List of Ipswich Town F.C. managers explained

From 1878 to 1936, Ipswich Town Football Club was an amateur side 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 managerless 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]

Jewell left the club by mutual consent in October 2012, with Ipswich bottom of the Championship, and leaving Chris Hutchings in a caretaker role.[7] After a single match, Hutchings was replaced by Mick McCarthy on a full-time basis.[8] On 29 March 2018, the club announced that Mick McCarthy's contract, which was due to expire at the end of the 2017 - 18 season, would not be extended.[9] McCarthy announced that he was quitting during the post-match press conference following a 1 - 0 victory over Barnsley on 10 April 2018.[10] He was replaced until the end of the season by Bryan Klug as a caretaker manager.[11] On 30 May 2018, Paul Hurst was announced as manager; he and his assistant at Shrewsbury Town, Chris Doig, signed three-year contracts.[12] Less than five months later, on 25 October 2018, Paul Hurst was sacked, with Ipswich having won one match from fourteen league games.[13] Former Norwich City manager Paul Lambert was appointed two days later.[14] Ipswich's relegation to the third tier of English football was confirmed on 13 April 2019, the first time since 1957.[15] Lambert left the club by mutual consent on 28 February 2021.[16] Paul Cook was appointed as manager three days later.[17] Expectations were high ahead of the following season, but following a series of disappointing results, Cook was sacked in December 2021.[18] On 16 December 2021, Kieran McKenna, assistant manager at Manchester United, was appointed to replace Cook, with Martyn Pert as his deputy.[19]

Managers

. Only professional, competitive matches are counted.

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scope=rowPresentEFL League One runners-up 2022-23
EFL Championship runners-up 2023-24

† Caretaker manager

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  1. News: Heroes and villains: Sir Alf Ramsey . . 2 October 2005 . 10 September 2007 . London . Frank . McLynn . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20061001231802/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0%2C%2C1580130%2C00.html . 1 October 2006 .
  2. Web site: David Sheepshanks . Gordon Poole . 12 September 2007 . live . https://archive.today/20130103044619/http://www.gordonpoole.com/?artistID=347 . 3 January 2013 .
  3. News: Magilton unveiled as Ipswich boss . . 5 June 2006 . 9 September 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20061112024912/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/5044132.stm . 12 November 2006 .
  4. News: Ipswich sack Jim Magilton . Butt, Jason . . 22 April 2009 . https://archive.today/20120911084803/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/championship/ipswich/5200144/Ipswich-sack-Jim-Magilton.html . dead . 11 September 2012 . 22 April 2009 . London .
  5. News: Keane appointed Ipswich manager . BBC Sport . 23 April 2009 . 23 April 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090425055931/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8013572.stm . 25 April 2009 .
  6. News: Roy Keane leaves role as Ipswich manager . BBC Sport . 7 January 2011 . 7 January 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110108214549/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/9346787.stm . 8 January 2011 .
  7. News: Paul Jewell leaves as Ipswich Town manager . BBC Sport . 24 October 2012 . 24 October 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025125842/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20048196 . 25 October 2012 .
  8. Web site: Mick McCarthy: Ipswich Town appoint ex-Wolves boss . 1 November 2012 . 1 November 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121101164311/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20153642 . 1 November 2012 .
  9. News: Mick McCarthy: Ipswich Town manager to leave at end of season . . 29 March 2018 . 29 March 2018 . 30 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330060439/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43466145 . live .
  10. News: Mick McCarthy: Ipswich Town boss announces departure in post-match news conference . 11 April 2018 . 11 April 2018 . . 11 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180411145921/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43720368 . live .
  11. Web site: Klug takes caretaker charge of Ipswich Town after McCarthy's departure . . 11 April 2018 . 11 April 2018 . Andy . Warren . 11 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180411174449/http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town-announce-bryan-klug-as-caretaker-1-5471482 . live .
  12. News: Paul Hurst: Ipswich Town name Shrewsbury boss as Mick McCarthy's successor . BBC Sport . 30 May 2018 . 30 May 2018 . 21 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180621074453/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44272857 . live .
  13. News: Paul Hurst: Ipswich Town sack manager after less than five months . 25 October 2018 . 25 October 2018 . . 25 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181025163703/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45972183 . live .
  14. News: Paul Lambert: Ipswich Town name ex-Norwich & Aston Villa boss as manager . BBC Sport . 27 October 2018 . 27 October 2018 . 27 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181027085224/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45984873 . live .
  15. News: Ipswich Town 1–1 Birmingham City: Tractor Boys relegated to League One. 13 April 2019. 13 April 2019. BBC Sport. 13 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413034130/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47835896. live.
  16. Web site: Paul Lambert leaves post as Ipswich manager as takeover moves closer . . 28 February 2021 . 28 February 2021 . Paul . Doyle . 28 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228213225/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/feb/28/paul-lambert-sacked-as-ipswich-manager-as-takeover-moves-closer . live .
  17. Web site: Welcome Paul Cook . Ipswich Town F.C. . 2 March 2021 . 2 March 2021.
  18. Web site: Paul Cook: Ipswich Town sack boss after nine months at League One club . . Dec 4, 2021 . Dec 4, 2021 . 5 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211205060715/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59536079 . live .
  19. Web site: Welcome Kieran McKenna . . 16 December 2021 . 16 December 2021 . 16 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211216210923/https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2021/december/kieran-mckenna-named-ipswich-town-manager/ . live .
  20. Web site: Tony Mowbray managerial stats . . 10 September 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20071001231928/http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1827 . 1 October 2007 .
  21. Web site: Joe Royle managerial stats . Soccerbase . 10 September 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20071001030041/http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=770 . 1 October 2007 .
  22. Web site: Jim Magilton's managerial stats . Soccerbase . 22 April 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20081030011321/http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=2033 . 30 October 2008 .
  23. Web site: Roy Keane's managerial career . Soccerbase . 7 January 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209003535/http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=2041 . 9 December 2008 .
  24. Web site: Ian McParland's managerial career . Soccerbase . 12 January 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20060524055712/http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=2027 . 24 May 2006 .
  25. Web site: Paul Jewell's managerial career . Soccerbase . 24 October 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080529021023/http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1320 . 29 May 2008 .
  26. Web site: Mick McCarthy's managerial career . Soccerbase . 3 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317151043/http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=951 . 17 March 2017 .
  27. Web site: Paul Hurst's managerial career . Soccerbase . 25 October 2018 . 9 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109192051/http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=2369 . live .
  28. Web site: Paul Lambert's managerial career. Soccerbase. 13 April 2019. 21 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721050927/https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=2007. live.
  29. Web site: Gill to Take Charge at Accrington . . 1 March 2021 . 3 March 2021 . 1 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301111347/https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2021/march/matt-gill-to-take-charge-at-accrington/ . live .
  30. Web site: Paul Cook's managerial career . Soccerbase . 2 March 2021 . 7 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107032340/https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=2443 . live .
  31. Web site: John McGreal's managerial career . Soccerbase . 12 December 2021 . 12 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211212145959/https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=3793 . live .

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