To Matches Won Drawn Lost Win % Honours Notes
O'Brien, MickMick O'Brien  Ireland 01936-05-29 29 May 1936 01937-08-11 11 August 1937 &1000000000000003900000039 &1000000000000002500000025 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000006409999964.1 Southern League champions 1936–37
None — 01937-08-12 12 August 1937 01937-11-06 6 November 1937 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000006360000063.6 —
Duncan, ScottScott Duncan  Scotland 01937-11-12 12 November 1937 01955-08-07 7 August 1955 &10000000000000505000000505 &10000000000000205000000205 &10000000000000113000000113 &10000000000000187000000187 &1000000000000004060000040.6 Division Three (South) champions 1953–54
Ramsey, AlfAlf Ramsey  England 01955-08-08 8 August 1955 01963-04-30 30 April 1963 &10000000000000369000000369 &10000000000000176000000176 &1000000000000007500000075 &10000000000000118000000118 &1000000000000004770000047.7 Division Three (South) champions 1956–57, Division Two champions 1960–61, Division One champions 1961–62
Milburn, JackieJackie Milburn  England 01963-05-01 1 May 1963 01964-09-08 8 September 1964 &1000000000000005600000056 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000001200000012 &1000000000000003300000033 &1000000000000001960000019.6 —
Forsyth, JimmyJimmy Forsyth  England 01964-09-09 9 September 1964 01964-10-04 4 October 1964 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000002860000028.6 — Caretaker
McGarry, BillBill McGarry  England 01964-10-05 5 October 1964 01968-11-23 23 November 1968 &10000000000000196000000196 &1000000000000008000000080 &1000000000000006200000062 &1000000000000005400000054 &1000000000000004079999940.8 Division Two champions 1967–68
Lea, CyrilCyril Lea  Wales 01968-11-24 24 November 1968 01969-01-12 12 January 1969 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000004289999942.9 — Caretaker
Robson, BobbyBobby Robson  England 01969-01-13 13 January 1969 01982-08-18 18 August 1982 &10000000000000709000000709 &10000000000000316000000316 &10000000000000173000000173 &10000000000000220000000220 &1000000000000004460000044.6 Texaco Cup champions 1972–73, FA Cup winners 1977–78, UEFA Cup winners 1980–81
Ferguson, BobbyBobby Ferguson  England 01982-08-19 19 August 1982 01987-05-17 17 May 1987 &10000000000000258000000258 &1000000000000009700000097 &1000000000000006100000061 &10000000000000100000000100 &1000000000000003760000037.6 —
Duncan, JohnJohn Duncan  Scotland 01987-06-17 17 June 1987 01990-05-05 5 May 1990 &10000000000000161000000161 &1000000000000007300000073 &1000000000000002900000029 &1000000000000005900000059 &1000000000000004529999945.3 —
Lyall, JohnJohn Lyall  England 01990-05-11 11 May 1990 01994-12-05 5 December 1994 &10000000000000231000000231 &1000000000000007700000077 &1000000000000007500000075 &1000000000000007900000079 &1000000000000003329999933.3 Division Two champions 1991–92
Goddard, PaulPaul Goddard  England 01994-12-06 6 December 1994 01994-12-27 27 December 1994 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &0&100000000000000000000000.0 — Caretaker with John Wark
Burley, GeorgeGeorge Burley  Scotland 01994-12-28 28 December 1994 02002-10-11 11 October 2002 &10000000000000413000000413 &10000000000000188000000188 &1000000000000009600000096 &10000000000000129000000129 &1000000000000004550000045.5 Division One play-off winners 2000–01
Mowbray, TonyTony Mowbray  England 02002-10-11 11 October 2002 02002-10-28 28 October 2002 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000002500000025.0 — Caretaker with Bryan Klug[7]
Royle, JoeJoe Royle  England 02002-10-28 28 October 2002 02006-05-11 11 May 2006 &10000000000000189000000189 &1000000000000008100000081 &1000000000000004800000048 &1000000000000006000000060 &1000000000000004289999942.9 — [8]
Magilton, JimJim Magilton  Northern Ireland 02006-06-05 5 June 2006 02009-04-22 22 April 2009 &10000000000000148000000148 &1000000000000005600000056 &1000000000000004100000041 &1000000000000005100000051 &1000000000000003779999937.8 — [9]
Keane, RoyRoy Keane  Ireland 02009-04-23 23 April 2009 02011-01-07 7 January 2011 &1000000000000008100000081 &1000000000000002800000028 &1000000000000002500000025 &1000000000000002800000028 &1000000000000003460000034.6 — [10]
McParland, IanIan McParland  Scotland 02011-01-07 7 January 2011 02011-01-12 12 January 2011 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000005000000050.0 — Caretaker[11]
Jewell, PaulPaul Jewell  England 02011-01-13 13 January 2011 Present &1000000000000004800000048 &1000000000000001800000018 &100000000000000070000007 &1000000000000002300000023 &1000000000000003750000037.5 — [12]

References

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Specific
  1. ^ McLynn, Frank (2 October 2005 (2005-10-02)). "Heroes and villains: Sir Alf Ramsey". The Guardian (London). http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1580130,00.html. Retrieved 10 September 2007 (2007-09-10). 
  2. ^ "David Sheepshanks". Gordon Poole. http://www.gordonpoole.com/?artistID=347. Retrieved 12 September 2007 (2007-09-12). 
  3. ^ "Magilton unveiled as Ipswich boss". BBC Sport. 5 June 2006 (2006-06-05). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/5044132.stm. Retrieved 9 September 2007 (2007-09-09). 
  4. ^ Butt, Jason (22 April 2009 (2009-04-22)). "Ipswich sack Jim Magilton". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/championship/ipswich/5200144/Ipswich-sack-Jim-Magilton.html. Retrieved 22 April 2009 (2009-04-22). 
  5. ^ "Keane appointed Ipswich manager". BBC Sport. 23 April 2009 (2009-04-23). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8013572.stm. Retrieved 23 April 2009 (2009-04-23). 
  6. ^ "Roy Keane leaves role as Ipswich manager". BBC Sport. 7 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/9346787.stm. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
  7. ^ "Tony Mowbray managerial stats". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1827. Retrieved 10 September 2007 (2007-09-10). 
  8. ^ "Joe Royle managerial stats". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=770. Retrieved 10 September 2007 (2007-09-10). 
  9. ^ "Jim Magilton's managerial stats". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=2033. Retrieved 22 April 2009 (2009-04-22). 
  10. ^ "Roy Keane's managerial career". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=2041. Retrieved 7 January 2011 (2011-01-07). 
  11. ^ "Ian McParland's managerial career". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=2027. Retrieved 12 January 2011 (2011-01-12). 
  12. ^ "Paul Jewell's managerial career". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1320. Retrieved 17 December 2011. 

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