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2008–09 season | |||
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Chairman | Marcus Evans | ||
Manager | Jim Magilton (until 22 April) Roy Keane (from 23 April) | ||
Stadium | Portman Road | ||
Championship | 9th | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Jon Stead (12) All: Jon Stead (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 28,274 (vs. Norwich City, 19 Apr 2009, Championship) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 10,477 (vs. Leyton Orient, 12 Aug 2008, League Cup) | ||
Average home league attendance | 20,961 | ||
During the 2008–09 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.
Ipswich Town had an average season in the Championship, finishing in ninth place, eight points away from the playoffs. Manager Jim Magilton was sacked in April after three seasons in charge of Ipswich and was replaced by former Sunderland boss Roy Keane.
Ipswich Town retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by English company Mitre, although Marcus Evans became the new kit sponsor. An all-red strip with black trimmings was Town's away kit.
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Until 22 April
Position | Name |
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Manager | ![]() |
Assistant manager | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Specialist Skills Coach | ![]() |
Fitness Coach | ![]() |
Head physiotherapist | ![]() |
From 22 April:
Position | Name |
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Manager | ![]() |
Assistant manager | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Specialist Skills Coach | ![]() |
Fitness Coach | ![]() |
Head physiotherapist | ![]() |
Ipswich's preparations for the 2008–09 season included a pre-season training camp in Northern Ireland, including friendlies against Belfast based sides Cliftonville, Donegal Celtic and Glentoran. [1]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 July 2008 | ![]() | A | 3–0 | Unknown | Bowditch, Peters, Upson |
11 July 2008 | ![]() | A | 2–0 | Unknown | Balkestein, Haynes |
14 July 2008 | ![]() | A | 7–0 | Unknown | Roberts, Lee, Haynes, Peters, Quinn (2), Wright |
17 July 2008 | ![]() | A | 4–1 | Unknown | Munster (o.g.), Garvan, Quinn (2) |
19 July 2008 | ![]() | A | 3–1 | 3,262 | Lee, Couñago, Roberts (pen) |
23 July 2008 | ![]() | A | 1–1 | 1,374 | Miller (pen) |
26 July 2008 | ![]() | H | 2–1 | 7,189 | Miller (pen), Lisbie |
29 July 2008 | ![]() | A | 3–2 | Unknown | Lisbie, Miller (pen) (2) |
4 August 2008 | ![]() | H | 3–5 | 17,223 | Šumulikoski, Garvan, Lee |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 74 |
8 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 68 |
9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 66 |
10 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 |
11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 61 |
Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first [2]
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 August 2008 | Preston North End | H | 1–2 | 22,307 | Lisbie |
16 August 2008 | Burnley | A | 3–0 | 11,312 | Trotter, Lisbie, Jordan (o.g.) |
23 August 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 21,483 | |
30 August 2008 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 16,345 | Couñago |
13 September 2008 | Reading | H | 2–0 | 21,366 | Stead, Walters |
17 September 2008 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | 14,916 | Garvan, Quinn |
20 September 2008 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–0 | 17,198 | |
27 September 2008 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 19,032 | Stead |
30 September 2008 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | 18,177 | Stead, Garvan, Campo |
4 October 2008 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–2 | 20,643 | Cranie (o.g.) |
18 October 2008 | Swansea City | H | 2–2 | 20,026 | Couñago (2) |
21 October 2008 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 19,455 | Miller (pen) |
25 October 2008 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 3–1 | 12,294 | Garvan (2), Lisbie |
28 October 2008 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | 20,352 | Garvan |
1 November 2008 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–0 | 20,966 | Stead (2) |
8 November 2008 | Blackpool | A | 1–0 | 7,349 | David Norris |
15 November 2008 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–1 | 10,823 | |
22 November 2008 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | 20,239 | Couñago, Walters |
25 November 2008 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 15,689 | Bruce |
29 November 2008 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 19,785 | Miller (pen) |
7 December 2008 | Norwich City | A | 0–2 | 25,472 | |
10 December 2008 | Bristol City | H | 3–1 | 17,749 | Walters, Couñago, Fontaine (o.g.) |
13 December 2008 | Cardiff City | H | 1–2 | 19,665 | Stead |
20 December 2008 | Coventry City | A | 2–2 | 15,598 | Lisbie (2) |
26 December 2008 | Birmingham City | H | 0–1 | 23,536 | |
28 December 2008 | Derby County | A | 1–0 | 28,358 | Walters |
10 January 2009 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 22,213 | Couñago |
17 January 2009 | Crystal Palace | A | 4–1 | 15,348 | Garvan, David Norris, Lisbie, Hill (o.g.) |
27 January 2009 | Barnsley | A | 2–1 | 11,183 | Stead (2) |
31 January 2009 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–0 | 20,333 | |
7 February 2009 | Swansea City | A | 0–3 | 14,020 | |
14 February 2009 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 | 19,299 | Miller |
18 February 2009 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 19,930 | Perch (o.g.), Wright |
21 February 2009 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3–1 | 13,904 | Stead, Couñago, Walters |
28 February 2009 | Preston North End | A | 2–3 | 12,709 | Miller(2) |
3 March 2009 | Southampton | H | 0–3 | 20,040 | |
10 March 2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 22,227 | |
14 March 2009 | Reading | A | 1–0 | 20,592 | Stead |
17 March 2009 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 18,745 | dos Santos |
21 March 2009 | Watford | H | 0–0 | 21,434 | |
4 April 2009 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | 25,315 | |
11 April 2009 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–3 | 19,918 | Garvan |
13 April 2009 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | 16,430 | dos Santos (pen) |
19 April 2009 | Norwich City | H | 3–2 | 28,274 | Quinn, dos Santos (pen), Stead |
25 April 2009 | Cardiff City | A | 3–0 | 19,129 | Couñago, Wright, Stead |
3 May 2009 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | 27,225 | dos Santos, Couñago |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 3 January 2009 | Chesterfield | H | 3–0 | 12,524 | Walters (pen), Couñago, Stead |
R4 | 24 January 2009 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 | 41,137 | Bruce |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 | 12 August 2008 | Leyton Orient | H | 4–1 | 10,477 | Haynes (2), Miller, Lee |
R2 | 26 August 2008 | Colchester United | H | 2–1 | 17,084 | Couñago, Lisbie |
R3 | 24 September 2008 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–4 | 13,803 | Walters |
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
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16 June 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [3] |
18 June 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [4] |
30 June 2008 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | £600,000 | [5] |
21 July 2008 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [6] |
11 August 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [7] |
14 August 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [8] |
15 September 2008 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [9] |
29 January 2009 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | £1,000,000 | [10] |
Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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28 August 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2009 | [11] |
1 September 2008 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | 15 September 2008 | [12] |
11 November 2008 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | 2 January 2009 | [13] |
13 March 2009 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2009 | [14] |
17 March 2009 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2009 | [15] |
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
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27 June 2008 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [16] |
1 July 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [17] |
1 July 2008 | DF | ![]() | Retired | [18] | |
1 July 2008 | MF | ![]() | Free agent | Released | [19] |
1 July 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [20] |
1 July 2008 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [21] |
1 July 2008 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [22] |
1 July 2008 | DF | ![]() | Free agent | Released | [23] |
29 July 2008 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | £250,000 | [24] |
30 August 2008 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [25] |
2 February 2009 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [26] |
Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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1 August 2008 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2009 | [27] |
8 August 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2009 | [28] |
29 August 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2009 | [29] |
1 September 2008 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2009 | [30] |
12 September 2008 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2009 | [31] |
18 September 2008 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2009 | [32] |
31 October 2008 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2009 | [33] |
27 November 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 27 December 2008 | [34] |
7 January 2009 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 7 February 2009 | [35] |
8 January 2009 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 8 February 2009 | [36] |
22 January 2009 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | 22 February 2009 | [37] |
23 January 2009 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | 23 February 2009 | [38] |
29 January 2009 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2009 | [39] |
1 February 2009 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2009 | [40] |
23 February 2009 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2009 | [41] |
All statistics updated as of end of season
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Richard Wright | 50 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
27 | GK | ![]() | Shane Supple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() | David Wright | 36 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ![]() | Gareth McAuley | 39 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() | Alex Bruce | 29 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | ![]() | Pim Balkestein | 23 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | ![]() | Chris Casement | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | ![]() | Iván Campo | 20 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | ![]() | Moritz Volz | 23 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | ![]() | Ben Thatcher | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
35 | DF | ![]() | Tommy Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | ![]() | Owen Garvan | 39 | 7 | 22+15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() | Tommy Miller | 37 | 6 | 26+6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
10 | MF | ![]() | David Norris | 41 | 3 | 35+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
12 | MF | ![]() | Jamie Peters | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | MF | ![]() | Luciano Civelli | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | MF | ![]() | Alan Quinn | 39 | 2 | 28+6 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | ![]() | Veliče Šumulikoski | 27 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | MF | ![]() | Matt Richards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
36 | MF | ![]() | Liam Trotter | 5 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() | Pablo Couñago | 47 | 11 | 26+18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
11 | FW | ![]() | Kevin Lisbie | 45 | 7 | 24+17 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
14 | FW | ![]() | Jon Stead | 41 | 13 | 26+13 | 12 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | ![]() | Dean Bowditch | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
18 | FW | ![]() | Danny Haynes | 29 | 2 | 8+16 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | ||
19 | FW | ![]() | Jonathan Walters | 41 | 7 | 30+6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
20 | FW | ![]() | Giovani dos Santos | 8 | 4 | 6+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
38 | FW | ![]() | Jordan Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
40 | FW | ![]() | Connor Wickham | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
6 | DF | ![]() | Richard Naylor | 25 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
14 | FW | ![]() | Alan Lee | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
20 | MF | ![]() | Darren Ambrose | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | ![]() | Dan Harding | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | FW | ![]() | Jon Stead | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Pablo Couñago | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Owen Garvan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
11 | FW | ![]() | Kevin Lisbie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
19 | FW | ![]() | Jonathan Walters | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Tommy Miller | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
20 | FW | ![]() | Giovani dos Santos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
10 | MF | ![]() | David Norris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Alex Bruce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
18 | FW | ![]() | Danny Haynes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
25 | MF | ![]() | Alan Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | DF | ![]() | David Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | FW | ![]() | Alan Lee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
21 | DF | ![]() | Iván Campo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
36 | MF | ![]() | Liam Trotter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Own goal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
Total | 61 | 4 | 7 | 72 |
Number | Nation | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | ![]() | Richard Wright | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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2 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
6 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
14 | FW | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 72 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 4 |
Award | Player | Ref |
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Player of the Year | ![]() | [42] |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() | [42] |
Young Player of the Year | ![]() | [42] |
Goal of the Season | ![]() | [43] |
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