2017–18 Ipswich Town F.C. season explained

Club:	Ipswich Town
Season:	2017–18
Manager:	Mick McCarthy (left 10 April 2018) Bryan Klug (caretaker) (from 10 April 2018)
Owner:	Marcus Evans
Stadium:	Portman Road
League:	Championship
League Result:	12th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round
League Topscorer:	Martyn Waghorn (16)
Season Topscorer:	Martyn Waghorn (16)
Highest Attendance:	24,928 (vs Norwich City, 22 Oct 17, EFL Championship)
Lowest Attendance:	12,057 (vs Sheffield United, 6 Jan 18, FA Cup)
Prevseason:	2016–17
Nextseason:	2018–19
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The 2017–18 season was Ipswich Town's 16th consecutive season in the second tier of English football and 140th year in existence.^[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Marcus Evans Group (chest), East Anglian Children's Hospices (back)

First-team squad

Left club during season

First-team coaching staff

Position	Name
scope=row	Manager	Mick McCarthy
scope=row	Assistant Manager	Terry Connor
scope=row	Goalkeeping Coach	Malcolm Webster
scope=row	Fitness Coach	Andy Liddell
scope=row	Head Physiotherapist	Matt Byard
scope=row	Assistant Head Physiotherapist	Alex Chapman
scope=row	Kitman	James Pullen

Pre-season

On 10 May 2017, Ipswich Town announced a pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic.^[2] The club confirmed Peterborough United as a second confirmed pre-season fixture, with the match split into two games of 60 minutes each.^[3] Mick McCarthy's men will travel to Republic of Ireland for a week and play Drogheda United whilst on tour.^[4] Colchester United were also confirmed for pre-season opposition.^[5] Four days later, Gillingham was added to the list of oppositions to face.^[6]

Competitions

EFL Championship

See main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship.

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^{[7] [8]}

FA Cup

See main article: 2017–18 FA Cup. In the FA Cup, Ipswich Town entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Sheffield United.^[9]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup. On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with a trip to Luton Town confirmed.^[10] Another away tie was announced, when they were drawn away to Crystal Palace in the second round.^[11]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017					Free transfer	^[12]
1 July 2017					Undisclosed	^[13]
1 July 2017					Undisclosed	^[14]
7 August 2017					Undisclosed	^[15]
4 January 2018					Undisclosed	^[16]
19 January 2018					Free transfer	^[17]
24 January 2018			Chris Goteni	Saint-Apollinaire	Free transfer	^[18]
31 January 2018					Undisclosed	^[19]
31 January 2018					Free transfer	^[20]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
3 July 2017					30 June 2018	^[21]
14 July 2017					30 June 2018	^[22]
31 August 2017					30 June 2018	^[23]
19 January 2018					30 June 2018	^[24]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
29 June 2017					Compensation	^[25]
1 July 2017					Mutual consent	^[26]
1 July 2017					Free transfer
1 July 2017					Released
1 July 2017					Free transfer	^[27]
1 July 2017
1 July 2017					Released
1 July 2017					Released
1 July 2017			Kieron Cathline		Free transfer
1 July 2017			Ross Meldrum		Released
1 July 2017			Kolade Salaudeen		Released
14 July 2017					Undisclosed	^[28]
17 July 2017					Free transfer	^[29]
8 January 2018					£750,000	^[30]
22 January 2018					Undisclosed	^[31]
26 January 2018					Free transfer	^[32]
31 January 2018					Free transfer	^[33]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
10 July 2017					30 June 2018	^[34]
13 July 2017					30 June 2018	^[35]
30 August 2017					29 November 2017	^[36]
30 August 2017					29 November 2017
2 November 2017			Harry Wright		2 December 2017	^[37]
23 December 2017					30 June 2018	^[38]
2 January 2018					30 June 2018	^[39]
31 January 2018					30 June 2018	^[40]
17 March 2018					1 May 2018	^[41]
17 March 2018					1 May 2018
20 March 2018					1 May 2018	^[42]

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
9	FW		Martyn Waghorn	16	0	0	16
14	FW		Joe Garner	10	0	0	10
10	FW		David McGoldrick	6	0	2	8
11	MF		Bersant Celina	7	0	1	8
12	DF		Jordan Spence	4	0	0	4
16	DF		Callum Connolly	4	0	0	4
18	MF		Grant Ward	2	0	0	2
20	FW		Freddie Sears	2	0	0	2
2	DF		Dominic Iorfa	1	0	0	1
3	DF		Jonas Knudsen	1	0	0	1
4	DF		Luke Chambers	1	0	0	1
8	MF		Cole Skuse	1	0	0	1
32	MF		Mustapha Carayol	1	0	0	1
Own goal				1	0	0	1
Total				57	0	3	60

Assists

width=0%	No.	width=0%	Pos	width=0%	Nat	width=0%	Player	width=0%	Championship	width=0%	FA Cup	width=0%	EFL Cup	width=0%	Total
9	FW		Martyn Waghorn	11	0	0	11
3	DF		Jonas Knudsen	7	0	0	7
18	MF		Grant Ward	5	0	0	5
10	FW		David McGoldrick	4	0	0	4
12	DF		Jordan Spence	4	0	0	4
14	FW		Joe Garner	3	0	0	3
2	DF		Dominic Iorfa	1	0	1	2
6	DF		Adam Webster	2	0	0	2
8	MF		Cole Skuse	1	0	0	1
11	MF		Bersant Celina	0	0	1	1
16	MF		Callum Connolly	1	0	0	1
30	DF		Myles Kenlock	1	0	0	1
32	MF		Mustapha Carayol	1	0	0	1
35	FW		Ben Morris	0	0	1	1
44	MF		Emyr Huws	1	0	0	1
Total				42	0	3	45

Clean sheets

width=0%	Number	width=0%	Nation	width=0%	Name	width=0%	Championship	width=0%	FA Cup	width=0%	EFL Cup	width=0%	Total
1		Dean Gerken	1	0	1	2
33		Bartosz Białkowski	13	0	0	13
Total			14	0	1	15

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
2	DF	Dominic Iorfa	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
3	DF	Jonas Knudsen	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
4	DF	Luke Chambers	6	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
5	DF	Tommy Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	Adam Webster	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
8	MF	Cole Skuse	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
9	FW	Martyn Waghorn	10	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
10	FW	David McGoldrick	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
11	MF	Bersant Celina	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12	DF	Jordan Spence	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
14	FW	Joe Garner	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
16	DF	Callum Connolly	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
18	MF	Grant Ward	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
20	FW	Freddie Sears	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	Flynn Downes	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
22	MF	Tristan Nydam	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	MF	Stephen Gleeson	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27	DF	Cameron Carter-Vickers	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
30	DF	Myles Kenlock	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF	Mustapha Carayol	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
44	MF	Emyr Huws	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			91	2	2	0	5	0	98	2

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[43]

Awards

Player awards

Award	Player	Ref
Player of the Year	Bartosz Białkowski	^[44]
Players' Player of the Year	Bartosz Białkowski	^[45]
Young Player of the Year	Flynn Downes
Goal of the Season	Bersant Celina

Notes and References

1. News: Ipswich Town Complete History . Statto . 2017-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418064114/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/history . 2015-04-18 . dead .
2. News: Charlton Friendly Announced . Ipswich Town Official Site . 10 May 2017 . 10 May 2017.
3. News: Town To Take On Posh . Ipswich Town Official Site . 15 May 2017 . 15 May 2017.
4. News: Ireland Tour For Town . Ipswich Town Official Site . 17 May 2017 . 17 May 2017.
5. News: Colchester Friendly Confirmed . Ipswich Town Official Site . 19 May 2017 . 19 May 2017.
6. News: Gillingham Friendly Confirmed . Ipswich Town Official Site . 23 May 2017 . 23 May 2017.
7. News: Ipswich Town 2017/18 Fixtures. 28 June 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 21 June 2017.
8. News: Fixture List. 28 June 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. June 2017.
9. News: Town Draw Blades In FA Cup. 7 December 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 4 December 2017.
10. News: Town Learn Carabao Cup Opponents. 16 June 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 16 June 2017.
11. News: Town Face Palace In Cup. 13 August 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 10 August 2017.
12. News: Tom Makes It Four. 1 July 2017. Ipswich Town Official Sitr. 30 June 2017.
13. News: CONFIRMED Joe Garner Joins Town. 16 June 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 16 June 2017.
14. News: CONFIRMED Emyr Huws Joins Permanently. 28 June 2017. Cardiff City Official Site. 28 June 2017.
15. News: Town Land Martyn Waghorn From Rangers. 8 August 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 7 August 2017.
16. News: Aaron Drinan Joins Town. 4 February 2018. Ipswich Town Official Site. 4 January 2018.
17. News: Stephen Gleeson Joins Town. 4 February 2018. Ipswich Town Official Site. 19 January 2018.
18. News: Town Sign Chris Goteni. 1 March 2020. Ipswich Town Official Site. 24 January 2018.
19. News: New Blue Barry. 4 February 2018. Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 January 2018.
20. News: Muzzy Is It!. 4 February 2018. Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 January 2018.
21. News: Town Win Race For Bersant. 4 July 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 3 July 2017.
22. News: Town Load Dominic Iorfa On Loan. 14 July 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 14 July 2017.
23. News: Callum Connolly Joins On Loan. 1 September 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 August 2017.
24. News: Town Sign Carter-Vickers. 23 April 2019. Ipswich Town Official Site. 19 January 2018.
25. Web site: Celtic delighted to sign Kundai Benyu on four-year deal . . 29 June 2017 . 7 July 2017.
26. News: Christophe Berra To Leave Town . Ipswich Town Official Site . 9 May 2017 . 9 May 2017.
27. News: Town Announce Retained List . Ipswich Town Official Site . 18 May 2017 . 18 May 2017.
28. News: Pitman Makes Pompey Switch. 14 July 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 14 July 2017.
29. News: No Deal For Taylor. 17 July 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 17 July 2017.
30. News: Moore Completes Barnsley Switch. TWTD. 8 January 2018. 10 April 2020.
31. News: Tommy Departs Town. 4 February 2018. Ipswich Town Official Site. 22 January 2018.
32. News: McDonnell Departs Town. 4 February 2018. Ipswich Town Official Site. 26 January 2018.
33. News: Fowler Heads to Aldershot. 4 February 2018. Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 January 2018.
34. News: Kieffer Moore Departs On Loan. 10 July 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 10 July 2017.
35. News: Josh Emmanuel Makes Millers Loan Move. 13 July 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 13 July 2017.
36. News: Town Duo Join Aldershot On Loan. 31 August 2017. Ipswich Town Official Site. 30 August 2017.
37. News: Keeper Wright Joins East Thurrock United on Loan. 2 May 2020. TWTD. 2 November 2017.
38. News: Woolfenden Joins Bromley on Loan. TWTD. 23 December 2017. 10 April 2020.
39. News: Rowe Joins Lincoln On Loan. 23 April 2019. Ipswich Town Official Site. 2 January 2018.
40. News: Downes Set For Luton Loan. 23 April 2019. TWTD. 31 January 2018.
41. https://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/sport/lankester-out-to-prove-himself-on-home-turf-1-8437710/ Lankester out to prove himself on home turf
42. News: McLoughlin Rejoins Bromley on Loan. TWTD. 20 March 2018. 10 April 2020.
43. Web site: All Ipswich Town players: 2018.
44. Web site: Bialkowski Player of the Year for Third Successive Season. TWTD.co.uk. en.
45. Web site: Bialkowski Players' Player of the Year. TWTD.co.uk. en.