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Ipswich Town

Straight back up, with Ramsey's title and Robson's Europe behind them.

Founded
1878
Home
Portman Road, Ipswich
Head coach
Gary O'Neil
Nickname
The Tractor Boys
1962Champions of England, in their first top-flight season
1978FA Cup winners, Roger Osborne's goal beating Arsenal
1981UEFA Cup winners, 5–4 on aggregate over AZ Alkmaar
218Ray Crawford goals, the all-time record
737Mick Mills starts, the appearance record
30,056Portman Road capacity after the summer upgrades

About Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town's history is out of proportion to their size: champions of England in 1961/62 in their first ever top-flight season, under an Alf Ramsey who left to win the World Cup, then the 1978 FA Cup and the 1981 UEFA Cup under Bobby Robson, who followed the same road to the England job. Portman Road has been home since 1884, and no visiting side has ever won a European tie there.

The modern club yo-yos with intent. Kieran McKenna's three promotions in four seasons ended with him stepping down in June 2026 after the side went straight back up in second, sealed 3–0 against QPR on the final day. Gary O'Neil arrived from Strasbourg to take on the harder half of the job: staying up, with a core of Dara O'Shea, Jacob Greaves and 16-goal Jack Clarke intact and a club-record fee spent on the Brazilian forward Emersonn.

Honours

  • 1
    English league title1961/62, under Alf Ramsey
  • 1
    FA Cup1978, beating Arsenal 1–0 at Wembley
  • 1
    UEFA Cup1981, under Bobby Robson
  • 3
    Second-tier titles1961, 1968 and 1992

Recent form

Promoted in second behind Coventry, sealed 3–0 against QPR on the final day, then a changing of the guard: McKenna stepped down in June after three promotions in four seasons, and Gary O'Neil arrived from Strasbourg. Jack Clarke's 16 goals led the scoring; Emersonn came in for a club-record £24m. The opener against Sunderland is O'Neil's first competitive game.

Records

All-time top scorerRay Crawford, 218
Most appearancesMick Mills, 737 starts
Record saleOmari Hutchinson, £37.5m

Key players

  • Dara O'SheaCentre-back, captain
  • Jacob GreavesCentre-back
  • Jack ClarkeWinger
  • George HirstStriker
  • Leif DavisLeft-back
  • EmersonnForward, the club-record signing

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All games

Premier League · Matchweek 1

Ipswich TownvSunderland

 

Sat 22 Aug · 15:00 BST · Portman Road, Ipswich

34% IPS29% drawSUN 37%

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Sources

Reference facts (honours, records, venue) are sourced above. Squad and manager details reflect the season this page covers and can change.

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