List of Ipswich Town F.C. seasons explained

Ipswich Town Football Club have played association football since their foundation in 1878. For every season in which they have played, a set of statistics exist for their results in a number of competitions, including competitions in English and European football.

Following the club's foundation, Ipswich Town played amateur football against teams from around Suffolk. During the 1880s, the club played a number of matches in the Suffolk Challenge Cup, winning it three times. Throughout the early part of the 20th century, Ipswich played in various amateur competitions including the Norfolk & Suffolk League, the South East Anglian League, the Eastern Counties League and the Southern Amateur League. Turning professional in 1936, Ipswich joined the Southern Football League before moving into the Football League by gaining entry to Division Three (South) in the 1937–38 season.

The club has won the League Championship on a single occasion, the FA Cup once, and the UEFA Cup once.[1] This list details the club's achievements in all competitive competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Seasons

SeasonLeague recordFA CupEFL CupEurope / OtherTop goalscorer(s)
DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosPlayer(s)Goals
1878–79107032512
1879–808701395
1880–8112930486
1881–829810484
1882–835500253
1883–844211179
1884–85109104611
1885–861913334720HB Peacock4
1886–871511224423HB Peacock6
1887–88148064224S Turner2
1888–891612226321GS Sherrington6
1889–90N&SL1814317316
1890–91N&SL1510143820QR4GA Kent
P Turner
3
1891–92N&SL2112275231QR1EA Kent
S Turner
3
1892–93N&SL2615298448QR4AJ Haward5
1893–94N&SL29220712331AC Rock3
1894–95N&SL30197410641EA Kent
ER Oxborrow
9
1895–96N&SL28162108445EA Kent9
1897–98N&SL2415367437EA Kent5
1898–99N&SL27133116058HJ Henman3
1899–1900N&SL2914696845HJ Henman
HF Steel
7
1900–01N&SL28142127058EA Kent12
1901–02N&SL30183297358Three players7
1902–03N&SL28142126853CC Woodward18
1903–04EAL341841285681stJW Malden11
1904–05EAL3824311102622ndHF Steel28
1905–06EAL41187168477G Lewis17
1906–07N&SL392251210161JW Malden21
1907–08SAL38177148982JW Malden6
1908–09SAL32136137165F Turner14
1909–10SAL33153157383JW Malden11
1910–11SAL35193139977JW Malden9
1911–12SAL37189108160E Bugg17
1911–12SAL372311310572E Bugg17
1912–13SAL362041210678E Bugg14
1914–15SAL3210114
1915–16Ipswich played no competitive football between 1915 and 1920 due to the First World War
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21SAL441913129672L Mizen15
1921–22SAL412786122571stFC Johnson26
1922–23SAL442181595752ndRH Haste19
1923–24SAL451610198483Three players5
1924–25SAL44224189887WW Dempsey22
1925–26SAL42187179096P Bugg7
1926–27SAL4417918115118WV Mathews15
1927–28SAL5127717142107J Green7
1928–29SAL432671011858L Gibbs16
1929–30SAL453618167741stF Birtchnell32
1930–31SAL4528314131972ndQR2AA Green30
1931–32SAL4719820132118PRAA Green27
1932–33SAL42267998561stPRA Rodwell11
1933–34SAL4828317125711stEPRJ Sowerby28
1934–35SAL45209168575QR3J Sowerby13
1935–36ECL422091311485QR1L Calver21
1936–37SL3019836835461stR2Jock Carter26
1937–38SL3419698954443rdR1Gilbert Alsop26
1938–39Div 3(S)421612146252447thR3Third Division South CupQFFred Chadwick23
1939–40n/a
1940–41Ipswich played no league football between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46n/aR2Third Division South CupGS
1946–47Div 3(S)421614126153466thR2Albert Day14
1947–48Div 3(S)42233166761494thR1Bill Jennings14
1948–49Div 3(S)42189157877457thR1Bill Jennings23
1949–50Div 3(S)4212111957863517thR3Stan Parker15
1950–51Div 3(S)42236176958528thR2Sammy McCrory21
1951–52Div 3(S)461692163744117thR3Tom Garneys20
1952–53Div 3(S)4613151860694117thR3Tom Garneys24
1953–54Div 3(S) 42271098251641stR5Tom Garneys24
1954–55Div 2 421162557922821stR1Tom Garneys21
1955–56Div 3(S)462514710660643rdR1Tommy Parker31
1956–57Div 3(S) 462591259101541stR1Ted Phillips46
1957–58Div 2421612146869448thR4Tom Garneys19
1958–59Div 2421761962774016thR5Ray Crawford26
1959–60Div 2421961778684411thR3Ted Phillips25
1960–61Div 2 42267910055591stR3R1Ray Crawford40
1961–62Div 142248109367561stR3R4Ray Crawford37
1962–63Div 14212111959783517thR4FA Charity Shield
European Cup

RU


R1

Ray Crawford33
1963–64Div 1 429726561212522ndR4R2Gerry Baker18
1964–65Div 2421517107467475thR4R2Gerry Baker16
1965–66Div 2421591858663915thR3R5Gerry Baker15
1966–67Div 242171697054505thR5R3Ray Crawford25
1967–68Div 2 42221557944591stR3R3Ray Crawford21
1968–69Div 14215111659604112thR3R2Ray Crawford
John O'Rourke
17
1969–70Div 14210112140633118thR3R3Colin Viljoen6
1970–71Div 14212102042483419thR5R2Colin Viljoen12
1971–72Div 14211161539533813thR4R2Mick Hill8
1972–73Div 1421714115545464thR4R3Texaco CupWTrevor Whymark16
1973–74Div 1421811136758494thR5R4UEFA CupQFBryan Hamilton19
1974–75Div 142235146644513rdSFR5UEFA CupR1Bryan Hamilton17
1975–76Div 1421614125448466thR4R2UEFA CupR2Trevor Whymark15
1976–77Div 142228126639523rdR4R2Trevor Whymark15
1977–78Div 14211131847613518thWR4UEFA CupR3Paul Mariner22
1978–79Div 142209136349496thQFR2FA Charity Shield
European Cup Winners' Cup

RU


QF

Paul Mariner17
1979–80Div 142229116839533rdQFR2UEFA CupR2Paul Mariner22
1980–81Div 142231097743562ndSFR4UEFA CupWJohn Wark36
1981–82Div 142265117553832ndR5SFUEFA CupR1Alan Brazil28
1982–83Div 1421513146450589thR5R2UEFA CupR1John Wark23
1983–84Div 1421581955575312thR4R4Eric Gates16
1984–85Div 14213111846575017thQFSFEric Gates16
1985–86Div 1 421182332554120thR4R4Kevin Wilson15
1986–87Div 2421713125943645thR3R3Full Members' Cup
League play-offs
SF
SF
Kevin Wilson25
1987–88Div 244199166152668thR3R4Full Members' CupQFDavid Lowe18
1988–89Div 246227177161738thR3R4Full Members' CupQFThree players13
1989–90Div 2461912156766699thR4R2Full Members' CupQFDavid Lowe13
1990–91Div 24613181560685714thR3R3Full Members' CupSFChris Kiwomya12
1991–92Div 2 462412107050841stR5R2Full Members' CupR3Chris Kiwomya19
1992–93Prem4212161450555216thQFR5Chris Kiwomya17
1993–94Prem429161735584319thR5R3Ian Marshall15
1994–9542762936932722ndR3R2Claus Thomsen5
1995–96Div 1461912157969697thR5R2Anglo-Italian CupQFIan Marshall
Alex Mathie
19
1996–97Div 1462014126850744thR3R5League play-offsSFPaul Mason14
1997–98Div 146231497743835thR4R5League play-offsSFDavid Johnson22
1998–99Div 146268126932863rdR4R2League play-offsSFDavid Johnson
James Scowcroft
14
1999–2000Div 1 46251297142873rdR3R2League play-offsWDavid Johnson23
2000–01Prem38206125742665thR4SFMarcus Stewart21
2001–0238992041643618thR4R4UEFA CupR3Marcus Bent
Marcus Stewart
10
2002–03Div 1461913148064707thR4R4UEFA CupR2Pablo Couñago21
2003–04Div 1462110158472735thR4R2League play-offsSFDarren Bent16
2004–05Chmp46241398556853rdR3R2League play-offsSFDarren Bent
Shefki Kuqi
20
2005–06Chmp4614141853665615thR3R1Nicky Forster7
2006–07Chmp461882064596214thR5R1Alan Lee17
2007–08Chmp461815136556698thR3R1Jonathan Walters13
2008–09Chmp461715146253669thR4R3Jonathan Stead13
2009–10Chmp4612201450615615thR4R2Jonathan Walters8
2010–11Chmp461882062686213thR3SFDavid Norris11
2011–12Chmp4617101969776115thR3R1Michael Chopra14
2012–13Chmp4616121848616014thR3R2DJ Campbell10
2013–14Chmp461814146054689thR3R1David McGoldrick16
2014–15Chmp462212127254786thR3R1League play-offsSFDaryl Murphy27
2015–16Chmp461815135351697thR3R3Brett Pitman11
2016–17Chmp4613161748585516thR3R1Tom Lawrence11
2017–18Chmp461792057606012thR3R2Martyn Waghorn16
2018–19465162536773124thR3R1Gwion Edwards
Freddie Sears
6
2019–20Lg 13614101246365211thR2R1EFL TrophyR3Kayden Jackson
James Norwood
11
2020–21Lg 1461912154646699thR1R2EFL TrophyGpJames Norwood10
2021–22Lg 14618161267467011thR2R1EFL TrophyR2Wes Burns13
2022–23462814410135982ndR4R1EFL TrophyR2Conor Chaplin29
2023–2446281269257962ndR4R4Nathan Broadhead
Conor Chaplin
13
2024–25Prem38

Key

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Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.

References

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Specific

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club Honours . 14 September 2007 . Ipswich Town F.C. . 16 May 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722052838/http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0%2C%2C10272~347323%2C00.html . 22 July 2012.