Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town Football Club was founded in 1878 and is one of the oldest clubs in English football. Known as "The Tractor Boys", the club achieved remarkable success under manager Sir Alf Ramsey, winning the First Division title in 1961?62 during their very first season in the top flight of English football. This page contains the club's complete seasonal record, including league positions, cup performances and head-to-head statistics compiled by the English Football Archive.
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Season Div Ptn Club Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1936-37SL Ipswich Town Rd 2
1937-38 SL Ipswich Town Rd 1
1938-39D3S 7 Ipswich Town 42 14 3 4 46 21 2 91016 31 1.19 44 Rd 3
1939-40 D3S 4 Ipswich Town 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1.67 4
1945-46   Ipswich Town Rd 2
1946-47 D3S 6 Ipswich Town 4211 5 5 33 21 5 9 7 28 32 1.15 46 Rd 2
1947-48D3S 4 Ipswich Town 42 16 1 4 42 18 7 2 12 25 43 1.10 49 Rd 1
1948-49 D3S 7 Ipswich Town 42 14 3 4 53 30 4 611 25 47 1.01 45 Rd 1
1949-50 D3S 17 Ipswich Town 42 9 6 6 36 36 3 5 13 21 50 0.66 35 Rd 3
1950-51D3S 8 Ipswich Town 46 15 4 4 48 24 8 2 13 21 34 1.19 52 Rd 2
1951-52 D3S 17 Ipswich Town 46 12 4 7 45 31 4 5 14 18 43 0.85 41 Rd 3
1952-53 D3S 16 Ipswich Town 46107 6 34 28 3 8 12 26 41 0.87 41 Rd 3
1953-54 D3S 1 Ipswich Town 46 15 5 3 47 19 12 5 6 35 32 1.61 64 Rd 5
1954-55D 2 21 Ipswich Town 42103 8 37 28 1 3 17 20 64 0.62 28 Rd 3
1955-56 D3S 3 Ipswich Town 46 16 6 1 59 28 9 8 6 47 32 1.77 64 Rd 1
1956-57D3S 1 Ipswich Town 46 18 3 2 72 20 7 61029 34 1.87 59 Rd 3
1957-58D 2 8 Ipswich Town 42 13 4 4 45 29 3 81023 40 0.99 44 Rd 4
1958-59 D 2 16 Ipswich Town 42 12 4 5 37 27 5 2 14 25 50 0.81 40 Rd 5
1959-60D 211 Ipswich Town 42 12 5 4 48 24 7 1 13 30 44 1.15 44 Rd 3
1960-61D 2 1 Ipswich Town 42 15 3 3 55 2411 4 6 45 31 1.82 59 Rd 3 Rd 1
1961-62D 11 Ipswich Town 42 17 2 2 58 28 7 6 8 35 39 1.39 56 Rd 4 Rd 2
1962-63D 1 17 Ipswich Town 42 5 8 8 34 39 7 311 25 39 0.76 35 Rd 4 DNE EC Rd 2
1963-64D 1 22 Ipswich Town 42 9 3 9 38 45 0 4 17 18 76 0.46 25 Rd 4 Rd 2
1964-65D 2 5 Ipswich Town 4211 7 3 48 30 4107 26 37 1.10 47 Rd 4 Rd 2
1965-66 D 2 15 Ipswich Town 42 12 6 3 38 23 3 3 15 20 43 0.88 39 Rd 3 Rd 5
1966-67D 2 5 Ipswich Town 4211 8 2 45 25 6 8 7 25 29 1.30 50 Rd 5 Rd 3
1967-68 D 2 1 Ipswich Town 42 12 7 2 45 20108 3 34 24 1.80 59 Rd 3 Rd 3
1968-69D 1 12 Ipswich Town 42104 7 32 26 5 7 9 27 34 0.98 41 Rd 3 Rd 2
1969-70D 1 18 Ipswich Town 42 9 5 7 23 20 1 6 14 17 43 0.63 31 Rd 3 Rd 3
1970-71D 1 19 Ipswich Town 42 9 4 8 28 22 3 6 12 14 26 0.88 34 Rd 5 Rd 2
1971-72D 1 13 Ipswich Town 42 7 8 6 19 19 4 8 9 20 34 0.74 38 Rd 4 Rd 2
1972-73D 1 4 Ipswich Town 42107 4 34 20 7 7 7 21 25 1.22 48 Rd 4 Rd 3
1973-74D 1 4 Ipswich Town 42107 4 38 21 8 4 9 29 37 1.16 47 Rd 5 Rd 4 UEFA QF
1974-75D 1 3 Ipswich Town 42 17 2 2 47 14 6 3 12 19 30 1.50 51 SF Rd 5 UEFA Rd 1
1975-76D 1 6 Ipswich Town 4211 6 4 36 23 5 8 8 18 25 1.13 46 Rd 4 Rd 2 UEFA Rd 2
1976-77D 1 3 Ipswich Town 42 15 4 2 4111 7 41025 28 27 52 Rd 4 Rd 2
1977-78D 1 18 Ipswich Town 42105 6 32 24 1 8 12 15 37 -14 35 Win Rd 4 UEFA Rd 3
1978-79D 1 6 Ipswich Town 4211 4 6 34 21 9 5 7 29 28 14 49 Rd 6 Rd 2 CWC QF
1979-80D 1 3 Ipswich Town 42 14 4 3 43 13 8 5 8 25 26 29 53 Rd 6 Rd 2 UEFA Rd 2
1980-81D 1 2 Ipswich Town 42 15 4 2 45 14 8 6 7 32 29 34 56 SF Rd 4UEFA Win
1981-82D 1 2 Ipswich Town 42 17 1 3 47 25 9 4 8 28 28 22 83 Rd 5SF UEFA Rd 1
1982-83D 1 9 Ipswich Town 4211 3 7 39 23 4107 25 27 14 58 Rd 5 Rd 2 UEFA Rd 1
1983-84D 1 12 Ipswich Town 4211 4 6 34 23 4 4 13 21 34 -2 53 Rd 4 Rd 4
1984-85D 1 17 Ipswich Town 42 8 7 6 27 20 5 4 12 19 37 -11 50 Rd 6 SF
1985-86D 1 20 Ipswich Town 42 8 5 8 20 24 3 3 15 12 31 -23 41 Rd 4 Rd 5
1986-87 D 2 5 Ipswich Town 42 12 6 3 29105 7 9 30 33 16 64 Rd 3 Rd 3
1987-88D 2 8 Ipswich Town 44 14 3 5 38 17 5 611 23 35 9 66 Rd 3 Rd 4
1988-89 D 2 8 Ipswich Town 46 13 3 7 42 23 9 41029 381073 Rd 3 Rd 4
1989-90D 2 9 Ipswich Town 46 13 7 3 38 22 6 5 12 29 44 1 69 Rd 4 Rd 2
1990-91 D 2 14 Ipswich Town 46 9 8 6 32 28 4109 28 40 -8 57 Rd 3 Rd 3
1991-92D 2 1 Ipswich Town 46 16 3 4 42 22 8 9 6 28 28 20 84 Rd 5 Rd 2
1992-93PL 16 Ipswich Town 42 8 9 4 29 22 4 71021 33 -5 52 Rd 6 Rd 5
1993-94PL 19 Ipswich Town 42 5 8 8 21 32 4 8 9 14 26 -23 43 Rd 5 Rd 3
1994-95PL 22 Ipswich Town 42 5 3 13 24 34 2 3 16 12 59 -57 27 Rd 3 Rd 2
1995-96 D 1 7 Ipswich Town 46 13 5 5 45 30 6 71034 39 79 69 Rd 5 Rd 2
1996-97 D 1 4 Ipswich Town 46 13 7 3 44 23 7 7 9 24 27 68 74 Rd 3 Rd 5
1997-98 D 1 5 Ipswich Town 46 14 5 4 47 20 9 9 5 30 23 77 83 Rd 4 Rd 5
1998-99D 1 3 Ipswich Town 46 16 1 6 37 15107 6 32 17 69 86 Rd 4 Rd 2
1999-00 D 1 3 Ipswich Town 46 16 3 4 39 17 9 9 5 32 25 29 87 Rd 3 Rd 2
2000-01PL 5 Ipswich Town 3811 5 3 31 15 9 1 9 26 27 15 66 Rd 4SF
2001-02PL 18 Ipswich Town 38 6 4 9 20 24 3 511 21 40 -23 36 Rd 4 Rd 4 UEFA Rd 4
2002-03 D 1 7 Ipswich Town 46105 8 49 39 9 8 6 31 25 16 70 Rd 4 Rd 4 UEFA Rd 3
2003-04 D 1 5 Ipswich Town 46 12 3 8 49 36 9 7 7 35 36 12 73 Rd 4 Rd 2
2004-05Ch 3 Ipswich Town 46 17 3 3 53 26 7106 32 30 29 85 Rd 3 Rd 2
2005-06 Ch 15 Ipswich Town 46 8 8 7 28 32 6 611 25 34 -13 56 Rd 3 Rd 1
2006-07 Ch 14 Ipswich Town 46 13 2 8 40 29 5 6 12 24 30 5 62 Rd 5 Rd 1
2007-08 Ch 8 Ipswich Town 46 15 7 1 44 14 3 8 12 21 42 9 69 Rd 3 Rd 1
2008-09 Ch 9 Ipswich Town 46 8 9 6 30 26 9 6 8 32 27 9 66 Rd 4 Rd 3
2009-10 Ch 15 Ipswich Town 46 811 4 24 23 4 91026 38 -11 56 Rd 4 Rd 2
2010-11 Ch 13 Ipswich Town 461031033 37 8 51029 31 -6 62 Rd 3SF
2011-12 Ch 15 Ipswich Town 4611 3 9 39 32 6 71030 45 -8 61 Rd 3 Rd 1
2012-13 Ch 14 Ipswich Town 46105 8 34 27 6 71014 34 -13 60 Rd 3 Rd 2
2013-14 Ch 9 Ipswich Town 46 12 6 5 35 24 6 8 9 25 30 6 68 Rd 3 Rd 1
2014-15 Ch 6 Ipswich Town 46 15 5 3 40 18 7 7 9 32 36 18 78 Rd 3 Rd 1
2015-16 Ch 7 Ipswich Town 46 9 8 6 28 24 9 7 7 25 27 2 69 Rd 3 Rd 3
2016-17 Ch 16 Ipswich Town 46 8105 30 24 5 6 12 18 34 -10 55 Rd 3 Rd 1
2017-18 Ch 12 Ipswich Town 46 9 6 8 29 27 8 3 12 28 33 -3 60 Rd 3 Rd 2
2018-19 Ch 24 Ipswich Town 46 311 9 22 31 2 5 16 14 46 -41 31 Rd 3 Rd 1
2019-20 L 111 Ipswich Town 36 6 5 6 23 18 8 5 6 23 18101.44 Rd 2 Rd 1
2020-21 L 1 9 Ipswich Town 46 12 5 6 25 18 7 7 9 21 28 0 69 Rd 1 Rd 3
2021-22 L 111 Ipswich Town 4611 9 3 38 22 7 7 9 29 24 21 70 Rd 2 Rd 1
2022-23L 1 2 Ipswich Town 46 16 6 1 60 13 12 8 3 41 22 66 98 Rd 4 Rd 1
2023-24 Ch 2 Ipswich Town 46 16 6 1 59 32 12 6 5 33 25 35 96 Rd 4 Rd 4
2024-25 PL 19 Ipswich Town 38 1 4 14 14 44 3 6 10 22 38-46 22 Rd 5 Rd 2
2025-26Ch 2 Ipswich Town 46 14 8 1 43 17 9 7 7 37 30 33 84 Rd 4 Rd 1
2026-27PL   Ipswich Town
Notes
1936-37     Ipswich Town Failed election to 3rd Div South
1937-38     Ipswich Town Elected to 3rd Div South

 

Head to Head for League Opponents

 

Opponent (alphabetic) Pld Won Draw Lost FG GA Adv
Accrington Stanley 8 4 2 2 11 7 2
AFC Bournemouth 34 11 11 12 42 50 -1
AFC Wimbledon 14 6 6 2 16 15 4
Aldershot Town 22 12 3 7 44 34 5
Arsenal 54 15 10 29 57 85 -14
Aston Villa 52 15 15 22 56 78 -7
Barnsley 46 23 12 11 75 57 12
Birmingham City 78 34 20 24 118 95 10
Blackburn Rovers 52 19 18 15 68 67 4
Blackpool 28 13 10 5 46 36 8
Bolton Wanderers 43 19 13 11 56 51 8
Bradford City 20 12 3 5 36 22 7
Brentford 16 3 6 7 23 25 -4
Brighton & Hove Albion 66 28 15 23 107 95 5
Bristol City 68 30 15 23 103 89 7
Bristol Rovers 36 11 9 16 45 57 -5
Burnley 42 18 11 13 62 50 5
Burton Albion 12 8 3 1 18 6 7
Bury 12 7 2 3 19 11 4
Cambridge United 6 0 4 2 4 6 -2
Cardiff City 50 20 14 16 75 59 4
Carlisle United 8 3 0 5 12 15 -2
Charlton Athletic 52 21 13 18 73 76 3
Chelsea 40 10 11 19 51 68 -9
Cheltenham Town 4 0 3 1 1 2 -1
Colchester United 16 8 4 4 28 19 4
Coventry City 84 40 23 21 134 97 19
Crewe Alexandra 16 10 4 2 33 19 8
Crystal Palace 82 30 24 28 125 123 2
Derby County 86 35 23 28 119 110 7
Doncaster Rovers 19 10 5 4 43 24 6
Everton 54 14 19 21 63 73 -7
Exeter City 24 8 10 6 30 28 2
Fleetwood Town 8 4 2 2 8 5 2
Forest Green Rovers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Fulham 26 7 8 11 32 52 -4
Gillingham 24 10 11 3 38 21 7
Grimsby Town 18 6 7 5 24 24 1
Huddersfield Town 46 22 10 14 75 55 8
Hull City 42 12 12 18 53 61 -6
Leeds United 76 24 18 34 100 117 -10
Leicester City 74 27 21 26 89 93 1
Leyton Orient 35 15 12 8 64 54 7
Lincoln City 18 8 5 5 28 19 3
Liverpool 62 13 19 30 60 116 -17
Luton Town 20 8 3 9 32 22 -1
Manchester City 60 25 14 21 74 82 4
Manchester United 52 17 10 25 64 84 -8
Mansfield Town 4 3 0 1 11 6 2
Middlesbrough 70 29 18 23 102 92 6
Millwall 56 20 16 20 83 82 0
Milton Keynes Dons 11 5 6 0 14 7 5
Morecambe 4 0 4 0 3 3 0
Newcastle United 46 15 13 18 54 77 -3
Newport County 20 11 0 9 39 29 2
Northampton Town 28 9 8 11 45 40 -2
Norwich City 95 40 20 35 141 111 5
Nottingham Forest 76 21 18 37 84 112 -16
Notts County 22 10 2 10 33 35 0
Oldham Athletic 18 5 4 9 25 31 -4
Oxford United 26 7 12 7 33 32 0
Peterborough United 12 1 6 5 10 22 -4
Plymouth Argyle 52 23 17 12 74 55 11
Port Vale 34 21 8 5 64 37 16
Portsmouth 47 20 14 13 64 42 7
Preston North End 38 13 11 14 49 53 -1
Queens Park Rangers 78 31 19 28 102 93 3
Reading 60 25 11 24 98 87 1
Rochdale 3 2 1 0 3 0 2
Rotherham United 38 16 9 13 65 53 3
Scunthorpe United 12 7 4 1 19 13 6
Sheffield United 66 23 23 20 88 83 3
Sheffield Wednesday 58 23 15 20 75 75 3
Shrewsbury Town 23 12 10 1 36 14 11
Southampton 66 26 22 18 110 94 8
Southend United 31 11 10 10 45 44 1
Stockport County 6 5 0 1 5 2 4
Stoke City 74 28 21 25 108 97 3
Sunderland 56 25 9 22 86 70 3
Swansea City 32 12 8 12 51 54 0
Swindon Town 46 25 7 14 88 65 11
Torquay United 22 9 8 5 37 30 4
Tottenham Hotspur 52 21 8 23 78 86 -2
Tranmere Rovers 14 7 3 4 20 15 3
Walsall 30 23 1 6 68 37 17
Watford 70 26 19 25 98 93 1
West Bromwich Albion 70 31 17 22 114 98 9
West Ham United 60 20 16 24 82 91 -4
Wigan Athletic 16 6 5 5 19 18 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 78 29 22 27 97 87 2
Wrexham 2 0 1 1 3 5 -1
Wycombe Wanderers 6 2 4 0 6 2 2
Yeovil Town 2 2 0 0 3 1 2

 

 

Opponent (merit) Pld Won Draw Lost FG GA Adv
Coventry City 84 40 23 21 134 97 19
Walsall 30 23 1 6 68 37 17
Port Vale 34 21 8 5 64 37 16
Barnsley 46 23 12 11 75 57 12
Plymouth Argyle 52 23 17 12 74 55 11
Shrewsbury Town 23 12 10 1 36 14 11
Swindon Town 46 25 7 14 88 65 11
Birmingham City 78 34 20 24 118 95 10
West Bromwich Albion 70 31 17 22 114 98 9
Blackpool 28 13 10 5 46 36 8
Bolton Wanderers 43 19 13 11 56 51 8
Crewe Alexandra 16 10 4 2 33 19 8
Huddersfield Town 46 22 10 14 75 55 8
Southampton 66 26 22 18 110 94 8
Bradford City 20 12 3 5 36 22 7
Bristol City 68 30 15 23 103 89 7
Burton Albion 12 8 3 1 18 6 7
Derby County 86 35 23 28 119 110 7
Gillingham 24 10 11 3 38 21 7
Leyton Orient 35 15 12 8 64 54 7
Portsmouth 47 20 14 13 64 42 7
Doncaster Rovers 19 10 5 4 43 24 6
Middlesbrough 70 29 18 23 102 92 6
Scunthorpe United 12 7 4 1 19 13 6
Aldershot Town 22 12 3 7 44 34 5
Brighton & Hove Albion 66 28 15 23 107 95 5
Burnley 42 18 11 13 62 50 5
Milton Keynes Dons 11 5 6 0 14 7 5
Norwich City 95 40 20 35 141 111 5
AFC Wimbledon 14 6 6 2 16 15 4
Blackburn Rovers 52 19 18 15 68 67 4
Bury 12 7 2 3 19 11 4
Cardiff City 50 20 14 16 75 59 4
Colchester United 16 8 4 4 28 19 4
Manchester City 60 25 14 21 74 82 4
Stockport County 6 5 0 1 5 2 4
Torquay United 22 9 8 5 37 30 4
Charlton Athletic 52 21 13 18 73 76 3
Lincoln City 18 8 5 5 28 19 3
Queens Park Rangers 78 31 19 28 102 93 3
Rotherham United 38 16 9 13 65 53 3
Sheffield United 66 23 23 20 88 83 3
Sheffield Wednesday 58 23 15 20 75 75 3
Stoke City 74 28 21 25 108 97 3
Sunderland 56 25 9 22 86 70 3
Tranmere Rovers 14 7 3 4 20 15 3
Accrington Stanley 8 4 2 2 11 7 2
Crystal Palace 82 30 24 28 125 123 2
Exeter City 24 8 10 6 30 28 2
Fleetwood Town 8 4 2 2 8 5 2
Mansfield Town 4 3 0 1 11 6 2
Newport County 20 11 0 9 39 29 2
Rochdale 3 2 1 0 3 0 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 78 29 22 27 97 87 2
Wycombe Wanderers 6 2 4 0 6 2 2
Yeovil Town 2 2 0 0 3 1 2
Grimsby Town 18 6 7 5 24 24 1
Leicester City 74 27 21 26 89 93 1
Reading 60 25 11 24 98 87 1
Southend United 31 11 10 10 45 44 1
Watford 70 26 19 25 98 93 1
Wigan Athletic 16 6 5 5 19 18 1
Forest Green Rovers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Millwall 56 20 16 20 83 82 0
Morecambe 4 0 4 0 3 3 0
Notts County 22 10 2 10 33 35 0
Oxford United 26 7 12 7 33 32 0
Swansea City 32 12 8 12 51 54 0
AFC Bournemouth 34 11 11 12 42 50 -1
Cheltenham Town 4 0 3 1 1 2 -1
Luton Town 20 8 3 9 32 22 -1
Preston North End 38 13 11 14 49 53 -1
Wrexham 2 0 1 1 3 5 -1
Cambridge United 6 0 4 2 4 6 -2
Carlisle United 8 3 0 5 12 15 -2
Northampton Town 28 9 8 11 45 40 -2
Tottenham Hotspur 52 21 8 23 78 86 -2
Newcastle United 46 15 13 18 54 77 -3
Brentford 16 3 6 7 23 25 -4
Fulham 26 7 8 11 32 52 -4
Oldham Athletic 18 5 4 9 25 31 -4
Peterborough United 12 1 6 5 10 22 -4
West Ham United 60 20 16 24 82 91 -4
Bristol Rovers 36 11 9 16 45 57 -5
Hull City 42 12 12 18 53 61 -6
Aston Villa 52 15 15 22 56 78 -7
Everton 54 14 19 21 63 73 -7
Manchester United 52 17 10 25 64 84 -8
Chelsea 40 10 11 19 51 68 -9
Leeds United 76 24 18 34 100 117 -10
Arsenal 54 15 10 29 57 85 -14
Nottingham Forest 76 21 18 37 84 112 -16
Liverpool 62 13 19 30 60 116 -17