Ipswich Town F.C. Hall of Fame

John Wark, one of the four inaugural members of the Ipswich Town F.C. Hall of Fame

Ipswich Town Football Club is an English association football club founded in 1878. ^[1] In 2007, the club created a hall of fame into which a number of personnel associated with the club are inducted every year. The inaugural members, Ray Crawford, Mick Mills, Ted Phillips and John Wark, were selected in 2007 by a ballot of former Ipswich players. ^[2] There were no inductees for the 2020 or 2021 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of 2024 ^[update] , five of the Hall of Fame's inductees are club record holders. England international Crawford remains Ipswich Town's all-time top scorer, with 203 goals between 1958 and 1969. ^{[3] [4]} Allan Hunter, inducted in 2009, is the most internationally capped player while at Ipswich, having played for Northern Ireland 47 times while at the club. England international Mills is the club's all-time appearance record-holder having played 741 competitive matches. Phillips is the club's all-time season top-scorer, scoring 46 goals in the 1956–57 season when Ipswich played in the Football League Third Division South.

John Elsworthy (inducted 2008) is the earliest player to represent Ipswich to be inducted into the Hall of the Fame, having played for the club from 1949 to 1964, while Richard Naylor (inducted 2025) is the most recent representative of the club to be inducted. The inductees include 10 posthumous members, amongst them managers Alf Ramsey who led the club to back-to-back division titles in the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons before going on to manage England to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, and John Lyall who took Ipswich into the inaugural Premier League in 1992. ^[5]

Members

Kevin Beattie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008.

England international Paul Mariner was inducted in 2011.

Dutch midfielder Arnold Mühren was inducted in 2009.

Alf Ramsey managed Ipswich between 1955 and 1963 before leading England to win the World Cup; he was posthumously inducted in 2011.

Icelandic defender Hermann Hreiðarsson was inducted in 2019.

	Players who represented their country while at the club [6] [7]
‡	Club record holder [4]
†	Posthumous induction

Members of the Ipswich Town F.C. Hall of Fame

Name	Nationality	Position or role at club	Year of induction	Years at ITFC	Appearances	Goals	Notes
Basil Acres †		Full back	2012	1951–1959	231	6	[8] [9]
Roy Bailey †		Goalkeeper	2011	1955–1964	346	0	[9] [10]
Billy Baxter		Centre half	2009	1960–1971	459	22	[11] [A]
Kevin Beattie		Central defender	2008	1972–1981	307	32	[13]
Alan Brazil		Forward	2013	1977–1982	210	80	[14] [15]
Frank Brogan †		Winger	2025	1964–1970	223	69	[16]
George Burley		Right full back Manager	2009	1973–1985 1994–2002	500	11	[11]
Terry Butcher		Central defender	2010	1977–1985	351	21	[11] [15]
Larry Carberry		Right full back	2010	1956–1964	283	0	[11] [15]
John Cobbold		Chairman	2010	1948–1983	–	–	Merit award [17]
John Compton		Defender	2011	1960–1963	131	0	[10] [15]
Paul Cooper		Goalkeeper	2014	1974–1987	575	0	[18]
Ray Crawford		Forward	2007	1958–1969	353	227	[2] [B] ‡
Jason Dozzell		Forward	2015	1983–1992 1997	416	73	[19] [20]
John Elsworthy		Wing half	2008	1949–1964	434	52	[13]
Bobby Ferguson		Manager	2015	1982–1987	–	–	Merit award [19] [20]
Jimmy Forsyth		Coach Caretaker manager	2012	1964	–	–	Merit award [8] [20]
Eric Gates		Forward	2012	1973–1984	384	96	[8] [20]
Pat Godbold		Secretary Archivist	2009	1954–2024	–	–	Merit award [17]
Bryan Hamilton		Midfielder	2014	1971–1976	199	56	[18] [21]
Colin Harper		Defender	2016	1965–1974	180	6	[21] [22]
Danny Hegan †		Midfielder	2016	1963–1968	230	38	[21] [22]
Matt Holland		Midfielder	2014	1997–2003	314	45	[18]
Hermann Hreiðarsson		Defender	2019	2000–2003	128	3	[23]
Allan Hunter		Central defender	2009	1971–1982	355	10	[11] [C] ‡
David Johnson		Forward	2016	1972–1975	178	46	[21] [22]
David Johnson		Forward	2025	1997–2001	158	62	[16]
Gavin Johnson		Left back	2022	1989–1995	131	10	[24]
John Kerr		Chairman	2013	1983–1995	–	–	Merit award [17]
Chris Kiwomya		Forward	2017	1988–1994	261	64	[21] [25]
Mick Lambert		Winger	2015	1968–1978	263	45	[19] [26]
Cyril Lea		Wing half	2010	1964–1968	123	2	[11] [26]
Jimmy Leadbetter		Winger	2008	1955–1965	373	49	[13]
David Linighan		Center back	2022	1988–1995	277	12	[24]
John Lyall †		Manager	2014	1990–1994	–	–	Merit award [18]
Jim Magilton		Midfielder Manager	2023	1999–2006 2006–2009	322	22	[27]
Ken Malcolm †		Defender	2022	1954–1963	274	2	[24]
Paul Mariner		Centre forward	2011	1976–1983	339	135	[10] [26]
Steve McCall		Midfielder	2017	1978–1986	331	12	[26] [25]
Mick Mills		Full back	2007	1966–1982	741	30	[2] [D] ‡
Doug Millward †		Forward	2022	1955–1963	143	35	[24]
Simon Milton		Midfielder	2016	1987–1997	330	56	[22] [26]
Doug Moran		Forward	2011	1961–1963	123	37	[10] [26]
Tony Mowbray		Centre back	2016	1995–2000	158	8	[22] [29]
Arnold Mühren		Midfielder	2009	1978–1982	214	29	[11]
Richard Naylor		Defender	2025	1996–2009	374	40	[16]
Andy Nelson		Defender	2011	1959–1964	214	0	[10] [29]
Kevin O'Callaghan		Left winger	2022	1980–1985	115	3	[24]
Roger Osborne		Midfielder	2010	1973–1980	148	10	[11] [29]
Russell Osman		Centre back	2011	1977–1984	385	21	[10] [29]
Tommy Parker		Wing half	2010	1945–1957	465	92	[17]
Ted Phillips		Inside forward	2007	1954–1964	294	179	[2] [E] ‡
Reg Pickett †		Wing half	2022	1957–1963	140	3	[24]
Alf Ramsey †		Manager	2011	1955–1963	–	–	Merit award [10]
Dale Roberts †		Defender Assistant Manager	2013	1974–1977 1995–2003	24	0	[14] [31]
Bobby Robson		Manager	2009	1969–1982	–	–	Merit award [17]
David Rose		Club secretary	2017	1958–2003	–	–	Merit award [25]
James Scowcroft		Forward	2024	1994–2001 2005	257	55	[32]
David Sheepshanks		Chairman	2013	1987–2009	–	–	Merit award [17]
Laurie Sivell		Goalkeeper	2018	1967–1984	175	0	[14] [31]
Roy Stephenson		Right winger	2009	1960–1964	163	26	[11]
Mick Stockwell		Midfielder	2013	1982–2000	608	44	[14] [31]
Marcus Stewart		Forward	2023	2000–2002	96	37	[27]
Brian Talbot		Midfielder	2013	1973–1978	227	31	[14] [31]
Team of 1961–62		NA	2011	1961–1962	52	116	Merit award [17]
Frans Thijssen		Midfielder	2008	1979–1983	170	16	[33]
Mark Venus		Defender	2025	1997–2003	184	19	[16]
Jason de Vos		Defender	2019	2004–2008	179	11	[23]
John Wark		Midfielder	2007	1975–1996	678	179	[2] [F] ‡
Trevor Whymark		Forward	2012	1969–1978	335	104	[8] [35]
Fabian Wilnis		Full back	2024	1999–2008	324	6	[32]
Charlie Woods		Forward	2016	1969–1979	89	7	[22] [35]
Clive Woods		Winger	2014	1966–1980	339	31	[18]
Frank Yallop		Defender	2023	1984–1996	386	8	[27]

Footnotes

1. Led the team to win the Second Division in the 1967–68 season ^[12]
2. All-time top scorer
3. Club's most capped player with 47 appearances for Northern Ireland ^[4]
4. All-time appearance record-holder ^[28]
5. Most goals in a season (41) in 1956–57 season ^[30]
6. PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1981 ^[34]

References

General

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Ipswich Town. Breedon Books. ISBN   1-85983-515-5.
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• Eastward, John (1986). The Men Who Made The Town. Almeida Books. ASIN   B001KRXMYS.

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