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.
Season | League record | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe / Other | Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | ||||||
1878–79 | – | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 12 | |||||||||
1879–80 | – | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | |||||||||
1880–81 | – | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 6 | |||||||||
1881–82 | – | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 4 | |||||||||
1882–83 | – | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||||||||
1883–84 | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |||||||||
1884–85 | – | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 11 | |||||||||
1885–86 | – | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 20 | HB Peacock | 4 | |||||||
1886–87 | – | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 23 | HB Peacock | 6 | |||||||
1887–88 | – | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 24 | S Turner | 2 | |||||||
1888–89 | – | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 21 | GS Sherrington | 6 | |||||||
1889–90 | N&SL | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 16 | |||||||||
1890–91 | N&SL | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 20 | QR4 | GA Kent P Turner | 3 | ||||||
1891–92 | N&SL | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 31 | QR1 | EA Kent S Turner | 3 | ||||||
1892–93 | N&SL | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 84 | 48 | QR4 | AJ Haward | 5 | ||||||
1893–94 | N&SL | 29 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 123 | 31 | AC Rock | 3 | |||||||
1894–95 | N&SL | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 106 | 41 | EA Kent ER Oxborrow | 9 | |||||||
1895–96 | N&SL | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 84 | 45 | EA Kent | 9 | |||||||
1897–98 | N&SL | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 74 | 37 | EA Kent | 5 | |||||||
1898–99 | N&SL | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 58 | HJ Henman | 3 | |||||||
1899–1900 | N&SL | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 68 | 45 | HJ Henman HF Steel | 7 | |||||||
1900–01 | N&SL | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 70 | 58 | EA Kent | 12 | |||||||
1901–02 | N&SL | 30 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 73 | 58 | Three players | 7 | |||||||
1902–03 | N&SL | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 68 | 53 | CC Woodward | 18 | |||||||
1903–04 | EAL | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 85 | 68 | 1st | JW Malden | 11 | ||||||
1904–05 | EAL | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 102 | 62 | 2nd | HF Steel | 28 | ||||||
1905–06 | EAL | 41 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 84 | 77 | G Lewis | 17 | |||||||
1906–07 | N&SL | 39 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 101 | 61 | JW Malden | 21 | |||||||
1907–08 | SAL | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 89 | 82 | JW Malden | 6 | |||||||
1908–09 | SAL | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 65 | F Turner | 14 | |||||||
1909–10 | SAL | 33 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 73 | 83 | JW Malden | 11 | |||||||
1910–11 | SAL | 35 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 99 | 77 | JW Malden | 9 | |||||||
1911–12 | SAL | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 60 | E Bugg | 17 | |||||||
1911–12 | SAL | 37 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 105 | 72 | E Bugg | 17 | |||||||
1912–13 | SAL | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 106 | 78 | E Bugg | 14 | |||||||
1914–15 | SAL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
1915–16 | Ipswich played no competitive football between 1915 and 1920 due to the First World War | |||||||||||||||
1916–17 | ||||||||||||||||
1917–18 | ||||||||||||||||
1918–19 | ||||||||||||||||
1919–20 | ||||||||||||||||
1920–21 | SAL | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 96 | 72 | L Mizen | 15 | |||||||
1921–22 | SAL | 41 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 122 | 57 | 1st | FC Johnson | 26 | ||||||
1922–23 | SAL | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 95 | 75 | 2nd | RH Haste | 19 | ||||||
1923–24 | SAL | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 84 | 83 | Three players | 5 | |||||||
1924–25 | SAL | 44 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 98 | 87 | WW Dempsey | 22 | |||||||
1925–26 | SAL | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 90 | 96 | P Bugg | 7 | |||||||
1926–27 | SAL | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 115 | 118 | WV Mathews | 15 | |||||||
1927–28 | SAL | 51 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 142 | 107 | J Green | 7 | |||||||
1928–29 | SAL | 43 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 118 | 58 | L Gibbs | 16 | |||||||
1929–30 | SAL | 45 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 167 | 74 | 1st | F Birtchnell | 32 | ||||||
1930–31 | SAL | 45 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 131 | 97 | 2nd | QR2 | AA Green | 30 | |||||
1931–32 | SAL | 47 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 132 | 118 | PR | AA Green | 27 | ||||||
1932–33 | SAL | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 98 | 56 | 1st | PR | A Rodwell | 11 | |||||
1933–34 | SAL | 48 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 125 | 71 | 1st | EPR | J Sowerby | 28 | |||||
1934–35 | SAL | 45 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 85 | 75 | QR3 | J Sowerby | 13 | ||||||
1935–36 | ECL | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 114 | 85 | QR1 | L Calver | 21 | ||||||
1936–37 | SL | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 68 | 35 | 46 | 1st | R2 | Jock Carter | 26 | ||||
1937–38 | SL | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 89 | 54 | 44 | 3rd | R1 | Gilbert Alsop | 26 | ||||
1938–39 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 52 | 44 | 7th | R3 | Third Division South Cup | QF | Fred Chadwick | 23 | ||
1939–40 | n/a | |||||||||||||||
1940–41 | Ipswich played no league football between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War | |||||||||||||||
1941–42 | ||||||||||||||||
1942–43 | ||||||||||||||||
1943–44 | ||||||||||||||||
1944–45 | ||||||||||||||||
1945–46 | n/a | R2 | Third Division South Cup | GS | ||||||||||||
1946–47 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 6th | R2 | Albert Day | 14 | ||||
1947–48 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 4th | R1 | Bill Jennings | 14 | ||||
1948–49 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 77 | 45 | 7th | R1 | Bill Jennings | 23 | ||||
1949–50 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 57 | 86 | 35 | 17th | R3 | Stan Parker | 15 | ||||
1950–51 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 58 | 52 | 8th | R2 | Sammy McCrory | 21 | ||||
1951–52 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 74 | 41 | 17th | R3 | Tom Garneys | 20 | ||||
1952–53 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 41 | 17th | R3 | Tom Garneys | 24 | ||||
1953–54 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 51 | 64 | 1st | R5 | Tom Garneys | 24 | ||||
1954–55 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 92 | 28 | 21st | R1 | Tom Garneys | 21 | ||||
1955–56 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 106 | 60 | 64 | 3rd | R1 | Tommy Parker | 31 | ||||
1956–57 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 101 | 54 | 1st | R1 | Ted Phillips | 46 | ||||
1957–58 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 68 | 69 | 44 | 8th | R4 | Tom Garneys | 19 | ||||
1958–59 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 77 | 40 | 16th | R5 | Ray Crawford | 26 | ||||
1959–60 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 78 | 68 | 44 | 11th | R3 | Ted Phillips | 25 | ||||
1960–61 | Div 2 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 55 | 59 | 1st | R3 | R1 | Ray Crawford | 40 | |||
1961–62 | Div 1 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 56 | 1st | R3 | R4 | Ray Crawford | 37 | |||
1962–63 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 35 | 17th | R4 | — | FA Charity Shield European Cup |
R1 | Ray Crawford | 33 | |
1963–64 | Div 1 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 121 | 25 | 22nd | R4 | R2 | Gerry Baker | 18 | |||
1964–65 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 74 | 67 | 47 | 5th | R4 | R2 | Gerry Baker | 16 | |||
1965–66 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 66 | 39 | 15th | R3 | R5 | Gerry Baker | 15 | |||
1966–67 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 70 | 54 | 50 | 5th | R5 | R3 | Ray Crawford | 25 | |||
1967–68 | Div 2 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 79 | 44 | 59 | 1st | R3 | R3 | Ray Crawford | 21 | |||
1968–69 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 41 | 12th | R3 | R2 | Ray Crawford John O'Rourke | 17 | |||
1969–70 | Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 63 | 31 | 18th | R3 | R3 | Colin Viljoen | 6 | |||
1970–71 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 48 | 34 | 19th | R5 | R2 | Colin Viljoen | 12 | |||
1971–72 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 53 | 38 | 13th | R4 | R2 | Mick Hill | 8 | |||
1972–73 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 45 | 46 | 4th | R4 | R3 | Texaco Cup | W | Trevor Whymark | 16 | |
1973–74 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 58 | 49 | 4th | R5 | R4 | UEFA Cup | QF | Bryan Hamilton | 19 | |
1974–75 | Div 1 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 66 | 44 | 51 | 3rd | SF | R5 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Bryan Hamilton | 17 | |
1975–76 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 6th | R4 | R2 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Trevor Whymark | 15 | |
1976–77 | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 39 | 52 | 3rd | R4 | R2 | Trevor Whymark | 15 | |||
1977–78 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 61 | 35 | 18th | W | R4 | UEFA Cup | R3 | Paul Mariner | 22 | |
1978–79 | Div 1 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 49 | 49 | 6th | QF | R2 | FA Charity Shield European Cup Winners' Cup |
QF | Paul Mariner | 17 | |
1979–80 | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 39 | 53 | 3rd | QF | R2 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Paul Mariner | 22 | |
1980–81 | Div 1 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 56 | 2nd | SF | R4 | UEFA Cup | W | John Wark | 36 | |
1981–82 | Div 1 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 75 | 53 | 83 | 2nd | R5 | SF | UEFA Cup | R1 | Alan Brazil | 28 | |
1982–83 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 50 | 58 | 9th | R5 | R2 | UEFA Cup | R1 | John Wark | 23 | |
1983–84 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 57 | 53 | 12th | R4 | R4 | Eric Gates | 16 | |||
1984–85 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 50 | 17th | QF | SF | Eric Gates | 16 | |||
1985–86 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 41 | 20th | R4 | R4 | Kevin Wilson | 15 | |||
1986–87 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 43 | 64 | 5th | R3 | R3 | Full Members' Cup League play-offs | SF SF | Kevin Wilson | 25 | |
1987–88 | Div 2 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 52 | 66 | 8th | R3 | R4 | Full Members' Cup | QF | David Lowe | 18 | |
1988–89 | Div 2 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 61 | 73 | 8th | R3 | R4 | Full Members' Cup | QF | Three players | 13 | |
1989–90 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 9th | R4 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | QF | David Lowe | 13 | |
1990–91 | Div 2 | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 60 | 68 | 57 | 14th | R3 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | SF | Chris Kiwomya | 12 | |
1991–92 | Div 2 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 84 | 1st | R5 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | R3 | Chris Kiwomya | 19 | |
1992–93 | Prem | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 52 | 16th | QF | R5 | Chris Kiwomya | 17 | |||
1993–94 | Prem | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 35 | 58 | 43 | 19th | R5 | R3 | Ian Marshall | 15 | |||
1994–95 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 93 | 27 | 22nd | R3 | R2 | Claus Thomsen | 5 | ||||
1995–96 | Div 1 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 69 | 69 | 7th | R5 | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup | QF | Ian Marshall Alex Mathie | 19 | |
1996–97 | Div 1 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 50 | 74 | 4th | R3 | R5 | League play-offs | SF | Paul Mason | 14 | |
1997–98 | Div 1 | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 83 | 5th | R4 | R5 | League play-offs | SF | David Johnson | 22 | |
1998–99 | Div 1 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 32 | 86 | 3rd | R4 | R2 | League play-offs | SF | David Johnson James Scowcroft | 14 | |
1999–2000 | Div 1 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 42 | 87 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | League play-offs | W | David Johnson | 23 | |
2000–01 | Prem | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 42 | 66 | 5th | R4 | SF | Marcus Stewart | 21 | |||
2001–02 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 64 | 36 | 18th | R4 | R4 | UEFA Cup | R3 | Marcus Bent Marcus Stewart | 10 | ||
2002–03 | Div 1 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 80 | 64 | 70 | 7th | R4 | R4 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Pablo Couñago | 21 | |
2003–04 | Div 1 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 72 | 73 | 5th | R4 | R2 | League play-offs | SF | Darren Bent | 16 | |
2004–05 | Chmp | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | 85 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | League play-offs | SF | Darren Bent Shefki Kuqi | 20 | |
2005–06 | Chmp | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 66 | 56 | 15th | R3 | R1 | Nicky Forster | 7 | |||
2006–07 | Chmp | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 59 | 62 | 14th | R5 | R1 | Alan Lee | 17 | |||
2007–08 | Chmp | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 56 | 69 | 8th | R3 | R1 | Jonathan Walters | 13 | |||
2008–09 | Chmp | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | 66 | 9th | R4 | R3 | Jonathan Stead | 13 | |||
2009–10 | Chmp | 46 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 50 | 61 | 56 | 15th | R4 | R2 | Jonathan Walters | 8 | |||
2010–11 | Chmp | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 68 | 62 | 13th | R3 | SF | David Norris | 11 | |||
2011–12 | Chmp | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 77 | 61 | 15th | R3 | R1 | Michael Chopra | 14 | |||
2012–13 | Chmp | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 61 | 60 | 14th | R3 | R2 | DJ Campbell | 10 | |||
2013–14 | Chmp | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 54 | 68 | 9th | R3 | R1 | David McGoldrick | 16 | |||
2014–15 | Chmp | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 54 | 78 | 6th | R3 | R1 | League play-offs | SF | Daryl Murphy | 27 | |
2015–16 | Chmp | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 51 | 69 | 7th | R3 | R3 | Brett Pitman | 11 | |||
2016–17 | Chmp | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 58 | 55 | 16th | R3 | R1 | Tom Lawrence | 11 | |||
2017–18 | Chmp | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 12th | R3 | R2 | Martyn Waghorn | 16 | |||
2018–19 | 46 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 77 | 31 | 24th | R3 | R1 | Gwion Edwards Freddie Sears | 6 | ||||
2019–20 | Lg 1 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | 52 | 11th | R2 | R1 | EFL Trophy | R3 | Kayden Jackson James Norwood | 11 | |
2020–21 | Lg 1 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 69 | 9th | R1 | R2 | EFL Trophy | Gp | James Norwood | 10 | |
2021–22 | Lg 1 | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 70 | 11th | R2 | R1 | EFL Trophy | R2 | Wes Burns | 13 | |
2022–23 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | 98 | 2nd | R4 | R1 | EFL Trophy | R2 | Conor Chaplin | 29 | ||
2023–24 | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 92 | 57 | 96 | 2nd | R4 | R4 | Nathan Broadhead Conor Chaplin | 13 | ||||
2024–25 | Prem | 38 |
bgcolor=gold | Champions | bgcolor=silver | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.